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Whether you are an established metal artist, hobbyist, or enthusiast, Melting Point, has content that will spark your interest. Connect with the metal art community and purchase art through our exclusive metal artist, gallery and shop registry. Fuel your imagination with engaging articles, tool/machine reviews and artist features. Try your hand using our how-to videos for experience levels from beginner up. Check out our trailer below and get fired up!
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Meet Matt Retzlaff.
Melting Point original artist feature, Matt Retzlaff (MATT RETZLAFF ART). See Matt up close as he shares his personal journey as a metal artist. Featuring an exclusive interview and look at his workspace and process.
Allentown Art Festival.
Join Melting Point as we discover metal artists at the Allentown Art Festival in Buffalo, NY. Allentown is one of the oldest and largest art festivals in the Great Lakes region. Featuring: Eugene Perry, Orlando, Florida; Matt Retzlaff Art, Buffalo, NY; Hunt Country Iron, St Mary's GA.
Picking Inspiration.
Go scrap metal picking with Matt at the annual Memorial Day Flea Market in Wilson, NY. Watch him discover some great finds and how they inspired him to create “Trax”, his latest reclaimed sculpture. Grab a hat and some sunscreen and let’s go!
let’s take a drive.
Join us on our, “Road Tour of Metal Art”, where we visit metal artists and see what they have in store. First up, Real Stuff Gallery & Gifts, in West Valley, NY. You have not seen anything like this. Huge metal dragons, Bigfoot and cute critters. Let’s take a drive…
build a spark plug butterfly.
Melting Point’s exclusive ‘How to’ videos feature our contributing artists and are designed for all levels of artisans/welders. Our first video, How to Build a Spark Plug Butterfly (with Matt Retzlaff), is the perfect beginner project or can be personalized by a more experienced artist/welder. Watch Now and don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube page!
2-Minute gear reviews.
We can’t stand when we click on a product review, and it goes on…and on…and on. Introducing, 2-Minute Gear Reviews hosted by our metal artists trying out the tools and machinery you use every day. First up is Matt Retzlaff reviewing the Benchmark Abrasives, GRINDER HOOD.
shop metal art.
Your destination to purchase original metal art through our exclusive metal artist, shop & gallery directory.
metal ARChives.
A modern history of metal art told through journal & magazine archives. Enjoy a new handpicked article every week and find out, “What did metal art look like in 1936?”
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