Architectural Elements
Before designing an architectural element, I reflect on the built environment and surrounding natural setting. When doing restoration work I try to connect with what the original craftsperson envisioned, and carry that energy forward.
Berry installing fence at Chimney Rock State Park
Driveway Gate
A driveway gate combining cast iron and blacksmithing techniques
Day Lily Gate
A driveway gate depicting prized local day lilies and the surrounding terrain.
Double Garden Gate
A double garden gate with blacksmithed scrolls created to frame the garden beyond.
Grape Vine Wine Cellar Gate
A wine cellar gate with organic detail of a grape vine, using the technique of repousé on the leaves.
Wine Cellar Gate
A classic gate tailored with blacksmithed scrolls.
Copper Bird Garden Gate
A garden gate with hammered leaves and garden birds representing the client’s family.
Celtic Garden Gate
Church gate and side panels created using religious symbols, blacksmithed leaves and a central stone representing its heritage.
Contemporary Store front Gate
A gate created for a jewelry store combining modern and Art Nouveau styles.
Biltmore Estate Gate
The main pedestrian entry to the Biltmore House, created in the style of the original ironwork.
Deer and Porcupine Gate
Tan entry gate depicting the natural surroundings and wildlife in Utah.
Magnolia Railing
An iron railing with hammered features depicting South Carolina flora.
Jack in the Pulpit Railing
An iron railing depicting local flora, and combining the styles of pickets and blacksmithing.
Rhododendron Railing
This massive iron railing frames the lake view with hammered Rhododendron branches to give a natural feeling.
Governor's School of the Arts gate
Gate to the South Carolina Governor’s School of the Arts depicting related arts.
Chimney Rock State Park railing
Ornamental fence surrounding the top of the mountain.