Eric Clausen began making jewelry and metal sculpture in the early seventies. Now a master blacksmith, he brings to bear a lifetime of experience in the creation of custom stair rails, fire screens, chandeliers, furniture, and gates for clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. Eric is past president of the California Blacksmiths Association and has lectured at California College of the Arts. He lives and works at his studio in Oakland, California. "Creating art in metal is a satisfying and gratifying achievement. Making a three dimensional sculpture in which every facet is formed by the oldest methods - striking, piercing, bending, heating, twisting, and cutting the metal, is both a physical and mental accomplishment. It takes strength and clear thinking to develop a piece; to direct every move when pulling steel from the fire and working with it."
Eric's father, Don Clausen, is an established California abstract artist. His website can be found at: www.donclausen.bizland.com