As the grand finale to the Iron Pour, artists poured hot iron into a pumpkin and the result was astonishing!
Transforming a Pumpkin at Iron Pour
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Ready to Pour
Hot iron is radiating and ready to pour into the molds at Iron Pour.
Furnace is Ready and Iron Overflows
The furnace for the Iron Pour is properly stoked and ready and hot iron overflows from the discharge pipe and falls on the ground.
Visit to a Sculpture Park
Our Catawba Valley Camera Club had a field trip to the Western North Carolina Sculpture Center and Park (WNCSC) to view the Fire In The Valley Halloween Iron Pour. We will be posting images from this event.
Located on the historic Patterson School grounds, the WNCSC consists of a free and public sculpture park that exhibits 40 works. Sculptures on display are constructed with cast iron, welded steel, stonework, woodwork, cast bronze, stainless steel, and found objects. Here are some sculptures.
Euston Station Gates
On display at National Railway Museum, York, England are Station Gates, London & Birmingham Railway. Heavy wrought iron with ornamental locks bearing L & BR crest. These elaborate cast iron gates are from the Doric portico that formed the entrance to the original Euston station in London.
Yellowstone – Colorful Mud Formations
Best known for its stunning display of vivid color, Yellowstone National Park is an undoubted national treasure. The reds, yellows and browns of the mud in the images below are derived from oxidation states of the iron in the mud.
Bridge Over Thames in Windsor
The Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, an iron and granite arch bridge over the River Thames, is located between the towns of Windsor and Eton in the English county of Berkshire.
