M Foster
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M Foster
@builtbyfoster.bsky.social
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I make metal art out of salvaged and recycled metal. Www.builtbyfoster.net https://builtbyfoster.etsy.com
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Dragon commission done. Dropped this guy off yesterday. I’m happy with how it turned out. Right about 22” tall at the top of the wings. Made with 100% salvaged metal. #dragon #art #sculpture #metalart #fantasy #recycled
This year’s Tiki Prizes. These are for the winner of best tiki attire, drink and appetizer at our friend’s annual Tiki Party. This year’s theme was rockabilly. So I tried to incorporate as much rockabilly symbolism as I could #tiki #art #tikiart #sculpture #rockabilly
Haven’t posted anything since Eddie the Sea Turtle. So, I just sold my Angler Fish at the #pvartsfest so grateful. Got to deliver it on Sunday.
Sea Turtle. Finished this guy up yesterday. Pretty stoked on how it came out. All salvaged scrap, the seagrass is salvaged copper pipe.

#art #sculpture #metalart #seaturtle
Turtle is progressing. This is turning pretty nice, I think. Patina is done. I’m redoing the sea grass, once that is done, I should be able to call it finished.
WIP progress on the turtle, patina for the sea grass turned out alright. Pretty happy with the progress so far.
Turtle progress. Pretty good idea on the base, and decided on making some sea grass out of salvaged copper pipe. Still a ways to go.
Sea turtle-WIP. Coming along nicely, I think. Now that the flippers are attached and there is a head it looks a bit more turtley.
Horse head sculpture I finished up early last year. I named him Pappanick from a Seinfeld episode. Lots of hours in this, and it’s heavy. Turned out pretty good, I think. #art #sculpture #wildhorses #horse #scrapmetalart
WIP. Progress on the first turtle flipper. This was originally going to have fewer parts. That didn’t really work out. Reasonably happy so far.
In honor of Pi Day. A selection of Pi Boxes I have done over the years.
WIP. This is the back of a sea turtle. Still a bit to do on this part.
Finished Robot. This is Little Timmy. Vintage robot, or robot made from vintage parts. 😃. #art #robot #metalart #propellerhat #scifi
Marcelino the Rooster. 100% salvage and recycled parts. #art #fineart #rooster #metalsculpture #recycle
Seahorse sculpture. Made from gears, roller chains, typewriter parts and lots of miscellaneous hardware. #art #seahorse #sculpture #salvagedmetalart #recycle
Rooster progress. Getting close to being done. Overall I’m pretty happy with how this is turning out. #art #sculpture #metalart #rooster #salvagedart #recycle
Nautilus from a salvaged truck turbo, copper pipe, tools and a plumbing snake. #art #metalart #sculpture #nautilus #recycled #ocean
Commissioned dog sculpture using my client’s grandfather’s (he was an airplane mechanic during WWII) tools. Really great and humbling project to do #art #metalsculpture #dogart #repurposed #metalart
This cute little fish is made from salvaged bike parts, retired tools, and random parts. The fins are bike sprockets and copper pipe that was formed for the fins/tail. There are blue LED lights in the "lantern" as well as both eyes. #metalart #anglerfish #fineart #sculpture #salvagedart #ocean
This is a little terrier I recently finished up. Made from 100% salvaged materials, bike parts, tools, hardware. Life sized, modeled after a Jack Russel. #dogsculpture #jackrussel #fineart #metalart #salvagedmetalart #sculpture
White Rhino Head Sculpture I completed 2023. I built this around the eyes. 2 antique brass doorknobs. The rest is made from a mix of salvaged machine parts, retired tools and lots of miscellaneous hardware. Everything on this is recycled. #rhino #fineart #sculpture #metalart #salvagedmetal #art