Stego Parker is transforming scrap metal into beautiful functioning pieces of art. Sally Clifford watches him at work. Main pictures by Simon Hulme
The metal, dampened by the previous day’s downpour, is illuminated by sunlight slicing through the surrounding trees. Picking up the handmade tooling he created, from parts, to make the spheres, Stego demonstrates the intricate process on the workbench – one of two hand-made work stations making use of this intriguing space where industrial drawers hold taps, metal knobs and many other ‘treasures’ of his trade.
“It’s like a bit of gold, a diamond,” he says. His other work station, on which he balances the globe structure he created from bicycle parts, disc brake rotors and cassettes acquired through a friend who repairs bikes, is fashioned from an old drum with a circular steel top. “You have to make the parts yourself. At college we were encouraged to make our own tools.
The nearby plasma cutter uses a combination of electricity and compressed air for precision part cutting. Metal fabrication creates sparks to fire the imagination which Stego brings to life through his creative use of off-cuts and parts sourced through his farm work. “An engineering mind is a curious mind. I really enjoy using things that have had a previous life.” Demonstrating his artistry, he holds a car wheel clutch plate and explains how when welded together with an agricultural bearing it will be transformed into something new.
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