Grayling Sculpture - Lady of the Stream

I created this sculpture, of a Grayling (Thymallus thymallus or Lady of the Stream), from metal rods and found objects. I started by sketching out my ideas in chalk onto the workshop floor and once satisfied I hand cut and bent the rods. The most difficult part was putting the twist into the body. After welding and cleaning the sculpture was blasted and then coated in pure zinc. The zinc coating is a very long lasting finish, that is used for lamp post etc, and the silver grey colour is ideal for the Grayling.