The Shed

METAL MASTERPIECES

Adrian Worsley is an artist with a difference, creating sculptural works from mainly scrap metal. He works from a fully resourced and well-equipped workshop in Te Aroha, in the heart of the Waikato. His treasure trove of parts in the maze-like space is both pleasant to look at and incredibly well organized. A walk through the labyrinth of rustic parts leads a person to believe Adrian must have a photographic memory; each part seems to be filed away somewhere in his brain, to be called upon when needed for a sculptural work. The inner workings of his mind must be an interesting place.

“Each sculpture should build on the one before,” Adrian says — and he reaps the rewards of the challenge of a

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