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DOWN TO THE WIRE

drian started the creation of the horse with a drawing, then created a wire frame with the jockey as a separate piece that can be hoisted on and off the horse with a gantry. He has three gantries, as he does most of his work alone. Occasionally, he gets someone else in to run an eye over the work in progress, especially if he feels something is a bit ‘off’ or doesn’t quite feel right. The good thing about metal is he can tweak it by adding or subtracting — not so easy when working

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