*Important: My forge is finally getting caught up on orders. Please allow 3-5 weeks for your sculpture(s) to arrive. For emergency orders (i.e. birthdays, anniversaries, fathers day, etc), please call me instead of placing the order through pay pal. There will be a $45 charge for all "rushed orders". Also, November 1st is the cut off for all Christmas orders this year. Christmas does not have to be stressful! Please plan ahead as rush orders will not be considered after November 18th. Thank you for your understanding.

- Chase Allen

	Neko Case		Gillian Welch
	Kenny Roby		Ray Lamantagne
	Tab Benoit		Lucinda Williams
	Ron Sexsmith		Tift Merritt
	Paul Pena		JJ Cale

Ethel Mermaid

Uncooked Crab

Handmade Fish Sculptures

Hello All,

Well, for once I am on time with the 2nd quarter, spring/summer creations. You will all surely notice that there have been some new additions to my designs. For one, notice a few of the fish sculptures appear as if they are in motion. Also, you will notice that I have a couple new “speckled” fish designs. I have always avoided painting speckles on fish because the idea simply bored me. Finally, with the assistance of a well placed ball peen hammer, I figured a way to create a speckled effect on to the fish sculptures which adds to the texture and is a nice substitute for the raised scales. Expect to see more of this addition in the future.

About the names…I felt like paying my respects once again to the world of music. The names listed are primarily independent musicians. As most of you noticed in the past I often name my quarterly designs after other artists who entertain or inspire me. The names of the fish designs from this quarter are the musicians who were in my music shuffle as I designed and forged these iron fish sculptures. There is no specific genre represented however each musician listed has brought me hours of entertainment. If these names are foreign to you, go buy a few CD’s today. You will not regret it.

I hope you all enjoy the new designs and the new music!

Keep an eye out for the recently added subliminal signature that you will find on each metal fish
sculpture. All sculptures are characterized by a stylized CA (my initials) torch cut as an eye. I thought one more form of quasi hidden authentication wouldn’t hurt.

PS. You will notice that the crab has become a permanent design similar to the Iron Ethel Mermaid sculpture (named by my father). Please know that I will paint the crab red if you would like a “cooked” crab. For those of you interested in art with a twist, call me and ask for a “half cooked crab”. This poor soul hangs vertically and is painted half blue and half red. Anyone who has ever boiled a pot of crabs knows that there are always one or two crabs sticking out of the water half cooked.