Midgard Metal Works is home to Copper Otter- an eclectic creature who can usually be found in her shiny and sage infused workshop at the Niagara Falls Exchange Studios creating one of a kind musings which declare they must exist outside her cranium!
Copper Otter prefers to create with natural materials such as Metal,Stone,Bone,Leather and wood to be sustainable and to remind us of our ties to the earth we live on. She is inspired by History, Mythology, Nature, everyday events; Mortality and the transient flow of life is a constant theme in her work.
The art of bringing pieces into life with historical, mythological or fairy tale references is something which brings great joy. To show things are not always as they first appear; with patience and determination, one can accomplish anything.
Copper Otter
The challenge of creating pieces with natural materials by hand provides a deep satisfaction in that final moment when a piece comes together after hours of work. Years of learning show through as the skill level in every piece consistently improves.
The goal is always to inspire others and to create pieces which provoke thoughts about the link between the past,present,and future. also to encourage belief in the realms unseen. Maybe , just maybe, fairy tales and hidden worlds exist if only one works towards seeing them through magical glimpses in the everyday; a rainbow in a droplet of mist in the morning dew adorning a single blade of grass, why, isn’t that a Fae soaking in the morning? or an Ancestor reminding you that you are not alone.
