D.S. Iron Works

Wayne Rossi, Iron Artisan

Biography

Wayne's own desire to create with his hands along  with his interest in artistic sculpture come together through cold steel and the heat of a cutting torch.  Each art piece is hand-cut with great care and attention to detail using an oxygen and acetylene cutting torch.

Wayne comes from a lineage of artists which includes his paternal grandfather, an Italian immigrant in 1906, whose accurate ability to mix inks and dyes essential to printmaking and painting was highly prized on the East Coast.  Wayne's mother was an aspiring oil painter who studied with other artists and was known as a self-taught motivator in her field. 

                     "Just Grazing Around"                  Photo by Kip Holm

A sign of a true artisan is manifested in the numerous hand-cuts Wayne makes into the thick steel, as he paints with the torch - his paintbrush to the canvas of metal. 

Wayne grew up in El Paso, Texas and now resides with his family on the working ranch PondeRossi, in Dripping Springs, Texas, 15 miles west of Austin.