The Websmith

The Websmith — Scrap Metal Sculpture — 5L x 7W x 2H

Forged in steel, The Websmith is a patient maker, embodying creation, cunning, and mythic weaving of fate.

Patient and relentless, The Websmith spins no silk but forges chains of iron. Each joint and screw-turned limb hums with quiet menace, echoing the ancient myth of Arachne reborn in metal. Neither predator nor prey, it waits in silence, reminding us that every trap is a kind of craft — and every craft a kind of trap.

The Websmith takes the myth of the spider not as predator, but as artist. Forged from fragments, its body is both delicate and strong, a meditation on the power of craft. In folklore, spiders are
divine makers: Anansi the storyteller, Arachne the challenger, Grandmother Spider who brought fire. Each myth acknowledges their role as world-builders. The Websmith honors this legacy in metal, welding patience and precision into its frame. Its form suggests fragility, yet its presence carries quiet power — as though it spins unseen threads that tie us back to older stories. More than a creature, it is a smith in its own right, a reminder that creation often comes from overlooked places, and that even discarded fragments can weave something enduring.