As someone who grew up in North Carolina, summer beach trips have always been something I looked forward to. And whenever I get the opportunity I love to go crabbing!

Ever since I was a kid I have been mesmerized by the stunning blue of their claws and the natural curvature and the beautiful spines of their shells. This crab sculpture went through many iterations before I could get the shell and legs to play nicely with each other. But they seem to be friends and work well together now, which was a relief! The blue heat patina on the claws was one of my favorite parts to create, coloring the metal at its hottest temperature to get that vivid blue and then grinding away everything else to keep it crisp.

Check out my other crab sculptures: Ornate Crab and Magic Crab.

This metal blue crab sculpture is wall hanging, made entirely of stainless steel, colored using only heat patinas, and must be kept indoors!