“The smith uses fire to soften the iron so it may be shaped with a hammer on the anvil.  Passion is the fire that sparks the artist to seek beauty and perfection.  One fire a tool, the other a compulsion of the human spirit.”  
B. Hughes
        
        
      
    
    
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                
                  
                    
                “The smith uses fire to soften the iron so it may be shaped with a hammer on the anvil.  Passion is the fire that sparks the artist to seek beauty and perfection.  One fire a tool, the other a compulsion of the human spirit.”  
B. Hughes