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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-24, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013. PAGE 17. 10 HURON ST., CLINTON • 519-482-9414 www.grovestv.com 300 SUNCOAST DR. E., GODERICH • 519-524-6064 From kitchen to family room to laundry room to bedroom, we have the appliances and electronics to make your home complete. We also prewire for Audio Video. The latest innovations. The latest technology. The ultimate comfort Newly Renovated? NEW APPLIANCES AND MATTRESSES Dave Franken CONCRETE FORMING For All Your Concrete Needs! COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL • Foundations • Floor Finishing • Circular Tanks • Sandwich Walls FREE ESTIMATES RR#3 Blyth ~ Fax 519-523-9604 519-523-9971 DALE PUMP & FARM SERVICE LTD. Water Pumps / Conditioners Heaters - Water Installations - Backhoe Service Hydraulic Hose & Fittings For All Your Water Needs 269 Ontario St., (Hwy. 8 East), Clinton Phone 519-482-3274 Fax 519-482-9540 GRUNDFOS - MYERS STEVE McCULLOGH NEIL DALE Welder provides unique decor Mark Breckenridge is a full-time industrial and commercial metal worker but it’s what he does in his spare time at his Bluevale shop that could really spruce up a home. Mark, who runs Hac ‘n Wac Metal Works with his wife Angel in Bluevale, creates the life-like, the surreal and everything in between out of steel and stone and has been doing so for nearly 15 years. Seven of those years he has worked through his Hac ‘n Wac brand, but, prior to that, it was just something he did on his own. Crafted for home, office or garden, Breckenridge works on whatever piques his interest. Some of it goes quickly, while other pieces can take a year or more, but it all eventually walks out the door as his art finds its way into people’s homes or businesses. From more than two-storey tall palm trees to desktop-sized items, Breckenridge works with metal and stone to create free-standing sculptures, wall-hangings, clocks and decals. While the entire business is done on the side, funded by his work for mostly local auto companies, Breckenridge said, during a recent interview with The Citizen, he enjoys doing it and, at any given time, has a full workload scheduled. “I pay my bills working for auto companies, and the art is kind of a side thing,” he said, adding the art keeps him busy. “I’m always looking at about six to eight weeks of work ahead of me.” Breckenridge’s work runs the gamut from items that are custom- made, to items he makes for himself. He said that, while he enjoys all the work he does, he really loves making bigger items like the statues that have won him awards at the Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Contest in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. Three years ago, Breckenridge’s sculpture of a life-like eagle at roost won him first place at the competition as well as a permanent place in the Kingsbrae Garden. “The top statues are kept for the garden so people can walk around and see them,” he said. The next year, he followed up the By Denny Scott The Citizen Manly flowers A true wizard with metal, Mark Breckenridge of Bluevale’s Hac ‘n Wac Metal Works can make any dream come to life whether it’s the fantastic, like these metal flowers, or the life-like. (Denny Scott photo) Continued on page 18