Justin Howard

THE ART OF THE FORGE

In the summer of 2014 local artist, Justin Howard came to a realization, people loved his handmade, high-quality artwork.  His unique artwork started at a local farmers market and now is gaining popularity throughout the entire southeast.  If you are looking for a unique, one of a kind piece of artwork please contact us today.

Justin Howard is a local artist living in Ellijay, right in the middle North Georgia Mountains.  He grew up near the beaches of north Florida.  Justin was artistically inclined from a young age with sketching and building models.  Carpentry, construction, fencing, and welding is his occupation for most of his adult life.  He learned to weld at a commercial truss plant in North Carolina.  While he was at the ranch one day, His passion for creating, and working with metal he farrier came by to shoe the horses there.  He asked the farrier if he could have some of the old horseshoes, and they were given to him.  After purchasing an inexpensive welder, and making a handful of items, he soon learned that he had found something he loves to do.