Welcome to 9 Bar Welding
My name is Evan Ballowe and I make welded metal art that incorporates elements of glass and wood as inspiration dictates. While I’m not above using “new steel” in my projects, I am predominately motivated by the beauty and potential that I find in discarded materials. Shards of glass, fallen and left-over wood, broken and worn Jeep and espresso machine parts are just some of the materials that have made their way into my art. Nothing that has been created ever loses its innate beauty of design, it only changes state. As you browse around, I hope you enjoy my reinterpretation of our physical world and will drop me a line to let me know what you think.