Hood River metal artist Kelly Phipps transforms recycled, rusted metal into intricate lacey works of art, with the help of a plasma cutter. That tool of choice heats gas to nearly 30,000 degrees, slicing through thick metal panels with ease.

As Phipps says, “I’m drawing with fire.” In this archival video from Oregon Art Beat, we see Phipps work on a hulking metal rat rod, a custom car assembled from multiple components. Follow along as the sculpted car roars into the finals of the National Rat Rod Build Off in St. Louis.

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