This collection of 5,000 designs from Thomas Wilsons drawing notebooks harvests the creative output of four decades of ironwork design. Wilson ironwork designer, master blacksmith, artist, sculptor, illustrator, author, and restorer is at the forefront of design in metal. The designs here demonstrate the core role that drafting and drawing play in artistic work. Rendered on everything from notebook pages to paper napkins, they range from traditional to wildly creative. This volume incorporates the best of all that Wilson's eyes and mind have absorbed, and offers inspirational creative reference for anyone interested in design. Some of the drawings are spontaneous, simple idea sketches; others are fully evolved renderings of works of art. 272 pp | 5,000+ color & b/w images