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ane Longstaffe has been making art since she first painted on her mothers walls. She has explored many art mediums since than and found her true love in the form of welded steel sculpture. What draws her to work in metal is the diversity of the material. One of her goals is to challenge the image… ane Longstaffe has been making art since she first painted on her mothers walls. She has explored many art mediums since than and found her true love in the form of welded steel sculpture. What draws her to work in metal is the diversity of the material. One of her goals is to challenge the image of steel as a hard, cold, rigid medium. Another is to explore the flexibility of steel by using it in unconventional ways. Sometimes she draws on her background as a weaver to translate fabric designs and texture into metal sculpture. Each of Janes works begins with an idea, but the outcome is directed by the piece itself. And always, Janes goal is to have fun. Read more