Matt Hart (Harty) Owner, designer, and artisan at Hartist Metals for over ten years now. Creating work in metals such as sculpture, railings, signage, and many forms of functional art. As an outdoorsman since day one, his designs and fabrications have always been nature inspired. “The flow of unsymmetrical vines, branches, or water can present endless patterns for sculpture or railing balustrades”, says Harty. Driven by the urge to create everything custom, these designs are drifting into his favorite passion, fishing. From the shop of Hartist Metals, hatched The Forged Fly. Casting himself deep into the world of fly tying, The Forged Fly will be manipulating metals to imitate the soft and fluffy materials used for fly fishing. “I’ve always seen the flies as tiny sculptures. It was only right we had to sculpt them in steel, and go big!”. Focusing on the legacy of this venture and these creations, the mission of The Forged Fly is to connect, create, and inspire. Connect with fisherman, friends, and families that have a fly with a story. Then create! Whether it’s the fly tied the night before you caught the big one or a fly originated by someone who deserves their pattern to be enlarged, glorified, and immortalized in metals. It’s the passion behind the story that is forged into these works of