Inside Anthony Holand's Weathervane Studio
Anthony Holand at work at Tuck and Holand studio in Vineyard Haven.
Anthony Holand at work at Tuck and Holand studio in Vineyard Haven.
In summer of 1997, Tony began working with Travis Tuck, an Island artisan renowned for his weathervanes.
In summer of 1997, Tony began working with Travis Tuck, an Island artisan renowned for his weathervanes.
Individual pieces of metal are all hand cut, textured and shaped.
Individual pieces of metal are all hand cut, textured and shaped.
The weathervane maker's tool, the butane torch.
The weathervane maker's tool, the butane torch.
Every weathervane starts with a design.
Every weathervane starts with a design.
Texturing a weathervane takes good eye and steady hand.
Texturing a weathervane takes good eye and steady hand.
Repoussé is a metalworking technique that involves hammering on reverse side of the piece.
Repoussé is a metalworking technique that involves hammering on reverse side of the piece.
A finished product, ready for Island rooftop.
A finished product, ready for Island rooftop.
Craftmanship of Tony's caliber cannot be rushed.
Craftmanship of Tony's caliber cannot be rushed.
Sitting at a stool made from a solid block of a tree trunk, piled with different blocks of wood on which to hammer out metal, Anthony Holand creates weathervanes from design to finished art. His technique is called repoussé, which means hammering from behind. His trade resists the infiltration of time and technology.