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Kaleta Doolin, who's 73, said she's been working with steel since she was Before that, as a young child, she created her own books.

But at 16, she wanted to work in wood, wanted to become a carpenter.

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"But my brother saw my first attempts at carpentry and he said, 'Let me show you how to weld' "— and Doolin laughed.

Working directly with metal can be a visceral thrill for a sculptor. Use a torch to heat up a bar, and it becomes soft enough you can bend it with your (preferably gloved) hands.

Or use the torch to cut straight through a steel plate. It can make you feel like Superman.

Or — Wonder Woman.

"I love that feeling of being powerful," Doolin said.

In fact, Doolin's sculptures are often feminist statements precisely because they're metal.

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She cuts and welds steel to make filigreed handkerchiefs. Quilts. Delicate doilies

Or about as delicate as you can make som