Mr. Pedro · Greater Houston, Texas
Steel brings strength, structure, and endurance. Wood brings warmth, history, and life.
Sculpture in steel and wood, shaped by Mr. Pedro to explore resilience, memory, and identity.
Artist statement
“Welding was my first language as a maker. It taught me how to shape emotion into something lasting.”
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My artwork has always been shaped by my own story. It is not meant to offer answers, only a moment of stillness, recognition, or relief. I create to transform pressure into purpose. My work blends forged steel and fine wood to explore themes of resilience, memory, and identity.
Every weld, bend, and burn is intentional, channeling energy, history, and emotional weight into form. I am inspired by the rawness of metal, the stories wood holds, and the way contrast can create harmony. Many of my pieces reflect the tension between strength and vulnerability, control and chaos, structure and flow.
Welding was my first language as a maker. It taught me how to shape emotion into something lasting. Through PLT Fab, I aim to craft work that invites reflection, reveals beauty in imbalance, and reminds people that even fractured parts can hold power.
Selected works
Steel, wood, and weight.
SculptureStill Reaching
Mr. Pedro, 2021
Forged steel, chain, silicon bronze, a hand of ten hardwoods, cypress base, aluminum stand
54 × 27.25 × 20 in
Wall workMeasured Fire
Mr. Pedro, 2022
Quarter-inch aluminum, pecan, purpleheart
36 × 48 × 1.25 in
Wall workWhere Light Begins
Mr. Pedro, 2022
Oak, hand-forged steel, hand-painted center
20.5 × 21.5 × 1.5 in
Wall workTender Steel
Mr. Pedro, 2021
Purpleheart, bird's eye maple, steel mesh, resin
24.5 × 20 × 2 in
SculptureEvergreen
Mr. Pedro, 2019
Serrated steel, silicon bronze, poplar, cedar
22 × 25 × 17.5 in
FurniturePulse
Mr. Pedro, 2020
Cedar, padauk, steel
39.5 × 32.5 × 13.5 in
Dimensions are height × width × depth in inches. Work marked Private collection has found its collector.
About the artist, Mr. Pedro
Where precision is paramount.
PLT Fabrication is the studio of Mr. Pedro, in Greater Houston, Texas.
Born in Puerto Rico, Mr. Pedro moved to Houston at age 6. At 19 he enrolled in welding school and discovered the craft's artistic side, making his first piece of metal art.
Twenty years later he is a seasoned professional welder and fitter, where precision is paramount and mistakes are not an option. He brings that precision to every piece.
His late Abuelo, his grandfather, nurtured his early aspirations, gave him his first torch set, and was a gifted woodworker. Mr. Pedro blends Abuelo's woodworking with his metalwork so that Abuelo's influence lives on in the work.
For him, art is a release. If a piece offers solace or inspiration to even one person, he has done his job.
Exhibitions and programs
- 2024Cohort participant, Artist INC, Houston
- 2023Art Crawl Houston, Bisong Art Gallery. Featured Still Reaching
- 2021Art Market, Bisong Art Gallery, Houston
Twenty years of industrial fabrication: Public and large-scale work.
Commission
One of a kind, made for you.
Custom sculptures, wall art and furniture, built for the space they will live in.
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Greater Houston, Texas
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