""These things are very loud, very colorful,""
""You're walking down the street and seeing the same houses over and over again and then go, holy [expletive], what is that thing?""
""I said to hell with it,""
Katie Wakeman learned welding after a neighbor fixed her car seat on the condition that she learn the trade. Early relocation to Windsor, Ontario placed her near a welding school, and her first welding job came in Oakland. An architect connection led to a peacock-themed gate commission in the Castro, which became an instant neighborhood sensation and launched a cascade of commissions. Subsequent projects, including work for a senior dog rescue, amplified her visibility across interconnected San Francisco communities. Each gate installation becomes a neighborhood event that draws residents to watch and converse.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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