Cricket Forge

This is Enoe, a blue heron built as a fun collaboration with WallerFoushee Studios Michael and Leah Waller.

Standing 12’ tall and made entirely from stainless steel, she’s certainly going to turn heads! Starting as a paper model, then a quarter-scale model, she will soon be installed at Latta Park, near the corner of Latta and Guess Rd. in Durham, NC.

Some projects begin with a business. Others start with an artist, a public space, or an individual with an idea they can’t quite find anywhere else.

Over the years, we’ve many opportunities to create and collaborate, such as:

• New signage for Howard Hanna Allen Tate
• A public art piece with Martha Clippinger for Loop Charlotte
• Front desk signage for the Durham office of Method Savvy
• The NorthStar Bench at Beechwood Cemetery, created with artists Jackie MacLeod and Whitney Hunt
• A custom sign for LouElla Wine Beer & Beverage
• A custom butterfly sculpture

Every project is different. Every challenge requires its own solution. What stays the same is our commitment to thoughtful design, skilled craftsmanship, and work built to endure.

Whether you’re an artist, business owner, designer, municipality, or homeowner, we’re always interested in hearing what’s next.

Inspired by one of nature’s most recognizable color stories.

The Monarch Butterfly Bench began with observation. The deep charcoal edges. The vivid orange wings. The soft balance of light and shadow found in the monarch itself.

What started as inspiration became form through hand-cut steel, sculptural lines, and a silhouette designed to feel expressive from every angle.

The result is a piece that feels both grounded and alive. Built to hold presence in the landscape long after the season changes.

If you haven’t explored the new Cricket Forge site yet, this is your sign.

A more intentional shopping experience, expanded custom and wholesale information, and a better way to explore the work itself.

Go take a look around. We built it to be lived in a little. 🦗