Dwayne Cranford comes from a long line of "Rock Huggers." Growing up his mother rocked everything, including the outside of their house, the entryway, the pool and the fireplace. Everywhere they went she was looking for rocks to add to her collection. Most wives call their husbands at work requesting them to pick up a gallon of milk on their way home, his mother would call and ask for a bag of concrete.

His love for rocks stems  from his childhood and growing up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Dwayne's artist talents emerged at a very young age. Dwayne spent countless hours cutting and shaping pieces of cardboard paper to create 3-D models of motorcycles. Carefully forming each part to fit the bike perfectly and create a replica of an authentic motorcycle. A self taught artist Dwayne a Colorado native, learned his welding skills in a foundry and took them with him to serve in the United States Army. Later he spent his days installing natural gas pipeline. On his days off  as a hobby he began applying his welding skills to create steel sculptures. His figurative sculptures are created from materials  such as bike chains, concrete nails and scrap steel that had been discarded. Eight years ago he began combining stone with the metal to create durable, unique, weatherproof furniture.