Ammunition boxes, unwanted car parts, and industrial objects like spades, wheelbarrows, and oil drums get a new lease of life thanks to Nova Scotia-born artist Cal Lane.
Using a blowtorch, she marries these cold and hard materials with lace patterns to soften them visually, while creating conflict in viewers.
Check out some of her works below, and discover more of her art here.
[via Laughing Squid and Colossal, images via Cal Lane]