Photo: Jackson Williams
December, 2025- Asheville, North Carolina-based Jackson Williams is a 20-year-old welder and artist. He represents the third generation of a family deeply rooted in metalworking. Working with sheet metal and wire, he is drawn to making sculptures of animals, including bears, horses, deer, moose, steers, elk, buff aloes and more. He credits his father, sculptor Chris Williams, as a significant influence. From a young age, he worked in his father’s shop and eventually developed his own style.


