SCRAP METAL ARTIST. Denis Fernandez, 55, a mechanic, welds scrap metals to form art pieces in this undated photo in Pozorrubio town, Pangasinan province. He started his hobby in 2016 and has now over 100 scrap metal art pieces. (Photo courtesy of Denis Fernandez) POZORRUBIO, Pangasinan - For a 55-year-old mechanic in this town, it is never too late to pick up a hobby and become an artist in the process after he was finally able to build his masterpieces from scrap metals in his workplace. Denis Fernandez started welding metal scraps into art pieces with his artistic and vivid imagination in 2016. "Bata pa ako gusto ko ng gawin ito kaya lang mahal yong pangwelding tapos mahal pa ang kuryente (I wanted to do this since I was young but the welding equipment is expensive as well as electricity)," he said. Fernandez studied architecture in college but did not finish due to financial constraints. His late father eventually taught him how to fix cars. He said his interest in scrap m