In my work, concept and craft are coequals. Using physical and technically demanding processes including forging, forming, fabricating and machining, I address broader issues of “body” and “landscape” through the lens of social and environmental justice.  The forms I create are physical representations of restrictive and  oppressive social systems and the battle against them. In my work, symbolic references to systemic expectations and oppressive uses of the human body and the landscape dominate the linear framing elements; while the queer, powerful, and subversive parts of life, body, and politics are referenced by the masses that push out of that framework. I explore colonialism, pollination, habitat loss, sex (both human and floral) and restraints, oppression, repression, sensuality in my furniture, sculpture,architectural elements and home objects.   Rachel David is a metal worker, sculptor, and designer.  She grew up in Baltimore, MD, traveled and settled for 16 years in New Orleans, LA.…