Wally’s original designs for railings, gates and balconies, are both decorative and functional. Individual panels can be incorporated into larger schemes of wrought iron work but also serve as decorative sculpture in their own right. Wally first began to explore ironwork after seeing Victorian ironwork in the unfamiliar setting and brilliant sunlight of New South Wales and his designs are heavily influenced by his work as a silversmith.
In 2007 Wally designed and made panels for casting into aluminium for the parapets of a new road bridge over the Grand Union Canal in Northampton.These designs are first carved in wood to make patterns for sand casting. He has also made the balcony for the external spiral staircase to a private home. In December 2011 Wally was again asked to design some parapets for a new road bridge.
Wally gained his experience of casting iron as artist in residence on the 'Arts in Industry' program at the Kohler foundry in Wisconsin, USA. He was fortunate to have two residencies here in 2004 and 2008, each for between 3 and 4 months.