Art in Liberia: after tragic violence in Liberia, new generation seek rewards of peace including one artist turning weapons of civil war into new objects of art

Blacksmith turns Liberian civil war arms into art

German blacksmith Manfred Zbrzezny and his apprentices hammer, file and weld in a steamy, dark workshop on the outskirts of the Liberian capital Monrovia, surrounded by parts for AK-47s, bazookas and other deadly arms. In another lifetime, these weapons