The pair met in 2003 when Forrest was a hang-gliding instructor. A year after they met, Martina said, Forrest took her on her first tandem flight. In 2007, she moved to Woodbridge from Richmond to be with Forrest and that’s how they became a “power couple.”

Each artist’s work stands alone, but each helps the other in creating. Martina works in glass and Forrest in metal. They share in the creative process, said Forrest.

“We work very independently for the most part, but occasionally, I’ll need a piece of glass and I’ll go to her, or she’ll need some metal for her projects, and she’ll come to me, and then we’ll collaborate,” said Forrest, whose friends call him “Tex.”

“There are some pieces where I will actually hire Tex. I’ll design a stand or armature and then have Tex fabricate it for me. A lot of times I like to help with the fabrication,” Martina said.

Some of Martina’s works in glass would fit in a place of worship. Some bring forth images of the sky while her panes with translucent flowers invoke a Japanese tearoom.

Forrest’s art is an amalgamation of nuts and bolts, sheet metal, a few flying eyeballs and found household items all put together to form rock musicians, women’s shoes and a frog. A social commentary in smiley faces shows Forrest’s thoughts about ideologues and face masks.