Pittsburgh artist crafts 32 custom pieces for NFL draft stage
Kim Fox, a local artist, is creating 32 unique pieces for each NFL team to be displayed during the NFL draft, showcasing her work on a national stage.
Updated: 4:59 PM EDT Apr 14, 2026
Kim Fox, a local artist, is designing 32 individualized pieces for each NFL team that will be featured in the players’ hallway during the NFL draft in Pittsburgh.”I don’t know that I even really understand it yet. It feels amazing, and it feels really special and, like, a huge deal, but honestly, it’s happened so fast,” Fox said. Her work involves detailed craftsmanship, including hammering and assembling materials. “I’m creating 32 pieces — one for each team of their mark — and it will be in the players’ hallway,” Fox said. NFL Draft in Pittsburgh >> Visit our special draft page for latest headlines and what you need to know about the draftFox described the materials and design process for her creations. “There is a wood substrate, and then a map of each city for that team — some with Easter eggs, some without — and then all this tin,” she said.”I cut apart the paper patterns, make numbered patterns for each piece, cut out the tin, and then I start assembling it and tacking it down with these tiny, half-inch 19-gauge nails.”The NFL approached Fox in January to collaborate on the project. After discussions about the design, she began working on the pieces and has been busy ever since. “They had a bunch of references to the patchwork tin that I do, and so that’s really what I knew they were after,” Fox said. Fox has completed 12 pieces so far, with many others at least halfway finished.”I’m going to say an average of probably 10 to 15 hours per piece, maybe,” Fox said.Another local artist, Burton Morris, will also be featured in the NFL draft. He was unavailable for comment Tuesday.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Kim Fox, a local artist, is designing 32 individualized pieces for each NFL team that will be featured in the players’ hallway during the NFL draft in Pittsburgh.
“I don’t know that I even really understand it yet. It feels amazing, and it feels really special and, like, a huge deal, but honestly, it’s happened so fast,” Fox said.
Her work involves detailed craftsmanship, including hammering and assembling materials.
“I’m creating 32 pieces — one for each team of their mark — and it will be in the players’ hallway,” Fox said.
NFL Draft in Pittsburgh >> Visit our special draft page for latest headlines and what you need to know about the draft
Fox described the materials and design process for her creations.
“There is a wood substrate, and then a map of each city for that team — some with Easter eggs, some without — and then all this tin,” she said.
“I cut apart the paper patterns, make numbered patterns for each piece, cut out the tin, and then I start assembling it and tacking it down with these tiny, half-inch 19-gauge nails.”
The NFL approached Fox in January to collaborate on the project. After discussions about the design, she began working on the pieces and has been busy ever since.
“They had a bunch of references to the patchwork tin that I do, and so that’s really what I knew they were after,” Fox said.
Fox has completed 12 pieces so far, with many others at least halfway finished.
“I’m going to say an average of probably 10 to 15 hours per piece, maybe,” Fox said.
Another local artist, Burton Morris, will also be featured in the NFL draft. He was unavailable for comment Tuesday.
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