Buddy must greet all guests, and given Mr Connor is an accountant who runs his office out of his home, Buddy must get plenty of new friends.

The two-year-old dog plants himself at Mr Connor's feet in his office; Buddy had also found a stick to chew to occupy himself while Mr Connor works.

Mr Connor works as an accountant, a small business he runs himself. He also makes massive, half tonne sculptures welded together with scraps of old farm machinery.

His first sculpture was his motorbike, where it all began in 2014.

"I was given a big welder and I didn't know how to use it," Mr Connor said.

"There was a field day coming up, and they had a sculpture competition, so I thought, I'll force myself to make a sculpture and learn how to use it.

"I was intrigued by the freedom that welding gives you. You can join bits of metal in any way you want."

Since 2014, Mr Connor had created at least a piece a year for the field day competition, with more made throughout the year.

And if creating these human-size sculptures wasn't hard enough work, he does it all from his wheelchair.

Mr Connor was in a serious motorcycle accident 40 years ago.

"I was coming back from Sydney to Rupanyup, and a few hours out of Sydney, I had the accident," he said.

Mr Connor said it had its challenges, but he was stubborn and determined.

"It doesn't matter what is is, there is generally a way to get something done," he said.

"It's amazing how many times over the years, I thought I couldn't do that, and then 10 years later I realised I could have I just wasn't looking at it the right way.

"You can do anything you really want to, it's just a matter of how long it takes you to figure out how to do it."

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Each sculpture is made from recycled items; a lot of old farm gear is used, plus kitchen items from an old bakery in Rupanyup, in rural Victoria, where Mr Connor's mum used to work.

"The fun is in the detail," Mr Connor said.

"Farmers will recognise all the pieces in the sculpture, others will just appreciate the art."

If you are lucky, you can be taken on a tour of Mr Connor's creations by the man himself.

He beams with pride, passion and joy when showing how his art pieces came together.

He will show you the intricacies of each piece and its origin.

These are scattered around his property in Horsham, in Victoria's Wimmera region, from massive pieces like Nugget, the Horse, to garden sculptures of birds.

Still, there is no favourite piece; Mr Connor said it's like picking a favourite child.

But if pressed, he said Nugget the Horse or his latest piece, a Naval officer from World War II.

The only time he ever needs help with his art is to haul the half tonne sculptures out of his workshop.

Mr Connor has a knack for putting together pieces; he has been creating things for 40 years, whether is it woodwork, metalwork or even writing books.

"I've always done different things," he said.

"I never sit around doing nothing."

Mr Connor said it's his stubborn streak. If someone says he can't or doesn't know if he can do something, it generally means he's going to give it a go.

His sculpture of a frog on a penny-farthing was made in just two weeks after his daughter pointed out he hadn't made anything for an upcoming festival.

"I did it because I was told I couldn't," he said.

"My family have learnt never to say 'you can't do that'.

"They know them I'll definitely, definitely do it."

Since 2014, Mr Connor had created at least a piece a year for the field day competition, with more made throughout the year.

His most significant and time-consuming piece is his life-size sculpture of Ned Kelly made in 2015, which took nine months to build.

The sculpture now guards his office door, along with Buddy the Labrador, of course.

Mr Connor said he said putting the sculptures together involves a great deal of problem-solving.

"You're trying to put together a jigsaw without a picture or instructions," he said.

Mr Connor also has a passion for military history, with a strong connection as he was in the Army himself, as was his father and grandfather.

"We've got a long military history, our family history goes back to the Boar War," he said.

His latest creation is an ode to a young man who died in World War II, Teddy Sheean.

Teddy Sheean was an 18-year-old man posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his sacrifice on the Armadale.

Mr Connor had already made the sculpture of Teddy with the Victoria Cross in his back pocket before that announcement had been made.

He said he just thought a sacrifice like that deserved it.

Since picking up the welder in 2014, Mr Connor said he's become a better and faster welder and faster.

Even if the art has put him in the hospital twice, but Mr Connor brushed off his injuries. It wouldn't stop him from doing what he enjoys.

"You don't know how long you are going to be here," he said.

"Just don't grab red-hot things, they tend to burn you."