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Images of the Winning Entries for the Inaugural Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition

First Place Rauni Higson with Undersea Candelabra view 1

Foldforming goes large and bold with the winning entries in the inaugural Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition. The competition was launched to celebrate the moving edge of exploration in foldforming, and to create a benchmark survey of where foldforming has gone in 30 short years. The many well-crafted and beautiful pieces entered into the competition demonstrate the wide range of exploration in technique and style available to the metalsmith. . . . → Read More: Images of the Winning Entries for the Inaugural Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition

Announcing the Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Winners

Judges Tim McCreight of Brynmorgen Press, Charles Lewton-Brain, and Ed Mack of Center for Metal Arts worked through a competitive field of strong entries to the final selection of winners in the inaugural Lewton-Brain Foldform Award Competition. . . . → Read More: Announcing the Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Winners

You are Invited to Dinner with Charles Lewton-Brain

Come out to a Friday night dinner with Charles Lewton-Brain at the Center for Metal Arts in downstate New York, and stay for the preview of this year’s inaugural Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition entries. . . . → Read More: You are Invited to Dinner with Charles Lewton-Brain

Moving the Edge: the Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Shows Where Foldforming Has Gone in 30 Years

The Lewton-Brian profile

Entries from as far away as Chile, Argentina, Spain and England poured in for the inaugural Lewton-Brain Foldform Award Competition which ended midnight June 30, 2012. Winners are to be announced at the Annual Conference in August. . . . → Read More: Moving the Edge: the Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Shows Where Foldforming Has Gone in 30 Years

Updates for the Lewton-Brain Conference

The preview of the inaugural Lewton-brain Foldform Award Competition entries will be Friday August 3, with the announcement of winners at the end of the 4-day conference here at the Center for Metal Arts. . . . → Read More: Updates for the Lewton-Brain Conference

Call for Entries: The Lewton-Brain Foldform Award

The first-ever Lewton-Brain Foldform Award gives us the opportunity to survey the evolving use this inventive art technique within the arts community since the early years of discovery, exploration and definition. The annual award is launched in honor of the Governor General Saide Bronfmann Award which Charles Lewton-Brain received this spring. The award is a gesture of turning to the many creative individuals who are now taking this art tool to the next level. . . . → Read More: Call for Entries: The Lewton-Brain Foldform Award

The Foldform Geek: “Between the Folds” on Netflix

I generally don’t watch movies more than once. This film was an exception. For all of you foldformers out there, go get this in your queue to watch. (available on Netflix.) Yum. . . . → Read More: The Foldform Geek: “Between the Folds” on Netflix

NEW: June Weekend Sessions on the Nonferrous Metal Arts

Six Forms of Foldforming Possibilities

Three June weekends with Darren Fisher and his most popular classes in the non-ferrous arts. Three Weekend Sessions, as you like it. . . . → Read More: NEW: June Weekend Sessions on the Nonferrous Metal Arts

Curves and Sinkers along a Hot Sheet

A stack of studies in form at the end of the workshop day

Satisfaction rides the curving lines of flat raw sheet steel as it is pulled from the fire and worked into, over, and around forming surfaces in this First Session of Hot Sheet Forming with Vivian Beer. . . . → Read More: Curves and Sinkers along a Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet Forming I and II with Vivian Beer

Vivian Beer Hot Sheet Forming

When Vivian Beer set out to form sheet steel into bold expressive forms, she couldn’t find a workshop to teach her the things she wanted to know, so she taught herself. Her resulting body of art furniture work is collectible and evolving. Vivian has built a workshop series around what she has learned about expressive sheet forming, with applications ranging from large scale sculpture to custom auto body work. Building on last winter’s very cool hot sheet class, she is taking her improvisations on creative hot sheet forming to an expanded two-weekend session. Hot Sheet Forming I (January 14-15, 2012) covers the processes of rolling, curving, sinking and raising in sheet. and Creative Sheet Forming II (February 11-12) learn to form and fabricate steel sheet in order to make hollow expressive forms. (Intermediate to Advanced). . . . → Read More: Hot Sheet Forming I and II with Vivian Beer