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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

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

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

About Darren Fisher, visiting instructor at the Center for Metal Arts

Darren Fisher, Silversmith, Furniture Maker, Sculptor

Visiting Instructor Darren Fisher is a silversmith, furniture maker, and sculptor. is investigating sculptural furniture combining the skills learned through an apprenticeship with Hungarian Cabinetmakers and his forging of intricate parts in silversmithing. . . . → Read More: About Darren Fisher, visiting instructor at the Center for Metal Arts

Fall-Winter Session 2011-12 at the Center for Metal Arts

The Fall-Winter 2011-12 Workshop sessions are up, with a mix of new advanced workshops for those of you who have been asking, along with repeats of the popular introductory courses in Basic Blacksmithing and Copper Fold Forming. . . . → Read More: Fall-Winter Session 2011-12 at the Center for Metal Arts

Charles Lewton-Brain flying in July 21-24, 2011

Taking notes with Charles Lewton-Brain

Charles Lewton-Brain returns to the Center for Metal Arts July 2011. See the post “Hot off the Brain Press!” from last summer to see what it’s like to spend a long weekend with CLB. . . . → Read More: Charles Lewton-Brain flying in July 21-24, 2011

Portraits of a Hot Sheet Studio

Swage block with circle and egg forms

The tooling that appeared on anvils and leg vises for the Hot Sheet Forming workshop were beautiful in themselves–a collection of forms and negative space ready to fold and curve and bend the hot iron. From improv sinking tools to a concave tree stump and swage blocks, the tooling was a striking display. . . . → Read More: Portraits of a Hot Sheet Studio

“I had a blast–”

Introducing the metals shop, with Andy Dohner

Introductions to the studio with Andy Dohner . . . → Read More: “I had a blast–”