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By Rhoda Weber Mack, on July 27th, 2012%
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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on July 2nd, 2012%
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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on June 12th, 2012%
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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on April 16th, 2012%
 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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on January 16th, 2012%
 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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on October 29th, 2011%
 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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on September 5th, 2011%
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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on March 26th, 2011%
 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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on March 22nd, 2011%
 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
By Rhoda Weber Mack, on February 28th, 2011%
 Introductions to the studio with Andy Dohner . . . → Read More: “I had a blast–”
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