When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

When you think of a blacksmith, you probably think back to colonial times, a rugged, Founding Father-type with rolled-up sleeves, hammering away on an anvil. But the art form is alive and well today, ...

The ancient art of blacksmithing is alive and well in Carroll County. The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland held a weekend-long class teaching students how to make jingle bells ahead of the holiday ...

Mark Johnstone Hopper has a simple job description. “I hit things with a hammer — for a reason.” Others fill out his resume. “I’m unbelievably impressed with his passion and craftsmanship. It’s the ...

BS101 – Sponsored by the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland, Beginner Blacksmithing, is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing with Instructor, Jim Crusse and Assistant ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — If you were to accidentally stumble into the big sculpture studio on the first floor of the Albert Simons Center for the Arts on a Thursday afternoon and heard all the ...