Wednesday Homeschool Intermediate Blacksmith

Wednesday Homeschool Intermediate Blacksmith

Youth | Available

291 Whiconier Road Brookfield, CT 06804 United States
The Good Forge
Intermediate, Ages 11-18
Wednesday, November 13, 2024-Wednesday, December 18, 2024
10:00 AM-12:30 PM on Wed
$266.50
Member Discount Available

Wednesday Homeschool Intermediate Blacksmith

Youth | Available

Spend a fun filled 6 weeks building on your basic skills.

This class is for students who have taken the Blacksmith Basic Skills class.

 Our well trained professional artist will use the forge and anvils to teach you traditional blacksmithing techniques such as drawing, bending, twisting, punching, slitting, and drifting. Students will learn to forge with confidence and complete more advanced projects.


 *SAFETY FIRST*
Safety Guidelines will be discussed and reviewed.
Required: Closed toe shoes, fitted sleeves, long hair tied back

  • There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.

    Members will have the $4 fee deducted from tuition.
    A $22.50 materials fee is included in the tuition.



    **Please note that this class at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of 3 registrations for the class to run. Students will be notified within a week's notice whether their class will be held. If the class is canceled due to low enrollment, students may request to be transferred to another class or be refunded in full.

Andrew Chapman

FIRE – METAL – VISION

Those three ingredients combine at the hands of Andrew Chapman to create works of metal artistry. Traditional blacksmithing techniques, using hammer and anvil, and artistic vision deeply rooted in modern sculpture work together in each of Chapman’s handmade works. Steel and copper, newly made or found object, all bend and flow under his hammer. He moves and molds the metal to his vision, making metal into all things imaginable. Leaves and branches from nature, well-crafted scrolls or classic motifs, and modern twists and turns that defy gravity all take shape on Chapman’s anvil. These pieces range from larger scale architectural elements and furniture to small, flowing table top sculpture and handheld objects. Each project shows the process and techniques learned during his 20+ years of experience. Chapman’s introduction to the field of metal began while earning his BFA in sculpture at the University of Cincinnati. Since then, he has zigzagged the country, working in custom metal shops from Texas to Michigan to Tennessee to North Carolina and now Connecticut . Learning and perfecting his craft at each stop. Homes across the country feature his works. Chapman has also added teacher to his list of skills, sharing his techniques and craftsmanship during group classes and as a featured smith during regional blacksmithing conferences. Andrew Chapman’s metal work continues a centuries old tradition in metal in the most modern of ways.