Introduction to Welding for the Artist
Adult | Available
Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials by using high heat to melt the parts together. Intro to Welding will teach this process using MIG welding technology and arc welding techniques. Students will learn to set up their welders, prepare their raw materials, and learn various types of joints. These welding techniques will be combined with creating fixtures, jigs, and tools to help execute functional items.
Open to Ages 16 to Adult
There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.
Members will have the $4 fee deducted from the tuition.
A materials fee of $77.00 is included in the tuition.
**Please note that this class at Brookfield Craft Center must meet a minimum number of 2 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.
* Safety Glasses must be worn and All Safety Guidelines followed *
* SAFETY FIRST*Closed toe shoes, Fitted sleeves, Long hair tied back*
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.