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 ...

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 ...

The Kern River Valley Art Association is utilizing the recently opened industrial art center to offer unique classes that include blacksmithing. The Kern River Valley Art Association is now holding ...

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HINCKLEY, Maine (WABI) - It’s is a sound you may not expect in a typical high school classroom. But at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, it’s just everyday background noise. “I love the ...

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 ...

Always wanted to try blacksmithing? Now's your chance to set up a session for you and / or your friends with the one and only Milwaukee Blacksmith. Kent Knapp and his family – aka Milwaukee Blacksmith ...

HANCOCK, Maine (WABI) - A skill humanity has forged for millennia now continues to the next generation. Michael Whitmore says he began blacksmithing at the age of 10. He has been mastering the craft ...