I've just moved to London and am finding it hard to find a workshop - does anyone know of any space in one? Or does anyone also have this problem? Could we join together and start a new forge? I'm really looking forward to getting back into making, having been away for the past 6 months doing other things, and I'm getting itchy!

There are many reasons to take a metals class, and here at the Center for Metal Arts we find in fact that we have three or four different types of students.

The first is the professional smith, one who knows her or his skills, understands what can be done with the metals, has a technical experience base, and wants to learn better techniques and tooling. Here is where the masters classes are golden. We have hosted a cadre of professional metal artisans who build award-winning work, and there is always something new to learn from the innovative master educators, and from one another.

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share what I got to do on my Spring Break (been taking classes at the College). I had the opportunity to go out to Ireland for 9 days, and spent 5 of those days with Brian at the Bregin Clarke Studio School of Metalsmithing! It was a great time! It was nice to see some of the friends I made there some years back. The Guinness was AMAZING too!

What does blacksmithing bring to the sculptural process? Sculptor Frederic Crist returns to the Center for Metal Arts with a 2 day workshop March 20-21, 2010, to focus on use of traditional blacksmith techniques that can change up the creation and forging of sculpture. We will explore basic skills, process and tools. Form and create individual and multiple pieces, as well as investigate different assembly processes, wedging, riveting, and mortise and tenon. We will explore the use of mass and line in developing ideas and direction in sculpture.

As I posted in an earlier post, I was wondering if there were members of this community in Quebec near Gatineau. Now, I'm looking for a bigger shop to work in. So if anyone knows someone who would have spare space, would you let me know?