WORKSHOPS
Steel Repousse : Painting with an Iron Palette with Warren Holzman
June 12 – 16 — $ 675
Students will learn the fundamentals related to chasing and repousse in steel . Repousse is an exciting way to create relief images that exists somewhere between drawing and sculpture . The approach will focus on dynamic image development not unlike composition related to painting . Students will have the opportunity to work on larger scale pieces created over a wood stump . The course will cover design development , tool making and finishing .
Warren Holzman is a Philadelphia based artist working in forged and fabricated metals and the owner of Iron Studio LTD , a growing professional practice executing craft-work in iron for residential and commercial markets around the globe . His focus is on public and private art commissions and his work is also included in several private collections . He has taught blacksmithing and sculpture classes at Peters Valley School of Crafts , Penland School of Crafts , New England School Of Metalwork , University of the Arts and Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia as well as a visiting artist and lecurer at Kent State University and Suny New Paltz . Warren is currently the blacksmith professor at Bryn Athyn College in Pennsylvania .
Forged / Fire / Food - Cooking Tool Class with Jorgen Harle
June 19-23 — $ 675
This class will use all the basic forging techniques , and a few advanced ones to explore the tradition of metal as a material to cook food over an open flame . Forks , Tongs , Spatulas , & Spoons will be demonstrated and all students can expect to leave this workshop with some very functional cook ware that will last for generations . Tradition and utility will drive the forms taught in this specialty tool class but personal expression and design will be enthusiastically pursued . Extensive R & D will be done at the end of each project ( that ’ s art speak for BBQ ). Knives and cleavers will NOT BE ADDRESSED in this class .
Jorgen Harle has been working Metal for thirty years , twenty of which , he has committed running an architectural blacksmith shop , Orcas Island Forge , off the coast of Washington State . While highly satisfying , architectural commissions have been a huge distraction from Jorgen ’ s primary focus which is eating . Roasting whole animals and fire cooking has led him to a new career path at American Meat Smith , Jorgen ’ s current focus combining his love of Fire , Forging , & Food .
4 Workshops at Bryn Athyn