WORKSHOPS
Painting with an Iron Palette
with Warren Holzman Forged by Design with Mike Rossi
June 18–22 — $675 This class will focus on using the techniques of
blacksmithing to make useful objects for the home. Starting
with fundamental hand-forging exercises, we’ll quickly
move into self-directed assignments. Each student will
complete 2-3 small projects, and gain an understanding of
the versatility and characteristics of forging steel. Inspired
by the amazing metalwork of the Bryn Athyn Historic
District, we’ll also discuss the relationship of architecture
to design in metal. Plan on working hard, having fun, and
leaving with some new work!
Students will learn the fundamentals related to chasing
and repousse in steel. Repousse is an exciting way
to create relief images in steel that exist somewhere
between drawing and sculpture. The approach will focus
on dynamic image development, not unlike composition
related to painting. Projects will focus 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 owns Holzman Iron
Studio LTD, a respected professional practice executing
craftwork in metals for residential and commercial
clients around the globe. He has received several public
art commissions and his work is included in private
collections in Philadelphia and nationally, most notably
the new metalwork at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and
Glencairn Museum. He is the blacksmithing instructor
at Bryn Athyn College, and has taught 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. He has been the visiting
artist and lecturer at Kent State University, SUNY New
Paltz, and The California Blacksmithing Association.
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Workshops at Bryn Athyn
June 16-20— $675
Mike Rossi is the principal of Rossi Metal Design based
in Philadelphia, specializing in unique architectural works
and sculpture. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, he has a BFA in
blacksmithing from Northern Michigan University, and an
MFA in metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He
has exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently
at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA as well as the
National Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis, TN
and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. He has
taught at Ox-Bow School of Art, Penland School of Craft,
Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Bryn Athyn College,
and Kalamazoo College. He was recently awarded the
Windgate Artist Residency at Purchase College, NY.