Blacksmithing Illuminated
Candle Mecha, 2023. Forged steel, 8”x 6”x 4.”
This workshop will provide an in-depth exploration of intermediate and advanced blacksmithing processes. Students will use sculptural forms and lighting to explore ideas and refine techniques to create unique, illuminating objects. Beginning with an overview of lighting methods, students will design around a mix of familiar and new techniques, pushing their level of understanding while they create new forms in sculptural lighting. This workshop is starting at an intermediate level. Students should have some first-hand understanding of basic blacksmithing processes and techniques.
Haley Woodward (he/him) is a blacksmith and educator. He started working with metal as an undergraduate before moving to Austin, TX, focusing his time on learning blacksmithing at Austin Community College (ACC). While in Austin and attending ACC, he worked in residential construction as a welder and helped found the metalworking collective, The Austin Metal Authority. In 2014, Woodward finished his graduate degree from SIU Carbondale and returned to Austin, where he now runs the blacksmithing program at ACC, and maintains his own studio practice, focusing on forged sculpture and utilitarian objects.