"Volume and Form" with Maegan Crowley [REGISTER HERE]
This course is designed to stimulate your metal vocabulary. We will be forging structural materials; learning the tricks of forging pipe, tubing, and channel. Hot and cold sheet forming techniques will also be demonstrated. Pattern making and layout methods will be discussed as we use sheet metal to achieve volume. Students will then have the opportunity to combine techniques to create their own forms. We will also address fabrication methods and metal finishing. There will be an emphasis on individual expression as I work with each student to develop their own representation of form. Bring a sketchbook and an open mind.
Maegan Crowley owns and operates her own shop in Dolores, Colorado where she produces custom metalwork for residential, public and commercial sites. She also continues to develop her sculpture, fulfilling her need to create works of art that emphasize the detailed beauty of nature. Her work is in private collections and is exhibited nationally. She received a BFA from University of the Arts in metalsmithing and continued her education to earn her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Maegan has taught blacksmithing workshops at Haystack, Penland, Ox-Bow, Peters Valley School of Craft and the New England school of Metalwork. Her work can be seen in books such as “From Fire to Form” and “500 Vessels” and she has demonstrated at numerous regional blacksmithing conferences across the country.
