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How to create the vision you have inside you and how are you going to make a living.

What advice would you give to an artist just starting out? My work is still fun for me, but outside of work, I spend time outdoors hiking and skiing. As I acquired my skills, I also acquired my own sense of style and began to follow it towards my current unique sense of design. I started out making historical reproductions. I began with a greater interest in process, moving hot metal. When I started I had no sense of myself as an artist and no sense of a personal style. Who or what had the greatest influence on you as you developed as an artist, or did you always have your own style? How would you describe your style? The challenge of how to make a living as an artist is as much a part of the design process as the work itself. I continue to be surprised at what comes out. What do you enjoy most about this career?Įvery day I get to make things. The concept usually reveals itself as I continue to move. I often just have a vague sense of the final image and just start by moving a piece of metal. I love how lines can cut through space and, in the process, create new spaces. I learned mostly from books from the library and then networked with other blacksmiths to add to my learning. I got a book on making tools and discovered blacksmithing. How did you get started? Where did you train?Īs a hobby, I was turning wood and needed a weird shaped chisel. I started out in biology and switched majors. Risa Borsykowsky: How long have you been a blacksmith?

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