Sculptural Forms in Steel + Bronze
Brass Drawer Hardware by Celeste Flores, 2023. Forged brass, 1" x 1" x 1".
This workshop will explore both steel and bronze as sculptural materials through traditional and experimental forging techniques. Emphasis will be on developing skill and control while creating organic forms in metal. Participants will learn tapering, leaf forging, punching, riveting, and forge welding before moving into more advanced explorations of bronze smithing. The final days will focus on personal design and the creation of individually developed sculptural forms. All levels welcome.
Celeste Flores (she/her) is an artist blacksmith based in the San Francisco Bay Area. After receiving a BFA in Sculpture from the Academy of Art University, she spent over a decade training and teaching with Chris Niemer at The Crucible. Flores’s work explores the natural movement of metal through beautiful, functional, organic forms. She has created pieces for Disney, NBC Sports, and Francis Ford Coppola, and her work has appeared in Make Magazine, La Nacional (Argentina), and The Anvil’s Ring.