IRON – SUMMER SESSION 4
June 30-July 12, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Andrew Meers
Damascus: Introduction to Pattern Welding

This workshop will cover basic forge-welding and patterning, including traditional and contemporary techniques for fusing and patterning carbon steel. Students will become familiar with basic forging operations as they set up and develop patterned materials that can then be shaped into Damascus objects. The workshop will encompass basic patterning styles, including twisting, laddering, and multi-bar composites. The focus will be on material and aesthetic pattern development; we will not cover knifemaking. All levels.

Studio artist, teaching: Penland, New England School of Metalwork (ME), Touchstone (PA); Master Bladesmith rating and B.R. Hughes Award from American Bladesmithing Society; residencies: Metal Museum (TN), Penland Resident Artist Program. 

andrewmeersstudio.com | @mr.meers
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens