Description
“I am attracted to the challenge of balancing the forging process with machining delicate and precise mechanisms. Through one functional object I am able to utilize multiple skills and combine my interests in blacksmithing, metalsmithing, engineering, and chemistry. The result is work that is personal, useful, and treasured.” – Andrew Meers
ARTIST INFO
Andrew Meers – Bakersville, NC
Meers’s work has been shown throughout the US, and he has been a resident artist at the National Ornamental Metals Museum (Memphis) and an instructor/technician at the Appalachian Center for Craft (TN). He is a former Resident Artist at Penland. He has also taught workshops at several schools and universities including Penland. Andrew has an MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston).