This week I am heading north to Denver and Loveland, Colorado. I have the honor of teaching a pre-conference workshop and then presenting at the Colorado Metalsmithing Association (CoMA) Conference. I will be in the company of some really talented people. Other speakers include Pat Pruitt, Haley Bates, and Andy Cooperman. I am also looking forward to seeing a lot of friends and making even more. It does my soul good to spend time with my metalsmithing community.
The workshop is Stitch and Dip. We will create volumetric forms by sewing together very thin copper sheet and stabilizing it by applying liquid enamel. I never know exactly what people are going to do with this technique and the results always open my mind to more possibilities.
My conference presentation is going to be a standard artist’s talk followed by a quick demo of the workshop techniques. There are day passes if people cannot make it to the whole weekend, and many other fun side activities planned (Trivia Night!).
Forging the future 2025 conference logo in distressed font