Mark-Blacksmith mentor
Mark is a mentor in the SIBs Mentorship Program that is currently in progress. We always ask mentors and mentees if they would like to...
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Sterling Sam
Sterling was a recipient of one of our monthly Monty to Burn mini grant drawings. Many thanks for sharing more of your story with us...
Queer+Metals project updates
{Queer} + {Metals} is a curatorial project of SIBs friend Rebekah Frank. Check out these updates, and be sure to take a look at the...
An open shop, spoons, and transformative forging
SIBs governance committee member Rachel David shares about her casual forging events for folks who are and have historically been...
MORGAN ASOYUF:ROYAL PORTRAIT
Have a quick read about this beautiful show at The Metal Museum, and be sure to go check it out if you are in the Memphis, Tennessee area!
Visionaries in Craft, SIBs feature in American craft magazine
We were honored to be included in the Visionaries in Craft section of the recent issue of the American Craft Societies' magazine. Scroll...
Forging New Paths
Rachel David, Elizabeth Brim, and Ellen Durkan take artistic blacksmithing into new territory. Click the link to head to the American...
From Artisans to Artists:African American Metal Workers in Memphis
Check out this quick read and be sure to visit the exhibition if you are in the area!
Adrian Cruz, Scholarship Recipient
Hello, my name is Adrian Cruz and I am a recipient of the grant from Desert Metal Craft in Tucson, AZ. Through your generosity and...
Queer+Metals: A digital project and exhibition by Craftspace UK
Take a look at this fantastic project!
Who Built New Orleans?: The Untold Story Of Black Blacksmiths
It is so important to know this history, give it a read!
RANGER: SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT AT DESERT METAL CRAFT
Thank you for the scholarship! With the scholarship, I bought myself and my father a class at Desert Metal Craft, where we both got to...
Ilse Ideler
I was scrolling the internet for photos of women blacksmiths when I found the SIB website. I was thrilled to find a group sharing the...
Carolyn Farris
My name is Carolyn, I am 29 years old. I am a female, queer, blacksmith with Polyfragmented DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). As the...
Becca Cerra
I am a Queer, Physically Disabled, Mentally Ill, Female Artist. Each of these identities has shaped my life, my artistic voice, and how I...
Lisa Geertsen
Hi, my name is Lisa Geertsen. I’ve been a blacksmith since 1999 and been doing metal sculpture since 1994. I got my BFA in sculpture from...
Heather Mallory
I am happy to share what I can, though I don't know how much I have to give at this time. I am relatively new to the craft. I have over...
Jami Tosto
My name is Jami (she/her), and I’m a trans artist blacksmith in rural northern Michigan. Besides ironwork, my resume is a diverse constellat
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