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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...

Bex Simon

THE BIPOLAR BLACKSMITH – TOP TIPS I am writing this bipolar blog about me, the artist blacksmith, very tongue in cheek. Bipolar is a...

Ceremonia

When I started forging and fabricating professionally, in 2006, the first person I worked for was a woman, Carla Hall (@chmetaldesign). I...

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

Anne Bujold

Hello Internet World, my name is Anne Bujold and I have been doing metal work in various capacities since 2004. I started my journey in...

SIBS Stories: Vess

When I was young I sung, I danced, I had courage & joy & knew no limits, I wrote poetry, I drew, I dreamed. I have found all of that again.

SIBS Stories: Joy Fire

That is why I’m part of SIBs, so I can reach out from where I am and pull more people up here with me. I just want everyone to get to forge.