Black Forest ArtWorks

This lovely backscratcher is being delivered to the post office this morning.  We hope it'll be enjoyed at its new home, but we couldn...

Hammer-Ins are blacksmithing get-togethers which usually include a demonstration by a master blacksmith, "tailgating" (buying coal...

Here is a blast from the past!  It sure looks smokey, doesn't it? Clearly, beginning blacksmiths aren't terribly good at building fi...

I found this photo online of one of Mike Tanner's guys making the portable coal forge I have.  It was neat to find a shot of it in proce...

Good coal is usually easy to find if you search for blacksmith coal, but the quality varies considerably as I am sure you can imagine.  Coal...

  I have a commission for an adjustable candlestick holder.  It's a beautiful piece, but I've had a bit of difficulty welding the ba...

My Mom sent me this photo of one of my candlesticks in place on her table.  It is really nice to see people enjoying the things I make.

This past summer, I took a week-long blacksmithing class from Mark Aspery.  The entire class was spent trying to create a pass-through ring,...

 Many thanks to my buddy Mark McAfee for this photo from Saturday's Market Fair: -- Posted By Caitlin to Headstands, Hooligans and Hamme...

We had another wonderful day at Market Fair.   The family had all sorts of fun and I had a fun day as well, talking to over 3,500 people dur...

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the fun!  We had a wonderful day:  

Hello everyone, If you've seen the kids recently, they are probably talking to you about Daddy blacksmithing at Market Fair this weekend...

In my forge, creating the parts for a triangular trivet:

I made this light cover last year for St. Aidan's church to solve a problem they had with kids kicking over the light when they were pla...

Our friend Michael Rininger sent this photo of my candle holder at their Hume Day booth.  You can see more about their bees and honey at htt...

I have been working in my forge for over a year now, so I've had enough time to see what works and what doesn't.  Most things work w...

Hello Market Fair visitors-- The Autumn Market Fair is only 1 month away! I've attached a flyer you can print and post or hand out. And ...

These are a couple photos of our friend Michael and Donielle Rininger's candles ( http://fernhillapiary.blogspot.com/ ) today in my cand...

We just returned from a week at Kanuga , an Episcopal retreat center that offers what is basically an old-fashioned family camp with lots of...

We took some nice pieces to Market Fair today: