Monday, November 3, 2014

Caitlin's Smelting Photos in the October issue of The VOICE

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Please check out the October issue of The VOICE , the newsletter of the Blacksmith Organization of Arkansas (BOA) .  They used some of my ...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

Happy Halloween!

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Lest you think we might not have celebrated, here's a photo from an all-day teaching demo at St. Albans School .  I will post more a...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Friday in Focus: Yellow Makes Me Happy

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From my home garden....more cosmos!  
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Grateful for Improved Fire-Making Skills

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One of the wonderful aspects of working at Mt. Vernon is the chance to improve my living history skills.  On any given day, I am given...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Our Blacksmithing Demo at Claude Moore's October Market Fair

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We spent a lovely fall weekend at Claude Moore Colonial Farm's Market Fair.  Jeff and Vince did some great forging, making Frederick...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Friday in Focus: Cosmos at River Farm

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I love Cosmos.  These were enjoyed at River Farm , the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society  -- one of my favorite plac...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Trailer is Fixed!

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We are very thankful to Greg Cool (a welder who is also an actor) who came out to Clifton Mansion last night and fixed out trailer.  W...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

A Paper Marbling Class at Cat Tail Run Hand Book Bindery - A Wonderful Experience

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  A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking a class in paper marbling with Regina and Dan St. Johns, of Chena River Marblers ,...
Monday, October 13, 2014

Our Demo at Clifton Mansion -- What a Day!

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All demos are unique and there is always something surprising, but our demo at Clifton Mansion this past Saturday stood out in the mids...