Artist Statement
 I
originally starting banging on metal (and heads) when
reproducting Japanese armour within a medieval recreation group (the SCA)
in 1972 or thereabouts. In 1983, I took my first blacksmithing course
(held by Dr. Carl van Arnum under the auspices of the Florida Artist
Blacksmith Association or FABA).
I got hooked.
After studying with Fred Caylor (who corrected most of the
bad habits I got into from studying on my own from books) and taking a
course with Don Fogg at the
Campbell Folk School, I was off
into bladesmithing. I've been active in FABA since 1983 and have served as
trustee for several terms, Program Chairman, Editor, and (currently) as
Webmaster.
You can view Steve's work at the Keyhole or at the IronFlower
website. You can contact Steve via e-mail for more information.
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