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Forging in Annapolis Royal

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To continue my mentoring in blacksmithing, I drove to Annapolis Royal to work with artist blacksmith Brad Hall.  This was my first day working with Brad, and it was equally as exciting to work with him, as is has been working with master blacksmith John Little.

Beautiful Annapolis Royal

First, we explored the workshop. So much fun!

Look at the gears of this gorgeous old drill press!

So far, I have only worked with a hammer on an anvil. The thought of working with a power hammer was unimaginable.

This air hammer was going to become my best new friend

Before we got to work, we took a trip over to nearby Bear River, to visit Rob Buckland-Nicks in his fabulous gallery, the Flight of Fancy.

Brad Hall chats with artist and owner Rob Buckland-Nicks at the Flight of Fancy

Don’t miss dropping into that fabulous gallery. Rob has two stories full of the best in original design and craftmanship in “The Flight”. So much so, that he won the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council’s Craft Retailer of the Year last year!  And look how pretty it is there:

This is the fabulous view outside The Flight

When we returned to Annapolis Royal, it was finally time to light the forge!

Brad Hall's forge

Thanks to Tiiu Poder of Aphrodite Art and Fashion for taking our portrait when she came to visit Brad to acquire some of his fabulous work for her new gallery store in Antigonish!

Ready to start mentoring: here I am with Brad Hall in his studio gallery shop.

I’ll tell you more about this visit in my next post! This time, I got some good photos of my work in progress.

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2 Comments

    • Hello Julianna,
      sorry I missed your comment previously. I actually haven’t been in touch with Brad in a while. I might give him a call, and if I do, I’ll certainly relate your regards!
      Take care,
      Dorothée Rosen

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