I was very excited to attend the Sisters In Steel event in beautiful Annapolis Royal. Three women blacksmiths gave talks and demonstrations, and everyone was invited to try their hand at it!
It turned out to be a fabulously gorgeous day, which was such a blessing, as the portable forges were, of course, set up outside.
The women blacksmiths who were kind enough to talk about their work and show us how to swing a hammer were Becky Little, Alexa Jaffurs, and Barbara Schmeisser.
And then everybody got to try!
I loved the different portable forges.
Brad Hall, a local blacksmith and one of the organizers of this event, was on hand to help:
Louise Renault, host of CBCs Information Morning, was there, and did a lovely piece on the event. Click here for the podcast!
I had a really great time. This was the perfect lead-in to my exploration in blacksmithing by way of mentoring with Brad Hall and John Little. I am off to my first day in John Little’s studio tomorrow! I can’t wait…
