Brim was raised in Columbus, Georgia and received her MFA
in printmaking from the University of Georgia in 1979.
Soon after she began taking classes at the Penland School of
Crafts, studying ceramics, woodworking, metals, and finally
blacksmithing. She continued to volunteer and work at
Penland, until she became an instructor and
iron studio coordinator in 1995. She held that post until
2001, and now lives in Penland where she works as a full time
studio artist.
Brim has taught blacksmithing at Penland, Haystack School
in Deere Island, ME and, Peters Valley Craft Center in
Layton, NJ and has been a visiting artist at several
institutions, including the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her
work has been included in several important invitational
exhibitions and is represented in the Horn Collection in Little
Rock, AR and the White House Art Collection.
About her work, Brim says “My sculptures are made using
both innovative and ancient blacksmithing techniques. I am
thinking about my heritage and what is expected of me as a
Southern woman, making fun of myself and creating the
world as I want it to be.”
above image: Mama's Hat, 2007