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To finish the Metal Museum’s month-long celebration of Women’s History Month and our participation in the #5WomenArtists campaign, sponsored by the National ...

"David Pimentel was an active and highly visible member of the metalsmithing community. ...His presence was immense, and he will unquestionably be remembered...

"The innovative and creative jewelry [Freund] has made has greatly enriched our decorative arts history in the area of personal adornment. One could define h...

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight the work of Manuel Guerra (d. 1997), an Ecuadorian locksmith. Known for crafting chest loc...

By Lindsey Roark, Arts Intern in Collections Kenneth Lynch & Sons, founded by Kenneth Lynch (1906-1989), is an ornamental metal company that produces urban s...

"Metal has permanence. It is by its very nature hard, strong - to be able to work it like clay when it's hot is magic. Forging material in its plastic state ...

"Vivian is arguably one of the most talented young designer-makers that I‘ve seen in a long time. Her creative use of industrial materials in producing well ...

“Every blow from Carl Jennings’ hammer delivered something of his life force, forging a unique body of work that combined the ancient traditions of the maste...

Cozette Phillips (b. 1976) is an interdisciplinary sculptor and metalsmith working out of Pasco, Washington. In 1998, she earned a BFA in Sculpture and Illu...

Elizabeth Brim was born in 1951 and grew up in Columbus, Georgia. In 1974, she graduated from Columbus College (now Columbus State University), with a BA in...

This month’s collections post is a little different. Instead of highlighting one artist in our Permanent Collection, I wanted to bring your attention a proj...

Jan Brooks was born in Quanah, Texas in 1950. She first fell in love with metalworking during a jewelry camp where she learned from Marion Cole, an art teach...

“The ultimate is understanding the language of symbolism, (the universal language in diagram form). This is the symbolism by which we learn to speak in all w...

(Fred Fenster talking about his work. Video courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison.) “There’s nothing sophisticated about the techniques I’m using. I’...

This month we’re featuring Sung-Ran Kim, a Korean-born metalsmith and pioneer in the technique of electroforming. Kim was born in Seoul in 1960. In 1984, sh...

"I know many wonderful artists, but I know very few 'craftsmen.' Elliott Pujol is a great Kansas artist and craftsman." -- M.D. Michaelis, chairman of Empris...

This month’s Inside the Collection post is a little different – instead of featuring an artist from our Permanent Collection, this month we’re highlighting a...

“Today we make jewelry and wearable art from any material that we choose but it was Fred Woell who in the 1960s broke the rules and paved the way for us. Fre...

“I used to think that my artwork was a way to explore materials, tools, and techniques while learning new ways to make decorative objects. I have come to re...

“I get fueled by making things. It still amazes me that I can take an old steel pipe and reshape it and add copper to it and it becomes something else.” – Bo...