Artist Friends

Goldhagen Art Glass - glasssblower in Hayesville NC for whom we make iron stands and maintain his website

Kathy Cochran Chastain - painter who lives locally in Brasstown NC whose website I maintain

Metcalfe Roush Forge & Design - my other metalsmithing endeavour, ornamental ironwork, a partnership with my husband Elmer Roush

Enrique Vega - fine ornamental ironwork

Radharc Knives - site of knifemaker Michael Mara

Bill Roberts - Custom Design Metal Arts -  fine ornamental ironwork

Rocio Heredia - chasing and repousse in high relief, smith/teacher

Alex in Welderland - pet urns and memorial candleholders

Designs by Baerreis - wood boxes, bowls and all sorts of other neat stuff.

Heath Satow - contemporary public sculpture

Organisation Links

ArtMetal - Fabulous internet resource for all things involving artistic metalsmithing - jewelry, casting, smithing, chasing etc.

Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN   Evening workshops in jewellery, blacksmithing and other media in the Spring and Fall and  week-long workshops in the Summer.

Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America (ABANA)    -    a good blacksmithing resource

British Artist Blacksmiths' Association (BABA)  -    a great resource to look at ironwork and find out information.

John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC    -    jewelry & blacksmithing classes of differing skill levels are taught year round here, mostly one week, though they also have weekend and two-week classes.

Hands In The Hills - A yearly studio tour of artists’ studios in and around Brasstown NC,

Reciprocal Links

Artmelange - New artists’collective website.

Jewelry Directory - A comprehesive listing of online specialty jewelry retailers organized by jewelry type. No more hit and miss hoping your "search" finds what you want. 100's of jewelry retailers to chose from in one location.

Lynda Metcalfe Jewelry, Brasstown, NC  |  828.835.7313   |