Craft, Trade, & Manufacturing Courses

Scottsville, NY

Steel Candleholders: Welding, Forming, and Forging

Beginner

This workshop focuses on the creation of a pair of sculptural metal candlesticks, combining functional design with metalworking techniques. Students will learn essential skills in cutting, shaping, welding, and finishing metal, using various shaping tools to craft their own unique pieces. The class will begin with an introduction to working with mild steel, followed by demonstrations of key metalworking techniques. Students will then create initial sketches and experiment with different forms by constructing chipboard prototypes of their candlesticks.

By the end of the workshop, students will have completed a pair of functional, handcrafted metal candlesticks. This class is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience in metalworking, offering practical skills and a solid foundation in working with steel.

Students should bring:

Steel, aluminum, or composite toe leather boots. No mesh or open toed shoes.
Cotton pants and cotton long sleeve shirts. No shorts or short sleeves.
Drinking bottle
Notepad and pencil
Leather work gloves
Material to pack up your project

Course Details

Location18 Maple St, Scottsville, NY 14546, USA

LevelBeginner

Capacity8 students

instructor info

Annalisa Barron

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Languages spoken: English

Annalisa Barron is an interdisciplinary artist based in New York City and Rochester, NY. She graduated from Penn State University with a BFA in painting and drawing in 2013 and with an MFA in sculpture from the Pratt Institute in 2017. Her work has been exhibited at the Cooper Union, University of Rochester, Southern Oregon University, BunkerPROJECTS Gallery (Pittsburgh, PA), U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua, NO/GLOSS film festival (UK), and the Anthology Film Archives (NYC). The Kingdom of Back (2017) was featured in Berlin, Germany, as part of GRRL HAUS Cinema’s 2018 European tour. She served as a panelist for the 2020 NYFA Craft and Sculpture Fellowships and is a recipient of NYSCA’s 2021 DEC Regrant Program/Individual Artist Grant. She has received support from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the New York Film and Video Council, the AAUW, the New York State Inspire Grant, Penn State University, and the Simmons-Jansma Project Renew Grant. Currently, Annalisa teaches in the College of Art and Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. http://www.annalisabarron.com