Almost done with the series! #bronze #metalcasting #forgedinthewest #blueskyartshow

Bronze megalodon tooth. #bronze #metalcasting #blueskyartshow

Doing some sand casting today. #bronze #Metalcasting #blueskyartshow

Casting silver skulls. #silver #metalsmithing #bluskyartshow #forgedinthewest

My shop assistants 🐈‍⬛

Rutile and Hematite in Quartz From Bahia, Brazil #gemstones #gemology #minerals #rutile #hematite #quartz #bahia #Brazil #mineralogicalsample #mineralogy #crystal #crystalline #structure

Copper is so beautiful! Can’t wait to turn these castings into jewelry and sculptures. #copper #bluskyartshow #metalsmith

I've been busy in the shop cranking out new work! Check out this new piece over at ladiesofiron.com! #jewelry #artjewelry #blacksmithing #art

Copper pour experiment that went awry… but it’s also kinda cool. #bluskyartshow #copper #metalsmith

Melting copper today. Recycling trash into art. #metalsmith #copper #sustainableart #meltingfurnace

Recycling trash into art. #metalsmithing #meltingfurnace #copper

Melting silver today! #silver #meltingfurnace #metalsmith

Protect yourselves from the sun! ☀️

Are you an artist, crafter, or photographer? Join us in the #ArtYear community & post your work using the #ArtYear hashtag.🌱 Let’s spread joy in the world through art & support each other’s creative practice!✨ Can’t wait to see your art, works in progress, studio shots & art supplies in the feed!🤩🌿

Colorado commute Misty frozen air. Early, Saddleback mountain December morning. #colorado #blueskyartshow #landscape

#blueskyartshow #lightandshadow

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday May 24, 2025 The theme is #LightAndShadow Straight, curvy or otherwise Any art that fits, any skill level Pin the feed to follow along Use both tags to be included Hold your posts till SATURDAY Share the link for the feed when you post More info in the comments

Happy Sunday! 🦋

Look at that shine! ✨

Gearing up to make more of my modern take on Māori patus. All of my art is sustainable using reclaimed materials as much as possible.

Thanks for the @laurieagard.com bump! 💪

Thanks Y❗️ @y-exclamationpoint.bsky.social @lovesdogs.bsky.social @grannycrowe.bsky.social @dodibes.bsky.social @urielandme.bsky.social @pr3vgen.bsky.social @forgedinthewest.bsky.social @henrypenny.bsky.social @corgicafe.bsky.social @mysticwonder.bsky.social @cookievargas.bsky.social

#WeekRforRoads #AlphabetChallenge #Stunday #Quietmoments Wishing my Bluesky friends a peaceful Sunday My phone reminded me of this old picture I'd taken of a road winding on endlessly Seeing this reminds me of a Maori proverb 'I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past.(thread)

A visit from my new pets today! 🦌

MIT following Harvard's lead here

TY💙 @pittsburghlady.bsky.social @judithbolyard.bsky.social @therealkimmymm.bsky.social @thefinaldraft.bsky.social @dannyj73.bsky.social @misslizzy.bsky.social @lexit27.bsky.social @urielandme.bsky.social @katcartoonbooks.bsky.social @forgedinthewest.bsky.social @cookievargas.bsky.social

@jreinermd.bsky.social #medsky www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

My son was at #Coachella last night! Thrilled that Bernie made a surprise visit! Let's go! 💙💙💙

That’s a GREAT idea!!!

. My contribution to the #BlueSkyArtShow for this week. The theme is #Peaceful. I usually go for dramatic in most of my work, so I had to dig deep for this one! Have a great Saturday! #photography #butterfly #EastCoastKin

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. —Sun Tzu, THE ART OF WAR #TheArtofStrategy

Bribes and more bribes, and the country pays the price.

🚨House Republicans just passed a bill that would disenfranchise 70 million married American women. Under the SAVE Act, women who took their spouse’s last name and don't have an updated passport or birth certificate would be turned away at the polls.

I wonder what Martha Stewart would say about all the insider trading going on at the White House.

Yes!

Some new ideas.

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com Makes one wonder if those elected Republicans realise how badly they appear to be played. Only 3-4 elected Republican officials seem to be standing against his nonsense

It’s time for Congress to reign in the Mad King. These tariffs haven’t even hit for real and the world is off the rails. Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.

Some great posters in Denver today!

“It mattered that we came out and protested. It will matter that we continue to protest, that we gum up the works in all sorts of ways. But only if we also take care as we do so.” thewhitepages.net/p/why-the-pr...

#HANDSOFF #protest #goodtrouble Palm Springs playing Cory Booker’s marathon speech on the loud speakers as Many thousands file in to protest! Let’s go! 💙

I discussed the role of strikers in more detail in our series on iron-working (acoup.blog/2020/10/02/c...). Strikers might be apprentices or other semi-skilled laborers; the blacksmith signals what he wants by tapping the iron with a lighter hammer and strikers then deliver it with heavier hammers.

In large operations, we often see (in artwork especially) a single master blacksmith working with up to three strikers. The blacksmith holds the object being worked, but the strikers can each use a heavier two-handed hammer, allowing a lot more muscle power to be employed.

date idea: we learn blacksmithing and then forge swords (perhaps this is several dates)

Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!