Joshua Swalec |
Education and Experience
Graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical High School: study of all welding processes, mechanical drawing, and certified in stick metal arc welding of mild steel in all positions 1998
Blacksmithing course: Touchstone School of Crafts 1998
Jewelery making I and II: Worcester Center for Crafts 1999-2000
18 years experience in blacksmithing, welding, metal fabrication, landscape design and construction.
Active member of the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America and New England Blacksmiths
Awards and Achievements
Awarded Massachusetts Cultural Coalition grant for public art in partnership with the Higgins Armory Museum.
Award winning: Fitchburg Forge-In (regional blacksmithing competition), Intermediate division champion 2000
Professional division champion 2008, and 1st Place- Decorative Trellis Panel 2009.
Artist Statement
I strive to make art which is functional, and which leaves people wondering how it was made. As a blacksmith, I integrate ancient and modern technologies to produce effective and beautiful tools and products. I value making a tool to make a tool to make a part to a finished piece rather than buying an inferior part at the store. Exhibitions
The Sprinkler Factory and Expanding Continuum September 2012
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