Turn a New Leaf: Natural Forms in Metal - Jesse Blumenthal
Translations of natural forms shift perspectives on how we view the world around us and provide new angles on the materials that make up both the industrial and botanical worlds we occupy. In this residency students will create smithed/hammered objects to demonstrate their understanding of the basic physics of metalworking as well as an applied standard that is inherent to the trade. The central project is the creation of a leaf sculpture from a copper plate cutout. The weight of the hammer, and effort/skill of the precise swing, are meant to open students to the possibilities of complex expression through basic, historic tooling.