Fine art in hand-forged metals.

I have been forging metals professionally since 2014. From 2015-2020 I ran a non-profit educational blacksmithing shop that served the formerly homeless of Austin, Texas. Over the course of my decade-long metalworking journey I’ve had the opportunity to work with master smiths from across Europe and North America, soaking up techniques that have formed the grammar of my artistic expression at the anvil.

In 2020 I began producing sculptural and utilitarian metalwork as a full-time commission artist-blacksmith. I work with collectors to understand their vision and embody it in meticulously forged, fabricated and hand-finished metalworks built to stand the test of time.

It has been an honor to materialize the dreams of a broad range of wonderful clients, both in the US and abroad. Whether for private collections, corporate grounds, or liturgical spaces, I am thrilled to work with collectors who value hand-made, heirloom-quality, one-of-a-kind artwork in forged metals.

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My studio is located in Spicewood, Texas, where I live with my wife and two sons.

In addition to commissioned artwork, the studio is available for demonstrations, field trips and private workshops.

For more information, or to inquire about a project you have in mind, please reach out below.

Curriculum Vitae

  • 2015 - 2017 Austin Community College, Architectural and Ornamental Metals

    2005 - 2010 University of Texas at Austin, BFA Literature

  • 2021 8th Catholic Arts Biennial, Verostko Center, Latrobe, PA

    2019 - present, permanent installation at Community First! Village, Austin, TX

    2019 Casual Density, Charles Adams Studio Project’s 5 & J Gallery, Lubbock, TX

    2018 Five Black Letters, Charles Adams Studio Project’s 5 & J Gallery, Lubbock, TX

  • 2024 Demonstrator, Northwest Blacksmith Association Spring Conference, Longview, WA

    2016 - 2020 Co-producer, annual Austin Forging Competition, Community First! Village, Austin, TX

    2013 - 2020 Program Director, Community Forge, Community First! Village, Austin, TX

    2019 Studio assistant, Claudio Bottero, Penland School of Crafts, NC

    2018 Group demonstrator, California Blacksmith Association Conference, Placerville, CA

    2017 Assistant to demonstrator Claudio Bottero, Florida Artist Blacksmith Association Conference, Ocala, FL

    2017 Assistant to demonstrator Haley Woodward, Combo-Demo at Steephollow Forge, Bryan, TX

    2016 Assistant to demonstrator Jake James, Artist Blacksmith Association of North America Conference, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Koons, Zac. “A Bronze Serpent Processional Cross,” Covenant, 2024, March 11

    Shirley, Stuart. “Technique, Driven by Story,” The Anvil’s Ring, Fall 2022

    Lopez, Ana M. “Forging Community in Austin, Texas,” Metalsmith Tech, Fall-Winter 2020

    Dodd, Johnny. “Building a Community for the Homeless,” People, July 29, 2019