Ellen Durkan is an artist blacksmith and a part time professor at the Delaware College of Art and Design.  She runs her business called Iron Maiden Forge with commissioned work and from her website, www.ellendurkan.com. 

Links:

Ellen Durkans Website  - http://www.ellendurkan.com/forged-fashion.html

Ellen’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ellen.durkan.7?fref=ts

TED Talk on YouTube - http://youtu.be/wCIAtJnxxlQ

Ellen's Iron Maiden Runway Show video - http://youtu.be/WPuzlIj9KOg

What we talked about:

Her Fashion Runway Show at the Delaware Art Museum that showcased 6 of her metal dresses, she is having two more runway shows that includes performances from other artists in Philly or Baltimore.

Iron Maiden Forge is her business and she talks about her goals for growing it

She is currently in 3 boutique stores

An Artist residency that went downhill in upstate NY that led to an online business carrying her jewelry

We talked about how she hears about exhibitions and commissions

How well her website shop is doing

Ellen told us about her TED talk in Baltimore 2013

What she thinks about Etsy

Her Paris Fashion Week corset commission

Tells us about her shop, what’s in it and her new tool that weighs 3000 lbs

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