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Lisa Geertsen – The Blacksmithing Tricycle that’s “been around”!

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Lisa Geertsen is an artist blacksmith in Seattle, Wa. She owns and operates Firelight Forge, located in the Equinox Studios building in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. Firelight Forge operates solely on custom commissions ranging from architectural work to sculpture.  In 2013 she accepted the position of Metal and Stone Studio Manager at Pratt Fine Arts Center in addition to the classes she teaches there regularly.

 

  • Studied Fine Art and Sculpture at West Virginia University
  • Her introduction to blacksmithing through working at an Ornamental Metal Working business that had a women as the head blacksmith, Laura Goemat
  • How active she is with her regional blacksmith association and how many women blacksmiths are members with the Northwest Blacksmith Association
  • Pratt Fine Arts Center and teaching blacksmithing classes for the past 7 years and now the Metal and Stone Sculpture Manager,
  • On Lisa’s website I saw a tricycle that I loved, she talks about the story behind the tricycle
  • How big her shop is and what kind of tools are in it. Can you talk to us about your pricing strategies? 
  • How she prices her work
  • 15 Artists in 15 Minutes in notes on FB

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    Lisa's Links:

    Firelight Forge Website

    Lisa’s Pratt Fine Arts email - [email protected]

    Facebook page

    Instagram - firelightforge

    Pratt Fine Arts Center Blacksmithing classes, Seattle,Washington - http://www.pratt.org/classes/class-subject/subject-blacksmithing/

     

     

     

     

     

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