Dedicated to Francis Whitaker,

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1 Dedicated to Francis Whitaker, ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLACKSMITHING CONFERENCE XXVII August 9 August 13, 2017 Carbondale Colorado Rocky Mountain Smiths is pleased to announce the Rocky Mountain Blacksmithing Conference XXVII, held at the Francis Whitaker Blacksmith School on the campus of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado. Check-in begins Wednesday, August 9 at 1:00 P.M., with dinner at 5:30. Demonstrations begin Thursday, August 10, at 8:00 A.M. and run through Saturday, August 12. Featured are demonstrations by well-known smiths, hands on forging clinics, a forging competition, a gallery and silent auction. The conference promises to be a sharing and inspirational experience, and we invite you to participate. Lodging and meals are available at the conference site and motels and camping are nearby. The Carbondale area boasts some of the finest summer activities in the state. There s ample time to socialize and enjoy the Colorado summer. Come early and stay late! ABOUT THE WHITAKER BLACKSMITH SCHOOL The Francis Whitaker Blacksmith School was established in 1989 following Francis s closing of the Mountain Forge in Aspen. The school is an excellent teaching facility. There are six forges, set in pairs under common hoods, located in the center of the shop. Each is fully equipped with the necessary hand tools and post vise. Work tables, layout table and other equipment line the perimeter of the large and well-lit shop. Specialized jigs, fixtures and study pieces hang on the walls. Evening open forging sessions will be held at which you may practice what you have learned. DEMONSTRATORS It is a pleasure to introduce our demonstrators, all masters of their craft. On the following pages you will find brief bios of this year s three demonstrators: Monica Coyne, Rachel David, and John Winer. A group project will also be completed. The demonstrators will be available in the evenings during Open Forge. Page ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

2 Monica Coyne Monica Coyne studied Industrial Arts at Humboldt State University with an emphasis in woodworking. She began blacksmithing in She is an instructor with the California Blacksmith Association (CBA). She has been a featured demonstrator for the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America (ABANA),The Northwest Blacksmith Association (NWBA) and the CBA conferences. Her work has been published in The Anvil's Ring, HEPHAISTOS the International German Metalworks Magazine, Ironwork Today 4, NOMMA magazine Skills of a Blacksmith, Traditional Joinery, by Mark Aspery, and Fine Homebuilding Magazine To see examples of her work please visit Or MonicaCoyneArtistBlacksmith? ref=hl Page 2 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

3 Rachel David Rachel David is a sculptor working primarily with forged steel. Her work is concerned with social justice, community, emotional communication and the environment. She has been a visiting artist and teacher around the country including Appalachian center for Craft (TN), The Crucible (CA), and the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Her work has been published in books and magazines including Ironwork Today 4, Imago Mundi; Reparations, (T)Here Magazine, FFJ: Formed And Fabricated Journal. While her studio practice also includes commercial projects for a national client base, her unique furniture and sculpture have been collected by the City of New Orleans, Helis Oil Foundation and numerous private collections around the country. Rachel has always had a consuming creative streak and works diligently to improve her skill as a metalworker and as a citizen of the world. Page 3 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

4 John Winer The story of my life reads like a Tom Robbins novel. At eighteen years of age, I found myself a full time street musician in the city of New Orleans. By the age of twenty one, I had preformed in bars, festivals, on street corners and in prisons in close to forty states. I'd had a radio show at the University of South Carolina at seventeen. By thirty, I had become a landowner in the mountains of East Tennessee where I still reside, and was pursuing a life as an organic market farmer. Unable to make a living selling produce and needing tools and contraptions for the farm, I became an itinerant Millwright/welder and that is what paved the way to becoming a blacksmith. As an artist/blacksmith, I have produced high end architectural work as well as furniture designs for a leading iron furniture company. My work can be seen in the Anvil's Ring, The Hammer's Blow, Furniture Style Magazine, High Country Magazine and Kitchen Trends Magazine. I have also been featured in the books From Fire To Form, Ironworks Today 3, and The Art Of Community, the Janet and Jim Ayres Collection. I currently run a small smithy on my farm and take a very musical and improvisational approach to the design concentrating on the fluidity and motion of line. Page 4 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

5 ACCOMMODATIONS Colorado Rocky Mountain School will provide reasonably priced lodging in double occupancy, shared bath, dorm style rooms for the evenings of August 9, 10, 11, & 12 and ten meals beginning with dinner on Wednesday the 9 th through breakfast and sack lunch on Sunday August 13 th. The cost is $260 per person, double occupancy. There are limited rooms available and they are given out on a first-come first-serve basis. Pre-registration and pre-payment is strongly encouraged. Facilities can accommodate couples, families and singles. Meals for persons with other accommodations are $130 for the 10 meals provided, or $35 for 3 breakfasts, or 3 lunches, and $40 for 3 dinners only. Again, it is strongly encouraged that you pre-register and prepay for meals. All registrants are invited to the Saturday night BBQ - it s included in your registration fee. Camping: there will be no camping or sleeping in cars or RVs allowed on the school grounds. Primitive camping is available 4 miles from CRMS at Will Perry s shop: $20 each to help pay for porta-potty, no other facilities. Pre-registration only, limited to ten campers. There are local camp grounds in the area. The BrB Crystal River Campground is recommended. Clean, with good bathrooms and hot running showers, fire rings right on the Crystal River, it's one of the best bets in the area, only seven miles from the conference. They have cabins and RV & tent sites. It's quite popular so advanced reservations are highly recommended ( ).Please visit their web site at Motels: hotels, bed and breakfasts and camping facilities are located within a 15-mile radius of Carbondale. GETTING TO CARBONDALE By Car: Carbondale is approximately 3½ hours (172 miles) from Denver via I-70. Aspen and Vail are each an hour s drive away. Grand Junction is 1-½ hours (89 miles) via From Denver, take 1-70 west to Glenwood Springs, Exit 116. Take Highway 82 south approximately 13 miles to Highway 133. Turn right onto Highway 133 to Carbondale and continue to Main St. (round about). Turn right onto Main St. and continue as the road bears to right and becomes 106 Rd. Continue on the road until you reach the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. Turn right on Whitaker Road. Registration will be at the blacksmith shop. By Bus: Greyhound provides service to Glenwood Springs. Roaring Fork Transit Authority provides hourly service to Carbondale from Glenwood Springs and from the Aspen airport. By Train: Passenger train service is available to Glenwood Springs via Amtrak (passenger service, ) with daily stops both east and westbound. By Air: Denver International Airport, Sardy Field in Aspen, Grand Junction s Walker Field, The Avon/Eagle airport. Conference Registration or Conference Registration Questions/Problems Contact: Dan Nibbelink st St., Berthoud, CO Phone: registrar@rockymountainsmiths.org Pre-registration is recommended. Confirmation will be sent only if a legible address or SASE is provided. Everyone attending the conference, including spouses, must sign and submit the attached liability waiver. Parent or guardian must sign for each minor. Make copies of waiver form if necessary. Page 5 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

6 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMITHS CONFERENCE GALLERY Rocky Mountain Smiths Conference Gallery is for displaying blacksmiths works. All conference participants are encouraged to bring one or more pieces to show. Smiths of all skill levels are encouraged to exhibit. Please label all items with your name and a brief description of the piece. If the piece is for sale please list the price and if not for sale please mark NFS. RMS requests a donation of 10% of all sales. RMS is not able to provide any shipping or receiving services for gallery items. In addition to the general gallery there will be a special gallery area for New Smiths. SILENT AUCTION and IRON-IN-THE-HAT Everyone is encouraged to contribute blacksmithing works, tools, books and other items of interest to blacksmiths. Auction pieces will be on display during conference daylight hours and in the evening. Bid on an item by writing your name and offer on the item s bid sheet. Minimum bids and increments will be set for each auction item. Auction items will be sold to the highest proper bidder. Bidding will close at 5:30pm Saturday evening. All winning bids are to be paid for and picked up at that time. Iron-in-the-Hat is a drawing for items donated and tickets will be sold during the conference. Drawing will be held just before the silent auction. Proceeds of the gallery, silent auction and Iron-in-the-Hat will benefit Rocky Mountain Smiths and other blacksmithing organizations as determined by the RMS Board. FORGING COMPETITION The forging competition always produces something VERY interesting! New smiths and old are encouraged to participate. It's very light hearted and a lot of fun. The forging competition takes place after dinner on Thursday evening. VENDERS and TAILGATERS If you are interested in being a vendor (i.e.: setting up inside the gallery with a table, etc.), please contact RMS President Scott Kertschmer for availability. Due to the smaller, more intimate size of both our gallery space and our conference in general, we limit the number of professional venders. Tailgaters may show up as they like. Anyone is allowed to be a tailgater and sell tools, equipment, etc., in our parking lot area. RMS asks that all tailgaters please donate something to either Iron in the Hat and/or Silent Auction. Notes about the 2017 Rocky Mountain Blacksmithing Conference: Conference check-in will begin at 1:00 p.m. on August 9 and will continue through August 12. Registration fee includes RMS membership thru the next fiscal year (Sept. 30, 2018). Confirmation will be sent only if an address or a SASE is provided. Eye protection required in forging areas. Ear protection is strongly recommended. THERE IS NO SMOKING ANYWHERE ON THE CRMS CAMPUS Page 6 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

7 27th Rocky Mountain Blacksmithing Conference, Aug 9-13, 2017 Registration Form Name: Mailing address City State ZIP (legible) Phone: ( ) Full names of family accompanying you: Spouse/significant other Children/ages: EARLY BIRD postmarked by July 15 LATE BIRD postmarked after July 15 AMOUNT PAID REQUIRED CONFERENCE FEE, PER PERSON includes one BBQ ticket per person Participant (includes RMS membership for FY 2018) $175 $200 $ Spouse / significant other / child 12+. (not your employees!) $50 $60 $ Child under 12 no registration fee, but must pay lodging/meals LODGING AND MEAL OPTIONS, PER PERSON You may take lodging and meals elsewhere if you prefer. Lodging and all meals at school package, including Wednesday dinner, Sunday breakfast and farewell sack lunch. Lodging is twin bed in two-person dorm room. Blanket, pillow, towel, washcloth included. Shared bath down the hall. Participant lodging and all meals $ 260 $ 270 $ Spouse/significant other/each child 12 or older $ 260 $ 270 $ Child under 12 staying in room with parent(s), each $ 50 $ 60 $ Meals only package without school dorm lodging. Rates are per person regardless of age (school policy). All meals, Wednesday dinner through Sunday sack lunch $ 130 $140 $ Breakfasts only, Thur, Fri and Sat (no Sunday breakfast) $ 35 $ 40 $ Lunches only, Thur, Fri and Sat (no Sunday sack lunch) $ 35 $ 40 $ Dinners only, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday $ 40 $ 45 $ Camping is available off-campus. Limited availability. $ 20 $20 $ OTHER THINGS YOU MAY WANT T-Shirts. 100% cotton, $14 in advance, $15 at conference. Order now to avoid disappointment we will not stock all sizes at the conference. Indicate quantity of each size/style you want. Men s conference logo S M L XL XXL XXXL Qty x price = $ Men s RMS logo S M L XL XXL XXXL Qty x price = $ Women s conference logo S M L XL XXL XXXL Qty x price = $ Advance purchase 12-DVD 2015 conference video set. All of the conference demonstrators will be included. Sets x $90 = $ Extra Saturday Night BBQ ticket for guest Qty x $15 $ Other $ TOTAL ENCLOSED $ Pre-registration is recommended. Confirmation will be sent only if a legible address or SASE is provided. Everyone attending the conference, including spouses, must sign and submit the attached liability waiver. Parent or guardian must sign for each minor. Make copies of waiver form if necessary. Page 7 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

8 Rocky Mountain Smiths Liability Waiver to be signed by all attending RMS events Revised 7/2015 I am signing this waiver so that I may attend a conference, workshop, demonstration or other event sponsored by Rocky Mountain Smiths, a nonprofit corporation (RMS). I understand that blacksmithing and related activities involve inherent risks and dangers for both participants and spectators which can cause serious injury or death. I hereby unconditionally waive any right that I might otherwise have to recover damages or other relief from RMS, it s officers, directors, members, employees, agents or other representatives, any demonstrators or other participant in the event and the owner or operator of any facility at which the event occurs, as a result of any personal injury or property damage that I may suffer in the course of or in connection with the event, including, without limitation, injury or damage arising out of acts or omissions constituting negligence or gross negligence or facts or conditions that would give rise to premises liability. I further agree not to bring any suit based in whole or in part on any claim covered by this waiver. I understand that RMS would not admit me to the event in absence of this waiver and confirm that my admission constitutes adequate consideration for this waiver. By signing this waiver I agree to wear eye protection at all times in the forge, and ear protection when appropriate or when advised to do so. ADULTS (Registrant print name) (Spouse/significant other print name) (Signature) (Signature) (Date) (Date) Emergency contact: Phone Any other method of quick contact MINORS If the person attending the event is a minor, this waiver must also be signed on the minor s behalf by a parent or legal guardian. The signature of a person as parent or legal guardian constitutes a warranty that such a person has authority to sign on behalf of the minor. (Minor s name) (Minor s name) (Print name of parent or legal guardian) (Print name of parent or legal guardian) (Signature of parent or legal guardian) (Signature of parent or legal guardian) (Date) (Date) Emergency contact: Phone Any other method of quick contact Page 8 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017

9 2017 Rocky Mountain Smiths Conference Schedule Page 9 ~ FORGE FACTS ~ A Publication of the Rocky Mountain Smiths ~ Spring 2017