Andrew Meers

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Andrew Meers is a bladesmith and metalsmith Andrew received his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA and his MFA from Southern Illinois Carbondale. Andrew earned his Mastersmith rating from the American Bladesmithing Society, and is a recipient of the B.R Hughes award. Andrew has been an instructor at Penland, New England School of Metalwork, and Touchstone Center for Crafts, and is a former artist in residence at The National Ornamental Metals Museum, and a former Artist in Residence at Penland School of Craft. Andrew has been an instructor at Penland School of Craft, Peters Valley, New England School of Metalwork, and Touchstone Center for Crafts.

Workshops

Introduction to Bladesmithing

Participants will design and forge a small scale utility knife, focusing on learning and practicing the forging of basic blades. While you can expect to leave with a forged and […]

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