When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guest artist blacksmith Ellen Durkan, right, helps Tony Fenn, of Sarasota, on Tuesday during a four-day workshop at Crooked Path ...

Hammers are hitting against metal and visually showing the door to the classroom. At Pitt Community College, students and locals alike are going beyond the textbook to learn centuries-old trades.

The ancient art of blacksmithing is alive and well in Carroll County. The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland held a weekend-long class teaching students how to make jingle bells ahead of the holiday ...