I'm James, a Brighton based blacksmith. I have worked on several pieces in the past I am immensely pleased with but did not have the opportunity to photograph them so now I'm collecting all my images and putting a few up here. I'm always happy to get feedback on my work so do comment if you wish! Thanks for looking.
As a child growing up I was forever taking things apart and (sometimes) putting them back together which through some curious paths has lead me to become a qualified blacksmith, it was only after I had started that I found out that my grandad was a blacksmith also though shamefully he passed while I was too young to understand anything like that. I love to use my creative and problem solving abilities in work pieces which makes many work pieces have a unique flare to them, if sometimes subtle.
A goal of mine is to have work pieces all over the world one day. Already having a couple in Africa; several in wales and one that travels in a boat a