Anna R. Koplik
Upcoming 2026 Workshop and Demo Schedule
Spoons, Spatulas, and More!
April 13-17 | Center for Metal Arts | Johnstown, PA
Throughout this workshop, students will learn to make their own functional and decorative spoons, spatulas, and more with a focus on refinement, design, and delicate forging. The class will cover the basics of forging, forming, bending, and file work to make single piece steel utensils. Students will be encouraged to push themselves on accurate forging and explore their own unique details and designs. This class is great for those new to blacksmithing or for people with prior experience who want to build their forging accuracy and design skills. Come learn to make your own unique hand-forged utensils in a fun, enthusiastic, and inclusive environment!
All Levels
Utensil Forging Workshop
May 2-3 | Guilford Art Center | Guilford, CT
Beginner
Tools for the Home
May 7-10 | Maine Craft Association @ Haystack Mountain School of Craft | Deer Isle, ME
Come learn blacksmithing in an enthusiastic and inclusive environment! In this workshop, students will be shown how to heat up metal, swing a hammer at the anvil, and forge hot steel to create their own unique tools for the home. Projects will include functional items such as fire pokers, cooking utensils, and hooks. Students will be taught basic forging techniques, including tapering, twisting, bending, punching, and cutting. Students will also be shown various decorative techniques and given the opportunity to design and personalize their one-of-a-kind forged tools. Come learn the art of blacksmithing and go home with tools for your home that will last a lifetime!
Beginner/All Levels
Power Hammer Basics: Tools and Use
May 11-15 | New England School of Metalwork | Auburn, ME
In this workshop students will learn how to safely and effectively forge with power hammers. We will cover the basics of forging tapers, setting shoulders, and spreading material under the power hammer, as well as go over how to make and use simple power hammer tooling. Students will have the opportunity to use the tooling and techniques practiced in the workshop to design and make their own small architectural samples, such as a shelf bracket. This workshop is geared towards those with some prior forging experience with an interest in expanding their knowledge to include power hammer use.
Seasoned Beginner/Intermediate
Tools for the Home
May 22-24 | Salem Art Works | Salem, NY
Come learn blacksmithing in an enthusiastic and inclusive environment! In this workshop, students will be shown how to heat up metal, swing a hammer at the anvil, and forge hot steel to create their own unique tools for the home. Projects will include functional items such as fire pokers, cooking utensils, and hooks. Students will be taught basic forging techniques, including tapering, twisting, bending, punching, and cutting. Students will also be shown various decorative techniques and given the opportunity to design and personalize their one-of-a-kind forged tools. Come learn the art of blacksmithing and go home with tools for your home that will last a lifetime!
Beginner
No Tonging Around
June 2-5 | New England School of Metalwork | Auburn, ME
In this class students will learn the process of forging their own blacksmith tongs in a fun and enthusiast environment! Tongs are a fundamental tool for blacksmithing, and the ability to forge your own is a valuable skill for any smith to have. Throughout the workshop we will go over the geometry and forging techniques to create multiple styles of tongs. Students will walk away with a set of tongs that suits their forging needs and an understanding of how to fit up and adjust any pair of tongs.
Seasoned Beginner-Intermediate
Slammers and Tongs: Toolmaking for Blacksmiths
June 7-19 | Haystack Mountain School of Crafts| Deer Isle, ME
Learn the art of toolmaking and boost your skills and self-sufficiency as a blacksmith in a welcoming and inclusive environment! In this workshop participants will learn how to make many fundamental tools of the trade. We will cover everything from forging punches, chisels, tongs, and a hammer to heat treating, grinding, and handling. Leave with your own hand-forged tools, the skills to make more on your own, and a greater understanding and appreciation for tools in blacksmithing. Expect lots of striking with sledgehammers, long days in the shop, and silly dance breaks. Prior experience in blacksmithing is recommended; participants should have a basic understanding of how to heat metal in either a coal or gas forge and swing a hand hammer.
Seasoned Beginner
Design and Refine
July 12-24 | Penland School of Craft | Bakersville, NC
In this workshop students will design and create functional and sculptural steel pieces with a focus on refined and delicate forging. We will cover the basics of designing, forging, forming, bending, and file work to make one-of-a-kind pieces. The workshop will start with demos and projects to build techniques and introduce processes. This will expand to encourage independent design work and precise forging skills. Come learn to forge for the first time or to build your forging accuracy and design skills in a fun, enthusiastic, and inclusive environment!
All Levels
Hammer Time
August 3-7 | Touchstone Center for Crafts | Farmington, PA
Come make your own custom hammers that you can use for a lifetime! In this intensive workshop, participants will be guided through making multiple sizes and styles of blacksmith forging hammers. We will cover forging different styles of hammers, including cross peen and rounding hammers, grinding and heat treating, and the shaping and fit up of your own hammer handles. Expect lots of striking with sledgehammers, power hammer forging, and silly dance moves.
Prerequisites: Participants should come with a basic understanding of how to swing a hand hammer at the anvil and how to heat up and move steel.
Intermediate
Hammer and Tongs: Toolmaking for Blacksmiths
September 14-18 | Blacksmithing Guild of Western Maryland | Boonsboro, MD
Learn the art of toolmaking and boost your skills and self-sufficiency as a blacksmith! In this workshop students will be guided through making many fundamental tools of the trade. We will cover everything from forging punches, tongs, and hammers to heat treating, grinding, and handling. Leave with your own hand forged tools and the skills to make more on your own. Expect lots of striking with sledgehammers, long days in the shop, and bad puns.
Seasoned Beginner-Intermediate
