Forging Spoons & Bowls Workshop
Adult | Registration opens 8/5/2026 8:00 PM EDT
Learn the fundamentals of traditional blacksmithing while forging functional spoons from steel. Students will practice techniques such as drawing, forge welding, riveting, twisting, planishing, and scrolling to create unique table, cooking, tasting, and spoons.
Marsha Trattner
MARSHA TRATTNER holds an MFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design. She teaches sculpture and metal working at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She also runs NYC’s only blacksmithing classes through her studio, She-Weld. Marsha and her work have been featured in the New York Times, Real Simple, New York Daily News, Provincetown Arts, and on NY1, among others. Recent commissions include a banister for Designer Cynthia Rowley, litter baskets for the New York City Department of Sanitation, the bread display for Amy’s Bread, and the world’s first solar-powered chandelier, at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.