ABANA Featured Forgings
Online Exhibition of Forged Work
Favorites of 2023
The theme for this exhibition is Favorites of 2023. We asked smiths and metal artists to show their favorite pieces completed during 2023. The variety of work that was submitted was amazing to see. This online exhibition is a curated showcase of selected works. All entries received will be posted on our social media accounts over the coming weeks. Thank you to all the participants in this inaugural Featured Forgings Online Exhibition.
On view November 15, 2023 – March 15, 2023.
Chris Spilak
Prairie Crocus Sculpture (detail): Forged and fabricated to commemorate Manitoba’s Official Floral Emblem. (Full image above)
Sculptural composition: Knight / Trebuchet on a custom forged table 37″ (W) x 25″ (H) x 19″ (D) in hand forged and fabricated steel. All pieces are forged separately. Private collection Bend, OR 2023. Photos by Anton Yakushev.
Labyrinth Cross. (Right and Left: detail shots) Mild steel, 77” (h) x 38” (w) x 37” (d). A prayer garden sculpture with a single path from the lower corner to the center sphere.
Luc Fiedler
KEYSTONE. Modern architectural construction was the focus of this sculpture. Humor as well, since there are no stone materials…just the shape of a keystone.
Sean Berube
Mini Reef. Stone, steel (tubing, wire, and bits and bobs of mild steel), paint. 18″x12″x12″.
Joshua Gilbert
Ornamental Courtyard Gate. Gate commission for grand entryway/courtyard of a private residence in Chicago. All hand forged parts – leaves, scrolls, Parisian style bands, mostly 1”X 1/2” solid bar, using classical techniques with some modern joinery. Powder coated mild steel with brass lock hardware.
