Daytown, Ontario
Phone - 905 691 8101
Phone - 905 691 8101
Megan Carter
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Mike Armstrong
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Megan Carter
Megan has been artistically inclined throughout her life. Following visual arts studies at Halliburton School of The Arts and Design she eagerly moved into the blacksmith shop to translate her eye for line and shape into metal. Since then it has been a path of learning and exploration into the medium, transforming her love of blacksmithing into a business focused on design of quality ironwork. In North America where the tradition of apprenticeship is not strong, Megan has had to seek out her teachers. Spending time visiting and working in other artists' shops, attending demonstrations and workshops is always a great source of inspiration, providing the fuel to carry on a new path or to try a new technique. Megan's interests in blacksmithing vary greatly, from sculptural forms featuring traditional joinery to fine, functional tools. |
Mike Armstrong
An interest in metalworking began early for Mike with manufacturing technology and welding training. After understanding the modern ways of metal fabrication he chose to reach back to the roots of metal work. He draws his inspiration from the early ironwork of blacksmiths, who have created similar objects many years ago by using the same tools and techniques that Mike uses today. Mike currently enjoys practicing locksmithing, fascinated with the tiny craftsmanship of hand made locks. He has been collecting old locks to study and remake these tiny and complicated functional pieces. Mike has also been collecting old hand tools that would have been made by a blacksmith. Studying their size, dimension and clues of how they were made he has been reproducing these old tools. |
After their studies at Haliburton School of The Arts and Design, Mike Armstrong and Megan Carter combined their skills and efforts to become Armstrong and Carter Ironworks. In January 2012 they opened their own shop.