Houston
Area
Blacksmith's
Association
7418 Branch Point
Houston, TX 77095-2649
2006
Board of Directors
Richard Boswell
27923 FM 2978
Magnolia, TX
77354
281-356-5205
Tee Hines
281-356-1340
and Secretary
Dave Koenig
281-855-2869
Cathy Porter
and Board Member
Les Cook
281-481-2457
James Porter
Tim Bailey
713-398-4086
Mark Finstad
713-528-0452
Ed Malmgren
713-673-3286
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Resources
ABANA
ABANA Demonstrator Guideline
North Texas
Blacksmiths Association
Balcones Forge
Louisiana Metalsmiths
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Maps
Bowls and Vessel Makingat Components
in Houston
The February HABA meeting will be a vessel making workshop. This meeting is being planned in response to the Call for Bowls and Artworks as described below. This will be at Ed Malmgren's shop in Houston.Clint Jones from Beaumont will be the featured demonstrator. Clint will show us a couple ways to make a vessel. If you have any vessels you made, please bring them along for the Show-n-Tell table....the more ideas the better!
If you are interested in making a vessel as requested in the call below, please contact Dave Koenig at 281-855-2869 or at tudorforge@sbcglobal.net . Let him know what you would like to contribute. He will keep a list of expected donations from HABA members and inform the coordinator of this event, Tom Perry, as to what he can expect from the blacksmiths. Tom would like to collect completed vessels by the end of January if possible but will certainly accept vessels after this date.Although the weather outside was blustery, wet and cold, we were comfy, warm and well fed indoors....and here are a few of the photos. Click to enlarge.
More photos (wish we had a video) of Clint's demo are at Clint's Demo.
After the demo and feeding, Dave and Les made some vessels. Here are some photos of Dave Koenig cold working a plate into a saucer at Dave's Project.
Photos of the items brought for Show and Tell are a must see by clicking HABA Bowls.
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Call for Bowls and Artworks
Please Join Local Artists and Craftspeople for Houston’s Second Annual Empty Bowls Event March 3 & 4, 2006.
The Empty Bowls Initiative is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople across the country to feed the hungry in their communities. The Houston Empty Bowls Committee along with the Houston Food Bank and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft are seeking contributions of handmade bowls and artworks from local artists and craftspeople.
Houston’s Second Annual Empty Bowls Event will be March 3rd & 4th, 2006. It starts on Friday in the Heritage Room of the J. P. Morgan Chase Bank downtown and continues Saturday at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. The bowls and artworks will be sold or auctioned at the Friday and Saturday soup luncheons with all proceeds going to the Houston Food Bank.
Hundreds of local artists and craftspeople donated bowls last year. Hundreds of Houstonians purchased the bowls. We raised more than $16,000 to help feed the hungry in Houston and neighboring counties and communities. We hope to do even better this year!
Bowls need not be functional! In terms of size, think of bowls for holding soup, rice, tea, individual dinner salad, cereal, ice cream -- or for nonfood bowls for holding paper clips, marbles, a collection of business cards, potpourri, soap, .....
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When & Where :
Saturday, February 18 :
The schedule looks like this for Saturday morning:
- 8:00 am : Sign in and setup
- 8:30 am : HABA Meeting and Announcements
- 9:00 am : Begin Demo
- 9:00 am : Begin Workshop
- 12 pm : Break for Lunch
- 1 pm : Continue Workshop
- 5 pm : Conclude
Where :
Components Etc.
8866 North Loop East
Houston, TX 77029
Directions
The shop is on the feeder road on the inside of East Loop 610, in North West corner at McCarty St. Components Etc. is the yellow building by a Citgo Station in the northwest corner of North Loop 610 East at McCarty. If you need to get in touch with Ed, call 713-673-3286.
For those of you who are interested in learning more about bowls and vessels, more information may be found at these sites :
- Jeff Fetty bowl forging
- Making Bowl Gouges
- Bowl Examples
- Works of blacksmith Tom Joyce
- A Fruit Bowl
- A Copper Bowl
- Plate and Bowl Holders
- Iron in the Wind Exhibition
- Swan Bowl
What to Bring
Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!
Bring your forges and tools. A number of forges will be available.
Plan to bring a lunch or eat at a local restaurant.
Bring a chair to sit in.
You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings! Bring a Guest!
Bring your Membership Dues if you want to work at a forge and are not a current Member !
Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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