I am delighted to have received a letter from The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths confirming the Court of Wardens have approved my application for a Silver Medal this autumn 2025. The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths came into existence to control the quality of blacksmiths and their ironwork in the City
Please join me again this summer for my Marlborough Open Studio weekends. I will be open for the last two weekends 11 – 5pm on Saturday 19th & 26th and Sunday 20th and 27th July. For those that work at the weekend and want to come on a Friday, I
News from the Forge and upcoming exhibitions this summer 2025 Following the sucess of ‘Curators Corner’ exhibition at The Pound in April this year, you can see a selection of Melissa’s forged metal sculptures at Talos Art Gallery. Located in rural Wiltshire, Talos Art Gallery is in Heddington near Calne
Pound Arts, Corsham, Wiltshire This winter, in the depths of the dark grey skies, I have been working on some new landscape sculptures for the Curator’s Corner exhibition at Pound Arts, Wiltshire’s flagship arts centre in Corsham, near Bath. Expanding the landscape work made previously in both forged and fabricated
Following a busy few weekends for Marlborough Open Studios, the forge is a little quieter. I am now catching up on some orders and planning new work for the next exhibition in Shed 7 this coming winter. With over 300 people visiting the forge and gallery over the two weekends,
PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 2024 Selected by The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. Melissa was asked to design and make a unique gift for the late Queen Elizabeth II. The hand-drawn design was presented and approved by Queen Elizabeth II in June 2022. A permanent home for the birdbath has now been
