Location: Triangle L Ranch
Demonstrators: Michael Sobrado and John Kruger
At the Triangle L Guest Ranch In Oracle: There are rooms to rent, and camping is available for $10.00, check out the website: TriangleLRanch.com
Michael Sobrado (Saturday)
Michael has been a blacksmith for the past 15 years and is the owner of Dragonforge Ironworks. The Dragonforge focuses on forged ornamental and structural ironwork. They specialize in furniture, fireplace accessories, and wrought iron art. He has been teaching blacksmithing for the past five years at the Mesa Arts Center and has recently opened a blacksmithing school at his shop. He also conducts demonstrations at numerous venues throughout the year including the American Heritage Festival and the Mesa Old West Days. (See page 14 of the March 2010 newsletter for Michael’s bell article.)John Kruger (Sunday)
is going to be teaching the correct ways to get the most out of your oxy-acetylene torch. He will be showing how to cut with precision and hold your hands and elbows to actually feel the torch and become more efficient with cutting and burning. Plus he is going to cover welding with oxyacetylene, and will share how to weld 16 gauge metal for a air tight seam to make 2 sided items to blow up.Lunch is on your own, there are restaurants nearby.
Saturday evening BBQ, (bring your own meat and beverage)
Sunday breakfast: a headcount will be taken on Saturday of who will be staying,
and for $10.00, Sharon, the owner of Triangle L will treat us to breakfast.
Tailgating, Iron in the Hat, and Show and Tell, BRING YOUR STUFF!!!
Bring chairs to sit on
Bring your hammers
Ira Wiesenfeld has offered his place to anyone who would like to stay or camp there. 520-742-5274 or treeira@hotmail.com
Mary Ann says.......
Folks, I want to tell you this is going to
be a fun get together…Not only is Saturday going to be hands on, but so is
Sunday. On each day, both Michael and John are going to take the time afterwards
to let you try a hand at what you have seen. There will be plenty of work
stations.
On Sunday, after we watch and learn from John, and then spend some time trying
out the techniques ourselves, we are going on a field trip to an artist show
just up the road, where Ken Webb is showing his work, and have a chance to see
other metal artists and different medias…at: Saddle-Brooke Mtn. View C. C.
(Tucson).
On Sunday afternoon, the ranch will be exhibiting artisans who will be showing
Encaustic Painting. Also known as hot wax painting, it involves using
heated medium to which colored raw pigments are added. The molten liquid is
applied to a surface. Metal tools and brushes can be used to shape the paint
before it cools, or heated metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax once it
has cooled onto the surface. Tools such as heat guns, and other methods of
applying heat allow artists to extend the time they have to work with the
material. Because wax is used as the pigment binder, encaustics can be
sculpted as well as painted. Other materials can be encased or collaged into the
surface, or layered, using the encaustic to adhere it to the surface.
The wax surface of an encaustic painting is a protective finish, nothing needs
to be added to preserve the paintings; they will not deteriorate, or discolor.
This technique can be used on metal as a finish/design.