I am very pleased to announce that once again this summer I will be teaching the Art of blacksmithing to the young men attending Falling Creek Camp in Tuxedo, North Carolina. Falling Creek Camp was featured in the August 6, 2007 edition of TIME Magizine.

George Matthews lives in Saluda, North Carolina and is an accomplished artistan with works exhibited in galleries throughout the south, as well in various architectural resource publications. His products include decorative exterior iron work, beautiful and practical accents for use in the home, and sculptural works of art for the enhancement of indoor and outdoor spaces. (See the representative samples shown below)

Mr. Matthews was instrumental in the formation of the Falling Creek Blacksmith Guild, a non profit organization dedicated to the preservation and instruction of the ancient art of traditional blacksmithing; the performance of community service projects forged by Guild members; and, through presentations and demonstrations by the Guild members on behalf of non-profit, community, and civic organizations and educational institutions. Mr. Matthews and the formation of the Guild were recently featured in a Hendersonville, NC, Times-News.

Between 2001 and 2005 George Matthews was the artist in residence at a camp for boys near Tuxedo, North Carolina. For a number of years, he taught beginning, intermediate and advanced blacksmithing courses at a local community college in Henderson County. Most recently, he taught a beginning workshop for Tryon Arts and Crafts in Tryon, NC. Please follow this link for Tryon Arts and Crafts for future workshops Mr. Matthews will be teaching.

He is also a member of ABANA, the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America and the Gulf Coast Blacksmith Association. George enjoys sharing the ancient art of blacksmithing through demonstrations at festivals, fairs and schools; individual instruction for the aspiring artist is also available. Custom work can be commissioned and completed in the home forge or on site. Please contact George for more information. The Email address is shown below.

His work is presently being shown at the Hand in Hand Gallery located in the village of Flat Rock, North Carolina.

One of my "whimsical" sculptures is The Magic Garden. The Magic Garden is home to the Faeries and Wizards. They are able to frolic all day knowing they are protected from their mortal enemy, “The Slimy Snail”, by the serpent of their realm.

For those organizations wishing for me to demonstrate at schools, benefits, fairs, etc. please contact me at vlgsmithy828@msn.com

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A representative sample of my work includes mirrors, tables, chandeliers, outdoor sculptures, sculptures, gates, lamps, fireplace tools, tool stands and screens, crosses, hand forged hardware , miscellaneous hand forged items, The Magic Garden and the Wine Wizard. Also see the new hand forged bolt and wing nut .

For those wishing pricing and delivery on any items shown here or for custom work, please contact me via my email address shown below.