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736 Mackville Road Hardwick, VT 05843 USA (802)472-3899 |
About Lucian Avery
He started forging full time in 1993, focusing on custom designed, commissioned pieces. Over the years he has grown to enjoy making door hardware more and more, and that is his primary focus now. Lucian also teaches classes in blacksmithing and demonstrates the craft regularly.
2012 - June 16, Demonstrator at the 4th annual Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Hammer-in, Vergennes, VT 2012 - June 1-5, Teaching "Early American Door Hardware" at Peters Vally Craft Center, Layton, NJ 2012 - March 2-3, Demonstrator in Weaverville, CA 2011 - April 16-17, Demonstrator at Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Petersburg Il. 2010 - December 7, at 12:10 Across the Fence television program, WCAX-TV 2010 - October 2- November 10, Continuous Threads - Special exhibit at the Northeast Kingom Artisan's Guild. 2010 - October 2-3, Demonstrator for the Prairie Blacksmiths Association. 2010 - April 30-May 2, Demonstrator for the Northeast Blacksmiths. 2009 - July 18-19, "Introduction to Traditional Door Hardware" at the Lake Champlain Meritime Museum. 2009 - May 1-3, Demonstratior for the Blacksmiths Association of Missouri. 2007 - November 3, The Times Argus newspaper, photo gallery on page B1. 2007 - October 31, Seven Days newspaper, featured in "Eyewitness: Taking note of visual Vermont" 2007 - June 1-2 Demonstrator for the New England Blacksmiths 2007 - April 21-22, Demonstrator at Spring Fling, Guild of the Patomic conference 2006 - June 23-27, Taught "Early American Door Hardware" at Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ 2006 - June 10-11, Demonstrator at Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association's annual conference 2005 - September 14-25, Demonstrator at Quadstate (SOFA) conference 2005 - "This Old House" magazine, October edition 2005 - Featured in "Artist Blacksmith" summer edition (British Artist Blacksmith's Association magazine) 2005 - Work pictured in Ski Magazine's "Mountain Home" magazine, spring edition 2005 - Featured in "Anvil's Ring" winter edition (Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America magazine) 2003 - August 22-25, Taught "Toolmaking" at New England School of Metalwork, Auburn, ME 2003 - Featured in "Modern Masters" on Home and Garden Television (Show #806). 2002 - Became a juried artist in the Vermont Arts Council's Arts Directory. 2002 - 2003 - Board member of New England Blacksmiths. 2001 - 2003 - Founding president of the Green Mountain Blacksmiths' Association. 2000 - 2009 - "Master Artist" in the Vermont Folklife Center apprenticeship program. 1999 - 2003 - Taught blacksmithing classes at the Shelburne Museum. 1999 - Fire tools and rotisserie pictured in "House Beautiful -- Home Building" fall/winter edition, page 35 
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Lucian started blacksmithing to make tools for gardening and woodworking but was soon captivated by the blacksmithing
itself. He is primarily self-taught. While he gleaned bits and pieces of the craft from many sources -- old-time local
smiths, other contemporary smiths, books, and a few classes -- most of his learning has been through hands-on work and
experimentation in his own studio.