Marsha Trattner is the guest artist with Sō Percussion Thurs night at BAM’s 30th Next Wave Festival.
“The collaborative stage presentation Where (we) Live, directed by Ain Gordon, invites artistic colleagues working in different mediums into Sō’s creative “home,” allowing their own ideas and work to change the process… On December 20, blacksmith Marsha Trattner’s anvil pounding forges with Sō’s sound.”
Where (we) Live New York Premiere
Sō Percussion with Grey Mcmurray
Directed by Ain Gordon
Guest Artist Marsha Trattner
BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St)
Dec 20 at 7:30pm
Tickets start at $20
A portion of proceeds from merchandise sales will benefit Red Hook Initiative and She-Weld.
So Percussion’s ‘Where (we) Live’ – The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/…/so-percussions-where-we-live-has-echoes-of-jo…
Also, here is the link to the Roger Clark on NY1 segment featuring Marsha Trattner and She-Weld Studio.
Red Hook Blacksmith Forges On After Storm – NY1.com
www.ny1.com/content/…/red-hook-blacksmith-forges-on-after-storm
By now you have probably heard the news that Red Hook took a big hit from Hurricane Sandy.
Two weeks prior to the storm, I moved my metal studio, She-Weld, two blocks up the street to a just-renovated 2500 sq. ft. space at Valentino Pier. We took on nearly 6 feet of water from the storm, severely damaging equipment, supplies, and projects. Even tools that can be saved require hours of clean-up.
I had a double whammy of also 4-1/2 feet of flooding in my apartment, rendering that space unlivable. Needless to say, this compounds the difficulties with time and resources to get the workshop up and running again.
Take a look at the video by BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn featuring myself and other Red Hook artists affected by the storm:
And I attached both a before & after picture of the studio.
I still am looking forward to the potential of this new space: to have expanded classes and workshop programming, a gallery/showroom, rental blacksmith shop hours, and to create larger projects. Over the last few weeks volunteers, and friends lending equipment, have made possible the resumption of some work. But we need need more help.
Here’s how you can help:
Fundraising workshops this weekend!
Visiting Master Blacksmith Charles Cooper from San Antonio will give you personalized assistance blacksmithing holiday presents for your friends & family. Learn some things and make some things! Charles just arrived from Texas with Kaowool forge liner in his luggage so we can get some forges cookin’!! See examples of his work at www.coopersforge.com.
Dec 1 Sat 2pm- 5pm Knife-making Workshop- for all levels
Dec 2 Sun 11am- 2pm Beginner Welding/Forging Workshop: Holiday Gifts
Dec 2 Sun 3pm- 6pm Beginner Blacksmithing Workshop: Holiday Gifts
$100/ workshop. Day price is $190. Advance registration suggested. Space is limited.
At She-Weld, 106 Ferris Street, entrance on Van Dyke Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, 11231.
Call 917-482-4721 or email marsha.trattner@gmail.com to register or for further information.
Volunteer
Any help is a BIG help! During the week or weekend. No experience necessary, dress to get dirty.
Pre-order holiday gifts
5% off She-Weld studio gifts pre-ordered. Ready by the holidays! Call or email for details.
Donate
Lucky Ant is generously working with me on a fund-raising campaign for after the holidays. We will send out information closer to that time.
But if you can donate now, I can accept.
If you would like to contribute to the broader Red Hook Community, then please support Red Hook Volunteers and Red Hook Initiative. They have been invaluable during this time for all my neighbors. ht
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tp://redhookvolunteers.org/ http://rhicenter.org/
Housing
Please send along any housing information, both temporary and long term. Even if you think it is not something that works for me, I know many other people also looking, so please forward.
SUMMER METAL CLASSES:
Metal Sculpture, Metal Furniture, Creative Blacksmithing I & II, Metalworks without Welding
The next round of Metal Classes begin the week of June 4.
Metal Furniture and Metal Sculpture classes are at the School of Visual Arts Sculpture Building in Chelsea. No experience is necessary… learn the basics of metal cutting, forming and welding and get one-on-one guidance with developing your creative vision. The classes include access to a state-of-the-art facility outside of class time. Students with prior experience work on independent projects and get individualized instruction on advanced techniques. If you would like to learn techniques in steel without welding, sign up for Metalworks without Welding, which begins June 13.
Want to learn Blacksmithing? New York City’s first and only blacksmithing classes are offered through SVA, and take place at She-Weld studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Beginning and advanced classes are available and in the summer are good, hot- really hot- fun!
