February 12, 201313 yr Boy, this has been a tough year already. L. Brent Kington died last week and now Jack Andrews. Two big holes are left in out community of smiths. Brent did much to bring the craft of forging back to America in the early 1960's and as a professor at Southern Illinois University fostered many top smiths, especially those working in the pattern welded metals field. Here's more info: http://craftcouncil.org/post/remembering-l-brent-kington Both of these giants will be sorely missed.
February 12, 201313 yr I saw Brent on a couple of occasions at S.I.U., Carbondale: one workshop and at the 1976 ABANA Conference. Always a gent and ever forward looking in terms of metalsmithing, he opened the door widely to students' experimentation. He will be very much missed.
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