Welding Fabrication & Blacksmithing
with Tony Moretti
Date & Time:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Sunday, June 1, 2025
From 9am to 4pm, both days
Location:
Hunt Country Vineyards Workshop
4021 Italy Hill Road, Branchport, NY 14418
Fees & Registration:
$340 per participant, includes two days of professional & creative instruction, lunch, and a glass of wine.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Class is limited to 8 participants.
Maybe you have always wanted to learn welding and blacksmilthing skills, but have just never had the chance.
This is your perfect opportunity!
We are opening up Art Hunt's humble farm Workshop for local artist and teacher, Tony Moretti to introduce a small class of eager participants to skills including stick arc welding, mig welding, cutting, drilling, and connecting methods. It will be a safe and welcoming environment to learn essential fabrication and blacksmithing skills, using both modern mechanical and traditional blacksmithing techniques.
This is a creative skill building workshop, geared towards creating sculptural and functional work. Tony and the class will work on a collaborative project, a sculptural archway trellis. And each participant will be able to work on a small take home piece, a flower or animal.
No previous experience necessary.
All skill levels welcomed and challenged.
Please be prepared with eye protection, ear plugs, work gloves, and sturdy footwear.
Also, if you have heat resistant welding gloves, please bring them.
We will be working both inside and outside of the workshop.
Be prepared for weather and elements.
Food & Libations:
Lunch and an end of day glass of wine is included in your registration.
We encourage you to eat a hearty breakfast before arriving for instruction.
Please feel welcome to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to consume throughout the day.
We will have picnic snacks, refreshments, and coffee/tea available for purchase in our tasting room.
We will raise a glass together after tools, equipment, and projects are safely put away.
About Tony Moretti:
Tony Moretti is a local artist and craftsman skilled in steel, bronze, copper, wood, stone and natural materials. He is a sculptor, welder, designer, builder, blacksmith, and teacher. With his life and creative partner, Gwen Quigley, they are community arts advocates and co-organizers of the annual Hammondsport Art Show.
Tony attended St. Bonaventure and Alfred University School of Art and Design in the late 1980's. He honed and perfected his skills in numerous locations across the country as an artist and craftsman before returning to the Finger Lakes from coastal California in 2000.
With partner Gwen Quigley, they created Crow's Nest Artists Studio. Tony and Gwen create both private and public sculpture commissions in the Finger Lakes Region, as well as designing and fabricating architectural steel elements, including sculptural railings, gates, signage, and furniture for residential and commercial clients. They teach at numerous locations, to all ages, throughout the region.
Questions:
info@huntwines.com
315-595-2812