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Arian's Forge

Contact name: Arian Leljak
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Maker's bio

Arian is an experiential educator, blacksmith and a knife-maker with over 20 years of experience in facilitating craft workshops in different contexts. He is a trained teacher and has worked with adults and children in public and school settings, craft camps, and has contributed to professional trainings and conferences on experiential education in UK, Sweden and USA. He has trained with famous Swedish Axe makers at Gransfors Bruks, and is inspired by the indigenous Scandinavian Sami craft and knife-making. Arian’s passion is in enabling participants’ personal expression and new learning through the art and craft of working with fire and iron. In his course facilitation Arian prioritises individual participants’ interests and choices, as well as appreciation of the craft process and the nature of the material we work with. He has developed an accessible, tangible and hands-on course structure enabling full participation, learning and ownership in order to provide a personally engaging, meaningful and fulfilling experience for participants.

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Blacksmithing experience day
Next date: 7th Sep 2024
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Recent reviews

All maker's reviews
13 Mar 24'

Zoe reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Thank you, we had a fantastic day! I can highly recommend this course for anyone who would like to try a day blacksmithing. My father and I enjoyed every minute. Arian is a wonderful and inspiring teacher. He carefully instructed us throughout our morning apprenticeship. Then once we got the hang of it, he supported us to produce a piece to our own design in the afternoon. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole day and were very pleased with the pieces we produced on the forge. Thank you so much Arian."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you for your feedback Zoe, it was really good to meet you both and I’m glad you enjoyed the experience. Good luck with setting up your own forge! If you need any advice with that please just get in touch. All the best. Arian"

10 Mar 24'

Jamie reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian is a great instructor. Everyone present enjoyed the day and came away from it with useful and well crafted tools we had made ourselves."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you very much for your feedback. It was a pleasure to meet you. I’m really glad that your project worked out well and I hope to see you again at some point - perhaps at archery! Best wishes Arian"

14 Feb 24'

DSanders reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Thank you for a wonderful day. My husband really enjoyed it. The teaching was super by Arian who was excellent and it was a joy to be taught by him. "

11 Feb 24'

Miles Miller reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Arian is a fantastic teacher and he runs a great course. He is extremely knowledgeable and has a great wealth of experience across metalworking and the industry. He is also very amenable and friendly, and his good lady wife provided a very tasty mushroom soup for lunch! I would rate this day 11/10, I've done a few different blacksmithing days and this is possibly the best I've done. Thank you for your time Arian, you're a fascinating chap! "

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