Crafts CouncilDirectoryWillow BloomfieldMetal SculptorBristol, EnglandMetalworkingSilversmithingCraft educatorMixed mediaWebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookAboutInfoVideosSustainabilityInspired by a curious temperament, Willow Bloomfield crafts organically forged metalwork. Willow's work is balanced by a playful, creative spirit, and the observation and study of nature. Using hammer forming, repoussé techniques as well as meticulous craftmanship and a unique aesthetic language they create sculpture, lighting and future heirlooms to delight for generations. Willow's work is made of recycled materials primarily copper.Focus:Hammer Forming, repoussé, Raising and forging techniques Willow Bloomfield - Organically Forged Metalwork I source all of my copper from scrap yards, primarily utilising discarded hot water tanks. I deconstruct these tanks to acquire sheet copper, which I then use as the base material for my pieces. I have taken every opportunity to acquire second hand or recycled copper as opposed to freshly mined. I have made works from Etching plates, distillery stills, and even solicited the local detectorist society when a friend of mine told me they had come across a slag heap from a roman copper foundry.AboutInspired by a curious temperament, Willow Bloomfield crafts organically forged metalwork. Willow's work is balanced by a playful, creative spirit, and the observation and study of nature. Using hammer forming, repoussé techniques as well as meticulous craftmanship and a unique aesthetic language they create sculpture, lighting and future heirlooms to delight for generations. Willow's work is made of recycled materials primarily copper.InfoFocus:Hammer Forming, repoussé, Raising and forging techniquesVideos Willow Bloomfield - Organically Forged Metalwork SustainabilityI source all of my copper from scrap yards, primarily utilising discarded hot water tanks. I deconstruct these tanks to acquire sheet copper, which I then use as the base material for my pieces. I have taken every opportunity to acquire second hand or recycled copper as opposed to freshly mined. I have made works from Etching plates, distillery stills, and even solicited the local detectorist society when a friend of mine told me they had come across a slag heap from a roman copper foundry.WebsiteE-mailInstagramFacebookProjectApollo VesselProjectDawn VesselProjectKelp Pendant LightProjectWillow Chandelier