2020 Arkansas PBS
Ozark Artistry
Watch the process of taking raw materials from conception to completion comes to life on-screen.
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Fred Vigeant
2020 Arkansas PBS
Watch Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry Thursday, March 11 at 8:00pm on WITF. You can stream WITF TV live on our website and through the PBS Video app on Roku, Apple TV and iPhone and Android smartphones.
Sparks are flying in Mountain View, Arkansas as a talented group of men and women keep the time-honored tradition of metalsmithing alive at Urban Forge, a blacksmith shop dedicated to creativity, skill and artistry. The process is labor intensive and rewarding in equal measure, producing great works of art forged in fire with attention, sweat and love.
In 2009, after years of construction, engineering, and design experience, Andy Baker and his dad Corky took over Stone County Ironworks, a blacksmith shop in the hills of the Ozark Mountains. In 2018, the Urban Forge brand was launched, allowing for customized pieces meticulously crafted by artisan blacksmiths.
Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry goes behind the scenes illustrating the process of taking a product from conception to completion, crafting raw materials into a final product. The film highlights tools and techniques dating back centuries, and the craftsmanship and dedication it takes to produce functional works of art.
You will experience the pride of craftsmanship while gaining an appreciation of metalsmithing, and passing the tradition down through generations in both skills and heirlooms.
Watch Urban Forge: Ozark Artistry March 11 at 8:00pm on WITF. The program also repeats Saturday March 13 at 10:00am and Sunday March 14 at 3:30pm.
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