8. FORGING A CREATIVE LIFE: Blacksmith Marsha Trattner on Finding Flow in Metal, Wearing Many Hats, and How to Just Start
In this episode of The Trades Show, host Briana Ottoboni sits down with Marcia Trattner, blacksmith, sculptor, and founder of She-Weld, inside her Brooklyn, NY workshop.
Their conversation explores Marcia’s 35-year journey with metal — from her early days in biology and fine art to discovering blacksmithing as both a trade and an artistic language. She shares how sculpture, teaching, collaboration, and even repairing historic pieces for the Martha Graham Company all weave together in her creative life.
We dive into:
The moment blacksmithing found her and how working with metal feels like…
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