News & Journal
Ferrous Festival 2019 5th – 14th April 2019
For anyone interested in blacksmithing there was a great event in Hereford – Ferrous Festival 2019 You can see the results of the fabulous #150mmchallenge pieces which have inspired blacksmiths from across the globe to…
Public Art Sculpture for The New Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury
Yesterday I delivered my sculpture to the new extension of the Athelstan Museum – known as the Julia And Hans Rausing Building in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk This sculpture was commissioned by the Team organising the…
Making Rivets and other stories
I have been working on a complex handrail panel with rivet details. The sections are forged then joined to each other with a steel rivet giving a secure traditional decorative join using the round head…
Autumn 2018 – Update
It has been a busy year so far! I have made a large scale, split strand DNA sculpture for Winchester University Cosmic Walk. DNA sculpture by Melissa Cole (photo credit; Mark Somerville) I have also…
‘Makers’ Tales at Guy Goodfellow Collection, London May 2018
Melissa Cole FWCB.Artist Blacksmith. Melissa Cole, bronze medal holder and Fellow of The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, is exhibiting her hand forged sculptures throughout May in the Guy Goodfellow Collection showroom. Melissa’s work ranges from commissioned…
Heritage Crafts Association AGM London 2018
I was unable to attend this important conference supporting Heritage Crafts but images of me at work are often used in their promotional flyers and posters and i am a keen supporter of this charity.…
Guest Blog with Wiltshire Arts Service 28th July 2017
This week myself and Jonathan Mansfield, Landscape Painter give an insight into their working practices towards a curated show at The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham. Follow the link below! https://theartsinwiltshire.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/guest-blog-an-insight-into-our-working-practices-towards-a-curated-show-at-the-pound-arts-centre-corsham-melissa-cole-sculptor-and-jonathan-mansfield-landscape-painter/
So You Want To Be A Blacksmith! Part One
I want to be a blacksmith! How to get started if you have a burning desire to be a blacksmith Modern blacksmiths are fantastic, they are multi-skilled and multi-talented, they often work alone through choice…
‘Ancient Landscapes: New Lines’ Exhibition 23rd June – 2nd September 2017
Ancient Landscapes: New Lines The Wiltshire landscape that surrounds their studios is the inspiration for Melissa Cole‘s steel sculptures and Jonathan Mansfield‘s paintings. Considering the contemporary geography in relation to ancient geology, the artists’ works are exhibited…
Note on new sculptural work at The Pound Arts, Corsham. June 2017
Ancient Landscapes; New Lines Pound Arts Pound Pill, Corsham, Wiltshire. SN13 9HX Notes on my work For anyone that has followed the progress of my sculptural work, there are developments afoot. The Landscape NH series…