Thank you for your interest! We are husband and wife team, John and Nancy Perilloux, both of whom are artists and blacksmiths with a mutual love of teaching and sharing. We have three children and live in Robert, Louisiana.  We began building our vision to build a learning space where we hoped individuals of all ages could join together to create and learn a variety of art forms about 20 years ago after we purchased the 12 acres where our facility now stands. The land was timber land that was cutover and wrecked when we bought it but over time, we replanted the land with over 6000 trees and have poured our energy into building a metal working shop and a classroom building which we can use to share our knowledge of the arts and offer a space for others to share theirs.  

 

We focus on the art of blacksmithing as a way to preserve this ancient art form for future generations but we will also offer a variety of other art forms as time and space allow. 

 

We invite artists who are experts in their field to collaborate with us. If you are an artist and would like a space to teach your craft, please reach out to discuss possible collaborations with us. 

 

Please fill out our contact form to be placed on our email list.  We have exciting plans for this year. 

We plan to expand our facilities to include more workshops with a variety of mediums.