Forging
as Sacred 


Forging
as Sacred


ARTIST BLACKSMITH & WELDOR SCOTTY UTZ


Sculpture as Shared Experience


Blacksmith Artist Scotty Utz from North Carolina

Scotty’s work explores the intersections between theology and craftsmanship; he creates objects and spaces that mingle spirit and material. Sometimes this is a whimsical or functional item, other times it is a focal point in a gathering place, and at other moments it's in the give and take of a mentoring relationship.

He is a member of the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America (ABANA) and is Peace Smith #31 in the international blacksmith association, Forging For Peace.

ARTIST BLACKSMITH & WELDOR SCOTTY UTZ


Sculpture as Shared Experience


Blacksmith Artist Scotty Utz from North Carolina

Scotty’s work explores the intersections between theology and craftsmanship; he creates objects and spaces that mingle spirit and material. Sometimes this is a whimsical or functional item, other times it is a focal point in a gathering place, and at other moments it's in the give and take of a mentoring relationship.

He is a member of the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America (ABANA) and is Peace Smith #31 in the international blacksmith association, Forging For Peace.






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"We were looking for a sculpture that would help draw our camp community together in a deeper way of imagining our work, and Scotty created a cross sculpture that has done that.

It invites us and all our guests into a new engagement with this central theological image. People notice it. It’s beautiful and provocative. We now host all kinds of gatherings around it. I personally sit with it frequently, usually in the mornings, when I can look through it to see the sun rising on a new day."


- Rev. Stan Willson, Camp Rockmont Director



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"We were looking for a sculpture that would help draw our camp community together in a deeper way of imagining our work, and Scotty created a cross sculpture that has done that.

It invites us and all our guests into a new engagement with this central theological image. People notice it. It’s beautiful and provocative. We now host all kinds of gatherings around it. I personally sit with it frequently, usually in the mornings, when I can look through it to see the sun rising on a new day."


- Rev. Stan Willson,
Camp Rockmont Director


Sculpting in Spirit


VIEW GALLERIES OF SCOTTY'S WORK


Behind the Hammer - Scotty's Blog

Behind the Hammer - Scotty's Blog


I like work that starts with an intellectual question and gets worked out through the labor of my hands. Bringing a closely held belief into physical form helps me understand it in a clearer way - and by some crazy alchemy - in a more complex way at the same time. So often there aren't words for our most sacred beliefs or experiences - shapes do a better job. Words are capable of something else. Read my blog here. And reach out - I'd love to hear from you.


Ready to get on top of a project?


Hammer me out a note.


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Ready to get on top of a project?


Hammer me out a note.


CONTACT SCOTTY