Arian's Forge

Contact name: Arian Leljak

89
Total bookings

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(35)

over 2 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

Arian is an experiential educator, blacksmith and a knife-maker with over 20 years of experience in facilitating craft workshops in different contexts. He is a trained teacher and has worked with adults and children in public and school settings, craft camps, and has contributed to professional trainings and conferences on experiential education in UK, Sweden and USA. He has trained with famous Swedish Axe makers at Gransfors Bruks, and is inspired by the indigenous Scandinavian Sami craft and knife-making. Arian’s passion is in enabling participants’ personal expression and new learning through the art and craft of working with fire and iron. In his course facilitation Arian prioritises individual participants’ interests and choices, as well as appreciation of the craft process and the nature of the material we work with. He has developed an accessible, tangible and hands-on course structure enabling full participation, learning and ownership in order to provide a personally engaging, meaningful and fulfilling experience for participants.

Courses, kits & gifts

gold award

GLOUCESTER

Blacksmithing experience day

1 day

Next date: 14th Jun 2025

1 place left

(35)

£120.00

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews

30 Jan 25'

Lynda reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"Fantastic day with Arian who is a great teacher and host. Skills learnt and confidence boosted and looking forward to putting them into practice. Plus lovely soup😄 highly recommend!"

19 Jan 25'

Seth reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"I enjoyed this thoroughly. Despite having no previous experience with blacksmithing I managed to produce stands for the two carvings I had made on a previous Craft Course."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thank you for your feedback Seth, really impressed that you managed to complete 2 stands for your sculptures. You brought great enthusiasm and commitment and it showed! Arian"

19 Jan 25'

Tiggy reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"My son had such a good time. Came away relaxed and proud of his achievements. Thank you so much. "

Arian's Forge responded:

"Thanks Tiggy, really good to meet your son, who despite being the youngest in the group held his own and kept at it so well. Delighted he enjoyed his experience. Arian"

4 Dec 24'

Caroline Howes reviewed: Blacksmithing experience day

"My partner and I had an amazing time so much so that he wants to sign up to the weekend knife making course. Would 100% recommend. What a great and unusual experience."

Arian's Forge responded:

"Hi Caroline, so glad you enjoyed the course, and thank you for this feedback. It was great to meet you both, and it'd be lovely to see Mat at the knifemaking course, (a Christmas present perhaps??!!). Warm regards to you both, Arian"