James Horrobin
Doverhay Forge Studios
Porlock, Minehead, Somerset TA24 8QB
Tel + Fax: 01643 862444
Email: JH@doverhay.co.uk

Born
1946 Stafford, UK

Work made
Metalwork - architectural, interior, sculptural, ecclesiastical, restoration

Training and Career
1961 - 66 Apprenticeship with his father on Exmoor
Hereford Technical College
1969 Set up his own workshop in West Somerset
1982 Part time lecturer at West Surrey College of Art
1983 Chairman of British Artist Blacksmiths Association
1984-85 Lecturer at Haystack School of Craft, Maine and The National
Ornamental Metal
Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
1999 Demonstrator at NWBA Conference, Washington USA

Awards
1996 Silver Medal - The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths

Memberships
British Artist Blacksmith Association (BABA)
Devon Guild of Craftsmen

Books and Articles
David Hawkins: ART METALFORGING 2002
Peter Parkinson: THE ARTIST BLACKSMITH 2001
Dona Meilach: THE CONTEMPORARY BLACKSMITH 2000
Tania Harrod: THE CRAFTS IN BRITAIN IN THE 20TH CENTURY 1999
Amina Chatwin, INTO THE NEW IRON AGE - Modern British Blacksmiths,
Coachhouse Publishing, 1995
Rosemary Hill, Wise Council, COUNTRY LIVING, 1991
Not Pots - Six Crafts on Four (TV) Channel 4 Television, 1990

Exhibitions
1997 First Choice, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey
1995 Out of This World, Crafts Council, London
1993 The Blacksmithing Craft Continuum, NOMM, Memphis, USA
1990 Not Pots, Crafts Council London
1988 Heavy Metal, Northern Center for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
1982 Towards a New Iron Age, Victoria & Albert Museum, London