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Is smithing Art or a trade? My answer on
this question is always the same: 'I don't know.' A forged object will
never be Art unless it is made according to the strict rules of the trade.
On the other hand, every forged object without an artistic vision is only
a piece of iron.
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According to the rule I've been working
for 5 years as an artistic smith. My way to becoming a smith has not been
typical. After studies at Wroclaw's university at the department of Polish
and working for some advertising agencies in Wroclaw as a copywriter I
decided to learn something 'concrete'. My first activity in the smithy was
bringing beer to my boss , although in the course of time I started to
forge and machine the steel. But I became a real smith a bit later.
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