Earth, Fire, Iron explores the legacy of the artist blacksmith Alan Evans (1952 to 2023). His 1980 gates for the Treasury at St Paul's Cathedral, London, were seen as game-changing for the craft, and the book traces what followed, from his roots in the Cotswold Arts and Crafts movement to blacksmiths now tackling climate change.
Edited by George Breeze, Lesley Greene and Mary Greensted, with contributions from leading artist blacksmiths, it covers the pioneering Artist Blacksmithing course at Hereford College of Arts, how to commission new work, and case studies of seven blacksmiths at different stages of their careers. Paperback, 128 pages, 170 x 240 mm.
It was published alongside the exhibition of the same name at the Museum in the Park, Stroud, in September 2025. A book for students of the craft, established makers, and anyone thinking of commissioning a gate.
Katy Bevan · Quickthorn BooksEarth, Fire, Iron explores the legacy of the artist blacksmith Alan Evans (1952 to 2023). His 1980 gates for the Treasury at St Paul's Cathedral, London, were seen as game-changing for the craft, and the book traces what followed, from his roots in the Cotswold Arts and Crafts movement to blacksmiths now tackling climate change.
Edited by George Breeze, Lesley Greene and Mary Greensted, with contributions from leading artist blacksmiths, it covers the pioneering Artist Blacksmithing course at Hereford College of Arts, how to commission new work, and case studies of seven blacksmiths at different stages of their careers. Paperback, 128 pages, 170 x 240 mm.
It was published alongside the exhibition of the same name at the Museum in the Park, Stroud, in September 2025. A book for students of the craft, established makers, and anyone thinking of commissioning a gate.
Katy Bevan publishes books about making from Stroud: on darning and mending, rag rugs, stitched social history and an artist blacksmith who changed his craft. Every title is printed in the UK in a small run, on recycled or FSC-certified paper, with no plastic on the cover.
Katy Bevan publishes books about making from Stroud: on darning and mending, rag rugs, stitched social history and an artist blacksmith who changed his craft. Every title is printed in the UK in a small run, on recycled or FSC-certified paper, with no plastic on the cover.
