Stefanie Dueck is a blacksmith specializing in decorative flatwear. A graduate of the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, Stefanie perfected her craft of metalwork with a blacksmithing apprenticeship in Southern Spain. She works in a variety of metals including stainless steel, copper and bronze using such techniques as lost-wax casting, welding and hot forging steel. She opened her Vancouver studio in 2008 and her work is now shown in stores and galleries across the continent.
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