'Aha Hana Lima 2025 & 2026 Oahu Lecture

JOIN US FOR GUEST ARTIST LISA GEERTSEN'S LECTURE ON METAL FORGING

Lisa Geertsen will present a slide presentation and lecture about her creative perspective on metal crafts. This lecture is free and open to the public. Her following 2-day workshop, called Small-Scale Non-Ferrous Foraging: Form and Function, begins on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

For more information, visit our 'Aha Hana Lima 2025 & 2026 page. 

LOCATION

Friday, January 23, 2025, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM

University of Hawaii Manoa, Art Department, 2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, Art Auditorium or Metals Studio

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE LECTURE

ABOUT LISA GEERTSEN

Lisa Geertsen is an artist blacksmith from Seattle, WA, and the owner of Firelight Forge, which she has operated since 2007, creating custom architectural and sculptural work. She is currently an Instructional Technician in Sculpture at the University of Washington.

She earned her BFA in Sculpture from West Virginia University (1997) and her MFA in Blacksmithing and Metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University (2023). 

Lisa has taught nationally at Penland, Haystack, and John C. Campbell Folk School, and has demonstrated for groups including Fire on the Mountain Blacksmithing Festival and the Florida Artist Blacksmith Association. 

To learn more about Lisa Geertsen visit her website: www.firelightforge.com