Blacksmith Heather McLarty Studio Tour & Demo

Blacksmith Heather McLarty shares the wonderland art compound in her sprawling backyard in Highland Park. Complete with a Tipi full of tools, the majority of which are hand made. McLarty will do a demo using a few of them so everyone can see them in action and understand their function.

McLarty’s husband, Troy Evans, will take visitors up a steep flight of stairs to his studio in the historic Sousa Nook, where he has industrial sewing machines that are around 100 years old, plus other sewing and leather working tools. (Named for John Phillip Sousa, who played there!) 

$20

Heather McLarty's studio compound
Heather McLarty's blacksmithing tools
Heather McLarty blacksmithing portrait in studio
Heather McLarty in her blacksmithing studio. Photo by Martha Benedict.