[ABS Webmaster]

Boston's Art Life - Featured Artist, Zack Jonas, Apprentice

"Our next feature artist melds various art forms to create stunning works that last life times. Bladesmith Zack Jonas, apprenticed to Master Smith JD Smith, can be found in either his home studio or forging at Massachusetts College of Art and Design." His interview follows, Click: Boston's Art Life

[Lin Rhea]

This is a nice article. Good questions and Zack's expressions were well thought out and reflects positively on bladesmithing.

[ZackJonas]

ABS Webmaster, on 16 September 2011 - 12:10 AM, said:

Boston's Art Life - Featured Artist, Zack Jonas, Apprentice

"Our next feature artist melds various art forms to create stunning works that last life times. Bladesmith Zack Jonas, apprenticed to Master Smith JD Smith, can be found in either his home studio or forging at Massachusetts College of Art and Design." His interview follows, Click: Boston's Art Life

I was very happy to accept Boston Art Life's invitation to be a Featured Artist; one of my many favorite aspects of being a knifemaker is that I get to help shepherd this craft forward and keep this beautiful (and vital) art form alive. As such, I'm very happy to have gotten this coverage, not just for myself but for the craft and for the community.

Anyway, I probably wouldn't know a thing about making knives if it wasn't for JD Smith (MS), who has been my mentor for a good while now. A great deal of credit is due to him, and not just for teaching me. In the four years I've known him, I've seen dozens of students come through his class and receive a top-notch introduction to the basics of bladesmithing. He is a fabulous teacher. My hat is off to him.

Thanks,
Zack

[ZackJonas]

Lin Rhea, on 16 September 2011 - 06:01 PM, said:

This is a nice article. Good questions and Zack's expressions were well thought out and reflects positively on bladesmithing.

Thanks Lin!

[ABS Webmaster]

Zack

I understand that you took and passed the JS Performance Test over the weekend. Congratulations!

[ZackJonas]

ABS Webmaster, on 19 September 2011 - 06:54 PM, said:

Zack

I understand that you took and passed the JS Performance Test over the weekend. Congratulations!

Thanks Dan! I sure did, and I sure am happy.

Cheers,
Zack

[BrionTomberlin]

Congratulations Zack. Will we be seeing five knives in Atlanta next year? And yes, you do have a great teacher and mentor. I have admired J.D.'s work for a long time, and a really nice person too.
Brion

[ZackJonas]

BrionTomberlin, on 21 September 2011 - 09:42 PM, said:

Congratulations Zack. Will we be seeing five knives in Atlanta next year? And yes, you do have a great teacher and mentor. I have admired J.D.'s work for a long time, and a really nice person too.
Brion

Hi Brion, sorry for the delay. Yessir, you will indeed see five knives in Atlanta. By the way, I love the "recurve bowie" you posted on British Blades. Very sweet.

Cheers,

Zack