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So exciting to sit at the @tryontheatre and watch the #IronPearls trailer in the “coming soon” previews! This Saturday, for one show only, in partnership with the @tryoninternationalfilmfest and @mirrorballgallery, catch the inspiring documentary about the amazing Elizabeth Brim @halfroundbastard 🎥 ♥️ Showtime is at 2:30pm followed by a Q&A with Elizabeth and @e.vincentmartinez | TICKETS available at evmfilms.com #linkinbio

#documentary #triff #filmmaker taken in Tryon Theatre by @halfroundbastard

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Thank you @fullbloomfilmfest for such an amazing screening and experience. Thank you Elizabeth Brim for being the incredible human and artist that you are and friend. ♥️♥️♥️
#documentary #FBFF #filmfestival #art #IRONPEARLS taken in Full Bloom Film Festival by @halfroundbastard

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This shot was taken on the first day of filming for Iron Pearls. Our next screening is at the @fullbloomfilmfest in Statesville, NC on Sept 12. If you’re in the area, come see us. Elizabeth and Vincent will be there! We’re very excited! #IRONPEARLS

#documentary #blacksmith #artist #evincentmartinez by @halfroundbastard

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The makers of the mirror. 🔥👯‍♀️

Hello from our friends @halfroundbastard
and @vivian_beer, reflected in their collaborative mirror, “Admire Yourself in Flowers and Lace,” at the #PenlandBenefitAuction exhibition. 👯🥳

Made from forged and fabricated steel, the piece brings together two giants of Penland’s iron program and their very different approaches to the material.

Elizabeth and Vivian made the mirror during a month-long residency at Shop Space in Raleigh.

“Through days of experimentation, we made every part together,” Vivian said.

Both are longtime friends and educators at Penland. The Benefit Auction is always a bit of a homecoming, bringing artists, students, teachers, and friends back to the mountain.

We’re so glad to have Elizabeth and Vivian here—and to see them with the finished piece.

We’re sharing up-close views of beautiful craft objects from this year’s auction. More soon. ❤️

#PenlandBenefitAuction taken in Penland School of Crafts by @halfroundbastard

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Another of our favorite movies at @filmland is @e.vincentmartinez’s IRON PEARLS, a portrait of his longtime friend, Elizabeth Brim - a brilliant blacksmith who forges feminine objects with hammers, metal and fire. LINK IN BIO for our interview. #filmland #art #blacksmithing by @halfroundbastard

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Oh yeah!!! Another film festival! We’re thrilled and honored to have been selected to the @arkansascinema ‘s FILMLAND film festival! Go IRON PEARLS 🎬🙌

We are still fundraising through the @southerndocfund - help us, support us as we make our way through the film festival circuit. All donations are tax-deductible.

#documentary #filmland #littlerock #ironpearls #evmfilms by @halfroundbastard

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Still glowing from my time with @halfroundbastard in our residency last Fall in @shopspacenc
Our collaboration. “Admire yourself in Flowers and Lace” will be among so many other amazing pieces at the @penlandschool benefit auction this August. We will both be there too! Filled with so much joy!!! Hope to see you there.

41st Annual Penland Benefit Auction will be August 21 and 22, 2026 by @halfroundbastard

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We are excited to announce that IRON PEARLS has been selected to the @fullbloomfilmfest and will screen this September in Statesville, NC. Thank you Elizabeth Brim for having such a great story to tell and @frankspfx for helping us tell it! 🎥

#fbff #filmfestival #documentary #evincentmartinez #ironpearls by @halfroundbastard

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It’s always a good day when I get to spend it with Elizabeth Brim! ❤️ As the Iron Pearls documentary begins its film festival journey we could use some help getting us to all these places. Thank you for your continued support through the @southerndocfund Link In Bio 🙏 🎥

#documentary #filmfestival #art #evmfilms taken in Penland School of Crafts by @halfroundbastard

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⚒️ 20 years of @fire_on_the_mountain_sp!

Every year in downtown Spruce Pine, artists, makers, blacksmithing nerds, and curious visitors gather for one of the most authentic craft festivals around—a celebration of fire, metal, and the ancient art of blacksmithing.

This year’s festival (which is co-sponsored by Penland) featured renowned blacksmith Elizabeth Brim (@halfroundbastard), whose iconic serviceberry tree surrounds the town clock with ever-blooming white flowers.

Live demonstrations included:

⚒️ Vu Nguyen — handcrafted culinary tools and barware forging
⚒️ John Winer — improvisational forged forms exploring movement and line
⚒️ Elizabeth Belz — contemporary finishing techniques, waxes, paints, and patinas
⚒️ Kat Cole — vitreous enamel on steel
⚒️ Andrew Meers — chasing and repoussé techniques in sheet metal

Thank you to the Town of Spruce Pine, Toe River Arts, Arthur Morgan School, local smiths, demonstrators, volunteers, our Penland team and everyone who came out to celebrate craft, community, and the enduring magic of working with fire and steel. 💚

LINK IN BIO for more photos… taken in Penland School of Crafts by @halfroundbastard

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Forging a snake for Penland’s Scholarship Auction Thursday. To support the scholarship in my name 🔥♥️ taken in Penland, North Carolina by @halfroundbastard

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We are very excited to screen Iron Pearls at @penlandschool 🎥 This is a very special screening for us. If you’re in the area, join us!

#iron #blacksmith #documentary #penland #evincentmartinez by @halfroundbastard

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