The Backyard Blacksmith
Lorelei Sims is an artist blacksmith who opened her own studio, Five Points Blacksmith Shop, in 1993.  She incorporates traditional blacksmithing techniques with the use of modern equipment.  Her commissions are quite varied, with a major portion of these directed toward a functional use in the home and garden.  With recent public art commissions dedicated to indigenous plants of the Midwest, Lorelei has had the opportunity to continue her research and development of forging and fabricating botanical forms in iron.