aimie.bot@gmail.com
Background & Education
Aimie Botelho is an artist blacksmith working in Canada. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours: specializing in sculpture and drawing), as well as a Bachelor of Education. Following university, she pursued a traditional apprenticeship as a blacksmith at Two Smiths.
Aimie has been forging for over 10 years, and loves sharing her passion for art and metal through teaching. She currently works at Two Smiths, as well as at Fleming College as an instructor in the Artist Blacksmith Program.
Her community involvement has included: being the Editor for the Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association; the 2018 Richmond Hill Artist in Residence; assisting in the course Art in Metal at Danforth Tech, Toronto; participating in the YPRES 2016 international forging event in Belgium; being part of the Ukrainian Gate Project, among other events. She remains an active member of the forging community in Ontario.
Personal Practice
Aimie’s personal practice focuses on applying traditional forging techniques to contemporary (and sometimes humorous) concepts to create playful sculptures. Her preference for traditionalism in her workmanship is rooted in a love of problem-solving. Her ideas stem from a love of reading philosophy.