Ellen Durkan of Iron Maiden Forge wears her leather blacksmith apron from Forge-Apron while she shows off a piece of her unique forge work. Ellen is an artist blacksmith who creates forged fashion. She says her interest in fashion grew from her fascination with metal forming and forging. She combines art, blacksmithing and fashion.
Ellen Durkan says she forges metal gates; she just puts them on the human form.
Between the runway shows and instructing blacksmithing classes, Ellen Durkan still finds time to give back by preforming demonstrations on technique at various events across the nation.