Come watch metalsmith Joshua Gates, of Uruz Metals, forge live at the Palace Market Frenchmen. Joshua will be creating his Norse-inspired reverse-twist arm rings, troll crosses (trollkors), and lunar crescentsJoshua Gates is the owner and primary metalsmith at Uruz Metals. Together with his wife, Chrystal, they design and create each product by hand in their small home studio located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Joshua earned Bachelor's Degrees in Metals and Glass from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, with a minor in Art History specializing in tribal art. Influences from the American Craftsman and Art Nouveau movements of the late-1800s to early-1930s are present throughout his work.

Come watch this one-of-a-kind work be created!