Blacksmither Radio

Shona Johnson is a 3rd generation artist blacksmith living and working in Edinburg, Scotland.  Shona began training as a blacksmith at Ratho Byres Forge in 1989 and became a partner of the P. Johnson & Company in 1993.  The business which consists of her father Phil Johnson (founder), her brother, Mike Johnson, and her husband Pete Hill. All four partners work tightly together each bringing a little extra to the team: leadership, forging, engineering, design, communication and marketing skills. What We Talked About Phil Johnson, Shona’s father, was interested in blacksmithing from seeing his father-in-law’s forged work (this would be Shona’s grandfather, a blacksmith) and soon discovered the BABA, British Artist Blacksmith Organization. This is when he really went down the path to becoming a full time blacksmith and founded the P Johnson & Co as a blacksmith business. The company also has a designer, Jois Hunter, who turns ideas into sketches, detailed drawings and models, contributing much to the su