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The art of welding and friendship
A story in pictures
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 19, 2014
- Article
- Arc Welding
There’s more to welding than working in a production environment or adhering to strict blueprints and codes. There is a softer side that is dominated by the imagination and, to some degree, the familiarity of the person holding the welding gun or torch. The possibilities are endless when you provide a creative mind with the means for it to express itself.
Sometimes, for the artist that is, the hard part is finding the courage to take a leap of faith into an unknown medium. For three Kenosha, Wis.-area women, the thought of expanding their artistic abilities to include metal outweighed their trepidation to embark on this new journey.
Individually, each did the bold thing and enrolled in a welding class at Gateway Technical College without knowing another soul. It makes sense, then, that these women struck up a fast friendship with one another.
It’s something they can sit around and laugh about now, but 10 years ago when Adelphia Scaman, Cindy Dimitrijevic, and Cindy Aasen enrolled in a welding class for the first time, it was a thrilling but terrifying experience. Gateway welding instructor Mark Uttech mentored the three and helped lessen the fear factor. As a result, he has become a friend and, at times, a target for the women’s good-natured ribbing.
These days you can’t mention Aasen without also mentioning Dimitrijevic, Scaman, or even Uttech, for that matter. The friendships they have forged with one another during this 10-year journey have become an unexpected perk, but at the same time, it is probably the most important part of the story.
About the Author
Amanda Carlson
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Elgin, IL 60123
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Amanda Carlson was named as the editor for The WELDER in January 2017. She is responsible for coordinating and writing or editing all of the magazine’s editorial content. Before joining The WELDER, Amanda was a news editor for two years, coordinating and editing all product and industry news items for several publications and thefabricator.com.
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