Haley is a blacksmith and educator. He started working with metal in undergrad before moving to Austin, Texas, focusing his time on learning blacksmithing at Austin Community College (ACC). While in Austin and attending ACC, Haley worked in residential construction as a welder, and helped found the metalworking collective, The Austin Metal Authority. In 2014 Haley finished his graduate degree from SIU Carbondale and returned to Austin where he now runs the blacksmithing program at ACC and maintains his own studio practice, focusing on forged sculpture and utilitarian objects.
