It probably involves a man pounding a red-hot piece of iron on an anvil. But if you conjured up a statuesque blonde completing the same task, welcome to the 21st century and the studio of Jodie Bliss, Monument blacksmith and metal fabricator extraordinaire. A tour of Bliss Studio and Gallery reveals a busy, in-demand blacksmith whoâll celebrate her 10th anniversary at the shop this fall. Bliss is a native of Monument, where her mother owned High Country Feed and Tack and taught Bliss how to drive a forklift and âboss boys around.â âI didnât have to break a stereotype in my head of women being unable to do anything,â the Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate said. âI had a strong mother.â