ARTIST STATEMENT
“I am most interested in objects that are intimate and personal, and jewelry has these qualities. It is important to me, however, that my pieces have a life of their own apart from their role as wearable objects and personal adornment. I keep designs compact, so they can be held in the hand and observed as well as worn. Because the back is as important to me as the front, the viewer is rewarded for his willingness to examine each piece on all sides.”
Many of my designs are inspired by myths, legend and history of various cultures, as well as from what I have seen. Inspired by verbal concepts, the visual contents become illustrations for a story. Once an idea is visually realized, however, a design may loose touch with its narrative sources and owe more to the dynamics of form. This sometimes results in unusual or absurd juxtapositions.”
EXHIBITIONS
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7/2006 Permanent Luce Foundation Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
8/16/06-8/27/06 Craft Concepts 2006, The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
April 2005 2005 Mint Condition Gala, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
April 2004 2004 Mint Condition Gala, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
6/14/05-11/26/05 Magnificent Extravagace: Artist and Opulence, Racine Art Museum, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
8/11/04-10/31/04 Celebrating Nature, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
11/2003-1/2004 31st Annual Toys Designed by Artists, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
10/2003-12/2003 Art Invitational 2003 – Ceremony in the Desert, The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Scottsdale, AZ
9/2003-1/2004 Smithsonian Institution: Renwick Museum Jewelry and Gem Exhibition, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
8/24/03-11/30/03 Planting, Potting and Pruning: Artists and the Cultivated Landscape, Racine Art Museum, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
2003-2006 The Art of Gold : Exhibits USA by Michael Monroe, Crocker Art Museum, University of Richmond Museums, The Arkansas Arts Center
9/11/02-10/27/02 September 11th Commemorative Collection, Crafts America, American Craft Museum, New York City
9/00-6/01 Living in the Moment: The Celebration of Jewish Time, Hebrew Union College,
New York, NY and Cincinnati, OH
2000 Expressive Works by New England and Vermont Artists, The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
1997 The Renwick at 25, curated by Kenneth R. Trapp, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
1992-3 Brilliant Stories: American Narrative Jewelry, curated by Lloyd Herman,
traveling international show and catalog
1993 Intersections: Vermont Crafts 1993, The Fleming Museum, University of Vermont,
Burlington, VT
1998-91 Recent American Enamels, by Lloyd Herman, Color & Image traveling catalog
1984 Ancient Inspirations, Contemporary Interpretations, Roberson Center for the Arts & Sciences, catalog, Binghamton, NY
1983 Remains To Be Seen, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, catalog, Sheboygan, WI
1977 Goldsmiths, Phoenix Art Museum and the Society of North American Goldsmiths, Phoenix, AZ
3rd Profile of U.S. Jewelry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
1976 Jewelers, U.S.S., Invitational, California State University, Fullerton, CA
1975 Miniature Works, Crafts and Sculpture Exhibit, The Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Second Annual Jewelry Exhibition, sponsored by The Society of North American Goldsmiths, Georgia State University
Craft Multiples, The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
1974 Baroque ’74, The Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY
1972 Fifty-Third May Show, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
The Sixth Biennial Beaux Arts Designer/Craftsmen Exhibition, Columbus, OH
AWARDS
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2007 Best in Metals-The Verdera Prize, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Best of Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
1998 Bernie Robbins Prize for Artistic Expression, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
First Prize, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO
1996 Merit Prize, Boca Museum Festival at Boca Center, Boca Raton, FL
Invitational Anniversary Show, Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
1994 Juror’s Award, Ann Arbor Street Fair, Ann Arbor, MI
1993 Best in Jewelry Design, Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Award of Distinction, Fleming Museum “Intersections: Vermont Crafts 1993”
Burlington, VT
1991 Ken Souser and Alice Miller Award for Excellence, Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
1989 John Reed Award for Excellence, 19th Artisan Festival, Nashville, TN
Second Place, Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
1981 lst in Crafts, Winter Park Art Show, Winter Park, FL
1974 Purchase Award, Pennsylvania ’74 Exhibition, William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Purchase Prize and Jury’s Award, Eleventh Annual Southern Tier Show, American Association of University Women and the Corning Museum of Glass
COLLECTIONS
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Nancy McNeil, Philadelphia, PA (McNeil Pharmaceutical)
Elizabeth Raphael, Pittsburgh, PA (Rockwell International)
Barbara Rockefeller, New York, NY
Batsheva De Rothschild, Tel Aviv, Israel
Sheldon and Myrna Palley, Miami, FL
Robin and Marsha Williams, San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
Jerry & April Weiner Memorial Collection, Atlanta, GA
The Goldstein Foundation, Stamford, CT
Fleur Bresler Collection, Baltimore, MD
The Smithsonian Permanent Collection ‘20th Century Crafts’, Washington, DC
The Collection of Gilbert & Elaine Kanter, Chicago, IL
FAIRS*
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1995-2003 American Artisan, Nashville, TN
1994-2007 American Craft Council Craft Shows, Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA
1995-2007 Crafts America, Westchester, NY; Washington, DC
1977-2007 Fair at Baltimore, American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD
1993-1994 Gold Jewelry, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1995-2005 Long’s Park Art Festival, Lancaster, PA
1998-2007 Paradise City Arts Festival, Northampton, MA
1994-2007 Philadelphia Craft Show, Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Philadelphia, PA
1989, 1990, The Smithsonian Craft Show, The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
1993,1999, 2001
2000-2003 Westport Handcraft Show, Westport, CT
2001-2003 Germantown Friends Craft Show, PA
2001 Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, WI
2003-2007 Craft Boston, Boston, MA
(*partial listing)
PUBLICATIONS AND GRANTS
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1000 Pins, Lark Books, Fall 2005
1000 Rings, Lark Books, Fall 2004
Lapidary Journal, Winter 2000
Beautiful Things, Guild.com Featured Artists, Fall 2000
The Art of Jewelry Making, by Alan Revere, Fall 1999
Ornament Magazine, Myths and Legends, by Carl Little, Fall 1997
Enameling, by William Harper, Golden Press, New York, NY
Basic Techniques and Design, by Alice Sprintzen, Chilton Book Co., Radnor PA
The Goodfellow Catalog of Wonderful Things #3, by Christopher Weills, Publisher
Oppi Untract, 4th Book
American Crafts, June-July 1986
Craftsperson in Residence, N.E. A. and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts 1975-76
EMPLOYMENT & TEACHING
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January 2004 & 2005 “Lost Wax Centrifugal Casting”, taught Winter Term Course
January 2003 Middlebury College, Middlebury,
July 2000 “Carving Techniques” Workshop taught at the Hood Museum of Art,
Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, HH
2000 Visiting Instructor, -‘Beginning Jewelry’ for Juniors & Seniors, Mt. Abraham Union High School, Bristol, VT
1996 Private Studio Instruction, Salisbury, VT
1982 Peters Valley Crafts School, Layton, NJ; taught Lost Wax Casting,
1980-1982 New School for Social Research, Manhattan, NY; taught Lost Wax Casting-two years
1970-1972 Kent State University, Kent, OH; taught beginning & graduate student metal jewelry &
and 1974 design
1972-1974 Batsheva Crafts Corp. Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel; Designer/Craftswoman in Precious Metals
1970 Penland School of Crafts, Ashville, NC; intense adult summer camp for adults, taught
Lost Wax Casting
