Statement
Since early civilization, humanity has traveled on the water by harnessing the wind. In my work, I have created jewelry using abstracted forms of sailing vessels. These forms interact with the wearer’s body with the suggestion of how a vessel interacts with a body of water and the wind.
I make this work using computer design software to create virtual forms that are independent of material considerations. The forms are then refined for 3D printing technology, mold making and traditional techniques such as lost wax casting. Color is applied before the final assembly of metal and 3D printed components into a piece of jewelry.
Having spent more than a decade living on a sailboat, I feel a personal connection to life on the water and the way in which it surrounds our planet. I see beauty in the many forms of sailing vessels from ancient times to the present and seek to honor the history of our ancestors' journey by water.
CV
EDUCATION
2017 Master of Fine Arts
Major: Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM
Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum laude
Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Minor: Art History
Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
2004 Certificate, Bench Jeweler/Repair Training,
Stewarts International School of Jewelers,
Jupiter, FL
1984 - 1986 Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
WORK EXPERIENCE
2005 - Present Self employed jewelry artist, Philadelphia, PA
Create jewelry using hand fabrication, lost wax
casting and Computer Aided Design
Custom designed pieces and repairs
Individual instruction
2014 - 2015 Jewelry Instructor, Weekend Workshops,
Tyler School of Art
Teach basic jewelry making and fabrication
Teach wax modeling for lost wax casting
2010 - 2015 Jewelry Instructor, Jacksonville Center for the
Arts, Floyd, VA
Teach basic metal-smithing, wax modeling and
CAD patterning
2003 - 2004 Bench Jeweler, Sparkles Jewelry, Melbourne, FL
Responsible for repairs and custom designs
Assisted with company marketing
Provided original designs for retail sales
SKILLS
Fabrication Skills:
jewelry fabrication and finishing using precious metals, jewelry repairs, stone setting, wax modeling for casting, lost wax casting, laser welding, production processes, powder coating, plastics fabrication, silicone and resin casting, mold making, laser cutting
Computer Skills:
computer aided design, digital fabrication techniques using 3D printing, Rhinoceros, FlamingonXt,
Magics, Netfabb, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Muse, Lightroom, AcrobatPro) Quickbooks, Mac & Windows fluent
Photography:
small scale product photography, studio lighting, photo editing
Organization:
project management, budgeting, administration, trade shows, long range
planning, human resources
AWARDS
2016 Women’s Jewelry Association
Peggy Kirby Scholarship
2015 - 2017 Tyler School of Art Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM
Graduate Assistantship: Studio Tech and 3D
Print Tech
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Journey By Water, MFA Thesis Exhibition
Temple Contemporary Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
2016 Process:Casting
Philadelphia Sculpture Gym
Philadelphia, PA
2015 CraftForms 2015
Wayne Art Center
Wayne, PA
2015 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
Tyler School of Art Crafts Booth
Philadelphia, PA
2015 Adorned Spaces Pop Up Exhibit:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Society of North American
Goldsmiths Conference
Boston, MA
2015 Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM Senior Exhibition
Tyler School of Art
Philadelphia, PA
2014 Collab Competition People’s Choice Finalist
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
2014 Lamina Production Processes Show and Sale
Tyler School of Art
Philadelphia, PA
2013 Temple University Global Conference
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
2011, 2012, Buyers Market of American Craft
2014 PA Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE
2014 Tyler School of Art
Metals UK Summer Workshop
England/Scotland
Travel study program
2013 Temple University Rome
Full semester program in Rome, Italy with
coursework in Italian design, photography,
drawing and Italian language