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Shaved Box

2025

Made from patinated steel and silicon bronze, this double-walled box was made through scoring and bending a piece of sheet steel, and welding the seams together. The seams were then ground, and a swivel lid was attached.

4" x 4" x 4"

About the Artist

Sophie is a metalworker and furniture maker currently based in Reading, PA. She makes classic furniture designs recreated out of steel to give voice to women in both the woodworking and metal fields, and she utilizes steel in the making of her work to explicitly expand upon the materials that are considered to be part of the fine furniture making field.

Sophie received her MFA in Furniture Design and Woodworking from San Diego State University, and BFA in Sculpture and Drawing from SUNY Purchase College. She has exhibited her work across the country, including Blue Spiral 1 Gallery (NC), the Center for Art in Wood (PA), and the Metal Museum (TN), and has been fortunate to receive several grants, fellowships, and residencies to help advance her career, including the John D. Mineck Fellowship in 2022. Sophie currently teaches at Kutztown University, and has taught workshops at A Workshop of Our Own, Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the Appalachian Center for Craft, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.

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Retouched #6

2017

Reticulation silver 80/20, 3D printed plastic, 23K red gold leaf, sterling silver, stainless steel

"This brooch is a part of my Retouched series. This series includes pieces shaped like ornate mirror frames and references our obsessions with "ideal beauty" or beauty standards. Retouched #6 has a piece of reticulated silver where the mirror should be. The reticulated silver mimics the wrinkles of skin."

4 ½" x 2 ½" x ¾"

About the Artist

Jill Baker Gower is an artist, jeweler, metalsmith, and educator who resides near Chicago, IL. She holds a BS in art education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA in Metals from Arizona State University. She has exhibited her jewelry and sculpture in numerous exhibitions nationwide. In 2019, she had a solo exhibition at the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN. Her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine, the book CAST, Little Dreams in Glass and Metal: Enameling in America 1920 to the Present. Jill's work is in the permanent collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, the Metal Museum, Memphis, TN, The Enamel Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.

Jill is a former resident artist of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. From 2007 to 2018, she was an Associate Professor of Art - Jewelry/Metals at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. She served on the Board of Directors for the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) from 2016 to 2019. She is currently an Associate Professor of Art - Jewelry/Metals at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.

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Coiling

2026

Pewter, aluminum, steel, ethically sourced shell, recycled plastics and resin

Through casting and fabrication Phillips explores nature, memory, and place in her art practice.

6"H x 8" W x 4" D
Weight: 4 lb. 14 oz.

About the Artist

Cozette Phillips earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Metals from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Illustration from the Columbus College of Art and Design. A 2016 Metal Museum Tributaries artist, Cozette's sculptures have been exhibited nationally and internationally with sculptures held in both public and private collections. An artist, curator, educator, and arts advocate, her multidisciplinary career is shaped by a sustained commitment to her studio practice. She is a Professor of Art at Spokane Colleges and serves as the SFCC Fine Art Gallery Director, where she contributes to the development and presentation of exhibitions, arts programming, and founded the sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program in 2025. Her professional service includes serving on the Board for Artist Trust and as a curator for the Washington Arts Commission, further reflecting her commitment to advancing the arts through education, exhibition, and community engagement.

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MM Box

2026

Steel, wrought iron, paint

In creating the Facture/Fracture series, Mimlitsch-Gray poured plaster slabs and
attempted to form them, knowing that the material would break; uncertainty guided
her design methods. She made moulds and pewter casts of the plaster exploration, capturing qualities of the sketch and action in metal.

5" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

About the Artist

Stephen Yusko's studio is located in Cleveland, OH, where he creates sculpture, furniture and vessels, using mixed materials combined with forged, machined and fabricated steel. Yusko has taught at several schools and universities, including Haystack School of Crafts (ME), Penland School of Crafts (NC), and SUNY Purchase, where he was a Windgate Artist-in-Residence; and served on the Board of Trustees for the Haystack School. He is currently on the Board of Trustees for La Caravana Escuela. Yusko has exhibited his work widely including the Metal Museum (TN) and the Ruthin Craft Centre (Wales, UK) and has received three Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Excellence Awards and a Cuyahoga County Creative Workforce Fellowship Award.