Jillian Moore: Leberis, 2015, foam, composite and epoxy resin, paint, polymer clay, dyed felt, 12" x 2" x 2"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Jillian Moore: Double Blue Gemmer Peepers (brooch), polymer clay, resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, microbeads, nickel-silver, copper, 1.25" x 3" x 1"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Jillian Moore: Hot Orange Brooch with Deep Blue Buns, 2017, polymer clay, resin, paint, pigment, microbeads, found/altered acrylic, nickel-silver, copper, 1.25" x 3" x 1"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Jillian Moore: Party Gemmer on Blue Ring, 2019, polymer clay, resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, microbeads, fabricated brass, 2" x 1" x 1"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Sarah Holden: Oxi Lace Micro Dangle, 2019, sterling silver, 1" x 1" x 0.13"

About:

Sarah Holden is a contemporary jeweler and sculptor. Choices made in the creation of work in her practice are guided by strong women in history. Sarah employs metal and fiber to investigate and question how female identity is constructed and performed through material.

Bio:

Sarah Holden received her MFA in Studio Art with a focus in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and her BFA in Crafts/Material Studies and Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. Sarah has presented as a visiting artist at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and taught as a Metals Instructor at The Penland School of Crafts. Sarah currently teaches steel fabrication and metal forming at The Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center. Sarah's sculpture and limited production jewelry can be found at galleries across the US. Sarah currently lives in Chicago where she works as a studio artist, metals instructor and mom.

Sarah Holden: U Hoop Dangle, 2019, sterling silver, 1.25" x 2" x 0.13"

About:

Sarah Holden is a contemporary jeweler and sculptor. Choices made in the creation of work in her practice are guided by strong women in history. Sarah employs metal and fiber to investigate and question how female identity is constructed and performed through material.

Bio:

Sarah Holden received her MFA in Studio Art with a focus in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and her BFA in Crafts/Material Studies and Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. Sarah has presented as a visiting artist at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and taught as a Metals Instructor at The Penland School of Crafts. Sarah currently teaches steel fabrication and metal forming at The Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center. Sarah's sculpture and limited production jewelry can be found at galleries across the US. Sarah currently lives in Chicago where she works as a studio artist, metals instructor and mom.

Sarah Holden: Red Steel Lace Necklace, 2018, mild steel, sterling silver, red velvet flocking, 24" x 6.5" x 0.13"

About:

Sarah Holden is a contemporary jeweler and sculptor. Choices made in the creation of work in her practice are guided by strong women in history. Sarah employs metal and fiber to investigate and question how female identity is constructed and performed through material.

Bio:

Sarah Holden received her MFA in Studio Art with a focus in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and her BFA in Crafts/Material Studies and Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. Sarah has presented as a visiting artist at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and taught as a Metals Instructor at The Penland School of Crafts. Sarah currently teaches steel fabrication and metal forming at The Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center. Sarah's sculpture and limited production jewelry can be found at galleries across the US. Sarah currently lives in Chicago where she works as a studio artist, metals instructor and mom.

Luci Jockel: Fossil III, 2017, obsidian, honey bee wings, archival glue, silver, steel, 3" x 4"

About:

This series considers the dystopian future of life without honey bees and what will be left in their memory. Each fossil serves as a memorial for the insect facing decline due to human impact.

Bio:

Luci Jockel is a jewelry artist and Lecturer/Coordinator for the Metalsmithing and Jewelry program at Towson University. She received her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Jewelry and Metalsmithing in 2016, and her BFA in Studio Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Luci has recently been honored with the 2019 American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award. Her work has been shown at various venues including ACC Conference 2019, Schmuck Munich Jewellery Fair, NYC Jewelry Week, SNAG Conference, and Galerie Marzee. Her work has been featured in publications such as "New Brooches", Metalsmith Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. Luci maintains a studio practice as part of the JV Collective in Philadelphia, and continues to exhibit her work both nationally and internationally.

Mary Forst: Small Cage Heart Pendant, 2017-present, jewelry, 16" long

Courtesy of Maine Craft Association, Peters Valley School of Craft

About:

Mild steel, crushed pearl, black ruthenium plated sterling silver chain

Bio:

I began making pearl jewelry as a way to investigate my sentimentality and the relationship I have with particular objects. This line of jewelry is often inspired by traditional designs but has an edge to it that its classic predecessor lacks. My goal is to redesign this traditional adornment and to create trendy, stunning, badass jewelry that can be worn by people of all ages, anywhere and any time.

Cat Quattrociocchi: Mold Studs, 2016, enamel, copper, sterling silver post, 1" x 1"

About:

These studs were made using enamel (powdered glass) to replicate the color and texture of mold.

Bio:

Cat Quattrociocchi is a jeweler / maker living and working in Portland, ME. She produces small batch jewelry and sculpture, and dabbles in performance art.

Jillian Moore: Fissilis, 2017, foam, composite and epoxy resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, polymer clay, nylon, silicone-rubber, 19" x 5" x 2"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Mary Forst: Cage Post, 2017-present, jewelry, 0.6" x 1"

Courtesy of Maine Craft Association, Peters Valley School of Craft

About:

Mild steel, crushed pearl, sterling silver

Bio:

I began making pearl jewelry as a way to investigate my sentimentality and the relationship I have with particular objects. This line of jewelry is often inspired by traditional designs but has an edge to it that its classic predecessor lacks. My goal is to redesign this traditional adornment and to create trendy, stunning, badass jewelry that can be worn by people of all ages, anywhere and any time.

Jillian Moore: Purple Double Gemmer (brooch), 2019, polymer clay, resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, nickel-silver, copper, 1.25" x 2" x 1"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Luci Jockel: Silver Snake Ring, 2017, silver, 0.2" x 1"

About:

Recycled sterling silver cast snake spine vertebrae rings. Naturally oxidized through lost wax casting process. The silver was recycled from antique sterling silver dinnerware. Three different ring sizes: 4, 7, 8.

Bio:

Luci Jockel is a jewelry artist and Lecturer/Coordinator for the Metalsmithing and Jewelry program at Towson University. She received her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Jewelry and Metalsmithing in 2016, and her BFA in Studio Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Luci has recently been honored with the 2019 American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award. Her work has been shown at various venues including ACC Conference 2019, Schmuck Munich Jewellery Fair, NYC Jewelry Week, SNAG Conference, and Galerie Marzee. Her work has been featured in publications such as "New Brooches", Metalsmith Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. Luci maintains a studio practice as part of the JV Collective in Philadelphia, and continues to exhibit her work both nationally and internationally.

Jillian Moore: Gold Chubbed Branch Ring, 2016, polymer clay, resin, paint, fabricated brass, 2" x 1" x 1"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Sarah Holden: Mini Gold Steel Lace Brooch, 2017, mild steel, gold leaf, gold velvet flocking, 2.5" x 2.5" x 2.5"

About:

Sarah Holden is a contemporary jeweler and sculptor. Choices made in the creation of work in her practice are guided by strong women in history. Sarah employs metal and fiber to investigate and question how female identity is constructed and performed through material.

Bio:

Sarah Holden received her MFA in Studio Art with a focus in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and her BFA in Crafts/Material Studies and Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. Sarah has presented as a visiting artist at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and taught as a Metals Instructor at The Penland School of Crafts. Sarah currently teaches steel fabrication and metal forming at The Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center. Sarah's sculpture and limited production jewelry can be found at galleries across the US. Sarah currently lives in Chicago where she works as a studio artist, metals instructor and mom.

Lindsey Snell: Big Dot Earrings, 2019, brass, steel, silver, 2.5" x 1.25"

About:

Power can come from repetition

Bio:

Lindsey Snell is based in Portland, OR specializing in limited production and one-of-a-kind jewelry and metalwork. Snell created her eponymous brand as a home for her vision of jewelry as a critical tool for self-expression in a world where our digital lives make our identities more ephemeral than ever. She exhibits and sells work across the US and teaches traditional metalsmithing and jewelry from her studio school, Custom Deluxe in Portland. Snell received a BFA and MFA at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has been working with a jeweler's saw since she a highschooler growing up in Chicagoland.

Jillian Moore: Titta Cluster, 2015, foam, composite and epoxy resin, paint, polymer clay, silica, dyed felt, 12" x 3" x 3"

About:

My work has always been a blending of the zoological and botanical filtered through abstraction with the intention of creating wearable objects that are both familiar and uncanny. More recently I've been incorporating visual references to the minerological realm to heighten the implausibility. I've also been ruminating on transgression and how the natural world can sometimes defy easy reduction and categorization. There is a direct link in my current shift, frantic productivity, and risk taking in the studio as it relates to my rage, heightened anxiety, and rebellion against the rise of bigotry in the US, coupled with the desire to amplify the ambiguity, peculiarity, and otherworldly qualities in my work. Now I am exploring the extraterrestrial in the intersections of animal/vegetable/mineral, and creating objects that are exhuberantly, confrontationally, defiantly weird and examining what it means to embrace that perspective with and on the body. This resulting new work is much more cartoon-like, and has a heightened sense of both fantasy and absurdity.

Bio:

Jillian Moore received her BFA from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL in 2004 in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making, and she received her MFA at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA in 2008 in Jewelry and Metal Arts. She is a full time studio artist working in contemporary jewelry and sculpture as well as an erstwhile writer. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Blickfang in Zürich courtesy of Friends of Carlotta, at SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, and during NYCJW with Ombré Gallery as part of the travelling exhibition "Glossy".

Jina Seo: Brown oval, 2018, brass, sterling silver, leather, thread, 3" x 0.7" x 0.1"

About:

My work explores the relationships between body, clothing, sexuality, fetish, and space. I use vintage leather gloves and reconstruct them into symbolic wearables.

Bio:

Jina Seo (b. South Korea) is Assistant Professor in Metal + Jewelry at Missouri State University. She was chosen as one of the SNAG Emerging Artists in 2016 at SOFA Chicago and was a recipient of Fountainhead Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University 2016-2017. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.She received her MFA in Metal at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and her BFA in Metalwork and Jewelry Design at Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea.

Mary Forst: Large Deep Curve Ring, 2018, jewelry, 1" width

About:

Black ruthenium plated sterling silver sealed with e-coat for longevity

Bio:

I began making pearl jewelry as a way to investigate my sentimentality and the relationship I have with particular objects. This line of jewelry is often inspired by traditional designs but has an edge to it that its classic predecessor lacks. My goal is to redesign this traditional adornment and to create trendy, stunning, badass jewelry that can be worn by people of all ages, anywhere and any time.