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.

Barbara Schumer: Botanical Bracelet, 2019, metalsmith

About:

My artwork has roots in decorative arts from the 1920's. I try to incorporate botanical and oriental themes in my jewelry. The use of Japanese gold leaf and brushwork, especially on porcelain, inspire my designs.

Bio:

I have studied enameling including limoges and cloisonné, from some of the leading contemporary enamelists in the field. I originally studied metalsmithing to compliment my enamels. However, I quickly began to enjoy creating metal objects in their own right. Now my practice is split between enameling and metalsmithing.

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.

Deanna McLaughlin: Cartrageous Post earrings with 1.5 mm Diamond Wheels, 2019, sterling silver, black diamonds, 1.29" x 1.52" x 1.24"

About:

"Cartrageous" is a series that has been evolving over the past decade. Impacted by the people I have met and the children I have worked with over the past 30 years, I came to understand how the shopping cart represents the arc of our consumer culture. Each piece of furniture is created as a design challenge; "what else can I do with this shape?" The jewelry is an outgrowth of the furniture series - intended to be fun - but also, like the furniture, developed with a deeper intention: to recognize that those who are financially capable can find joy while giving to those who are not.

Regardless of the material I use to make art, the creative process gives me the opportunity to merge my inner self with my reflections of the world in which we live.

Bio:

Deanna has exhibited regularly and extensively since 1984 shortly before acquiring her Bachelor of Science from Bowling Green University in Ohio. Early highlights include exhibitions with the Ohio Watercolor Society, The Ohio Craftsman Group, and at galleries, museums, and outdoor festivals. She has participated in International Residencies, received grants and awards for her oil paintings, ceramics, and drawings and has been awarded opportunities Nationally and Internationally. Several of her one-of-a-kind artworks are in private and corporate collections.

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".

Deanna McLaughlin: Cartrageous Dangle earrings with Diamonds, 2020, sterling silver, black diamonds, 2.51" x 2.45" x 1.47"

About:

"Cartrageous" is a series that has been evolving over the past decade. Impacted by the people I have met and the children I have worked with over the past 30 years, I came to understand how the shopping cart represents the arc of our consumer culture. Each piece of furniture is created as a design challenge; "what else can I do with this shape?" The jewelry is an outgrowth of the furniture series - intended to be fun - but also, like the furniture, developed with a deeper intention: to recognize that those who are financially capable can find joy while giving to those who are not.

Regardless of the material I use to make art, the creative process gives me the opportunity to merge my inner self with my reflections of the world in which we live.

Bio:

Deanna has exhibited regularly and extensively since 1984 shortly before acquiring her Bachelor of Science from Bowling Green University in Ohio. Early highlights include exhibitions with the Ohio Watercolor Society, The Ohio Craftsman Group, and at galleries, museums, and outdoor festivals. She has participated in International Residencies, received grants and awards for her oil paintings, ceramics, and drawings and has been awarded opportunities Nationally and Internationally. Several of her one-of-a-kind artworks are in private and corporate collections.

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.

In my current work I continue to explore the printmaking boundaries, incorporating photo etching, carborundum and matte medium in order for the plates to provide just enough information to stimulate some memory of the past. Overlays of color come from an innate organic feeling, colors that define form, adding rich harmony creating a mood in order to appreciate and cherish autumn's seasoned essence. By means of printmaking I forever remember the ebb and flow of changes, which the tongue can but clumsily define.

Sarah Meyers Studios has donated a Vermeil Bracelet with print charm, stones and a gold-filled catch.

Mardi Jo Cohen: Pink Girl Hinge Bracelet, 2009, sterling silver, plastic, fabricated, 7" x 2"

Bio:

Mardi Jo Cohen's work has been exhibited through Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; American Craft Museum; the National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA. Hr work is in the collections of Yale University, American Silver Museum and the American Craft Museum.

Mardi Jo Cohen: Purple Girl - Hinge Bracelet, 2009, sterling silver, plastic, fabricated, 7" x 2"

Bio:

Mardi Jo Cohen's work has been exhibited through Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; American Craft Museum; the National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA. Hr work is in the collections of Yale University, American Silver Museum and the American Craft Museum.

Mardi Jo Cohen: Che Brooch, 2009, sterling silver, plastic, fabricated

Bio:

Mardi Jo Cohen's work has been exhibited through Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; American Craft Museum; the National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA. Hr work is in the collections of Yale University, American Silver Museum and the American Craft Museum.

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.

Sparked by the Zagar's love for Latin American folk art, Eye's Gallery has expanded into three floors of exotic, handpicked, fair trade items from around the world.

Forge & Finish represents a union formed by three jewelry designers kindled by the promise of producing handcrafted, built-to-last pieces for people who revel in the culture of collecting beautiful adornments. Traditional and experimental metalsmith technique is the core of the Forge & Finish work space. Often their jewelry reflects inspiration from modern aesthetics, yet embodies a foundation anchored by recapturing or reinterpreting a fondness from the past. The constant balancing throughout the creative process evolves designs that are interconnected and carry a timeless essence. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based studio is home to Desiree Casimiro, Emily Kane, and Carly Mayer. Together they offer jewelry collections made by a range of materials creating a myriad of options. Their online shop is the perfect place to accessorize a versatile wardrobe and for procuring one-of-a-kind gifts.

Forge & Finish has donated Entropic Honeycomb Earrings.

Materials include bronze, 24 gold leaf, resin, and glass