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December Issue
2009
Artists Guild
Gallery of Greenville in Greenville, SC, Features Works by Duffy
Brown, Patricia Stalb, Barbara Green, Joanne Morash, Jennifer
Henderson, and Laura Dahl
The Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville in Greenville, SC, will present the exhibit of jewelry
by Duffy Brown, Patricia Stalb, Barbara Green, Joanne Morash,
Jennifer Henderson, and Laura Dahl, on view from Dec. 1 - 31,
2009.
Duffy Brown
Duffy Brown thinks of jewelry as small sculptures. Sterling silver, copper, bronze, and found objects are the materials which she most frequently uses. She is drawn to the colors and textures of the earth. Many of her designs are a mosaic of shells, woven copper, river rocks and other found objects. Other materials include porcelain shards and glass bead mosaic. These materials add more color to Brown's work without resorting to gems. Tile grout is often used in the mosaics to set the objects off.
As a child Patricia Stalb's grandmother, Charlotte, would occasionally give her a piece of costume jewelry. This was a big treat for her, and she would take the piece apart and customize it to suit her needs. Stalb had no way of knowing that this was the start of a jewelry-making career.
In 1991, Stalb took a beginner metalsmithing course where she learned the basics: cutting, filing and soldering. She spent two weeks in the summer of 2004 at the Penland School of Crafts, studying surface decoration techniques such as acid-etching and roller printing. Stalb has also taken fold-forming and chasing and repousse' classes, as well as enameling courses at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Anything else about jewelry construction - she learned through trial and much error.
Barbara Green began making jewelry in 1994 as a way to fill her time. She uses a variety of beads made from glass, pearl, gem stones, shell, bone and wood. She incorporates cabochons of stone and glass into her work. Green looks to nature for inspiration for the colors and flow of the pieces. In the quest to make jewelry, she took up silversmithing, this, in turn, led to creating with other metals. At present, Green works with copper.
Creative by nature, Joanne Morash was introduced to silversmithing by a friend nine years ago. She fell in love with it! She ended up apprenticing [for the teacher] (in the field) for four years. During that time she proceeded to teach herself the art of lampworking. Now, finding ways to combine metal and glass is her main challenge. Morash's ideas just keep coming and are virtually endless.
Jennifer Henderson has been a metalsmith since 1991. Specializing in sterling silver, she enjoys adding semi-precious stones and gems creating unique and reasonably priced jewelry. Henderson also works with several other metals using a variety of techniques such as hollow forming, patina on copper and brass, silver and bronze casting, roller printing, marriage of metals, and anodizing.
Laura Dahl
Laura Dahl is a recent
transplant from Spokane, WA. Her primary medium is non-ferrous
metal, but also includes, stones, handmade felt, wood, or leather.
She creates hand-fabricated metal jewelry, boxes, handbags, and
other small metal objects.
Laura is passionate about marrying metals and etching. Dahl has
developed a style called "Cobblestone," her original
and signature technique, combining metal, sheet, and grain. Her
award-winning work can be found in galleries in WA and SC.
The Artists Guild Gallery
of Greenville is a co-operative gallery located in the heart of
Greenville at 200 North Main Street in downtown Greenville. Over
twenty local artists are represented in the gallery along with
various mediums including acrylic, mixed media, oil and watercolor
paintings, jewelry, glass, woodwork and sculpture. One or more
of the artists is in the gallery at all times, demonstrating throughout
the day and always ready to discuss their art with visitors.
Newcomer, Cynda LuClair, who is one of our gallery members will
also be showing her work. She takes old art that she cuts down
into fashionable neck-ware.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 864/239-3882 or visit (www.artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com).
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