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Earrings
Pink & Blue Nurp Cubes
Foam, composite and epoxy resin, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, stainless steel
$350
Earrings
Buttermint Studs
Wood, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, stainless steel
$225
Earrings
Gold/Aqua Crust Cuppers
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$275
Earrings
Sideways Space Toasts
Wood, resin, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, stainless steel
$275
Earrings
Skinny Pud Studs with Chrome Bands
Wood, resin, paint, stainless steel
$200
Earrings
Topsy Turvy Phallaceae Dangles
Wood, resin, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, stainless steel
$315
Earrings
Yellow-Spotted Orange Oblongs
Resin, paint
$295
Earrings
Pink & Blue Pud Studs
Wood, resin, paint, stainless steel
$300
Earrings
Red Glitter Pebbles
Polymer clay, resin, glitter, stainless steel
$100
Earrings
Periwinklers
Wood, resin, paint, found/altered acrylic, stainless steel
$200
Earrings
Green Nuggets
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$100
Earrings
Champagne Nuggets
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$100
Earrings
Red Branches
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$115
Earrings
Magenta-Spotted Blue Branches
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$115
Earrings
Aqua Branches
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$115
Earrings
Purple Branches
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$115
Earrings
Green & Chrome Crust Cups
Resin, polymer clay, paint, stainless steel
$115
Earrings
Champagne Cuppers
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$115
Earrings
Copper Moon Rocks
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$90
Earrings
Pink Nuggets
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$100
Earrings
Piss Gemmers with Crusty Tops
Polymer clay, found/altered acrylic, resin, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, stainless steel
$365
Earrings
Orange Cuppers with Green Crust
Resin, polymer clay, paint, stainless steel
$175
Earrings
Green Spotted Noodles
Resin, polymer clay, paint, stainless steel
$160
Earrings
Blue-Green Clubbers
Resin, polymer clay, paint, stainless steel
$165
Green Brooch
From Blastula Series 1
Resin, foam, paint, microbeads and/or silica
$65
Green Brooch
From Blastula Series 3
Resin, foam, paint, microbeads and/or silica
$65
Green Tangle Brooch with Wide Yellow Mouth
Resin, polymer clay, paint, nickel silver
$225
Chrome Double Cupper Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, nickel silver
$180
Brooch
Green Glitter Pebble
Polymer clay, resin, glitter, nickel silver
$50
Brooch
Orange Glitter Pebble
Polymer clay, resin, glitter, nickel silver
$50
Brooch
Gold Glitter Pebble
Polymer clay, resin, glitter, nickel silver
$50
Brooch
Purple Glitter Pebble
Polymer clay, resin, glitter, nickel silver
$50
Brooch
Blue Crusted Seed
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$165
Brooch
Purple Gemmer Smoocher
Polymer clay, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, nickel silver, copper
$275
Brooch
Spotted Peepers
Polymer clay, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, nickel silver, copper
$275
Little Red Organ with Dots Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, nickel silver
$125
Pink Branch Brooch 1
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$85
Red-Spotted Gold Branch Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$95
Yellow/Tan Organ Loop Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$90
Blue Crusted Seed Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$165
Red Droplet Branch Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$280
Silver-Crusted Violet Clubber Brooch
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$295
Pink Branch Brooch 2
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads
$125
Neon Orange/Pink Organ Ring
Size 6.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$275
Gold-Spotted Red Branch Ring
Size 5.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$260
Silver-Spotted Blue/Pink Broil Ring
Size 4.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$320
Gold-Crusted Opalescent Ring
Size 6.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$295
Sour Yellow Gemmer on Big Peachy Cup Ring
Size 9
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, fabricated brass (band & shank)
$325
Pink & Orange Bumple Party Ring
Size 7
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, fabricated brass (band & shank)
$325
Big Pink Gemmer on Magenta Ring
Size 6
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, fabricated brass (band & shank)
$350
Yellow & Orange Nugget Ring
Size 4
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$115
Deep Blue Gemmer on Pink Bumples Ring
Size 8
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, fabricated brass (band & shank)
$300
Glitter-Backed Teal Gemmer on Pearl Bumples Ring
Size 5.5
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, fabricated brass (band & shank)
$300
Pink Gemmer on Disco Glitter Ring
Size 6.5
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, glitter, fabricated brass (band & shank)
$300
Polka-Dotted Red/Green Branch Ring
Size 5
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$215
Silver-Spotted Yellow Branch Ring
Size 4.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$150
Simple Red Organ Ring
Size 4
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$85
Green Cupped Seed with Chrome Spots Ring
Size 4.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$190
Pink Clear Nubbin Ring
Size 6
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$350
Chunky Orange Seed Ring
Size 3
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$115
Wide Red Dotted Cupper Ring
Size 8
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$185
Polka-Dotted Red & White Ring
Size 7.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$215
Green Cupped Seed Ring
Size 8.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint, fabricated brass
$100
Silver-Spotted Green Seed Ring
Size 6.5
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$110
Crusted Blue Double-Cupper w/ Gold Orifices Pendant
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, fabicated brass, silicone rubber with monofilament
$675
Sexy Dark Blue Crusted Pud with Ice Gemmers Pendant
Balsa wood, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, fabricated brass, silicone rubber with monofilament
$650
Golded Frond Pendant with Bright Blue Side Pendant
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered plastic, paint, pigment, silica microbeads, silicone rubber with monofilament
$1,000
Big Pink Gemmer on Chonky Gold Cupper Pendant
Polymer clay, resin, found/altered acrylic, paint, pigment, silica, fabricated brass (band & shank), silicone rubber cord lined with monofilament
$425
Gold Crust Filled Cut Fruit Pendant
Composite and epoxy resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, silica microbeads, silicone rubber cord lined with monofilament
$950
Pulmo Pendant
Polymer clay, composite and epoxy resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, silica microbeads, silicone rubber cord lined with monofilament
$1,700
Lungun Pendant
Polymer clay, composite and epoxy resin, paint, pigment, found/altered acrylic, silica microbeads, fabricated brass, silicone rubber cord lined with monofilament
$1,525
Yellow Spotted Long Cupper Pendant/Ring with Crust Mouth
Resin, polymer clay, paint, microbeads, fabricated brass
$235
Silver Crusted Blue Droplet Pendant
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$315
Blue Mouthed Red Organ Pendant
Resin, polymer clay, paint
$1,100
Lumpen 1: Kreus
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 11.5" x 5.5"x 2.5"
$1,900
Lumpen 4: Waggelen
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5"x 4"
$1,400
Pulvinus
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 14" x 10"x 6.5"
$4,500
Tunthsk
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 23" x 6"x 4.5"
$5,500
Perla
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 11.5" x 11.5"x 7"
$5,250
Boter
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 7" x 15"x 2"
$2,500
Lumpen 3: Oog
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 5" x 8"x 4"
$1,500
Polype
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 7" x 7"x 2.5"
$3,000
Lumpen 6: Recessum
Resin, paint, mixed media
Art dimensions: 6" x 5.5"x 4"
$1,100
Cilia Shelf I
Wood, resin, polymer clay, paint
Art dimensions: 5" x 4" x 10"
$700
Cilia Shelf II
Wood, resin, polymer clay, paint
Art dimensions: 8" x 5" x 12"
$800
resin jewelry, wearable art, colorful, organic, statement piece, fashion, funky, eclectic, sparkly, small sculpture, sculptural, contemporary, fantastical, biological, anatomical 
- Statement
"Our natural tendency to seek out patterns results in a sensitivity to the congruities in biological forms. Deliberate exploitation of these phenomena results in objects that are both ambiguous and evocative. Some are organs removed from the body in which they once belonged, revealing structures with unknown functions. Others are complete specimens tagged with labels. Signs of dissection as well as taxonomy provide evidence of attempts to demystify these new organisms. However, this approach leaves many unanswered questions and highlights the inherent ethical compromise in these methods of understanding.
I choose materials and techniques that are transformative, resulting in objects that do not readily reveal the processes of their making. Copper may be hidden under layers of paint, the only exposed metal oxidized. The electroforming process allows for wax forms to be coated in copper leaving a hollow shell with textural encrustations--evidence of the accretive nature of the process of building copper on a molecular level. The resin pieces are light in weight, built on a core of carved foam that is strengthened by successive layers of an opaque, water-based composite resin. The clear epoxy resin is then layered with paint to create a depth of surface typically expected of glass work. The slick gloss of the resin further mimics biology."VideoPRess - Education
2008
MFA, Jewelry and Metal Arts Program, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2005
BFA, Metalsmithing and Jewelry Program, College of Fine Art and Communications, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
Experience
2010-11
Contributing Writer for Art Jewelry Forum blog and website.
Blogger for Crafthaus, SNAG Conference.
2009
Guest Lecturer, "Introduction to Jewelry", Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Guest Lecturer, "Writing About the Arts", University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2008
Guest Lecturer "Mixed Media Workshop", University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2006-08
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, IA
2005
Research Assistant/Studio Tech Assistant, Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, IA.
Awards
2010
LEAP Award Finalist
2008
"METALinclinations",Society of Midwestern Metalsmiths online exhibition, Award of Merit.
"Craftforms 2007", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Juror's Silver Award.
2007
"Topeka 28", Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS, Honorable Mention, juried by Robert Ebendorf.
2005
"Iowa Crafts 37", regional juried competition, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA, Artist-to-Artist Award.
2004
"Niche", Student Award Winner in Sculptural/Non-Functional category in Metal.
Exhibits
SOLO
2011
"Nomen Dubium", Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN.
2009
"Creatura: A Thing Created", an online show through Object Fetish Gallery
"Tributaries IV: Jillian Moore", National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN.
2008
"Anatome", MFA Exhibition, Art Gallery West, ABW, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2006
"Mimetic of Life", MA show with Satomi Kawai, Art Gallery West, ABW, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
2004
"Senior B.F.A. Exhibition", Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
GROUP
2012
Upcoming, "The Art of Seduction: Exquisitely Crafted Temptations", invitational exhibition organized by Gail Brown, Rouse Gallery, the Horowitz Center of Visual and Performing Arts, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD.
2011
Upcoming, "SP7: Organ/ism", invitational show, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Upcoming, "CoOperative Tableware", collaborative work with Emily Watson, Fancy Gallery, Seattle, WA.
"South Seas", juried show, Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland.
"Charmed II: Mix 'n Match", Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2010
"NonFunctional", organized and juried by Loring Taoka, online exhibition at Crafthaus
"Oddly Wearable", organized and juried by Rachel Timmins, online exhibition at Crafthaus
"underwaterlove", invitational show at Schmuckfrage, Berlin, Germany.
"Oblique Patience", invitational show, Metrospace Gallery, East Lansing, MI.
"Play", invitational show at Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL.
"Charmed", Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2009
"Ho Ho Ho" and "ADVENTure Box", Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland.
"Jewelry in Motion", Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, curated by Gail M. Brown.
2008
"Craftforms 2008", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
"New Work", showcase concurrent with "500 Pendants and Lockets" at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA.
"The Ring Show: Putting the Band Back Together", Fahm Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
"Overflow", Jen Library, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
"Co-Laboratory", La Galerie Bleue, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
"Cresting: SNAG Juried Student Digital Image Show", SNAG Conference, Savannah, GA.
"Surge: SNAG Juried Student Exhibition", Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, GA.
2007
"Refined Abundance", The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, juried by Charon Kransen.
"Jewelry Journey: Air 2006", continuation of international traveling exhibition, Detroit Arts Market: Elements Gallery, Detroit, MI, Galería Isidro Miranda, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and beginning at beginning at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (2006.)
"Masterpieces", and "Magnitude 7", Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
"Material Alchemy", Gallery M.I.M., Baltimore, MD.
2006
"Art of the Doll", Pump House Regional Arts Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
"The Arsenal Metals & Enamels Exhibition 2006", Columbus, OH.
2005
"Craftforms 2005", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, juried by David McFadden.
"La Petite XIII Art Competition", Alder Art Gallery, Coburg, OR.
2003
"Midwestern Metals Exhibition", Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL.
"Making it in Metal-Snag Student Exhibition", national juried exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Publications
WORD
2011
"To Market, To Market", discussion of alternate jewelry marketing on the internet
2010
"Bingeing at SOFA Chicago", comprehensive review for Art Jewelry Forum blog
"A Rose by Any Other Name", interview with John and Corliss rose for Art Jewelry Forum site
"Popping Up", article for Art Jewelry Forum Blog
"What's She Building in There?" article for Art Jewelry Forum Blog
"Trades", article for Art Jewelry Forum Blog (re-posted on Etsy's Storque Blog)
"Untangling SNAG" article for Art Jewelry Forum Blog.
Crafthaus Blogger, SNAG Conference 2010 Houston.
IMAGE
2011
"On the Radar", American Craft, Apr/May 2011.
2010
"Libro de Anillos", ("Rings Book") Promontora de Prensa Internacional S.A., published in Barcelona.
2009
"Saturated: Metal & Color" Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine, August 2009.
2008
Review of "Masterpieces", Jane Durrell, Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 6 (July/August 2008).
"500 Wedding Rings: Celebrating a Classic Symbol of Commitment", Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
2007
Exhibition catalogs for "Masterpieces" and "Magnitude 7", Manifest Gallery Publication, Cincinnati, OH.
"500 Pendants & Lockets", Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
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