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GALLERY REPRESENTATION: WE Gallery: Akron, OH; 2011 - Present Park Place in Peninsula: Peninsula, OH; 2010 - Present Canal Fulton Glassworks: Canal Fulton, OH; 2009 - Present Grand River Beads & Gifts: Rocky River, OH; 2009-Present Edybeady's Bead Shoppe: North Canton, OH; 2009-Present McDonald Niklaus: Dover, OH; 2008-Present Second April: Canton, OH; 2007-Present Needful Things: Akron, OH; 2007-2010 Stiles Art Studio: Canal Fulton, OH; 2007-Present Gallery 143: Green, OH; 2007-Present
COMPANY HISTORY: In 2003, I developed fluxusmetalworks. This business evolved from my passions of exploring new techniques in the fields of 3-D design and traditional metalworking. My art and jewelry explore the beauty of nature; integrating the organic qualities in classic Art Nouveau, Gothic and Native styles. Avoiding the use of any synthetic material in my designs, I use naturally occurring stones specifically treasuring stones that form naturally in the United States. In setting these stones, it is of utmost importance that they stay in their setting due to the structural integrity of the piece; I use no glues or adhesives. It is also very significant that my work is easily accessible to touch; under glass, kinetic components and small details are not easily detectable to the eye. FESTIVAL HISTORY: Last Minute Market-Lakewood, OH; 2010 Fall Wine & Arts Festival-Hartville, OH; 2011 Art on the River-Canal Fulton, OH; 2011 Crafty Mart-Akron, OH; 2011 Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival-Cleveland, OH; 2011 Fall Festival of the Arts-Ashland, OH; 2011 Art is Alive-Canton, OH; 2010, 2011, 2012 University Art Fair at Grace Park-Akron, OH; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Ohio MartAkron, OH; 2009, 2010, 2011 OddmallHudson, OH; 2009, 2010 Arts in Jackson ParksJackson Township, OH; 2009, 2010, event cancelled 2011 Festival of the Arts, St. John West Shore-Cleveland, OH; 2009, 2010, event cancelled 2011 Affair on the Square-Medina, OH; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Artissimo-Canton, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Nature Arts Fest-Sharon Center, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Art-a-palooza-Green, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Akron Arts Expo-Akron, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009 Arts at the Center-Broadview Heights, OH; 2009, 2010, 2011 Herb Fair-Wooster, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Wine Art and Blues Festival-Cuyahoga Falls, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Spring Garden Fair-Wooster, OH; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Tower City Arts Festival-Cleveland, OH; 2009, 2010, 2011 American Holiday-Youngstown, OH; 2010, 2011
CURRENT DIRECTION: Having over ten years of extensive training in fine art (including a BFA and many graduate level classes) rarely inspires my work. Instead, my influences are drawn from my first love, nature. Here I find beauty, magic, and many other forms of inspiration, as well as many of my materials. My love for metals, rocks and elements formed in dramatic expressions of the Earth catapult me into the studio daily. I approach these materials using traditional metalsmithing techniques. Beginning with an image on a piece of paper, I transfer it to a sheet of metal and then pierce out the shape with a jewelers saw (which resembles a tiny coping saw). Each movement of my hand, my saw blade, and the myriad of other "tools of the trade" together in concert create a unique story specific to each of my pieces. What my fine art training does do is push me to a very high level of traditional craftsmanship. I am hypercritical of my own work and continually challenge myself to improve my technique each and every time I create a new piece.
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