Maine College of Art & Design's Collect 2024 sale opens today, Thursday, June 13th and will run til Sunday, June 16th. I have some baby spoons and cocktail forks available for purchase. All sales made during Collect support both the participating artists and help to raise funds for student scholarships! Pieces can be purchased online at shop.meca.edu or in-person at the Institute of Contemporary Art from June 13th - 16th. This year there are 425 works for sale from 130 artists in a variety of mediums. To view the utensils I have for sale, click this link to my artist profile at MECA&D's online shop.

Maine College of Art & Design's Collect 2024 sale will be open to the public soon! Right now you can preview the work for sale both in-person at the Institute of Contemporary Art and online at shop.meca.edu. Pieces can be purchased online or at the ICA from June 13th - 16th. Purchases made support both the participating artists and help to raise funds for student scholarships. To view the utensils I have for sale, click this link to my artist profile at MECA&D's online shop.

Making Matters: Fresh Perspectives in Fine Craft is on display now at Peters Valley School of Fine Craft. The exhibition features work made by this summer’s instructors and Peters Valley staff. The show runs until August 4th with happy hours every Friday from 5:00 - 6:00. Check it out if you’re in the Delaware Water Gap area, or online here.

Anchored Through Repetition & Consensus: Works by Emily Somoskey, Addison de Lisle, & Chloe Darke opens today at Arrowmont’s Wolpert Gallery. The show runs til March 22nd, so check it out if you are in the Gatlinburg area!

Images from left to bottom right: Catch-All by Emily Somoskey, Distill by Chloe Darke, Isthmus V by Addison de Lisle. ⠀

Registration is now open for my upcoming workshop "Silversmithing: From Ingot to Implement" at Peters Valley. The class will run August 2 - 6, 2024. To sign up click here.

This workshop will focus on the process of making a silver spoon, starting from casting grain. You will learn how to cast a silver ingot, prep the ingot for forging, and hammer it into shape. Demonstrations will cover properly annealing and shaping silver, hallmarking, creating decorative pierced elements on the finished utensil, removing fire scale, and different finishes for silver. You will also have the opportunity to practice forging copper before working in silver.

My piece Sublimate is included in the Peters Valley Gallery's Making Matters: Fresh Perspectives in Fine Craft. The show is an annual exhibition showcasing the work of the season’s visiting artist instructors and summer artistic staff. It runs May 13th - August 6th, with an opening reception on May 13th from 3:00-5:00pm. The exhibit can also be viewed online at here.
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I'm excited for the upcoming raising class I'll be teaching at Peters Valley in August and to have my work featured with these wonderful artists and instructors!

Registration is open for "Raising and Forming," which I will be teaching in-person at Peters Valley School of Craft. The class will run August 4 - 8, 2023.

This workshop will focus on the process of raising a hollow vessel from a flat disc of metal. Participants will learn how to prepare the metal and sink it prior to raising. Demonstrations will cover making a raising template, properly annealing copper and silver, planishing, using pitch to chase the vessel, and creating different finishes for the completed piece. All experience levels are welcome.

To sign up click here.

Online bidding for Pocosin Arts' 25th Annual Benefit Auction begins today at 5:00 PM. On October 22, the in-person auction will begin at Pocosin's Scuppernong Riverview House at 5:00 PM. I've donated a few pieces to the auction and I hope you can help support this wonderful institution! For more information and to check out the work in the auction go to https://pocosinarts.org/benefit-auction/.

Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft's 2022 Faculty Show is currently on display from October 10 - December 31, 2022. It can be viewed in person at Pocosin Arts in Columbia, North Carolina or you can follow this link to their online gallery.

Maine College of Art & Design's COLLECT Art Sale is now open! Work purchased during the sale helps to support the participating artists and MECA&D student scholarships. Pieces can be purchased online at shop.meca.edu or in person at the ICA at MECA&D June 23 - 25. To view the specific pieces I have for sale, click this link to my artist profile at MECA&D's online shop.

I have some silver spoons and cocktail forks available for purchase in Maine College of Art & Design's upcoming COLLECT Art Sale. Work purchased during the sale helps to support MECA&D student scholarships. There will be an online preview at shop.meca.edu June 15 - 22. Pieces can be purchased online or in person at the ICA at MECA&D June 23 - 25. To view the specific pieces I have for sale, click this link to my artist profile at MECA&D's online shop.

There are still some spots open for the on-campus workshop "From Ingot to Implement" that I'll be teaching at Pocosin Arts. The class will run September 19 - 23, 2022. Go to pocosinarts.org to register!

This workshop will focus on the process of making a silver spoon, starting from casting grain. Participants will learn how to cast a silver ingot, prep the ingot for forging, and hammer it into shape. Demonstrations will cover properly annealing and shaping silver, hallmarking, creating decorative pierced elements on the finished utensil, removing fire scale, and different finishes for silver. All experience levels are welcome.

I hope you’ll be able to join me for this class!

Join Kerianne Quick and Adam John Manley tonight on Instagram Live for a curator's tour of Small Acts: The Craft of Subversion. The walkthrough will be held on Craft Desert's instagram page at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EST.

The San Diego Union Tribune ran a piece this week on Small Acts. Click here to read the article. A curator's walkthrough of the exhibition will be held on Monday April 4th at 5:00pm PST (8:00pm EST). The show runs until April 13, 2022 at SDCC's City Gallery. If you are in the area be sure to check it out!

My piece Breed is featured in Craft Desert's upcoming first exhibition Small Acts. The show runs March 12 to April 13, 2022 at San Diego City College's City Gallery, with an opening reception on March 12 from 5:00-7:00 pm. I'm very excited to be included in this show along with 60 other amazingly talented artists!

Registration is now open for the online wax carving workshop that I'll be teaching at Pocosin Arts on May 7th & 14th from 3:00-5:00 pm ET. Go to pocosinarts.org/zoom-workshops-metals to register!

This workshop focuses on wax carving techniques for jewelry and objects. We will cover the applications for various carving tools and burrs, the optimal type of wax to use for a particular project, and how to easily repair any mistakes made during the carving process. Through working with wax blocks and sheets, we’ll be able to create a range of organic or geometric objects. Participants will also learn to make a two-part rubber mold of their models to easily produce wax multiples. Demonstrations will include creating different surface textures, carving a ring to be set with a stone, and how to approach spruing a piece in preparation for casting. I hope you can join me!

There are still some spots open for the two-part virtual workshop "Electroforming and Enameling" that I'll be teaching at Pocosin Arts. The course will be held on February 12 & 19, 2022 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET. Go to pocosinarts.org/zoom-workshops-metals to register!

This workshop covers enameling electroformed objects. We will start with carving a wax model. Participants will learn to make a two-part rubber mold of their models to easily produce wax multiples. Mold making is also a great way to electroform an organic or found object without risk of contaminating the electroforming solution or damaging the original object in the bath. Demonstrations will cover painting the wax piece with a conductive copper paint to prep it for plating and removing wax from the electroformed piece, so you are left with a hollow copper object. We’ll focus on tips for enameling on three dimensional surfaces and using enamel to layer color and create different surface textures.

I'm really excited for this course and I hope you can join me!

Registration is now open for "From Ingot to Implement," which I will be teaching in-person at Pocosin Arts September 19 to September 23, 2022. You can register for the class by clicking here.

This workshop will focus on the process of making a silver spoon, starting from casting grain. Participants will learn how to cast a silver ingot, prep the ingot for forging, and hammer it into shape. Demonstrations will cover properly annealing and shaping silver, hallmarking, creating decorative pierced elements on the finished utensil, removing fire scale, and different finishes for silver.

I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to be teaching two workshops at Pocosin in 2022! I hope you are able to join me, either virtually for "Electroforming and Enameling" or in-person for "From Ingot to Implement."

Registration is now open for the two-part virtual workshop "Electroforming and Enameling" that I'll be teaching at Pocosin Arts. The course will be held on February 12 & 19, 2022 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET. Click the link here to register!

This workshop covers enameling electroformed objects. We will start with carving a wax model. Participants will learn to make a two-part rubber mold of their models to easily produce wax multiples. Mold making is also a great way to electroform an organic or found object without risk of contaminating the electroforming solution or damaging the original object in the bath. Demonstrations will cover painting the wax piece with a conductive copper paint to prep it for plating and removing wax from the electroformed piece, so you are left with a hollow copper object. We’ll focus on tips for enameling on three dimensional surfaces and using enamel to layer color and create different surface textures.

I'm really excited for this course and I hope you can join me!

I am very excited to have my work featured in AdornAxis' online exhibition Remote Viewing. The show features the work of 61 artists from 22 countries. You can view the exhibit on AdornAxis' website here or purchase a print catalogue of the show here.

In Residence: 14th Edition opens Saturday August 14th at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. The show is an annual exhibition of work by HCCC's 2020-2021 artists in residence. It runs until October 9, 2021. For more information about In Residence, follow this link to HCCC's website. Information about the Center's residency program can be found here.

In case you missed the live Virtual Artist Talk featuring myself and my fellow artists in residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, you can view the recording of the talk on HCCC's Facebook page here.

Today I will be giving a Virtual Artist Talk through the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's Facebook Live page, along with my fellow residents Michael Velliquette and Stephanie Robison. The event starts at 3 PM CST/4 PM EST. Follow the link here to tune in!

This summer I'm a resident at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft! You can follow the work I'll be making on my Instagram. To learn more about HCCC and the other current artists in residence, click here.

My work is currently featured in AdornAxis' international curated jewelry exhibition in conjunction with NYCxDESIGN. Click here to view the online exhibit, or here to purchase a physical catalogue of the show.

Pandemic Pin Swap is a project created and facilitated by Carolina Sephra Reyes where artists make, document, exchange brooches, and connect during quarantine. I participated in Round 3 of the project. Tonight, April 9th, there will be a live stream on the Pandemic Pin Swap Instagram of the brooches created by the artists participating in this round. The stream begins at at 6 PM MST.

I am excited to announce that I am a recipient of the 2021 Belvedere Fund for Professional Development from Maine College of Art. More information about the grant and the other 2021 awardees can be found here.

One of my pieces has been selected for inclusion at the upcoming exhibition American Contemporary Craft: A National Juried Exhibition at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, Texas. The show will run October 2 - November 28 with receptions on October 2 and November 26.

Ethical Metalsmith's online Academics in Pandemic exhibition has launched. The exhibit features the work of students and educators from around the world who suddenly had to transition to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can view some of the lesson plans I created at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, tutorials, and video demonstrations I made for my students during quarantine, as well as images of the work my students made here.

Two of my pieces, Shear and Scrape are featured in SNAG's Jewelry and Metals Survey (JAMS) Vol 3. You can pre-order a copy here.

I'm happy to announce that I will be a resident at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Summer 2021.

Over the years in addition to my own work as an artist, silversmith, and instructor I've been lucky to produce jewelry and accessories for JW Reilly Boston. Recently I was interviewed about my work for the company. You can check out my interview on JW Reilly's website here along with their other master craftsmen.

There will be an online juror's talk for Object Permanence at the Baltimore Jewelry Center tonight at 5pm EST. I'm so excited to be a part of this show along with some of my mentors and peers from undergrad and grad school! You can view the exhibition online at BJC's website here.

Contemporary Connections: Mastery in Metal at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art has been extended until July 5 due to COVID-19. Thank you to the museum staff for your work during this time!

Disrupt will run longer than originally planned due to COVID-19. The Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery is currently closed, but you can view the exhibition online here. Thank you so much to the Vancouver Metal Arts Association and the CCBC for your hard work during this time!

My piece Shear has been accepted into the Baltimore Jewelry Center's upcoming exhibition Object Permanence. The show will run from April 10 - May 24, 2020. I am very excited to participate in the exhibit!

The opening for the Vancouver Metal Arts Association's exhibit Disrupt is tonight at 7:00 at the Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery. The show runs from March 12 to April 23, 2020. Two of my pieces, Scrape and Elevate are featured in the show.

The opening reception for Contemporary Connections: Mastery in Metal at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is tomorrow, March 12. There will be a panel discussion at 5:30 pm followed by a reception from 6:30 - 8:30. Unfortunately I'm unable to attend, but the exhibition looks great! The show runs until May 24, 2020.

Contemporary Connections: Mastery in Metal is currently open at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, Mississippi. The show runs until May 24th, with a reception on March 12th. I have several pieces in the exhibit, including some flatware, vessels, and jewelry. I'm very excited to be part of this show with an amazing group of metalsmiths!

My piece Implantation and Drainage Tray (with organ) received an Honorable Mention at the Mixed Media award ceremony. Thank you to the Arts Center Gallery!

The opening reception for Mixed Media at Nazareth College's Arts Center Gallery is tonight from 5-7. The show runs from January 24th - March 1st. Two of my pieces are in the exhibit.

I'm really excited to be a resident during the first session of Penland's Winter Residency program! You can follow the work that I'm doing while I'm here on my Instagram.

Two of my pieces, Implantation and Drainage Tray (with organ) and Propagation Tool, have been accepted into the Art Center Gallery's national exhibition Mixed Media at Nazareth College. The show will run January 24 - March 1, 2020, with a reception on Friday January 24 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm..

My piece Cordyceps Extraction Kit is currently on display at the Wayne Art Center's 25th Anniversary CraftForms 2019 exhibition. The show runs from December 7, 2019 – February 1, 2020 with a special preview on December 6.

Two of my pieces, Scrape and Elevate, have been accepted into the Vancouver Metal Arts Association's forthcoming exhibition Disrupt. The show will run from March 12 to April 23, 2020 at the Craft Council of British Columbia in Vancouver.

I am SNAG's featured maker this week. You can check out my Maker Profile on SNAG's website here.

I am excited to announce that my piece Cordyceps Extraction Kit will be on view at the Wayne Art Center's 25th Anniversary CraftForms Exhibition. The show will run from December 6, 2019 – February 1, 2020.

I'm excited to announce that I have been accepted into Penland School of Craft's Winter Residency program! I will be there for two weeks in January 2020.

I'm happy to announce that I will be teaching in Foundations and the Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry departments at the University of Wisconsin-Stout for the 2019-2020 school year. I am filling in as a lecturer for Professor Masako Onodera while she is in sabbatical. I'm really looking forward to the school year!

My piece Implantation and drainage tray (with organ) is featured in SNAG's 2018 Jewelry and Metals Survey (JAMS). The book can be purchased online through SNAG/ /SPACE. Last year's 2017 JAMS included my Seed Pod Necklace #2 and is also available for purchase here.

The episode of Sunday Afternoon Live featuring an interview about my exhibition Secrete, Augment, Testify is now available on the Chazen Museum of Art's website. You can see the archive of past interviews here or listen directly to my interview here.

On Sunday June 2, the Chazen Museum of Art's Sunday Afternoon Live program will air an interview with me about my thesis exhibition Secrete, Augment, Testify. You can listen live via the Chazen's website here.

Some of my pieces will be on display at the 2019 SNAG Chicago Conference - The Loop. Myself and the other metals grad students from UW-Madison have been accepted into the juried Adorned Spaces exhibit. Our display is entitled Grassfed.

On May 4th I'll be at the Museum of Wisconsin Art for Gallery Conversations to talk about my work on display in the Handmade for Home exhibition. The show is up until May 19, 2019.

My MFA exhibition Secrete, Augment, Testify opens April 26 at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Wisconsin. The show runs until June 16. The opening reception is Friday April 26 from 5:30-7:30. If you are in town, please come and enjoy food, refreshments, live music, and a cash bar.

The Isthmus featured my upcoming show in their Visual Arts section. Check it out here.

Several pieces of my flatware are on display as part of the Museum of Wisconsin Art's exhibition Handmade for Home. The show runs March 30-May 19, 2019.