© Barbara Lager
My jewelry is created from hand- anodized Niobium and anodized Aluminum. The metals are shaped, chased and layer. The colorful pieces of metals are then carefully drilled and riveted together. Each piece tells a whimsical tale.
Gopal Kapoor
Greenville, NC
2017 booth # 41
I make silver and gold sculpture jewelry and have for 38 years. My works are one of kind handmade pieces.
© Gopal Kapoor
Marti Johnson
MLJ Designs
Minneapolis, MN
© Marti Johnson
2023 Booth #152
Trained as a Silversmith at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Have been a full time artist and in business 28 years, traveling the U.S. showing at fine art fairs and galleries.
My works begins with sheet metal, cutting forging, dapping with applied finishes. My style is modern and contemporary appreciating simple straight forward shapes.
Silver & 14k filled metal sheet cut, dapped, forged, soldered and finished with wire brush & patina.
Judy Hurd
Beadmused
Menomonie, WI
2020 Booth
I approach each piece of jewelry as a unique opportunity to combine my individual beaded beads (formed with peyote stitch, tubular and free form techniques) with pearls, semi precious stones, silver, torch fired copper, leather & silk with balance, color & proportion. Thus coming together to bring pleasure to the wearer.
© Judy Hurd
Jean Havet
San Francisco, CA
2017 booth # 24
We design and handcraft fabricated jewelry of Sterling silver, brass and copper. Our speciality has always been bracelets. Our designs also include rings, earrings, pendants and metal collars. Each piece of jewelry is fabricated individually, and by us. Nothing is cast. Nothing is mass produced.
© Jean Havet
Mary Gohman
The Silver Scarab
St Cloud, MN
© Mary Gohman
2022 Booth #69
I carve the wax, cast and fabricated pieces in sterling and 14k gold. I frequently incorporate twigs, acorns and bark that has been molded and cast into sterling silver, 14k gold and even copper and brass. I compliment these forms with fabricated elements. I use traditional faceted and cabochon gemstones along with the unique forms of fossils, crystalline , uncut and carved shapes.
Monika Fairchild
© Monika Fairchild
Hand fabricated sterling silver jewelry with self created cloisonne enamels & colorful gemstones.
Tahmi DeSchepper
Tahmi - The Art of Woven Metal
Fairfield, IA
2018 booth #122
My inspiration comes from replicating textiles in metal. Using a medieval finger weaving technique, I weave fabric from thin metal wire. I then embed that woven metal fabric behind layers of clear glass I’ve fused in order to play with various optical effects in my jewelry. It’s intriguing to me that by changing the viewing angle slightly, you get a completely different experience of the underlying metal fabric. It’s hard to capture in a still image, but the result is very dynamic as light interacts with both the glass and the underlying metal fabric. Because I love sparkle so much, I also designed a tool so that I can make jump rings from square wire. This adds an additional intriguing element to my designs, because each side of the ring is flat, in essence creating hundreds of mirrored surfaces to further play with light. All necklaces and bracelets also feature my signature, easy to put on clasp that I design and fabricate myself.
© Tahmi DeSchepper
Sarah Chapman
Minneapolis, MN
2017 booth # 49
I strive to find a balance aesthetically between the industrial and natural worlds, with a focus on functionality. Each piece is hand fabricated, soldered, cast, cold-connected, or die-formed in oxidized sterling silver, copper, or gold. My jewelry is inspired by architectural and natural forms.
© Sarah Chapman
The objects I make are inspired by architecture, by nature as architect, and by my desire to build. I am struck by the process of building, how decisions are made, items are organized, and how a structure grows from nothing. I strive to find a balance aesthetically between the industrial and natural worlds, with a focus on functionality. My structures are fabricated, cast, cold-connected, soldered, etched, and die formed. I primarily work with oxidized sterling silver, copper, brass, and 14k gold to create my pieces.
Known for a unique design sensibility, balancing the sculptural forms of my jewelry with the softness of stones and surface textures. I've been a studio jeweler and educator for over twenty years, and value my passion for the metalsmithing field, demonstrated by my enthusiasm for continuing self-education and through educating others.
© Sarah Chapman
Originally from Chicago, I currently teach at Quench Jewelry Arts in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, and show my work throughout the U.S.
Melissa Carroll
Earth Elements
Pierpont, SD
2020 Booth
I hand cut and polish each stone and fossil used in my pieces. Art jewelry uses original, digital artwork set in sterling silver with resin. Metal is cold-forged and sculpted.
© Melissa Carroll
Sharon Burns
© Sharon Burns
All my jewelry is hand woven using many different sizes and shapes of glass beads.herringbone,square,brick and peyote are the weaves I use. Color is one of my best assets . I sometimes add metal accents to my designs. I use toggle style closures in most of my pieces. I have an assortment of necklaces,bracelets and earrings. All my pieces are custom designs.
Linda Bonine
© Linda Bonine
Creative driven with a BFA from MCAD I have a passion for old vintage pieces. 1 of a kind beautiful treasures of wearable art, the vintage pieces live on in my work , far better than a landfill. I hand paint, hand cut, file, vintage tins that once held cookies, teas etc, to use in my designs. Gold filled and sterling silver findings.
Jacqueline Bevan
Jewels Botanica
Round Lake Beach, IL
2017 booth # 74A
My jewelry features glass with real leaves from my garden fused inside. As the glass melts, the leaves burn and the carbon is permanently trapped within. The glass is adhered onto texturized, fine silver pieces which I’ve created out of Precious Metal Clay. I’ve also wrapped the glass with hand-twisted, 14k gold and sterling silver wire. As my garden always has an element of unpredictability, so too do the leaves inside the glass. Many leaves burn-out during the firing process making opening the kiln a surprise. Every piece of my glass is as unique as the leaves held within.
© Jacqueline Bevan
Megan Bassett
Miss Olivia's Line
Franktown, CO
www.missoliviasline.com
© Megan Bassett
2017 booth # 4
I start with large sheets of plain glass. While the glass is room temperature I add glass powder, frit, stringers, rods, and silver to design each sheet of glass. Each layer of glass is a separate firing in the kiln. Some glass designs can be fired up to four times. I then hand cut into different shapes and sizes for my jewelry design. Once cut, I finish them in the kiln one last time to smooth the edges.
Jim & Julie Vermeer
Vermeer Glass Art
Humboldt, IA
2020 Booth
We create kiln-formed decorative glass that is either fully fused or tacked fused to provide texture and depth. We may sandblast the piece to provide a matte finish. Many of our pieces are wall hangings. Magic is the only way to describe what it's like for us to fuse art glass. When a glass piece goes into the kiln for firing, its appearance is how it was assembled. But....after firing and opening the kiln, the kiln gods have given a gift which may or may not bring forth an "Ahhhh!".
We take great pride in our handmade fused art glass and we enjoy the creative process involved.
Michael Thompson
Batavia, IL
2017 booth # 136
Glass sculptures,and vessels; multiple layers of glass,kiln formed and cold worked.With glass bases
© Micheal Thompson
Jeff Sorensen
Jeff Sorensen Glass
Minneapolis, MN
2023 Booth #122
Raw. Sharp. Dangerous. Glass is the prose of the soul, brought to life by the breath of its creator. Each piece has its own story, its own charm, its own identity. Whether it is an elegant wave, a hard edge, or a smooth sphere, every piece is hand-blown to challenge preconceptions, inspire the future, and instill a sense of place.
I strive to blend the techniques of the masters, while testing my physical stamina, in new and exciting ways. Blowing glass requires strength and knowledge; strength to not allow the piece to rest and the knowledge to recognize when to beg it to stop. With my glass, I offer beauty. I offer context. I offer a reminder of what it is to be human.
I am a Minneapolis gaffer with more than 15 years of training and practice. Pulling techniques from all over the world, my roots can be found in the Swedish style of glass blowing. Using a style based on high heat and a quick pace, it is my goal to capture the human experience.
© Jeff Sorensen
© Jeff Sorensen
Warren Slocum
New Richmond, WI
2023 Booth # 22
Stained glass windows and mirrors, in my own oak wood frames. Some designs are in round copper or rectangular aluminum frames. Many different sizes, in styles ranging from Victorian to Art Deco. Also some kiln-formed cast, slumped, and fused glass.
© Warren Slocum
© Warren Slocum
Andrew Shea
Andrew Shea Glass Studio
Minneapolis, MN
2019 booth #106
My work consists of blown glass characterized by vivid colors in facetted forms.
Each piece is worked on a blow pipe out of a furnace to create the color patterns and shapes. When cool I grind the glass to shape, sandblast and acid etch the frosted parts, and polish the facets to open up the interiors of each piece.
I have been working in glass since college in the seventies. I enjoy glass because you have to plan the work before you make it but you also have to see what you have before you and deal with that. Glasswork is very hands on and very thoughtful, both aspects that I appreciate.
© Andrew Shea
Jon Offutt
House of Mulciber
Fargo, ND
2023 Booth #140
© Jon Offutt
Free Blown Glass with hot applied colors.
All of my work is created from clear furnace glass with applied glass frits and powders.
No paints or cold processes are used in my work.
Jon Offutt has been practicing the craft of glass blowing and building his own glass blowing equipment for more than 40 years. His backyard studio in a riverside Fargo, North Dakota, neighborhood is a favorite destination for schoolchildren who learn about the physics of glass as the only art medium that fights back, arts enthusiasts who stop by to watch Jon make art from molten glass, and art advocates who meet to plan educational and fundraising events.
The colors Jon Offutt applies to his glass vessels are composed of various metallic oxides, and they react to each other in different ways. Some are “slippery” and some are “sticky.” Jon uses the natural properties of the oxides in different combinations—and intense heat—to create his textures and patterns. Some colors in Jon’s pieces come alive when lit from within—and from those pieces Jon creates lamps and lighted sculptures.
“My work is informed by plumb bobs, fishing bobbers, anchors, bubbles in beer, kites, and icicles.”
© Paula Geroy photo
“As a glassblower, I take great joy in fighting against gravity, but I have a deep respect for it. Even a seed can feel gravity. No matter the orientation when planted, roots reach down as the stem sprouts up.”
© Jon Offutt