22k oval teardrop pendant. one of a kind

ARTIST RESUME

ART EDUCATION

GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (GIA), SAN DIEGO

Diamonds Certificate, 2014

REVERE ACADEMY OF JEWELRY ARTS, SAN FRANCISCO

Jewelry Technician Certificate, Spring 2011
Graduate Jewelry Certificate, Spring 2012

* Gem Cutting with Michael Boyd

* Mokume Gane with James Binnion and Chris Ploof

*18k Granulation with Kent Raible

*Hydraulic Press with Phil Portier

*CAD 1 & 2 in 3Design with Vaskan Tanelian

*Fabrication 1 with Christine Dhein
Drill, Pierce, File, Form, Solder, Polish

*Fabrication 2 with Christine Dhein
Carving & Chains, Carved Wedding Band, Twisted BiMetal Rings, Cable Chain Bracelets

*Fabrication 3 with Vaskan Tanielian
Construction, Hollow Rings, Patterning, Sweat Soldering, Constructing Pin Mechanisms

*Fabrication 4 with Alan Revere
Hinges, Catches, Tube-Set Ring, Hinged Bangle Bracelet

*Fabrication 5 with Roberta Tanaka
Cylinder Clasp, Basket, Crochet Chain, Basket Settings

*Fabrication 6 with Alan Revere (3 classes)
Independent Projects

*Repair 1 with Nancy Wintrup
Basic, Ring Sizing, Chain, Prong, Clasp Repair

*Repair 2 with Nancy Wintrup
Retip & build prongs, install spring insert, assemble 14K gold bezel & bail, replace half-shank, assemble & set tennis bracelets, clean up castings, laser welding

*Polishing and Finishing with Nancy Wintrup
Buffing and Polishing with Flex Shaft and Polishing Lathe. Wheels, Buffs, Brushes, Laps, Abrasives, Compounds.

*Casting with Vaskan Tanielian
Lost Wax, Centrifugal, Vacuum, and Sand Casting

*Engraving with Alan Revere
Hand Engraving. Borders, Floral Motifs, Surface Textures, Lettering, Plates for Printmaking

*Trade Practices with Nancy Wintrup

*Setting 4 with Nancy Wintrup
Bezel, Prong, Tube, Flush, Bead, Pave

*Setting 5 with Roberta Tanaka
Channel setting for straight & tapered, round & emerald cut stones

*Mold Making with Ronda Coryell
Powder, key, plug, & cold molds

*Jewelry Design with Karen Da Silva

*Diamond Grading with Starla Turner

*Gem Identification with Starla Turner
Colored Gems: Natural, Synthetic, and Organic

*Wax Modeling with Roberta Tanaka
Design transfer, Layout, Build-Up, Carving

*Figurative Wax Carving with Kate Wolff

*Metalsmithing with Suzanne Pugh
Forging, Raising, Sinking, and Forming. Raised Bowl, Forged Bangle Bracelet

*Platinum Introduction with Alan Revere
Soldering, Welding, Fabrication, Polishing, Soldering, Sizing Rings, Casting, Annealing, Rolling, Drawing Wire

*Rendering with Remy Rotenier (2 classes)

*Surface with Andy Cooperman

*Multiples, Dies & Patterns, Keum Boo with Jane Redman

*Saw Piercing & Stone Setting with Tom Herman

OTHER CLASSES

*Mokume Gane with Eric Burris

*Hollow Forms with Sandra Enterline

Private Wax Carving Lessons with Anastasia Savenko

* Clasps, Alison Antelman

*Engineering Your Way Out, Alison Antelman

* Integrating Stone and Metal, Michael Boyd.

LILLSTREET ART CENTER, CHICAGO
Metalsmithing (Pam Robinson)
Intermediate Metalsmithing (Sarah Chapman)
PMC Metal Clay
Hinges & Latches (Stacey Lee Webber)
Chasing & Repousse (Lydia Thomas)
Multilevel Metalsmithing (Pam Robinson)

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Introduction to Art

WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA

*Painting 49A and 49B with Heidi Brueckner

*Beginning Drawing with Gary Tolomei

CUYAHOGA VALLEY ART CENTER, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO

* Portrait Drawing with Mark Giangaspero

OTHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, B.A. History
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, M.A. Literature
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, ABD Literature

ASSOCIATIONS
Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2012 to Current

American Craft Council, 2012 to current

Metal Arts Guild San Francisco Bay Area, 2010 to 2015

Metal Arts Guild Monterey Bay Area, 2014 to 2015

Jewelry Artisans' Guild, San Francisco, 2010 to 2012

Juried Member, Illinois State Museum Society Artisans' Program, 2008 to Summer 2010

Board Member, West Suburban Artists' Guild, Fall 2009-Summer 2010

Juried Member, West Suburban Artists' Guild, 2006 to Summer 2010

Member, Chicago Metal Arts Guild, 2008 to Summer 2010

TV APPEARANCE
March 19, 2009 That's Clever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJvUp5ltOSU

NEWS ARTICLE
Ring Cycle. Cat Johnson. Silicon Valley Metro. March 16 2011. 76.

PAST GALLERIES

Artful Home (Juried)
www.artfulhome.com

Gallery 9, 2018 to 2020
An Artists' Co-operative Gallery (Juried)
Los Altos, CA
http://www.gallery9losaltos.com

The Orchard Gallery, 2006 to 2016
An Artists' Co-operative Gallery (Juried)
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
http://www.theorchardgallery.com

Marchi: The Culture of Jewelry 2017
Philadelphia, PA

Manika Jewelry 2017
San Francisco, CA

Illinois State Museum Society (Juried), 2008-Summer 2010
Whittington Gallery
14967 Gun Creek Trail
Whittington, IL 62987

AWARDS
Best in Theme (Celebration), WSAG Fall Show, 2008
For "Dreamcatcher Necklace"

PAST SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

Untamed Wild Growth Ring. Floral & Landscapes Exhibition (juried), Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, June 6-July 13 2023,
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD. February 2020.
Style. Museum of Craft and Design. San Francisco, CA December 2019.
Craft Boston, Boston, MA April 2019.
Bijoux: Signs of the Times. Group Show. La Reine Margot. 7 quai Conti . Paris, France 75006
www.lareinemargot.com . December 2018 - March 2019
Mill Valley Art Festival, Mill Valley, CA Sep. 2018
American Craft Council, St. Paul, April 2018
American Craft Council, Atlanta, March 2018
Manika Gallery, San Francisco, 2017
Metal and Smith Wholesale Show, New York City, May 2017
ACRE Wholesale Show, Philadelphia, February 2017
Buyers Market of American Craft, Wholesale Show, Philadelphia, February 2013
Niche: The Show, Wholesale Show, Las Vegas, June 2012

WRITING RESUME

PUBLICATIONS

SHORT NOVEL
California Tripping
http://www.amazon.com/California-Tripping-ebook/dp/B00513NI5A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334963983&sr=8-1

FICTION
“Father.” St. Anne’s Review. (Winter/Spring 2007): 9-15.

“Jiao zis (Dumplings)” Eurasian Nation (December 2003-January 2004):http://www.eurasiannation.com/

“Joutsahs” JADE Magazine 3.6 (November-December 2001):http://www.jademagazine.com/

“Rain” Mind in Motion 48 (1999): 9-11.

“Rain” The MacGuffin 18.1 (Spring 2001): 67-71.

CREATIVE NONFICTION
“The New Year.” The Green Hills Literary Lantern (July 2009):http://bit.ly/9TVCyg

NONFICTION
“Author Lois-Ann Yamanaka Speaks on Truth, Conflict, and the Supernatural” JADE Magazine (May 2004): http://www.jademagazine.com/

“Emily Wiser talks with Molly Giles” Other Voices 17.40 (Spring 2004): 189-99.http://webdelsol.com/Other_Voices/GilesInt.htm

“Republishing Asian Stereotypes.” JADE Magazine (Dec. 2004):http://www.jademagazine.com/

Creative Writing Awards, San Jose State, Academic Year 2001-2002