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Artist Statement & Resume
Artist Statement
My body of work is derived from many personal experiences and fueled by incessant anxieties that have at times become a physical handicap. These anxieties and fears developed from traumatic events in my childhood. Years of struggling to function this way only reinforced a drive to create tools that can help both myself and others. Inventing devices that can seal away discomfort or capture anxiety soothes me. Devising prosthesis with the ability to aid an individual in communicating with others in audible, visual, and physical ways have become my way of making once thought unattainable relationships achievable and impossible actions feasible. I strive to prove that one's negative experiences in the past do not designate or assign who they become or hinder what they can achieve. I believe an individual can work past difficulties without having to settle for less than they want and that they can use past events to fuel positive actions. I intend to create pieces that elicit the attention of an audience and compel viewers to engage in my work while functioning as an instrument of healing for myself.
Education
2008-2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry/Metalsmithing, minor in Art History, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island
Awards
First place recipient of the “Carol Tyler Memorial Award”, International Precious Metals Institute Competition
Group Exhibitions
2011 Reverie II, Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
2012 Alloy, UMass Dartmouth Star store, New Bedford, Massachusetts
2012 Imbue, Machines With Magnets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Publications
2012 Alisha Low Probes Your Feelings, The Anchor. Vol. 85, Issue # 10
Volunteer Work
2011 Art and The Object, volunteer for installation team, social event organizer, promotion leader for lecture events, Bannister Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
2012 Alloy, symposium volunteer
2012 Imbue, Chairperson of promotion
2012 The Heat Is On, SNAG Conference student work exchange volunteer, Phoenix, Arizona
2013 Convergence Co-president of the Rhode Island College Artist’s Cooperative Symposium committee
Alisha Low's Photos
Profile Information
- Where do you live ? City, State and Country
- Warwick, RI, United States
- Place of Work ? Example: Studio, College, Gallery, Museum, ...)
- Rhode Island College
- I am a .... Example: Student, Maker, Educator, etc.
- Metalsmith
- Your website, DIRECT flickr or DIRECT facebook links where your work can be seen.
- http://alishalowmetal.tumblr.com/
- Describe your media/materials you work with
- glass, fiber, jewelry, metals, metal clay
Latest Activity
Alisha Low joined Rebecca Rose's group
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
Alisha Low joined Erin Knisley's group
The Steel Road to Touchstone
Alisha Low joined John Lunn's group
Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft
Alisha Low liked Brigitte Martin's group FERROUS - A Cooperative Exhibition between Velvet Da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus.Alisha Low joined Duncan Blount's group
Seeing NCECA: A Student’s Perspective
Latest Activity
Poppy Porter posted a statusPoppy Porter commented on Poppy Porter's blog post Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield
The Justified Sinner commented on Poppy Porter's blog post Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in SheffieldPoppy Porter commented on Vicky Saragouda's blog post Contemporary Jewellery @ COLLECT 2013
Poppy Porter posted a blog postDown to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield
Inspired Social Media
Treasures from Taiwan
The Steel Road to Touchstone
New blog ...
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
- by Rebecca Rose. 2013, SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient
For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist and maker.
Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!
Videos
© 2013 Created by Brigitte Martin.
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Me too! Intricate parts and mechanisms make everything better!
Thank you! I really enjoy how interactive your pieces are! Especially the "key and lock" looking brooch piece!
Thank you for the like!
Thank you very much for your membership renewal and support of crafthaus. Your membership is valid through February 15, 2014.
Enjoy crafthaus, participate often!
Congrats on your featured work. I can't help but wonder what will happen when you push the syringe of this intriguing piece.
Hello Alisha,
Welcome to crafthaus, the network for fine craft artists and those who support them! I am very glad you joined us! Your crafthaus membership is valid through February 15, 2013.
Please look around and add your thoughts to the groups, blogs and discussions. Crafthaus is a participatory sport!
Please note that ALL images sent to the website editor are vetted to assure a measure of overall quality control. Unlike other image sharing websites, crafthaus is not a "free-for-all". Our members present their work in front of an educated and critical audience (their peers,) so the photos have to be GREAT. Our goal is to show our members' work in the best possible light. From the many images received daily, we aim to post as many as possible. Crafthaus heartily encourages comments from the membership, however, with regard to photos posted or not, we have a strict "NO WHINING" policy in effect!
If there are ever any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me via crafthauseditor@live.com anytime, I will do my best to be of help.
I hope you will enjoy being with this network, and will find the exchanges interesting and fun.
Again: Welcome !
Brigitte Martin
Crafthaus Editor