In preparation for my upcoming exhibition, book launch, and performance, an article came out in Buffalo Rising!

http://www.buffalorising.com/2012/03/casting-culture-a-hybrid-performance-event-by-john-harris.html

Since 2009, I have been focusing my work on combining my two disciplines: Jewelry Design and Anthropology. Come May, 2012, I will finally hold a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry/Metal Design from Buffalo State College.

Through the years of work at Buffalo State College, I have written the story of a culture that lies in the future of our society. This is the Lamellain culture. The Lamellain people are the first to establish a state-level…

I like to take my own photographs of my work, but I always run into a common problem in photography: Lighting. Everything involving the lighting of a piece is important. The type of bulb, the brightness, the distance, and the origin of the light source all play into effect. But often times, the origin and distance of the light source are hardly managable without a more professional set-up...And that means a larger budget. However, I have figured out a quick, easy, and fairly affordable…

I was recently the topic of a feature article in Lip Service Magazine where my artwork was shipped down to Las Angeles and photgraphed in a vast desert in California, and was followed by a long interview with a reporter from the magazine. The photographs will be featured in the Fall 2011 Lip Service catalogue. Below is the article from the magazine which is taken from the…