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major big deal and it means a whole heck of a lot CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

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I am a studio jeweler and textile artist. I use a variety of materials and techniques to create one of a kind jewelry and wearable art. My work varies from simple designs using lines and shapes, to complex designs with multiple layers, textures, colors, and patterns.

My entire life has been devoted to creating jewelry. As a little girl, I spent countless hours sitting on my bedroom floor making bracelets and necklaces from my enormous collection of pop-beads. My childhood creations adorned my dolls and my playmates. My life-long fascination with adornment propels my work and assists me in creating pieces that explore concepts of preciousness, beauty, pattern, and identity.

In 2001, I earned a BFA in jewelry, metals, and enameling from Kent State University. Since completing my baccalaureate studies, I have exhibited my work in galleries and museums throughout the United States. My pieces have also been featured in numerous publications including, 500 Pendants and Lockets, Art Jewelry Today, Art Jewelry Today 2, and Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine. In 2008, my work became a part of the educational collection at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon.

In addition to my studio practice, I am also a teaching artist. I have taught art workshops at several institutions including, Akron Art Museum, Art House Inc, Standing Rock Cultural Arts, TAP Studios/Gallery M, and Ursuline College. Since 2004, I have been involved with the Ohio Arts Council-Arts Learning Program. This program facilitates residency art projects in collaboration with education and community settings.

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http://www.michellepajak.com

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jewelry, textiles, fibers, beadwork, drawing, embroidery, fashion, plastics, pattern, color, SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths, American Craft Council, Luke & Eloy, Ohio Arts Council, MJSA, Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America, workshops

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Calculating Your Rate on Designspongeonline.com

Hi All,

I just read this great blog post about "Calculating Your Rate" on www.designspongeonline.com This info is from a Biz Ladies session featuring Clair Holt of Grid Impact, a creative management and consulting firm. There's a lot of great stuff in this article including how to calculate taxes. Check it out at

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Posted on July 28, 2009 at 6:55pm — 1 Comment

Is a Zero Landfill Studio Practice Possible?????????

I just watched a show on OvationTV called "Brillant Green". This show featured artists and corporations that have adopted "green" practices in their creative and manufacturing processes. It illustrated how the new practices fit within the environmental/social mission of each business, how the transitions came about, and the dramatic positive impacts that the "green" practices have had on the artists, the corporations, and the communites in which they live and work.

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Posted on March 13, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Having fun proving a jewelry snob wrong ;)

Many thanks to fellow Crafthaus member Katrina Morris. Katrina has a wonderful blog, "On Jewels: An Appreciation of the Art", with many insightful and well written postings. She recently posted about my work, "Confessions of a Snob" and Crafthaus.

Check it out here: http://onjewels.typepad.com/on_jewels_an_appreciation/2009/02/confessions-of-snob.html

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Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique at the Cleveland Museum of Art

I just saw this AMAZING exhibition, Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique, at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The show is fabulous. It features over 300 jewelry and luxury items by these artists. It's the first time since the 1900 World's Fair that works by Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique have been exhibited together. These three were rivals and with each piece they tried to surpass one another in design and opulence.

The museum showcases each master's work in seperate gallery spaces along with a h… Continue

Posted on December 4, 2008 at 11:16am — 1 Comment

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At 1:56pm on December 16, 2009, Kenem Bijoux | KB Paris said…: Thanks Michelle for the kind comments on my jewelry. I was taking a peek at yours and I love what you do. Thanks for the frien request. And Happy Holidays to you too. Bonnes Fêtes!

Kenji

At 3:02pm on December 3, 2009, Jennifer Sullivan said…: Thanks Michelle. Your work is AMAZING!!
jennifer

At 8:37pm on December 2, 2009, Jennifer Halvorson said…: Thank you so much. I really like your use of materials.

At 8:03pm on December 2, 2009, Miriam Rowe said…: Hi Michelle, thank you for the friend request. I really love the work you're doing- the delicate black crochet on the pieces is really gorgeous!

At 10:45am on November 25, 2009, Sabiha Mujtaba said…: Than you Michelle. I'm glad to be part of this incredible group of artisans.

At 11:11pm on November 24, 2009, Tadashi Koizumi said…: Ah ! Thank you, Michelle ! I am also happy happy happy ! Crafthaus is changing the world. I truly think so. It seems like we are only two minutes away each other !

Thank you thank you thank you !

At 10:10pm on November 16, 2009, Peter Michael Lambert said…: No bummer I was out of town on business-

At 11:00am on November 12, 2009, Peter Michael Lambert said…: wow "echoes fringe necklace"- beautiful work -look forward to meeting you

At 12:34pm on November 3, 2009, Lea Weingarten said…: Thank you, Michelle. We had a wonderful show! I hope to meet you at SNAG in Houston next Spring. Are you at SOFA now?