Attai Chen - Uncommon Materials, Uncommon Applications



Attai Chen utilizes wood, paper, silver, graphite, paint and stainless steel in his jewelry and sculptural reliefs. He describes his work as “a body consisting of independent, self-contained, multidimensional entities in a process of bonding.” You don’t see the…

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Gerda and Nikolai Monies - the natural and the extraordinary



Gerda and Nikolai Monies, known by their Danish artistic entity 'Monies', create fashion forward statement pieces that consistently turn heads. The collaborative couple is incredibly prolific, using materials that include natural crystals, semi-precious stone, ebony,…

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Michihiro Sato - Fragile



Paper, cashew paint (a coating material made from the phenol compound extracted from cashew nuts), silver and stainless steel comprise the ingredients list of the work of Michihiro Sato. Carved, colored and stacked recycled papers practically blossom in his hands. Sato’s forms snuggle gently into sensuous curves and…

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Mariana Acoasta, an educator inspiring a choir of new voices



Now a professor at Universidad Gestalt de Diseño in Xalapa, Mexican artist Mariana Acosta teaches classes that challenge our perception of waste. In her studio class Precious Waste, The Art of Rubbish Transformation, students…

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Mister Finch - Textile Artist Extraordinaire



A wonderful textile artist, who only introduces himself as Mister Finch, has been creating beautiful replicas of British flora and fauna using only vintage and recycled textiles and thread. His pieces have a faded yet timeless feel to them, which comes from…

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This week I am teetering on a thin line between a new path of success or the brink of failure. EVERY DAY I vacillate between terrified panic and the steely focus of intense preparation. Let me explain . . . and perhaps you may gain some insights for your own path.…

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"Translucent" featuring recycled school folders, will be featured in the upcoming Lark book entitled, "30-Minute Bracelets" by Marthe Le Van.  The book is set for release in mid 2012.

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This month I curated a recycled jewelry show showcasing the members of the Metal Arts Critique Collective, of which I'm a member.

"From Geekery to Regality: Beauty in Reuse" is the title and it is showing through the month of Sept, Downtown SF at Green Zebra Environmental Action… Continue

Flower Brooches are a greating better all the time. More dramatic, more iconic use of materials. View the collection on Crafthaus photos, or view the entire collection on

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My Grass/gras' installation won first prize! This sculpture, a 9' x 9' lawn of grass made from recycled tin cans won First Prize!!!!!!!!!! in the SMART Art – Trash into Treasure’ exhibition! This is sponsored by Lincart Gallery - in collaboration with David de Rothschild's Adventure Ecology & Sculpt the Future Foundation



The exhibition will be up for the month of June.

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Two articles were recently published about "VISITING MY STUDIO" and now they are both on line. The

"Visit the Studio" article written by Jennifer Cross Gans was first published in

Metalsmith Magazine. You can read this on line by going to the top of the page for

UPCOMING EVENTS on my web site or …

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