Women of Strength and Power
My artwork took on a new focus around 2010 when I learned of Dame Helen Mirren’s performance as Prospera in Julie Taymor’s film production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Exhibition
Time, Presence, and a Great Editor
Mindbogglingly quickly, the Earth has made yet another trip around the sun, and so this month marks 36 years since I began my journey as a metalsmith. Somehow 16 months have flown by since I began work on my exhibition and monograph Radiant Echoes to coincide with my 35th anniversary. Radiant Echoes evolved largely due…
Swimming with the Sea Turtles
I’m opening the digital doors behind the scenes to highlight the Eastern repoussé Turtle Doors, another piece from my retrospective Radiant Echoes that was hugely significant, partially because of the scale but mostly because I successfully pulled off something I’d never seen done before. It’s difficult for me to believe that it’s been eight years…
Immortalizing Moments in Metal + Big Announcement
Highlights from the exhibition Radiant Echoes My retrospective Radiant Echoes showcases 100 unique works of art, which are approximately 10% of the total body of metalwork I’ve created since I began in 1989. Now that all the exhibition’s gallery rooms are open, this winter and spring I’d like to share a few of my favorite…
Pushing Beyond “Bumps on a Background” – What Changed My Repoussé
With repoussé, I always felt driven to take full advantage of the technique by making the relief appear intertwined and dimensional. However, like most artists practicing chasing and repoussé, I primarily first created what I now think of as “bumps on a background.” My intention is not to sound patronizing; some of the greatest repoussé…
Radiant Echoes – 2020-2024
These are the years when nuance and curiosity took priority over volume. I could level up both the dimensionality and the individuality of my work, while still filtering historical techniques through a contemporary lens. One of the best ‘coronabonuses’ of this time was my permanent pivot to teaching online. I spent countless hours developing an…
Early 20th Century Art Jewelry and the Work of Victoria Lansford
by Elyse Zorn Karlin Victoria Lansford is a multi-talented artist. She creates beautiful jewelry, makes impressive repoussé objects, and is an illustrator as well. She is accomplished in all of these areas in addition to being an important educator. That explains why her work resonates with me. My areas of specialty in jewelry history are…