The Bedazzled Form
Session 5 | August 10–22
Inside/Out by Adam Atkinson, 2018. Sterling, copper, vitreous enamel, reclaimed bear fur, 20” Chain; 6” x 3” x 1” Pendant.
Orange Stripe by Everett Hoffman, 2023. Zinc, Vintage rhinestones, 3 1/2”x 2”x 1/4”.
Form, color, and movement unite in this fabrication and stone setting intensive workshop. Participants will learn the fundamentals of hollow form fabrication and stone setting techniques to produce one-of-a-kind jewelry and small sculptures. The workshop will be structured around a series of demonstrations to learn hollow forming using the hydraulic die press, rectilinear forming, and fabrication methods. From there, a variety of traditional and alternative settings will be used to embellish your forms. Chain, brooch mechanisms, and other kinetic parts will be demonstrated to add movement and function to your pieces. Participants will design and fabricate their own unique, bedazzled objects. Whether you have years of experience or have never touched a rivet hammer, this workshop will enhance the practice of both beginners and seasoned makers. All levels welcome
Adam Atkinson (they/them) is a metalsmith, curator, and educator. Atkinson received an MFA in Metal Design at East Carolina University (2019), and a BFA at Boise State University (2013). Their work has been exhibited widely, including the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN, and Nagoya Zokei University in Nagoya, Japan. In 2019 they co-founded Spectral Matter, a biennial exhibition highlighting LGBTQIA+ artists. They have received numerous accolades including the Teaching Fellowship at the Baltimore Jewelry Center, the Emerging Artist Cohort through the American Craft Council, and the three-year residency at Penland School of Craft.
Everett Hoffman (they/them) is a cross-disciplinary artist living in Philadelphia, PA. They have been a visiting artist at several universities around the U.S. and is currently a critic in the Jewelry + Metalsmithing department at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. In 2024, Hoffman was a finalist for the Art Jewelry Forum Young Artist Award where they exhibited with Galerie Platina at Handwerk und Design in Munich, Germany. They were a resident artist at Penland School of Craft, completed a yearlong residency at Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, and a three-month residency at the Baltimore Jewelry Center. Hoffman’s work has been published in BmoreArt, Metalsmith, and Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey. They have written for the Metalsmith and Art Jewelry Forum, as well as been invited to speak at the JMGA Conference in Perth Australia, and the Museum of Art and Design during New York Jewelry Week. Hoffman’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY; Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA; Contemporary Craft Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; Sienna Patti Gallery, Lennox, MA; Metal Museum, Memphis, TN; and the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece. They received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and BFA from Boise State University. Hoffman’s current body of work examines contemporary protection and iconographic communication forms illuminated through lights, sculptural forms, and body adornment.