MAD 2015 artist-in-residence Amy Lemaire will lead an online intensive jewelry workshop inspired by the artist’s wearable glass sculptures. A multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, Lemaire will share some of the showpieces in her collection of handmade glass jewelry as participants craft wearable sculptural pieces informed by architecture and geometric patterning. Participants will learn how to design a basic pattern that can be improvised to craft a unique piece from readily available materials. At the end of the session, participants will complete a bracelet, brooch or pendant necklace. The workshop is for ages 18 and up and for all skill levels. Enrollment is limited.
spool of stringing material, such as braided wax thread or craft wire
About the artist
Amy Lemaire is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. An explorer at heart, her work reveals an interest in currency systems, material language poetics and the production of histories. Lemaire studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) and Pratt Institute (MFA). She has taught at Pilchuck Glass School (WA), Salem Community College (NJ), Penland School and Crafts (NC), and UrbanGlass (NY), where she has taught for the past decade. For the past six years, Lemaire has served as the Director of the Bead Project, a creative entrepreneurship program for women in New York City.
