Class Instructor: Suzanne Williams

Suzanne is a Colorado resident. She graduated from Colorado State University in 1980 with a BFA in printmaking and later worked as a graphic artist, illustrator, fine artist, and technician in art/bronze casting foundries before beginning her jewelry-making career in
1990. In the past 32 years she has shown her signature 3-dimensional work in many galleries, art festivals and shows. She has more recently been teaching workshops with a focus on the design and creation of unique and unconventional clasps and closures, chains and 3-dimensional layering.

The miniature worlds of scale models, train layouts, tiny dioramas, aquarium castles, and sunken treasure chests have always been magical places that I’ve enjoyed inhabiting and exploring.  A particular favorite was a dollhouse that had its own dollhouse within. I imagined an infinitely smaller succession of them, one inside the other.
This love of the small world made jewelry design and fabrication the perfect artistic medium for me. Drawing from diverse sources large to small, such as a planet in outer space, a cityscape reflected in a car bumper, a factory spewing smoke, an aspen grove, the pattern of pine needles on the ground, or diatoms from the micro-world – I transform these inspirations into wearable art vignettes. These three-dimensional pieces constructed primarily in sterling silver, some with mixed metals and gemstones, invite the viewer in to take a visual vacation, and inhabit that space for a time.
After leaving my hands, the jewelry I create takes on additional meaning or symbolism. It may become a gift or token of affection, spark conversations, make a statement of belief, act as a fashion accessory or a personalized expression of artistic inclination. The narrative continues in jewelry pieces small enough to be held in the palm of a hand or worn on a trip around the world.

Classes Taught By Suzanne Williams:

Dimensional Layering with Suzanne Williams
Thu. Nov 5, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)
Fri. Nov 6, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)
Sat. Nov 7, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)
Sun. Nov 8, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)