
Meg’s Bio
Silver, gold, minerals, stones and glass. I work with earth-based products. Gathered with care and joined in design so that each finished piece ‘speaks’ for itself. I invite you to wear my art jewelry and enjoy the ‘listening’. My workspace is half natural history collection and half art studio. Jars of fossils and seashells keep company with design sketchbooks and my kilns. Storage drawers may hide large seed pods or jars of enamel powders.
Metal clays are an exciting new material in jewelry. I love Fine Silver clay. I can capture the strong veins of a palm leaf by brushing the leaf with liquid silver paste. I can alter the clay’s texture and tone. In a favorite pendant design a natural stone—such as Unakite or Amazonite is swaddled with a silver drape secured by handcrafted prongs.
Profile
As a child I enjoyed the arts, natural history, and the sciences. My memories include visits to the Albany Institute of History and Art, the N.Y.S. Museum of Natural History, and exceptional geologic sites in the region.
As an undergraduate I had the opportunity for fine arts classes within the liberal arts curriculum. In graduate school I completed my studies in political science, but my best employment offer came from an international mineral exploration company and was contingent upon my completion of the Scientific Illustration program at the University of Arizona.
As a born ‘rock hound’ working for field scientists had perks. The geologists often shared their surplus samples. Years of inking fine contour lines on geographic maps honed a skill I use today to control line formation on precious metal clays.
I continued to illustrate in academic arenas including the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Please contact me about visiting my working studio near the University of Virginia. (434) 242-6947
Silver, gold, minerals, stones and glass. I work with earth-based products. Gathered with care and joined in design so that each finished piece ‘speaks’ for itself. I invite you to wear my art jewelry and enjoy the ‘listening’. My workspace is half natural history collection and half art studio. Jars of fossils and seashells keep company with design sketchbooks and my kilns. Storage drawers may hide large seed pods or jars of enamel powders.
Metal clays are an exciting new material in jewelry. I love Fine Silver clay. I can capture the strong veins of a palm leaf by brushing the leaf with liquid silver paste. I can alter the clay’s texture and tone. In a favorite pendant design a natural stone—such as Unakite or Amazonite is swaddled with a silver drape secured by handcrafted prongs.
Profile
As a child I enjoyed the arts, natural history, and the sciences. My memories include visits to the Albany Institute of History and Art, the N.Y.S. Museum of Natural History, and exceptional geologic sites in the region.
As an undergraduate I had the opportunity for fine arts classes within the liberal arts curriculum. In graduate school I completed my studies in political science, but my best employment offer came from an international mineral exploration company and was contingent upon my completion of the Scientific Illustration program at the University of Arizona.
As a born ‘rock hound’ working for field scientists had perks. The geologists often shared their surplus samples. Years of inking fine contour lines on geographic maps honed a skill I use today to control line formation on precious metal clays.
I continued to illustrate in academic arenas including the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Please contact me about visiting my working studio near the University of Virginia. (434) 242-6947