Tender Heart

Sarah Parker

Jun 5

Written By Baltimore Jewelry Center

Pendant By Sarah Parker

Year:

2024

Materials:

Sterling Silver, cast aluminum, broken costume jewelry

Dimensions:

15 x 20 x 6 mm, 16 inch chain

Notable Techniques:

stonesetting, alternative casting, alternative materials

Featured In:

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Photograph: J Diamond

Sarah “Spee” Parker is a Richmond based craft artist. She received her MFA from the Department of Craft/Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and her BFA at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Sarah’s sculptures, installations and jewelry focus heavily on americana, punk, DIY, anti-containment, and questioning authorship through the lens of craft. Spee is part of the Radical Jewelry Makeover Artist Project. She is a recent teaching fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University. She was a recipient of the Baltimore Jewelry Center Emerging Artist Residency. She has exhibited regionally and has been a member to several DIY exhibition spaces in both Boone, North Carolina as well as Richmond, VA.

Learn more about Sarah Parker here.

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