Alison Antelman
Alison Antelman, Santa Fe based metalsmith/jeweler creates her distinctive, lightweight jewelry using oxidized silver, high carat gold and unusual stones. Her designs blend art and comfort with each piece embodying her unique artistic vision as wearable sculptures.
Artist Biography
Alison Antelman showcases her work from her studio, at galleries, and craft shows across the nation. She has participated in exhibitions from Los Angeles to Massachusetts, including Mobilia, Facere, and the Palos Verdes Art Center. Alison received the Benchmark Award at Art in the High Desert in 2023, Best of Jewelry at the Brookside Art Annual in 2021, and Honorable Mention at the Lakefront Festival of Art at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Her accolades also include the 2018 CraftBoston Holiday Award of Distinction in Jewelry, a 2015 Niche Award, First Place in the 2014 Charles Lewton Brain Fold-Forming Competition, and Best of Jewelry at the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival in both 2017 and 2015.
Her work is featured in numerous publications, including New Bracelets by Promopress, JCK Magazine, MJSA Journal, Art Jewelry Today 4 and Art Jewelry Today 3 by Schiffer Publishing, Showcase 500 Art Necklaces and 500 Gemstone Jewels by Lark Books, Lapidary Journal’s Jewelry Artist magazine, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Alison has contributed articles to Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Artist, and Metalsmith magazines, given lectures, and teaches workshops through art centers and schools nationwide. She enjoys creating one-of-a-kind jewelry in her well-lit studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Artist Statement
Alison Antelman, metalsmith/jeweler from Santa Fe, New Mexico is inspired by cityscapes, geologic rock formations and observations of both human-made and natural structures revealing layers of history and time. Her jewelry is hand-fabricated and forged, like the structures that are its inspiration viewed as silhouettes on the horizon. Her jewelry consists of fold-formed hollow pods that are hinged, soldered and joined in varied configurations. Utilizing hammers, she sinks and forms the metal, creating arrangements that are light and comfortable to wear. She uses 18k and 22k gold, oxidized sterling silver, stainless steel wire and unusual stones in raw, faceted and smooth surfaces. Hinges, Settings and clasps are artist made. Throughout the many phases of the construction there is a lot of sawing, sanding, filing and soldering. She tends to work in stages to implement her vision using her own blueprints to guide the way.
Artisan Made
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