Elise Winters, Garden Esprit Brooch, 2010 5.5"h x 5.5" w x 3"d polymer, acrylic, maple, brass

  This past weekend at SOFA:NY, my new Esprit Brooches were exhibited for the first time on maple stands.  Brooch forms have always been my favorite.  I approach them as small scale sculpture.  After making these larger ruffle brooches I …

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Steven Ford and David Forlano, Figure #2 detail, 2010 27 x 20 x 4". polymer clay, wood, brass, paper

Over the course of time, artistic ideas often phase in and out of artists’ work.  Sometimes an idea will emerge, take form and recede only to re-appear a number of years later in a related but distinct interpretation.  Such is …

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Steven Ford and David Forlano, Diamond Pin #6, 2006 18k gold, sterling, polymer clay, diamonds 1.25 x 2.25 x .5"

After 20 plus years of working together Steven Ford and David Forlano’s artistic relationship is one of inherent trust and respect.  However, it also is very much about each man’s individuality and what he uniquely brings to the process.   In …

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