Uncommon Threads Jewelry




		PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1991-Present Uncommon Threads Jewelry Design, St. Louis, MO Owner, Designer SPEAKING, PUBLICATIONS, AND AWARDS Spring/07 Cube Earrings included in 500 Earrings, published by Lark Books 7/06 Large Fringe Pendant included in 500 Necklaces, published by Lark Books 5/06 Quoted in Crafts Business, May-June 2006; National Distribution 5/06 Weaving Wonders Out of Metal, by Amy Feinstein 5/05 Laumeier Sculpture Park contemporary Art Fair #18, St. Louis, MO Excellence in Jewelry Award 1/05 Quoted in Crafts Business, January/February 2005; National Distribution 1/05 One of a Kind Show, Review, by Larry Hornung 11/04; 11/03; 11/01; 11/00 SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Speaker, Canadian Trade Mission: How Can Canadian Artists Sell their Work in U.S. Craft Shop and Museum Stores? 12/03; 1/02 Montreal Salon des Metiers d'art 2003, Montreal, Canada; Toronto Gift Fair, Toronto, Canada Seminar Speaker, How Can Canadian Artists Sell their Work in U.S. Craft Shop and Museum Stores? 3/03 Best of Missouri Hands Conference, Jefferson City, MO Guest Speaker, A Career in the Arts, Connecting with Gallery Buyers 3/02 Quoted in Niche Magazine, Spring 2002 Jewelry Shines On, Retailers Agree that Whether Fashion or Fine, Handcrafted Jewelry is Always a Top Seller, by Shari Lynn Rothstein EDUCATION 1991 BFA- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL Double Concentration in Metal and Fiber-Cum Laude Summer '92 Paris Fashion Institute, Paris, France Coursework in Merchandising, Store Design and Clothing Design Summer '90 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC Working with Wire, Mary Lee Hu, Shining Cloth, Victoria Rivers Student Scholarship Recipient PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths, member since 2001 American Craft Council, member since 1999 Art Saint Louis, member since 1991 Society for Midwest Metalsmiths, member since 2006