Artist spotlights! Here are just some of the artists and craftspersons in this year's Craft2Wear: 1/5: Keith Lewis’s works celebrate the materials, textures and surprises found in Nature. Lewis uses a combination of goldsmithing techniques and necessity-is-the-Mother-of-invention engineering for him to turn diverse natural materials into a piece of finished jewelry. He strives to capture the beauty found when working with natural materials. @keithlewisstudio 2/5: Lukasz and Bozenna Bogucki are pioneering on this field trying to discover and reveal its particular properties and beauties. Even after years of working with stainless steel mesh, the process of creating constantly delivers excitement and feeling of satisfaction when we make another leap forward perfecting our designs. @bosart.inc 3/5 Danielle Gori-Montanelli’s colorful felt jewelry playfully explores the wonder of the natural world and celebrates the beauty and humor found in everyday objects. Gori-Montanelli begins her pieces with sheets of 100% wool felt, which she cuts, carves, and assembles in layers to create multi-dimensional jewelry. @danigmontanelli 4/5: Hannah Long hand-fabricates every component of her one-of-a-kind work from raw materials. She performs most of her own lapidary and ethically source many materials herself. 5% of Long’s business profits go to support women in recovery attain transitional housing. @hannahlongjewelry 5/5: Carol Workinger creates handcrafted jewelry inspired by a love of craft, the creative process, and a desire for effortless style. Carol's work embraces the aesthetic of simple form, clean design and modern craft. Everyday essentials as well as statement pieces are designed to be worn by women of all ages, season after season. @carolworkingerstudio Shop their collections at the Smithsonian Craft2Wear, October 20-22 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. For more details, visit smithsoniancraftshow.org. Buy your tickets now at Link In Bio. @smithsonian #AmericanArtistry #CraftInAmerica #ContemporaryCraft #FineCraft #oneofakindart #MadeByHand #CraftShows https://www.instagram.com/p/CjB09FjOzzj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
