SANDY COLE
Abstract Art & Jewelry
ABOUT SANDY COLE
Sandy’s art is about joy of discovery and transformation through vitreous enamel. Powdered glass is transformed into brilliant depths of color and texture that go beyond the surface.
Her love for this medium is ever growing. To see the melted enamel emerge as she touches torch and cool to expose brilliant colors, creates a sense of wonderment and excitement every time. Sandy walks the beach and gathers stones and other found objects. She is drawn to their complexity, patterns, surfaces, and colors. She uses these objects to trace their organic shapes on copper for her jewelry designs.
Sandy’s present work combines the technique of fold forming copper into bowls, spoons, sculptured jewelry, then enameled with multiple layers of powdered glass, each individual piece fired 5 or 6 times by torch. This produces a detailed, textured look and feel. Her current work also focuses on geometric and abstract patterns with contrasts of shape and color.
Her work can be seen in specialty shops and galleries throughout the seacoast of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine. Sandy is a member of the Maine Craft Association, Enameled Guild Northeast and Maine Made
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