marion • jewels in fiber

...a stone, an unusual color, creating a fiber environment
...forms: organic, geometrical, asymmetrical, symbolic
...balancing colors, working with complimentary hues
...juxtaposing textures and lusters, hard and soft
...stretching the boundaries, infusing with love
...respecting materials, creating unions
...ease of wear for the collector
...synergies
...

Born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland.
Now lives and maintains a studio in the San Francisco Bay Area in Redwood City.
Married to an artist painter muralist and together they have two children.

EDUCATlON
Self-taught in fiber and textile techniques.
Experimentation with arts & crafts in Switzerland.
Apprenticeship in Metalsmithing. 1974-1976.

PUBLlCATlONS
American Craft Magazine, Ornaments, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Fiberarts, Rock & Gems.

LECTURES WORKSHOPS
Guest Speaker at Handweavers Guilds, Arts Councils & Bead Societies.
Workshops on Jewelry using Fiber Techniques.
Guest Teacher at a Place to Bead, San Ramon, the Academy of Art, San Francisco, the Spokane Bead Society, WA.

MARKETS
Since 1978 has shown at American Craft Council Shows and at various other craft events:
Contemporary Craft Market in Santa Monica & San Francisco, Kings Mountain Art Fair, Sausalito Art Festival, Convergence, Palo Alto Art Festival, Menlo Park Connoisseur Marketplace, Los Altos Art & Wine Festival, Union Street Art Fair, Celebrate Craftswomen, KPFA Craft Fair.
Works purchased by galleries and collectors throughout the U.S. and Europe.

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EXHlBlTlONS (partial listings)

2002	• Neckware: A Free Spirited Gallery. Awarded First Prize by viewers and Teacher's Choice Awards. Fiber Artists of CNCH 2002. Santa Clara, CA.
2000	• Fiber Artists of CNCH 2000. Elemental Gallery, Los Gatos, CA.
1999	• Work on Invitation for Celebrate Craftswomen, San Francisco, CA
1998	• Artist Award at Menlo Park Connoisseur Marketplace, Menlo Park,CA.
1997	• Designer Benefit Show for the San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum. CA. • Fiber & Sculpture. Betty Webber Gallery. City of South San Francisco. CA.
1996	• Convergence. Handweavers Guild of America. Portland, Oregon. • Fashion Show for The San Jose Museum, Los Gatos, CA.
1995	• Commonwheel 1995 Invitational Jewelry Show, Manitou Springs, Colorado.
1994	• Maxine's Artisans Jewelry. San Francisco, CA. • Four Eagles Gallery. Fremont, CA.
1993	• Katie Gingrass Gallery. 'Colored Threads, A Wearable Art Exhibition'. Milwaukee, WI. • Maxine's Artisan Jewelry. San Francisco, CA.
1992	• Polaris. Post Ranch Inn. Big Sur, CA. • At the Edge of the World'. Native Sons Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
1991	• Gallery Five. Featured Jeweler. Tequesta, Florida. • Native Sons Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
1990	• David Present Gallery. Gallery Artist. Skagway, Alaska. • Convergence. Handweavers Guild of America. San Jose, CA.
1989	• Faith Nightingale Gallery. Group Show. San Diego, CA. • Gallery Five. Featured Artist. Tequesta, Florida.
1988	• America House. 'Garden Art'. Featured Artist. Tenafly, New Jersey. • Craft Alliance. 'Knotted Fiber Jewelry'.Saint Louis, Missouri. • Flying Shuttle Gallery. 'Knotted Fiber Jewelry'. 1988 Seattle. • Artcessories. 'Knotted Fiber Jewelry'. Santa Monica, CA.
1987	• Lighthouse Gallery. 'Warm Weather Wearables'. 1st Prize Jewelry. Tequesta, Florida.
1986	• 'Body Adornment; A Step Beyond'. National Invitational Exhibit. Boulder Center for the Visual Arts. CO.
1985	• Concept Gallery. 'Diverse Expression of Jewelry as Art'. Largo, Florida. Phillbrook Art Center. • 'All That Glitters'. Jewelry Show. Tulsa, Oklahoma. • Del Mano Gallery. 'Body Art 1985'. Los Angeles, CA.
1984	• California Craft Museum. 'California Jewelry'. Co-sponsored by the Metal Craft Guild. San Francisco, CA. • Gallery Five. Featured Artist. Tequesta, Florida. • Sylvia Ullman Gallery. Collectibles Exhibit. Cleveland, Ohio.
1983	• America House Gallery. Two Person Show. Tenafly, New Jersey. • San Mateo Arts Council. '10 Years Celebration'. Belmont, CA.
1982	• Gayle Wilson Gallery. Four Fiber Artists. Southampton, New York. Artisans Gallery. Invitational Show. Great Neck, New York. • Merlins Collection. Group Show. Mill Valley, CA.
1981	• Mind's Eye Gallery. Accessories Show. Scottsdale, Arizona.
1980	• California Craft Museum. 'Toys and Fancies', Palo Alto, CA.
1979	• San Mateo Arts Council. "An Exhibition". Three Person Show. Belmont, CA.
1978	• San Mateo County Arts Competition. Awards in Jewelry. San Mateo, CA.

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