CV    Susan Ellenton    Studio Jeweller

Formal Education

1974 to 77         Bachelor of Arts, University of Waterloo, Arts Academic Scholarships.

1983 to 1984     Music Program, Capilano College, Vancouver (incomplete).

Metals Training & Workshops

1973-74       Metalsmith’s trainee in Auckland New Zealand,

                        under the direction of Willard Smith.

2008            Rio Grande PMC Certification at the Revere Academy in San Francisco,

                        under Chris Darway.

2010            Torch-fired Enamels, Linda Darty and Deb Lozier, Thompson Enamels, KY.

2011            Hydraulic press-forming, with Cynthia Eid, Seattle Metals Guild, Seattle WA.

2011            Translucent Porcelain, with Curtis Benzle, Metchosin Summer School, BC.

Galleries & Shows

I’ve been making and selling my own designs in copper and silver since 1975.

Recent work featuring extrusion, yeast-grown textures and metal clay fold-forming, has been juried into several shows including Sooke Fine Arts Show 2011, Seattle Metals Guild Biennial 2011, Crafthaus’ New Directions, and Ganoksin’s Eye of the Beholder (online).

In addition to sales from my home studio, I’m represented by:

Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay BC,

Shoekatshoo in Orangeville Ontario.

I’ve shown my work through leading galleries in Victoria (Nunavut, Out of Hand, Avenue Gallery), Whitehorse, Chemainus, and Kitchener and at numerous craft fair, for example: Filberg (Comox), Out of Hand (Victoria), Van Deusen Gardens (Vancouver).

Teaching

With a lifelong interest in education, I teach metal clay skills and basic silversmithing, usually one-to-one, in my Victoria studio.

Memberships

Seattle Metal Arts Guild member.

Society of North American Goldsmiths member.

Metal Arts Guild of Canada member.

PMC International Guild member.

Orchid - on-line jewellers’ community Orchid (see ganoksin.com), member.

Metal Clay Masters Registry, working towards professional accreditation.

Recent Publications - articles

November 2011, “Exploring Patinas on Sintered Silver” Art Jewelry Magazine, full article         and photos by Susan Ellenton.

February 2011 “Inventiveness” Fusion magazine, PMC Guild International. Interview and photos for cover story by Bob Keyes.

December 2010 “Masters Registry” Metal Clay Artist Magazine. Interview and photos for article by Julia Rai.

October 2010 “Extrusion-Intrusion - a report on research” by Susan Ellenton, published on iwork.

August 2010 “Yeast-grown Textures on Metal Clay” independent presentation at 2010 PMC Conference, Indiana.

Recent Print Images

2011 PMC Guild Annual. Four images.

2010 PMC Guild Annual. “Bicone bead” photo.

July 2011 Dragonskin Rings in the Gallery of Art Jewelry Magazine.

July 2011 “New Directions in Powder metallurgy” Crafthaus online juried exhibition.

20012, 2010 Holly Gage’s Metal Clay Calendar.