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Starting off as a graphic designer, Kathy worked in the abstract concepts of usability, flow, white space, and message. While it is easy to see the influences of graphic design in Kathy's linear wire jewelry, the wire has expanded the dimensions to become a sculptural outlet for her to explore a new design aesthetic - the blank pages have been replaced by ears, wrists, necks, and fingers. Her restrained use of color flows from her emphasis on contrast, structure, and balance - positive and negative space - tension, and kineticism - all expressed in her handcrafted constructions. Her jewelry career sprouted in 1996 when her work received professional representation. For nine years graphic and jewelry design coexisted until the entrepreneurial bug bit her in 2005; she then turned her full focus to jewelry design and building a studio. Kathy's book Elegant Wire Jewelry published by Lark Books in 2007, established her as a significant voice in the field of wire jewelry. Now more than 60 galleries and boutiques carry Kathy's sculptural wire jewelry around North America, from urban museum shops to independently owned craft galleries. Kathy, an award-winning designer in both of her careers, also represents her own work online and at high-caliber art fairs across the U.S. Visit Kathy Frey's Gallery |
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