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Artist Spotlights
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Artist Spotlight
Dorian Custodia, Sellersville, PA, U.S. Metal Artist First and Second Place (2025) and Second Place (2017): The Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Dorian Custodia is the only artist to date in the history of the competition to win both First and Second place prizes in the same year. As an automotive restoration specialist he learned to weld, and then to work steel, aluminum, copper and brass. In 2004, Dorian began to apply his skills to art work for local art shows. By 2014, Dorian's fascination with flower studies led him to foldforming. >>> GO TO STORY >>> |
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Artist Spotlight
Ed Lay, El Cerrito, CA, U.S. 1960-2017 Metalsmith, Enamelist and Instructor Innovation Award, 2017 Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Ed Lay won the 2017 Innovation Award for his "Fold Forms in Glass." Thin copper is foldformed, then enameled on one surface. The enameled copper is then placed in an etching bath to remove the copper-- and the resulting piece is all glass. It's all the more exciting because the piece breaks competition rules-- innovation should push the boundaries, right? Ed was a metalsmith, enamelist and instructor at San Francisco's Richmond Art Center. He generously submitted a detailed technical description of his work with glass fold forms. >>> GO TO STORY >>> |
Artist Spotlight
Alison Antelman, Berkeley, CA, U.S.
Jewelry Artist, Designer and Instructor
Member of the Foldforming Central Community
Alison Antelman is an award winning jewelery artist and accomplished instructor who exhibits and sells her work from her studio in Berkeley's historic Sawtooth building, and in galleries and craft shows across the United States. In the foldforming community, Alison is best known for taking First Place in the 2014 Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition for her Metropolis Bracelet.
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Alison Antelman, Berkeley, CA, U.S.
Jewelry Artist, Designer and Instructor
Member of the Foldforming Central Community
Alison Antelman is an award winning jewelery artist and accomplished instructor who exhibits and sells her work from her studio in Berkeley's historic Sawtooth building, and in galleries and craft shows across the United States. In the foldforming community, Alison is best known for taking First Place in the 2014 Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition for her Metropolis Bracelet.
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Artist Spotlight
Pat Downing, San Diego, CA, U.S.
Contemporary artist, blacksmith, and instructor
Member of the Foldforming Central community
Pat Downing is a 21st century blacksmith using both modern and old world techniques to create an organic, playful body of work. Quite a few of his pieces are made with foldforming techniques. Like many metal artists, Pat often works in copper and silver using the tools of a metalsmith. It is especially interesting, however, to see Pat's work in 1/16 - 3/16" thick mild steel or 1/8" copper using tools of the blacksmith.
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Pat Downing, San Diego, CA, U.S.
Contemporary artist, blacksmith, and instructor
Member of the Foldforming Central community
Pat Downing is a 21st century blacksmith using both modern and old world techniques to create an organic, playful body of work. Quite a few of his pieces are made with foldforming techniques. Like many metal artists, Pat often works in copper and silver using the tools of a metalsmith. It is especially interesting, however, to see Pat's work in 1/16 - 3/16" thick mild steel or 1/8" copper using tools of the blacksmith.
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