Diverse Examples of Foldforming

Foldforming lends itself to infinite variety of applications limited only by the skill and creativity of the maker. Foldforming techniques are used today by metal artists in jewelry, sculpture, architecture, décor, lighting, tableware, objects of utility, and more-- with styles that are rustic or refined, bold or subtle, small scale or very large. The results are often fantastically reminiscent of shapes found in nature - but certainly not always.

This page is a just a small sampling of the diverse applications used by artists in the Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition over the years. Don't miss the rest - check out all our gallery pages under the Competition menu.

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Small Sculpture

Kaiya Rainbolt, San Francisco, CA, U.S., (2012:3rd)

Theresa Nguyen Birmingham, West Midland, U.K. (2012:2nd)

Christine Finch, Richmond, CA, U.S. (2013:JC)

Noah Deledda, Tampa, FL, U.S., (2014_Innovation)

Hendrik Schouten, St. Cruz, Aruba (2015:JC)

Anne Wolf, San Diego, CA, U.S. (2012:JC)

Hendrik Schouten, St. Cruz, Aruba (2014:JC)

Holly Carter, hollycarterart.com, Richmond, CA, U.S. (2015:JC)

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Large Sculpture

Linda Leviton, Lewis Center, OH, U.S. (2015:HM)

Pat Downing, San Diego, CA, U.S. (2013:JC)

Linda Leviton, Lewis Center, OH, U.S. (2015:JC)

Bradley Sanders, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S. (2015:JC)

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Tableware and Utility

Grant McCaig, London, England, U.K. (2012:HM)

Louise Mary Muttitt, Burton upon Trent, U.K. (2015:JC)

Kenneth MacBain, Morristown, NJ, U.S. (2013:JC)

John M. Cohea, Nettleton, MS, U.S. (2015:JC)

Dan Lippitt, Madison, WI, U.S. (2015:1st)

Louise Mary Muttitt, Burton upon Trent, U.K. (2015:JC)

Dan Lippitt, Madison, WI, U.S. (2015:JC)

Rauni Higson, Caernarfon, Wales, U.K. (2012:1st)

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Vessels

Jungmin Cho, Seoul, South Korea (2014:JC)

Yuka Okane Inoue, Lake Forest, IL, U.S. (2013:1st)

Ed Lay, El Cerrito, CA, U.S. (2013:3rd)

Wendy Edsall-Kerwin, Elizabethtown, PA, U.S. (JC:2015)

Mira Benoni, El Cerrito, CA, U.S. (2013_JC)

Rauni Higson, Caernarfon, Wales, U.K. (2013:2nd)

Melissa Davenport, Scottdale, PA, U.S. (2015:JC)

Ed Lay, El Cerrito, CA, U.S. (2013:JC)

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Life Studies

Kharisma Sommers, Quincy, IL, U.S. (2014:2nd)

Theresa Nguyen Birmingham, West Midland, U.K. (2012:JC)

Stephanie Brohman, Iowa City, IA, U.S. (2014_JC)

Kest Schwartzman, Frederick, MD, U.S. (2015:JC)

Linda Leviton, Lewis Center, OH, U.S. (2015:JC)

Brad Severtson, Peru, IN, U.S. (2012:JC)

Aimee Petkus, Savannah, GA, U.S. (2012:JC)

Kerye Hartzell, Richmond, TX, U.S. (2014:JC)

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Jewelry

Rauni Higson, Caernarfon, Wales, U.K. (2013:JC)

George Sawyer, Minneapolis, MN, U.S. (2012:JC)

Susan Thornton, Watertown, TN, U.S. (2013:JC)

Alison Antelman, Berkeley, CA, U.S. (2014:1st)

Sher Novak, Albany, CA, U.S. (2015:JC)

Nick Grant Barnes, Silver Spring, MD, U.S. (2015:JC)

Patricia Tschetter, Dallas, TX, U.S. (2012:JC)

Kharisma Sommers, Quincy, IL, U.S. (2014:JC)

Gayle Whiteley Minjarez, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S. (2013:HM)

Robert Fear, Auckland, New Zealand (2013:JC)

Christina Brandewie, Cincinnati, OH, U.S. (2015:3rd)

Sher Novak, Albany, CA, U.S. (2015:JC)

Note: Images above are coded with (year:award) to specify recognition in the annual Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition. For example, (2015:HM) indicates the piece won Honorable Mention in the 2015 event. Award codes are 1st=1st Place, 2nd= 2nd Place, 3rd= 3rd place, HM= Honorable Mention, INN= Innovation Award, and JC= Jurors' Choice.

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