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From Contemporary Craft

  1. Interstitial by Meghan Patrice Riley, Image 2.

    Meghan Patrice Riley

    Interstitial, 2011

    Metal

    12 x 15 in

  2. Opus Tessellatum by Susan Rezac, Image 2.

    Susan Rezac

    Opus Tessellatum, 2001

    Inlaid silver, gold, bronze, shibuichi, shakado

    1.375 x 17 in

  3. Slide Show by Catherine Raphael, Image 2.

    Catherine Raphael

    Slide Show, 1978

    Silver, copper, brass, glass, shells, sand, magnifying glass, silver chain, pendant

  4. Miss Americow by Ellen Reiben, Image 4.

    Ellen Reiben

    Miss Americow, 1978

    Sterling silver

    2" pendant, 16" chain

  5. Black Pillow by Dorothy Pywell, Image 3.

    Dorothy Pywell

    Black Pillow, 1978

    Woven wool

  6. Triangular Shawl by Dorothy Pywell, Image 1.

    Dorothy Pywell

    Triangular Shawl, 1978

    Woven wool

    24 x 60 in

  7. Cloisonne Lidded Container by Margaret Rabiner, Image 2.

    Margaret Rabiner

    Cloisonne Lidded Container, 1978

    Enamel cloisonne, metal

  8. Pendant by Alexandra Raphael Placzek, Image 3.

    Alexandra Raphael Placzek

    Pendant, 1977

    Cloisonne enamel, sterling silver

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About the artist

Ellen Reiben

Ellen Reiben, bored in Syracuse, NY, became interested in art jewelry during her junior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She went onto receive her MFA in metalsmithing and jewelry from the Rochester Institute of Technology School for American Crafts. Considered a leader in avant-garde jewelry fabrication, Reiben experiments with epoxy resins, machining, and innovative handwork in a mixture of plastic and traditional materials. Reiben currently heads Jewelers'Werk Galerie, founded by Dutch jewelry Joke Van Ommen, in Washington, D.C.