Re-Formed is an 5-week residency designed for artists working in the jewelry arts who want to dive deeper into their artistic practice while in community with others.
Re-Formed:
Artists In Residence
ANA SOFIA MOLINA
@media.mitad
Ana Sofia Molina is a Mexican silversmith that founded Media Mitad, a recycled silver jewelry brand that focuses mainly on the intention of slow process pieces and big metalwork installations.
DARCY NICHOLSON
Darcy Nicholson is originally from the Bay Area and came back after spending five years in Chicago where they completed a BFA degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since returning, Darcy has worked for the Crucible in West Oakland, where they teach Jewelry Classes to a diverse range of students. They held a position as a Teaching-Artist-in-Residence at Oxbow School in Napa and built a Jewelry Department while working there. Currently they teach at Urban High School in San Francisco, specifically the fundamentals of jewelry making and beadwork.
SOFIA GZ
@satin.ultra
Sofia Gz is a multidisciplinary artist who explores multidimensionality through jewelry. Her pieces, crafted primarily with silver and stones, capture the fluidity of elements and organic forms. Her inspiration comes from dreams, nature, and the sky.
Sofia trained with master jeweler Roberto Fenzl in San Leo, Italy (2016), and was an apprentice to master jeweler Álvaro H. Alannis in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas (2019).
Eden Tighe
@artbyedenw
Eden Tighe is a metalsmith and textile artist with a B.F.A. in Studio Arts, concentrated in Jewelry and Metals, from PennWest Edinboro University. Her main focus is making performative body adornment and objects that communicate relational interactions. Her interests in wildlife, color, and texture act as common themes to symbolize her studies exploring personal experiences.