A Journey of Glass and Metal:
Lynne Anderson, Jewelry Artist
The Sandwich Glass Museum proudly presents an unusual exhibit by noted Jewelry Artist, Lynne Anderson. Lynne comes from a long line of jewelry makers and the antique tools her ancestors used to make jewelry for Swedish Royalty will be on display along with her work in the Museum’s Contemporary Gallery from August 11 through September 11, 2007.
Lynne’s visual inspiration draws on her four-year sojourn in the Nevada desert. Fiery southwestern sunlight, desert flower and ink-blue midnight skies infuse her glasswork colors. Her vision in color blends with her refined craftsmanship - - a direct inheritance from her jeweler grandfather. Using advanced skills, Lynne works with the same tools her grandfather used in creating tiaras for the Queen of Sweden. Each piece is individually designed and made with attention to artistic detail.
Wirework evolved as stand-alone art and as a setting for her handmade beads. Using expressive style, Lynne finesses metals into wearable sculpture. This medium is where her early New England experiences show; stark winters inspire angular forms and seasonal changes lead to flowing, feminine circles. Lynne’s work reveals her command of traditional metalworking as well as the newer precious metal clay medium.
Lynne studied at the North Bennett Street School and Rhode Island School of Design, doing advanced training in glassmaking in the Nevada studio of Gerhart Rossbach. Additionally, she apprenticed in wire working in San Diego and San Francisco.
As part of the Centennial Celebration, the Sandwich Historical Society and the Sandwich Glass Museum have commissioned a specialty line of jewelry that is made from cup plates. When the factory closed in 1888, people would dig up glass shards to use in jewelry making, mosaic art, etc. Lynne Anderson, a Massachusetts Lamp worker who has made beautiful jewelry, will honor this tradition.
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