Agatized Coral Earrings

Agatized Coral Earrings

Gail Hefti

Nature has been a quiet underlying theme in Gail Hefti’s work since the beginning, specifically sea forms with their tactile qualities. Materials and techniques that Hefti uses tend to be tradition and she hand fabricates in what she hopes to be a unique final product. Hefti loves texture and the processes of texturing metal using etching, chasing and roller printing. Ideas can develop using a stone but her aim is to incorporate them as a working part of the entire piece. Her aesthetic choices are intuitive rather than premeditated. Some pieces more than not, seem to develop spontaneously on their own; Gail Hefti prefers results that are not excessively ‘designed’.

Earring Dimensions: 39mm x 20mm

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Plum Bottom Road

$358

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About the Artist


Gail Hefti

Gail Hefti

Gail Hefti was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and now resides 30 miles outside of the city in an old Victorian farmhouse just below Hartford. She received her BFA, MA in Metalsmithing and K-12 certification, all from UW-Milwaukee. She has been a working metalsmith for forty years, taught Metalsmithing at Milwaukee Area Technical College and is a retired Art Teacher from the public school system. Working primarily in silver and semi-precious stones, she has had her work in many shops, galleries, and art shows primarily throughout the state.