sara fox: playful and elegant

Growing up around a passel of boys Sara Fox was more comfortable holding a hammer than a hairbrush. The softer, playful side of this tomboy-turned-metalsmith emerged when she discovered felting, offering a way to incorporate a need for color and texture into her work. The simple shapes and bursts of color sprouting from Fox’s jewelry keep it fresh, surprising, joyful.

My metalwork is the architecture for my felted shapes. I begin with flat sheets and wire of sterling silver and then build the 2-dimensional pieces into 3-dimensional forms. When I felt I get back to the basics – the wool fibers themselves. Using wet and dry felting techniques I start with loose wool and sculpt my shapes, which I then combine with their silver complements.  In the end, each piece is a reminder that we can be elegant and playful at the same time. Sara Fox

Fox talks about her work in a short video on the press page of her website.

More images at Covet Gallery.