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Susan Myers‘ art lies between art and craft. Her beautifully-made sculptural objects are crafted from re-used thrift shop finds, especially those engraved commemorative silver tea trays that get discarded after years of sitting in a drawer or on a shelf. Myers also makes exquisite bows (like gift package bows) out of aluminum roof flashing. Her work questions values and life styles and employs humor along the way. The artist, who is from Virginia originally, has an MFA from Syracuse University and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Susan talks about how the art and craft landscape is changing and about trends for metalsmiths that involve digital tools to guide fabrication.
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