GarciaBio


	LORI GARCIA Jewelry Lori Catlin Garcia has 20 years of experience as a professional designer. She has a B.F.A. from the University of Evansville and an M.F.A. from the University of California, San Diego. During Lori’s career she has worked as a theatre costume designer, a textile designer and as an art director at the LEGO Toy Company. Jewelry has always been Lori’s first love, and she now sells her own line of handcrafted jewelry at shows and at select shops in the Northeast. Lori is a silversmith as well as a Precious Metal Clay Guild Certified Artisan. She teaches PMC classes at the CT School of Jewelry Art. Lori also produces a line of original cross necklaces, which can be found on the internet at www.fineartcross.com. Artist's Statement My journey as an artist has taken me from coast to coast, into the corporate world and back out again. My work is eclectic, just like my background. I am inspired by the ancient textile patterns that captured my imagination when I worked as costume designer. I enjoy making original texture plates for the work I do with precious metal clay. In addition, I never grow tired of the wealth of patterns that can be created by combining different metals with traditional metalworking techniques. Recently, I have been experimenting with many new directions, including glass fusing and raku-fired ceramic beads. It is my hope that each combination of handcrafted elements will lead the wearer to appreciate uniqueness in today’s increasingly commercial world.

LORI GARCIA

Jewelry

Lori Catlin Garcia has 20 years of experience as a professional designer. She has a B.F.A. from the University of Evansville and an M.F.A. from the University of California, San Diego. During Lori’s career she has worked as a theatre costume designer, a textile designer and as an art director at the LEGO Toy Company. Jewelry has always been Lori’s first love, and she now sells her own line of handcrafted jewelry at shows and at select shops in the Northeast. Lori is a silversmith as well as a Precious Metal Clay Guild Certified Artisan. She teaches PMC classes at the CT School of Jewelry Art. Lori also produces a line of original cross necklaces, which can be found on the internet at www.fineartcross.com.

Artist's Statement

My journey as an artist has taken me from coast to coast, into the corporate world and back out again. My work is eclectic, just like my background. I am inspired by the ancient textile patterns that captured my imagination when I worked as costume designer. I enjoy making original texture plates for the work I do with precious metal clay. In addition, I never grow tired of the wealth of patterns that can be created by combining different metals with traditional metalworking techniques. Recently, I have been experimenting with many new directions, including glass fusing and raku-fired ceramic beads. It is my hope that each combination of handcrafted elements will lead the wearer to appreciate uniqueness in today’s increasingly commercial world.