Dawn Hemstreet
jewelry
About the Artist
Dawn Hemstreet grew up loving jewelry and creating beaded jewelry. Her love of color, gem stones and metal drew her to begin classes in metal smithing in 2010. She completed Metal smithing 1 at Oregon College of Arts and Crafts and continued her jewelry making education by taking metal clay and metal smithing classes at Multnomah Art Center & Private workshops from 2011-2016. In 2017 she took a teaching certification course through Art Clay World and became a level one teacher through that organization. She has taught about 20 + classes in her home studio in Silverton Oregon since 2017. In March of 2020 she also took a PMC certification course and has proficiencies in Keum Boo and other Metal Clay/Metal Smithing techniques. She is an avid student and takes at least 1 skill building class per year to learn other teaching styles and techniques.
Dawn is a trained nurse (RN/BSN) and spent much of her early adult years caring for cancer patients and hematology patients in Oregon, New York & Colorado state. Her experience at the bedside has helped her realize that life is precious and the human spirit is endless. The depth of the work she has done shows in her designs and the symbology used in her sculptural jewelry pieces.
She has a diverse set of inspirations that lead to interesting design and innovative use of metals. A chronic rule breaker she is never willing to take the “rules” too seriously and often stumbles upon new and innovative ideas and design in her medium.
Artist Statement
My jewelry tells the story of a precious moment in time. A moment where I am reminded of oneness, abundance and awe. My designs bring attention to that simple moment and the importance of it with awareness. Each piece is a tiny sculptural representation of a time where I felt most connected to myself, the world & others.
website: http://hawkhummingbirdmoon.com
email: dawn@hawkhummingbirdmoon.com
social media: https://www.facebook.com/Hawkhummingbirdmoon/