TEACHING ARTIST
Amy Wilderson (she, her) is a Minneapolis-raised jewelry artist on the COMPAS teaching artist roster. Using metalsmithing, wire-working, and knotting techniques, her work taps into memory, culture, and heritage by reviving forgotten treasures (orphan earrings souvenirs) along with surplus or discarded items (computer parts, bra underwires, vintage glass Mardi Gras beads) and reclaimed metals, connecting them to gemstones that are associated with myth, power, and healing to create wearable, living stories.
ARTS DISCIPLINES
- Jewelry making
- Metal work
- Wirework