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Wanesia Spry

Name
Wanesia Spry
Tribe
Minnesota Lake Superior Chippewa
Juried Classification(s)
Jewelry
Diverse Arts

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
PLZ 40
SFIM24
PLZ 40
WIM25
151

2024 Award History

N/A
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Wanesia Spry

My work focuses around an Annishinabae context into metalsmithing, I use hand fabrication, cuttlebone casting, tufa casting, stone setting, wire making, complex soldering applications, lapidary work, hydraulic press, enameling, pearl setting. I also use sustainable and ethically sourced material such as birchbark harvested from my homeland in Minnesota, quillwork specifically porcupine quill work engraving, as goldsmithing along with stamp making, stamping dooming and shaping, chain making, and repouse techniques.