ARTIST STATEMENT

My goal  in  designing  and  fabricating  jewelry is to achieve a line and flow reflecting forms that occur in nature.
I love to find and seek the materials   themselves   create  their own flow.
 
For example my silver wavy tube series, first I cut a pattern of thin silver plate for making tube.
After I soldered seam of tube I made, I bend that tubes to their utmost limit while maintaining   a smooth curve,  stopping  just before the tube creases or folds.
At this very moment, the silver tube takes such an intense and vibrant shape that it appears as if it occurs naturally and was not intentionally created.
In the end, the lines reflect the characteristics of each material I choose, such as the thickness of the silver tube, or the size of  the different  stones.
 
I’d like my work to achieve spontaneity with the natural world.
I ‘d like to make  shape with inner message.
I wish to create wearable  sculpture  with essence of  inspiration.

PROFILE

Junko Stickney is from Kanazawa in Japan, educated at the Arts and Crafts University kanazawa in Japan where she received a BFA in Metal Forging.

1977 She moved to Tokyo in Japan and work at Wahei Ikezawa Studio who is Craft Design Artist for 5years. At the sametime she studied Japanese Traditional Metal Crafts work for 10 years from Moriyuki Katsura.

1984 she decided to go travel around world.
Since then she had worked as a bench jeweler /designer
1990 She moved to California,
She has been working from her home studio Majime KoBo designing original pieces and selling them through various galleries and Craft Fair around the Bay Area and in Japan.

KANABISM Ishikawa Exihibition in Kanazawa, Japan '16
KANABISM Exibition in Kanazawa, Japan '16
The BYOBU Exihibition in Kanazwa Japan '16
Metal It's only natural  Exhibition Acci gallery '16
East Bay Pro Arts open Studio ‘09~’16
Own show at Seika Gallery in Tokyo ‘11
The Japan Crafts Exhibition ’82,’12, ‘14
Metal Arts Guild Fair ‘92~94, Live Oak Park fair ‘92~94,04, KPFA Craft Fair ’92, 93 , California State fair’93,
Japanese Traditional Metal Work Exhibition ’87, ’90, ‘92

プロフイール

銀に魅せられて、早々３０年。延ばしたり、たたいたり、ねじったり、つぶしたり、丸めたり、溶かしたり、組み合わせたり、磨いたり、傷つけたりと、如何様にも変化してその時々に、楽しませてくれる。石とのフォルム、イメージは果てしない。
用と美を考慮しつつ、どう当初のアイデアを素直に生かしていくか試行錯誤します。シンプルさを最後まで自然に保てることが 決め手となる事が多いです。
制作はパズルを組み立てる感覚です。全てのピースが揃った構成の完成は、多方面の視覚美、用途に応じた強度、使い易さが考慮されている事が身につけるためのアクセサリーには必須です。

作品の仕上げに関わるときに、何も考えない無我の境地に陥るときに初めて超えて行ける一つの枠があるのではないかと思います。
一つ一つが心のこもったものになる様に時間をかけてここが仕上がりになるというときがわかるまで気を入れてあげると良いものが出来る様に思います。
その辺りの探求はこれからもまだまだ奥深いし、 納得行くもの作りになるにはまだまだ先が続いて行きます。