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Class Instructor: Jayne Redman

Jayne Redman

Nature provides an endless reference for imagination and invention. The linear quality of stems and the fullness of flower buds inspire my jewelry. I enjoy integrating mechanics with design, allowing each piece to function in a visually intriguing way. I work with multiples of the same shape engineering them to fit precisely giving an abstract impression of their botanical origin. Many years of metalsmithing have taught me the power of simplicity. My forms begin as flat metal shapes and arrive as small sculptures. Their complexity is in their conception as curving planes of origami.

Jayne Redman earned her B.F.A. in Jewelry and Silversmithing from Maine College of Art in 1977. Upon graduation she developed the first Continuing Studies program in Jewelry and Metals for the college and taught classes for adults. In 1979 she became a design and production assistant for a New York jewelry designer in the fashion industry. She started her own company, Jayne Redman Jewelry, in 1982 and exhibited her work nationally at fine craft shows and galleries. Jayne began designing her award winning Floraforms® Collection in 1995 which resulted in creating unique tools and jigs to precisely duplicate the sculptural metal and wire shapes of her jewelry. This necessitated having tools made for her assistants and then for her students as she began teaching workshops in her methods.
Jayne now teaches her innovative engineering and production techniques at jewelry schools and organizations around the country and at her studio in Southern Maine. She continues to add to her line of jewelry tools which is sold by Rio Grande Jewelry Supply and Micro-Tools and on her website, www.jayneredmanjewelry.com.

Awards

  • Niche Award, 1998 - Winner Silver Jewelry, Tulip Earrings, finalist Sweet Pea Earrings
  • American Jewelry Design Council New Talent Competition, 2000 – one of three finalists.
  • Lapidary Journal Jewelry Arts Award, 2004 – First Place, Necklaces, Calla Lily Necklace
  • Niche Award, 2005 – finalist, Silver Jewelry, Palm Leaf Pin
  • Saul Bell Awards, 2009 - finalist, Silver, Dahlia Necklace

Publications

  • Art Jewelry Today, by Donna Z. Meilach
  • 500 Earrings, Lark Books
  • 21st Century Jewelry - The Best of the 500 Series, Lark Books
  • Celebrating 70, by Karen Lorene
  • Making Metal Beads, by Pauline Warg
  • Profiting By Design, by Marlene Richey - Contributor
  • Jewelry Metals, edited by James Binnion - Contributor: Step by Step Keum-boo Process
  • Linking Our Lineage: 12 Techniques from 12 master Smiths edited by Victoria Lansford
  • Signs of Life 2018, edited by Karen Lorene
  • Feature articles in Crafts Report, MJSA Journal, Lapidary Journal, Art Jewelry Magazine,
  • Professional Jeweler, Niche, and Ornament magazines.

Classes Taught By Jayne Redman:

Forming for Multiples with Jayne Redman
Thu. Jul 24, 9:30AM - 4:30PM PT (Pacific Time)
Fri. Jul 25, 9:30AM - 4:30PM PT (Pacific Time)
Sat. Jul 26, 9:30AM - 4:30PM PT (Pacific Time)
Sun. Jul 27, 9:30AM - 4:30PM PT (Pacific Time)

Prototype to Production with Jayne Redman
Thu. Sep 11, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)
Fri. Sep 12, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)
Sat. Sep 13, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)
Sun. Sep 14, 10AM - 5PM PT (Pacific Time)