Jean Mandeberg
For the past twenty-five years I have been a metalsmith, a member of the fine arts faculty at the Evergreen State College, and an arts advocate. My art is made of found and embossed tin obsessively nailed over wooden forms. This metal wrapping creates dense patterns and layers of textures, simultaneously revealing and concealing the process of remaking.
Hopscotch, 2004, 22" x 17", tin, tacks and wood ©
Dice, 1996, 3"square, embossed and printed tin over wood ©
Dice detail ©
Patches, 2003, 17" x 22", found and embossed tin over wood ©
Patches detail ©
Reliable Confections detail ©
Reliable Confections, "x", ©