Jana Brevick, Artist Information

As an artist, my general products may have morphed over time in materials and content, but the underlying goal remains to find the humor in our shared human nature and entertain the wearer and viewer. I create pieces that challenge the wearer's sense of scale, appropriateness of material or concept and simply bring delight in the intimate, handmade object. I was mid-way in my studies at the University of Washington, when I began experimenting with 24k gold. My attitude, irreverent at best, spurred me to smash and strike and melt, then forge, melt and forge...until the piece of pure gold became a means of process, rather than an end result. Named The Everchanging Ring, this project allows the owner to wear their ring, or ingot, for a time, then return it to me for a change. Recycling at its best, or just fun with hammers, either way the project has brought with it a new understanding of customer relationships! Another side of my personality is clean and constructed. Robot necklaces, fabricated satellite dishes, long-range rifle scope targets and more allow for a balance in my studio. Meanwhile, I worked part-time for 10 years at Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, where I still show my jewelry. I became a member of Soil Gallery in 2002, where together with the other 20 or so members, we keep the doors open of a rare non-profit experimental gallery. And, since 2004, I have worked as an assistant, a tailor and stylist for in-studio and location photo shoots.