Christine Terrell

I have a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. After over a decade of designing for a range of corporate clients in New York City and Austin, I really needed a change. Fortuitously, the opportunity to take welding and smithing classes at Austin Community College materialized. It was love at first strike.

Though I've never used any soldering techniques in my jewelry work, that bit of formal education lead to years of personal investigation into the art and craft of metalworking. My adaptive reuse line of jewelry is an exploration of repurposing decorative tins into wearable art jewelry and accessories. This work has also inspired a deeper inquiry into the use and reuse of materials in general--a subject I also regularly blog about.

I'm also a total technique junkie, which means I spend too much time scouting out and experimenting with new things in my work. If you know of a technique I might be unfamiliar with, don’t tell me--I'm trying to stay focused!