welcome to my studio.
hi, i’m Jolynn.
Handwork and the human experience.
I understand that creating something from nothing and experiencing materials with my hands is an integral part of the human experience. I create with my hands to feel grounded and attain a deeper understanding of myself.
You know this truth—working with your hands grounds you in your personal humanity.
The Beginning.
Memories of wandering and becoming.
As a child, I wandered through unfinished structures my father built—rooms in the midst of becoming. Among dust, scattered tools, and bare wooden frames, I learned to notice what is often overlooked and to linger in the space between the made and the unmade.
My practice continues to follow these transitions, guided by what settles, drifts, and accumulates over time.
About Me.
Steeped in craft.
Rooted in material exploration.
Guided by curiosity.
For the past decade, my studio and teaching practice has been guided by a deep curiosity about materials and the ways they transform through use.
Holding a BFA from Kent State University and an MFA from SUNY New Paltz, I teach nationally and from my studio in Charlotte, Vermont, where my work evolves through continued dialogue with tools, materials, and students.
my process.
Rooted in observation, renewal, and time.
I’ve developed a labor-intensive fusing process inspired by dust. I cut and file material by hand and carve graphite to create highly textured jewelry composed of thousands of fused silver and gold particles.
This work carries the patience and presence of its making—a gentle reminder of your ability to notice, renew, and move through life with intention.
the work.
accumulated moments,
Subtle shifts,
ritual.
What emerges are singular pieces alongside bounded series that blur the line between art and jewelry. The work traces memories of how dust and debris gather — how they rest on surfaces, drift into corners, and slowly reshape what they touch.
These forms become compilations that echo the textures and presence of debris.
for the collector.
the patient seeker
Rooted in observation and material study, this work reflects the marks of time—dust that gathers, shifts, and settles in the places we inhabit. This body of work is but one factor in a larger, more holistic practice of observing, making, and unmaking.
Each form meets you where your own curiosity lives, inviting you to collect not just an object but a moment of material transformation.
for the admirer.
the gentle observer
Jewelry crafted with thoughtful simplicity and subtle textures, informed by the same sensibilities as my art practice. When the work catches light and moves with the body, its intricate layers are revealed.
On your body, the work becomes something new, shaped as much by your movement as by my hand.
for the space.
a quiet companion
Work on paper shaped by the tools and materials that guide my jewelry practice. Each mark captures a moment of making—unfolding each time you return to it. These works offer glimpses into the studio, revealing the subtle beauty embedded in process.
For those drawn to the language of marks, these studies offer an intimate record of the making.
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to the studio.
Join my list for glimpses into new singular works, early looks at pieces in process, upcoming classes, and the rhythms of my studio life.
placeholders.
folded perspectives.
These earrings begin as folded paper studies, where simple folds create dimension and offer space for the body.
Each pair carries its own surface language—layered enamel, embedded materials, and curious textures.
Much like the way a page holds your place, the surfaces embody what I've seen, what I discover, and what I'm reaching toward.
The folds rest softly against your ears, and different perspectives reveal themselves as you move.
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