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Artist works by Laura Mapes

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Tea and Sugar
2013
Materials: Sterling silver and thuya burl wood
Dimensions: 11" x 6" x 8"
Hand raised and fabricated, fully functional teapot and sugar bowl.
2014 OCAC Metals Dept. postcard
2014 Student NICHE Award finalist. Category: Teapot.
2013 OCAC Juried Student Exhibition - Honorable Mention
2013 OCAC Student Handbook
2014 OCAC Art on the Vine catalog

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Involution
2012
Materials: Brass
Dimensions: 5" x 1.25" x 3.5"
Hand-fabricated hollow forms.
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Reliquary for Hope 
2012
Materials: Sterling silver and mixed material
Dimensions: 11" x 2" x .75"
Hand-fabricated locket with quartz crystal, photo, felted
mohair, ribbon, pearls and pregnancy test result stick.
2012 OCAC Juried Student Exhibition.
2012 OCAC Metals dept. annual postcard
2012 OCAC Student Handbook
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Reliquary for Hope
2012
Interior detail
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Bee Cause
2012
Materials: Sterling silver, 22k gold, mohair, bee pollen
Dimensions: 14" x 1" x 1"
Hand-fabricated hollow form, handmade chain and clasp,
needlepoint, needle felt mohair, found object.
2012 OCAC Juried Student Exhibition.
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Pan Pan
2012
Materials: Sterling silver, 24k gold leaf, wood, photo
Dimensions: 5" x 3.5" x 1"
Hand fabrication techniques: etching, roller printing, keum-boo.
Handmade box structure: Linen book cloth, mohair, printed
cotton, magnet.
2012 OCAC Juried Student Exhibition.

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Candy Corset
2013
Materials: Paper, sterling silver, ribbon
Dimension: 6" x 4.5"
Neck piece woven from 700 Starburst wrappers.
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Go Girl
2013
Materials: Copper, sterling silver, nipple, beverage can
Dimensions: 2.5" x 2.5" x 8.5"
Hand-fabricated copper and sterling silver bead wire.

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When Pigs Flew
2012
Materials: Copper, brass and mixed materials
Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 11"
Hand fabrication techniques: etched, roller printed,
electroformed. Materials include found objects, wood, paper and fiber.
2012 OCAC Metals Dept. Student Exhibition.
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Nasca Sunflower
2012
Materials: Brass and steel wire
Dimensions: 8" x 6" x .5"
Handmade chain, forged and fabricated brass.
2014 Student NICHE Award Winner in jewelry, fashion category.
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Fritillaria
2012
Materials: Copper
Dimensions: 3" x 4" x 10"
Hand fabrication techniques with hot and cold patina.


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Camellia Suite
2012
Materials: Fine silver, 22k gold and enamel
Dimensions: 10" x 10"
Fabrication techniques: Cast, hand fabrication and enamel.
Oregon College of Art and Craft joint commission with Jamieson Diemer.


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Trying To Tell It
2011
Materials: Brass, sterling silver, mohair
Dimensions: 3" x 2" x 14"
Hand fabrication techniques: forging, etching and felting



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