Artist works by Laura Mapes

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

Involution
2012
Materials: Brass
Dimensions: 5" x 1.25" x 3.5"
Hand-fabricated hollow forms.

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

Reliquary for Hope
2012
Interior detail

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.

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.

Candy Corset
2013
Materials: Paper, sterling silver, ribbon
Dimension: 6" x 4.5"
Neck piece woven from 700 Starburst wrappers.

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.

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.

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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