Written and Photographed by Katherine Rountree
Most of the artists were there to talk about their work.
On Friday afternoon, Fahm Hall hosted the jewelry department’s Jewelry Trunk Show. The show featured SCAD the work of students, alumni and professors in the jewelry and accessory fields. Laid out for display and sale, the front lobby of Fahm was full of beautiful jewelry and metalwork.
Julia Patton and Frances Russel were just a few of the SCAD students who came to admire and, in some cases, purchase the work. Russel, a fourth-year fibers student from Dallas, Texas, was surprised at how much she purchased. “I buy jewelry maybe every three years, yet I found something here,” she said.
Julia Patton, a fourth-year fashion design student from Newport Beach, California, came to the show specifically to see the work of Claire Burhart and was very impressed. “I love how there is a range of beautiful things,” said Patton.
Carla Carballo from San Juan, Puerto Rico suspended some of her pieces to highlight their drapery.
Most of the pieces were in a good range for students to purchase with a few bigger splurge pieces. The event attracted students and locals alike, all coming out to help fund the artists and buy some beautiful work. A large portion of the sales went directly back to the artists with only ten percent going to the jewelry department.
Alexandra Lai, a fourth-year Jewelry student from Hong Kong, contributed some of her pieces to the show. She said the event is large enough on its own, but the fashion show this weekend drew an even larger crowd. Lai, like many other contributors, sold a mixture of older pieces and new ones made specifically for the show.
According to Lai, the jewelry made for the trunk show are more suited to everyday wear than the avant garde style they usually create for class. “We like to tone it into wearable jewelry,” said Lai.
