I am proud to now have my work represented in the Guardino Gallery on Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon. Alberta is considered the Arts District and it is very exciting to be represented by my favorite gallery in the area! I would love for you to stop by and visit~

2939 Northeast Alberta Street
Portland, OR 97211-7033
(503) 281-9048

It has taken me ages to create an ETSY website, but I have finally done it! ETSY is a website to sell specifically handmade and vintage art! Please check out some of my "ready to wear" and M Line jewelry at :

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MaraFriedland

The last few months have ushered in beautiful change. I have recently moved to Portland, Oregon and have been loving the full experience of a new culture.
I have work featured in a few galleries in the city, and will be starting the Master in Teaching ( Art) program this summer at Lewis and Clark College.
I am eager to create new pieces of adornment based on the strong sense of nature and holistic attitude of the area.

It has been 3 amazing years here in Grad School, but I am very happy to announce my MFA in Jewelry and Metals exhibit "The Curative Bloom". The works, based on medicinal plants and the relationships to the body will be at the Greenville Museum of Art from December 1-10. I will be having a reception December 5th from 6-9pm, and would love to see everyone!
Please email me with your address if you would like a postcard mailed!
I also will be posting photos of my Thesis work online~

the Address of the Museum is:

802 S Evans St
Greenville, NC 27834-3268
(252) 758-1946

I am proud to announce that I have been awarded the Women's Jewelry Association 2009 Third Place Scholarship!!! I have been jumping up and down ( well on the inside as not to scare others) the last 48 hours since receiving the letter. Please visit the WJA website at www.womensjewelry.org to view my work and the other winners.

I am very excited to announce that my jewelry is now represented in Raleigh, NC at Rebus Works Gallery! Rebus is a beautiful gallery on the historic Bolyan Heights area of Raleigh.
Also May 31,2009 from 1-6pm I will be participating in RebusFest, an outdoor art and music festival- stop on by to say hello~
www.rebusworks.us

Summer 2009 is right around the corner, and I will be spending it at the amazing Buck's Rock Creative Arts camp as a Metals/Jewelry instructor! I am very excited to share my knowledge with high school students,and be a part of this thriving artist community~

I am excited to announce that my Pebble necklace has won the Academic Library and Learning Resources Dean's Award at the 1st Annual Joyner Library Graduate Student Art and Design Exhibition. Please stop by the Joyner Library on East Carolina University's main campus to view my piece and the other excellent work . The Exhibit will be October 25- December 10, 2008

I am happy to announce that two of my pieces;Octavia Brooch and Juno Brooch have been juried into the Schwa show at Emerge gallery in Greenville, NC. The pieces will be on display for the month of September in the gallery~

Argentum gallery in Wakefield Rhode Island is currently showing my M line of limited production jewelry. If in the Northeast, please stop into this beautiful gallery space~

On July 23, I taught a quick casting/cuttlefish bone casting workshop at the Argentum gallery. A big thank you to Luisa and Amy for allowing me to teach and an exciting day! The gallery is a beautiful space, filled with both 2D and 3D works. The website is : http://argentumdesigns.com/

On June 9,2008 my work was featured on 18kt,an international online jewelry arts website. If you would like to view,please go to the website and click on the calendar on the right of the screen to June 9th.
http://18kt.wordpress.com/

I have been invited to be the metals assistant at Idyllwild Arts for the metals week this summer! I'll be heading to CA in late June to assist 5 talented artists in an intensive metals workshop. I am so happy for this great opportunity. Here is the link:
http://www.idyllwildarts.org/summer/programs/adult_arts_center/metalsweek/metals_week.html

Thank you for such a wonderful response today everyone! I will be adding new pieces often, so please continue to check back. I also welcome commission pieces~

I am very excited about the new website, enjoy~

The brooch Cora Bea has been juried into the 51st National Juried Art Exhibition at the Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount NC. I am very excited that the piece will be on display May - September. Please come out and support a great exhibit!