"Sushi Series" Cloisonne Brooch.
Cloissone Enamel, Sterling Silver.
3 1/2" W x 1 3/8" H.
Cloisonné (from French: cloison, "compartment") is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold or silver. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. In modern day, vitreous enamel is used, but inlays of cut gemstones, glass and other materials were also used historically. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments to the object by soldering or affixing silver or gold wires to the surface. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often many colors. Cloisonné enamel objects are fired in a kiln for finishing.
L. Sue Szabo
I was born, raised, and reside in Toledo, Ohio. I received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology at The University of Toledo and then received a medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio. I have been practicing m7edicine since 1988 and am still a busy practicing physician. My training in metalsmithing has been primarily through the Toledo Museum of Art and specialized workshops. My work has appeared in numerous shows and publications.
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITIONS
2022 ALCHEMY 6 The international Enamelist Society Show, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN.
2022 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus OH.
2021 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2020 INTENSE ADORNMENT Solo exhibition at 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH.
2020 TFAS 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH.
2020-2021 OUT OF THIS WORLD, JEWELRY IN THE SPACE AGE, The Tellus Museum, Cartersville, GA.
2019 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFSTMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2019 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFSTMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2017 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFSTMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2017 ALCHEMY Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN.
2016 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Birmingham, MI.
2015 UNDER FIRE online enameling show by Enamel Guild North East.
2015 ALCHEMY Monserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA.
2014 CHANGING HUES online metalsmithing show by Ganoksin.
2014 MATERIAL MATTERS East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
2014 LILLIPUTIANS MARCH Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
2014 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT Center for the Visual Arts, Denton TX.
2013 LINES INTO SHAPE Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO.
2013 ALCHEMY Carnegie Arts Center- Covington, KY.
2013 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemons, MI.
2013 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2013 WOMEN'S WORKS The Old Courthouse, Woodstock, IL.
2013 MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS 34TH CRAFT EXHIBITION Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ.
2013 TOLEDO AREA ARTIST SHOW Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH.
2013 CROSSROADS Eastern KY University, Richmond, KY.
2013 THE NOW WOW PROJECT Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH.
2012 LESS IS MORE Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
2012 LINES INTO SHAPE The Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO.
2012 FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE A NATIONAL WOMEN'S ART EXHIBITION Oakland Community College, MI.
2012 AMERICAN CRAFT TODAY The Bascom, Highlands, NC.
2012 BEYOND BORDERS Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA.
2012 BIOTIC SEMIOTICS Allen Priebe Gallery, Oshkosh, WI.
2012 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2012 CRAFTS NATIONAL The Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS.
2012 WOMEN'S WORKS Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL.
2011 LINES INTO SHAPE Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO.
2011 ALCHEMY Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN.
2011 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI.
2011 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH.
2011 MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS 31ST CRAFT EXHIBITON Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ.
2011 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
2010 TOPOGRAPHY OF METAL Tap Studios/Gallery M, Cleveland, OH.
2010 FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE A NATIONAL WOMEN'S ART EXHIBITION Oakland Community College, MI.
2010 DEFINE METAL AND FIBER online exhibition curated by Thea Clark.
2010 TEXTURAL PATOIS Allen Priebe Gallery, Oshkosh, WI.
2010 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
2009 MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS 3Oth CRAFT EXHIBITION Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ.
2009 RADIANCE Gallery 21, San Diego, CA.
2009 GIRAEFE THE EUROPEAN ENAMELING EXHIBIT Morez, France.
2009 THE EARRINGS SHOW Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, DE.
2009 TOLEDO AREA ARTISTS SHOW The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH.
2009 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
2009 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2009 MULTIPLES Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, DE.
2008 FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE A NATIONAL WOMEN'S ART EXHIBITION- Oakland Community College, MI.
2008 THE ART OF JEWELRY A is for Artist Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA.
2008 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
2008 PUTTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER AGAIN Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.
2008 WEARABLLE EXPRESSIONS Palos Verdes Art Center, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA.
2008 EXPLORING BOUNDARIES, EVOLUTIONARY METAL RIT, Rochester, NY.
2007 FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE A NATIONAL WOMEN'S ART EXHIBITION Oakland Community College, MI.
2007 FUSION Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH.
2007 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
2007 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
2006 THE ARSENAL METALS AND ENAMELS EXHIBIT Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH.
2005 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
AWARDS
2018 MAPLE AND MAIN CRAFT SHOW 3rd place.
2018 ART ON THE MALL CRAFT SHOW 1st place.
2017 MAPLE AND MAIN CRAFT SHOW 1st place.
2017 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN collector's award for excellence.
2016 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Excellence in Craft award.
2015 MAPLE AND MAIN CRAFT SHOW Best of Show.
2015 THE GEMMYS Design awards from Jewelry Artist Magazine.
2014 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT Juror's award.
2014 BEST OF OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN collector's award for excellence.
2014 ART ON THE MALL CRAFT SHOW Best of Show.
2013 JEWELRY + OBJECTS Larry Skylar award in metals.
2013 MAPLE AND MAIN CRAFT SHOW 1st place.
2013 ART ON THE MALL CRAFT SHOW 1st place.
2011 ART ON THE MALL CRAFT SHOW 1st place.
2010 JEWELRY ARTIST MAGAZINE AWARD 1st place, Bracelets category. 2nd place in Brooches category.
2009 JEWELRY ARTIST MAGAZINE AWARD 2nd place, Rings category.
2009 JEWELRY + OBJECTS International Gem Sponsor award.
2007 JEWELRY + OBJECTS 1st place.
PUBLICATIONS
2020 TFAS exhibition catalogue.
2019 THE ART OF FINE ENAMELING, 2nd edition by Karen Cohen.
2019 ALCHEMY exhibition catalogue.
2017 NARRATIVE JEWELRY, TALES FROM THE TOOLBOX by Mark Fenn.
2017 ALCHEMY exhibition catalogue.
2016 ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE Jan.
2016 ART JEWELRY TODAY 4 by Sandra Korinchak.
2016 JEWELRY + OBJECTS exhibition catalogue.
2015 THE GEMMYS by Lapidary Art/Jewelry Artist.
2015 ALCHEMY exhibition catalogue.
2014 THE LILLIPUTIANS exhibition catalogue.
2014 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT exhibition catalogue.
2014 METALSMITHING FOR JEWELERS by Jinks McGrath.
2014 BEHIND THE BROOCH by Lorena Angulo.
2013 NEW EARRINGS, 500 DESIGNS FROM AROUND THE WORLD by Nicolas Estrada.
2013 SHOWCASE 500 ART NECKLACES by R. Hemachandra and C. Choo.
2013 JEWELRY + OBJECTS exhibition catalogue.
2013 ALCHEMY exhibition catalogue.
2012 CRAFTS NATIONAL exhibition catalogue.
2012 500 BEADED JEWELRY by R. Hemachandra.
2012 HEAT, COLOR, SET, AND FIRE-SURFACE EFFECTS FOR METAL JEWELRY by M. Hettmansperger.
2012 HUMOR IN CRAFT by Brigette Martin.
2011 ART JEWELRY TODAY 3 by Jeffrey B. Snyder.
2011 LAKE ERIE LIVING MAGAZINE June.
2011 JEWELRY + OBJECTS exhibition catalogue.
2011 ALCHEMY exhibition catalogue.
2011 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT exhibition catalogue.
2010 JEWELRY ARTIST MAGAZINE Sept.
2010 500 GEMSTONE JEWELS by Cindy Edelstein.
2009 THE STUDIO JEWELER'S HANDBOOK by Brandon Holschuh.
2009 JEWELRY ARTIST MAGAZINE Sept.
2009 JEWELRY = OBJECTS exhibition catalogue.
2009 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT exhibition catalogue.
2008 THE RING SHOWS THEN AND NOW, PUTTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER exhibition catalogue.
2008 WEARABLE EXPRESSIONS exhibition catalogue.
2007 FUSION exhibition catalogue.
2006 500 NECKLACES by LARK BOOKS.
2006 THE ART AND CRAFT OF MAKING JEWELRY by Joanna Gollberg.
2006 MATERIALS HARD AND SOFT exhibition catalogue.
MISCELLANEOUS
Served as juror for metals at Crosby Gardens Festival of the Arts, Toledo, Ohio 2010.
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