2010 Traveling Exhibition

Each year the League of NH Craftsmen Retail Gallery managers select a League craftsperson to showcase his/her craft in a special traveling exhibition. The exhibition appears in each gallery for one month, giving New Hampshire residents and visitors many viewing opportunities.

2010 Traveling Exhibition: Intuitive Botany
Paulette Werger

On display will be Paulette’s Winter’s Garden collection, which will feature simple, spare forms and textures. Her exhibition of jewelry, vessels, and tableware merges botanical drawings with sculptural interpretations. “I captured the tenuous bits and pieces of the garden and translated them into objects for the table and the body,” said Paulette.

 “My neckpieces, rings, earrings and beads combine a variety of materials including, fresh water pearls, precious and semi precious stones, high karat gold, and pewter. Vessels and spoons allow me to explore both the scale and function of table service,” said Paulette. She also combines Keum-Boo, the traditional Korean technique of fusing 24KT gold and silver with roller embossing, stamping, etching, solder inlay, and stone setting to produce intentionally subtle and elegant pieces of jewelry and table wear.

Growing up in rural upstate New York, Paulette spent many hours rambling through fields and woods, building tree forts, and drawing pictures. Her family inspired and nurtured her interest in the natural world and art. “My great grandfather was a painter trained in the Hudson River School who supported a family of ten from his artwork. My love of working with tools was influenced by my Dad, who was mechanic. The childhood activities of drawing and fixing things in the garage formed my interest and passion for metalsmithing.”

Paulette exhibits and sells her work both nationally and internationally, and teaches workshops in jewelry making and metalsmithing techniques.

Paulette will be featured at the Littleton Gallery November 2010. Check back for events and dates highlighting this exhibit.

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