abstraction • collage • fine craft
studio157 is a one woman copper studio in Richmond, Virginia
copper abstractions, leaf portraits, collage totems and hand-forged copper are expertly crafted using industrial grade copper, hand-harvested leaves, found objects, and a variety of acids, bases, and solvent dyes to create intricate patina abstractions.
explorations in enamel bring fired color to coordinate with patina renderings. shop now for free-moving ornaments and copper tassels, enameled mirror frames and more.
functional and fun copper leaf hooks and collage totems are made seasonally as green leaves emerge and are rendered in patina on copper. copper mirrors are designed to bring nature and color into your decor, rendered with leaf patinas, enamels, and abstract solvent dyes.
“Knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in the muscle.”
— The Asaro tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
shop art inspired and created by nature
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small works
affordable intimate art for large impact in small spaces
leaf portraits, sketch totems and collages,
all under $300 -
collage totems
copper collage totems created with a variety of patinas and textures, copper findings and hand hammered wire, available as groupings or single statement pieces
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copper abstractions
patina abstractions on copper panels for a bold statement
vaughn uses her father’s hammers and grandfather’s anvil to form and detail copper
new for 2024, copper pollinator houses for your garden!
detail, willow flight. Find this piece at Mission Gallery in Cambria, CA
piecrust bowl in the rain
sunflower for ukraine, 30" x 30" copper collage inspired by and in support of the people of ukraine
wild grapevine patina’d leaf, hand cut and riveted to a hand-hammered copper hook. 4” x 7”
indoor/outdoor mandala with hackberry, willow, citrus and ginkgo leaf patina
meadow on fire, 48" x 24", for VisArts Collector's Night 2022
embothrium coccineum, Argentina. watercolor studies inform future designs
cutting bowl blanks from 18 gauge copper
60" x 30" corporate commission with begonia and monstera deliciosa leaves.
patina process with limes and mint leaves
do everything with focus, heart, gratitude, love, care, purpose, faith & intention
hammered ring trays, ready to be cleaned, polished and enameled
six totem array