MARIA CAMERA-SMITH, USA
An unusual path
Her craft practice is an exploration of self, body adornment, and nostalgia. She walks in the woods and observes. Along the way, she collects small physical and abstract details. By incorporating this content into her practice, she is able to immortalize the moments she has experienced while processing the emotional weight of a particular period.
Material: copper, enamel, silver
Technique: enamelling, casting
Maria Camera-Smith is a metalsmith, enamel artist, and educator whose work focuses on nostalgia, identity, and body adornment. Her works are created by using contemporary metalworking techniques, precious materials, and enamel. She currently works as a jewelry designer at Skelton Jewelry Design. She has completed artist residencies at Contemporary craft (Regional AIR in metalwork, in 2024), the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida (AIR in jewelry and metalwork, 2021–2023), and Spring Pentaculum at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts (in 2022). She earned her MFA in jewelry, metalwork, and enamelling from Kent State University in Ohio in 2021, and her BFA in metalwork from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania in 2015. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is a part of private and public collections.
www.mariacamera-smith.com
