From our school days learning about Colonial living the word "pewter" rings a bell.
The images it brings to mind are of traditional pitchers and candlesticks and other functional items. Pewter is a malleable metal that can be spun, hammered, molded, turned on a lathe.
What is exciting about the work of Rebecca Hungerford is that she takes this modest metal and creates exciting contemporary objects. It is not your great-grandmother's pewter! Her long apprenticeship (nearly 40 years) of creating traditional pieces has led to her current work, amazingly modern objects that push the boundaries of the materials and imagination.
Who knew pewter could be organic and feminine? Rebecca's enchantment with the medium, plus the hammering, soldering, welding, etching and engraving the pewter yields exactly that. She loves to color it and add pearls and semi-precious stones to it and describes it as "jewelry for your home."
Meet her June 21-23 in Milwaukee, WI, at the Lakefront Festival of the Arts at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Learn more about Rebecca and her work: www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair
