1097 Collaboration: Jillian Palone and Annie Pennington 

My long-time friend and colleague Jillian Palone and I began a collaboration in 2011.  We went to Undergraduate as well as Graduate school together, and though we have the same metalsmithing family, we have two distinct styles of working. We began this project by creating  an individual part for the other person. After our part was finished, we exchanged them and completed each piece, never communicating or sharing photos or ideas. What a fantastic surprise to see how we each interpreted and used the parts in a finished piece! These are the completed pieces from our collaboration.  I look forward to more of these exchanges in the future.  Follow the link (below) for more photos.

See the components we traded with each other, and more views of the finished pieces.

In 2013, our collaborative pieces were exhibited alongside our personal work in "Reunited," an exhibition at Pittsburg State University, our undergraduate alma mater.

First Trade: Brooches

1097 Collaboration No. 1 (Wood, acrylic paint, brass, copper, sterling silver, steel, handmade wool felt)

1097 Collaboration No. 2 (Paperclay, nylon, colored pencils, polymer)

Second Trade: Rings

1097 Collaboration No. 3 (Pigmented resin, polymer, steel, copper, acrylic paint, colored pencil)

1097 Collaboration No. 4 (Copper, pigmented resin, wood, acrylic paint, polymer), Photo by Jillian Palone

Third Trade: Necklaces

1097 Collaboration No. 5 (Steel, wood, acrylic paint, dyed cotton)

1097 Collaboration No. 6 (Copper, wood, acrylic paint, handmade wool felt), Photo by Jillian Palone