Arthur Hash; Another guest lecturer at Towson this semester

That's him: Arthur Hash. This picture of him and more of his exploits and adventures can be found at his blog, The Art Escape Plan.

Arthur Hash was another lecturer that came to Towson to speak with us and show us some slides of his work this past semester. Jan was super excited to have him come and talk to us, and it was so clear why she had so much enthusiasm for him. He is a regular, down-to-earth, easy going guy who makes really cool pieces of jewelry, and knows his way around metal.

During his slide lecture, I was really impressed with his CAD abilities. He definitely knows his way around Rhino, and has made some really neat organic forms with his computer designs.

I was also impressed with the slide of his beautifully raised silver teapot, which he promptly cast in resin and sliced into cross sections during his years in grad school.

I liked seeing the slides of his work that showcased his traditional goldsmith and silversmith skills. I also liked the way he takes easy, ready-made objects and made them into unexpected wearable art. The orange cone brooch, made from a real rubber orange cone, is a great example of this. The steel coffee stain brooches are pretty neat too.

Arthur also told us about Moo.com, where he had a bunch of little half sized business cards made that advertised his name, website, email and phone number. (I almost forgot about this, but I am glad I remembered. I loved his business cards, and I want to go to Moo and get some cards done too.)

He has pieces on Etsy, and he is represented in a gallery or two. He seemed like a really nice guy who is immensely talented and didn't really have a gigantic ego. He was the perfect person to listen to from our tiny little art jewelry community.