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Shalena White Studios
A Humble Alchemy of Art for Individuals Who Have the Courage to Stand Apart
Hey there, I’m Shalena.
Shalena White Studios is a distillation of my creative breadth, made accessible to an extensive audience through handmade art in many forms: studio art jewelry, abstract watercolor paintings, and wall art installations for interior design.
Hello and welcome! I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself, as this is my very first blog post! My name is Shalena White. I’m an art educator and interdisciplinary artist: jeweler, metalsmith, sculptor, installation artist, and painter. After exploring a plethora of artistic mediums, I realized that overlapping multiple processes and practices is the way to create my most authentic artwork.
As part of my artistic discipline, I employ metalsmithing techniques combined with found, organic materials to create sculptural forms. The versatility of simultaneously being wearable art + adornment for architecture is a central element of these artworks. While there are many methods in my creative approach, the underlying practice that draws everything together is metalsmithing. Even when I am working with organic materials like wood, earth, and seeds, I apply jewelry-making techniques to those mediums.
As an entrepreneur, I take on every role in my business. I am constantly learning and evolving, so I have a lot of valuable information I would like to share with other artists.
This blog will follow my creative journey as an interdisciplinary artist dabbling in various mediums and provide a lens into my innermost guiding thoughts and processes behind the scenes in my art-making journey. It will also offer helpful bench tricks and metals studio tips for metalsmiths & makers. I am excited to share some of the excellent knowledge I’ve gained along the way and help reduce the learning curve for other artists & creative entrepreneurs. Stay tuned for more!
SHALENA WHITE
Interdisciplinary artist, Shalena White is the founder of Shalena White Studios, a handmade art company that offers abstract watercolor paintings, intricate architectural adornments, finely crafted metal & gemstone art jewelry, found object sculpture, and artistic clothing & accessories. Shalena’s mission is to bring more beauty & joy into the lives of her clients.
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