Educator, Metalsmith, Collaborator

Constantly seeking collaborators and celebrating the subtly of function through my studio practice, my research, and daily life.

The concept of skill and its heritage has become a strange and uncanny thing. Trained as a metalsmith, my practice is soaked with a rich tradition of function, skill, and beauty. I place my work within a historical framework of labor and trade skills, working with various materials to investigate the adaptation, the absence, and in some cases indulgence of skill within our culture.

I define my practice by the people I collaborate with Plumbers, millwrights, electricians, carpenters, mechanics and my students. We all learn from each other to create something new.

Browse my sculptural work, my work in the bicycle industry, jewelry, custom commissions, production work, and more and tell me what you think on instagram @EricaAmeier_Artist.