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S E V E N T E E N Y E A R S A G O ,
A n d rea H affn e r did som eth in g
audacious, g iv e n her circu m -
stances: She sign ed a lease on
a stud io in W a sh in g to n , D .C . -
a space she cou ld n ’t y e t afford.
“ I k n e w I had th e im pulse
to m ak e ,” she recalls. “ G e ttin g
the stud io and h avin g to p a y m y
rent fo rced m e in to the business
o f art. T h a t w as the begin n in g
o f d eve lo p in g a m ore rigorous
attitu d e to w a rd creatin g.”
T h a t rigor has served her
w e ll. T o d a y th e 40 -year-old is
k n o w n for her e v o c a tiv e com -
Left:
Large pendant, 2011
fennel seeds and stems,
resin, pigment, sterling
silver; .8 x 1.25 x .25 in.
Middle:
Long pendant, 2011
pod, mustard seed, tulip
leaf, resin, pigment,
sterling silver
1.75 x .5 x .25 in.
Right:
Square pendant, 2009
lupine pod, stem,
mustard seeds, resin,
pigment, 14k rose gold
.8 x .8 x .25 in.
Above:
W all hanging, 2011
digitally printed
photograph on fiber
paper, calla lily,
trumpet vine pod,
snail shell, grass,
resin, pigment, steel
7.25 x 9.25 x 1.25 in.
Right:
W all hanging, 2010;
wild mustard pods,
stems, digitally
printed photograph
on fiber paper, resin,
pigment, steel
7.25 x 9.25 x 1.25 in.
positio n s o f natural m aterials -
y u cc a capsules and tulip stem s,
m ustard seeds and h yd ran gea
petals - suspended in pigm en ted
p olym er-b ased resin. S h e builds
her je w e lr y in tin y sterlin g or
go ld fram es; her w a ll sculptures
han g on h o o k s in h andsom e
steel enclosures.
L a rge or sm all, the result is
strikin g: H e r w o r k is sh o w n in
galleries across th e co u n try , and
she has been juried in to m an y o f
the n atio n ’s fin est cra ft sh ow s.
H a ffn e r has alw a ys been
artistic. She g o t h er first cam era
as a 5 -year-old . In h igh sch ool,
she stu d ied p h o to gra p h y and
016 american craft feb/mari2
Photos (6): Dan Kvitka
