Emily Rogstad

"I use wire as lines to create drawings in space."

A repetitious habit of sketching structures and patterns has translated into a graphic body of work with the qualities of a drawing. Wire and line are used to create planes, define space and build structures.

Rogstad’s jewelry has a heavy focus on fabrication; each chain link and setting is constructed by hand in her studio. Clean lines and precise placement of links form shapes and patterns. Gemstones add a wash of color to the linear forms she builds.

Emily graduated from Maine College of Art with a degree in Metalsmithing and Jewelry, before moving to North Carolina for the two year Core Fellowship at Penland School of Craft. She has been a practicing studio jeweler since, as well as taking, assisting and teaching classes at craft schools up and down the East coast.