Anne Wolf
she/her
San Diego, CA, USA
Anne Wolf has been teaching jewelry/metalwork classes and creating custom mokume-gane wedding rings, jewelry and one-of-a-kind metal art objects since 1991. She earned her MFA in Jewelry/Metals in 1999 at San Diego State University.
“My chisel is the river, carving through the rock. My hammer is metamorphosis, compressing and deforming. My stamp tool is uplift. My file is erosion, making the patterns visible like the layers of rock in the grand canyon.”
“I am eager to have my work considered on its own merits, without regard to my gender or sexual orientation. As such, I find myself wondering, does my work belong here? Am I welcome? Is it queer enough? Am I queer enough? Should shows celebrating the work of folks like me focus only on work that explores that experience? Or should they strive to reflect the full spectrum of work created by the queer and bipoc community?"
What does being queer mean to you in relation to your material choices? Is it something you consider?
Is the work queer because the maker is queer, or is it queer because the subject matter is queer?
“The work is not queer - it just is."
"Cherry Blossom Tsuba", Copper, nickel silver, brass, .5" x .5" x .2", 2023Anything else you would like to share about this work? This can be an important part of the process, sourcing materials, or research.
“This tsuba (Japanese sword guard) is inspired by of one of the most well-known mokume gane tsubas in history - the Yoshino River Tsuba made by Takahashi Okitsugu in the mid to late Edo period in Japan. The technical challenges of recreating this type of mokume gane pattern were many, and as far as I know this is the only time it has been done on this scale since the Edo period."