Meghan Patrice Riley: L’Age D’Or
Gallery Lulo is located in the lovely small Northern California town of Healdsburg. Karen Gilbert and Anne-Katherine Schjerbeck (Katrina) own and run the gallery, which is just off the main square. They are featuring an artist who we have heard about before, named Meghan Patrice Riley. She won the Rafael Prize at the Society for Contemporary Craft earlier this year and you can read our post about it. Her show at Lulo is titled L’Age D’Or and features her signature fine wire creations. I caught up with co-owner Karen right after her return from Croatia.
Susan Cummins: Karen, can you tell us the story of how you became a jeweler and then a gallery owner? What is your training?
Karen Gilbert: I started as a painting major in school at The California College of the Arts, but while taking a metal class as an elective I fell in love with working with my hands in metal. It was very natural act that felt so comfortable. I was also educated in glass and glass blowing and that has woven itself into my career as well. After school, I had worked as a jewelry designer/artist for years and then it became necessary to make a living at it. At that point, I went from an artistically free period to the necessity of making a living.
Meghan Patrice Riley: L’Age D’Or Read More »