Retro Robert Ferrell Sterling sodalite post modernist bracelet 7" long bracelet, weight and measurements in pics. I believe these danglies were added by the last owner, it tooks great with them on but could be easily removed as the jump rings aren‘t soldered. I don‘t think the actual danglies are solid sterling. I don‘t believe the artist that made this bracelet would have used unsoldered jump rings as all of his work I have seen including this bracelet without the danglies is absolute perfection. One of the danglies is missing.

I believe Robert made jewelry in the last quarter of the 20th century, I believe now his focus is Architectural sculptures which are fantastic. The quality of workmanship here is way above most studio jewelry in my opinion, I have a feeling it took him quite some time to creat each piece and that‘s why he went on to apply his skills in more lucrative forms.

Awards and Honors (*Award)

*First Place, Exhibitors Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2024.
*Best of Metal, Philadelphia Craft Show, 2023.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2023.
*Second Place, Exhibitors Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2023.
*First Place, Exhibitors Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2022.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2022.
*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2021.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2019.
*Award of Distinction, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2019.
*Director‘s Choice Award, American Craft Exposition, Chicago, 2018.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2018.
*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2018.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2017.
*Best of Show, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2017.
*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2017.
*Best of Show, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2016.
*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2016.
*Best of 3-D Mixed Media, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2016.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art FairThe Original, 2016.
*Exhibitor‘s Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2016.
*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2016.
*Best of Metal, The Philadelphia Craft Show, 2015.
*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2015.
*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2015.
*Best of 3-D Mixed Media, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2015.
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art FairThe Original, 2015.
*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2015.
*Best of Show, Artisphere, Greenville, SC, 2015
*Morse Museum Award, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2015.
*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2014.
*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2014.
*Best of Show, The Domes Art Festival, Milwaukee, 2014
*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art FairThe Original, 2014.
*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2014.
*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2014.
*Best of 3-D Mixed Media, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2013.
*Award of Merit, Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, 2013.
*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2013.
*Second Place, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2013.
*Best of Show, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2012.
*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2012.
*Best of Show, Craft Art, St. Petersburg, 2011.
*Second Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2011.
*Best of Show, Oconomowoc Arts Festival, Oconomowoc, WI, 2011.
*Best of Show, Barrington Art Festival, North Chicago, 2011.
*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2011.
*‘Excellence and Originality‘ (One of 10 equal awards), Ann Arbor Street Art Fair--The Original, 2010.
*Best of Show, Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, 2009.
*Award of Excellence, American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, 2009.
*Purchase Award of Excellence, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, 2009.
*Best Booth, American Craft Council Show, Sarasota, 2008.
*Award of Excellence (One of 5 First Place awards), Craft Art, St. Petersburg, FL, 2008.
*Best of Show, 3-D Exhibition, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL, 2008.
*Museum Acquisition--Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Awarded at the Smithsonian Craft Show, 2007.
*First PlaceMetal, St. Louis Art Fair, 2006.
*Best of Show, Washington Craft Show, 2004.
*Jurors Award, Michael Monroe, St. Louis Art Fair, 2004.
*Best of Metal, Philadelphia Craft Show, 2002.
*First PlaceMetal, St. Louis Art Fair, 2002.
*First PlaceMetal, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2002.
*“Excellence and Originality (One of ten, equal awards), Ann Arbor Street Art FairThe Original, 2001.
*Best of Metal, Philadelphia Craft Show, 2000.
*Best Presentation, St. Louis Art Fair, 1999.
*Piece purchased for the collection of the St. Louis Art Fair, 1999.
*First PlaceMetal, Sausalito Art Festival, 1999.
*First PlaceMetal, Plaza Art Fair, 1999.
*Excellence and Originality, (One of ten, equal awards), Ann Arbor Street Art FairThe Original, 1999.
*First Place--Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1998.
*First PlaceMetal, Plaza Art Fair, 1998.
*First PlaceMetal, Sausalito Art Festival, 1998.
Museum Purchase, Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte, NC., 1998.
*First PlaceMetal, Winter Park Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 1997.
*Third PlaceMetal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1997.
*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, 1997.
*Second PlaceMetal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1996.
*First PlaceMetal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1995.
*Second PlaceMetal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1995.



*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, 1995.



*First PlaceMetal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1994.



*Best of Metal, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL, 1994.



*First PlaceMetal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1994.



*Award of Excellence, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1994.



*Best of Metal, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL, 1993.



*Best of Show, Midwest Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL, 1993.



*Second PlaceMetal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1993.



*Wisconsin Art Board Grant, 1992.



*Award of Excellence, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1992.



*Second PlaceJewelry, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1992.



*Award of Excellence, Midwest Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL, 1992.



*Award of Merit, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, 1992.



*First PlaceMetal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1991.



*First PlaceMetal, Midwest Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL, 1991.



*Award of Excellence, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1991.



*Award of Excellence, Crafts National 25, PA State University, 1991.



*Award of Excellence, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1990.



*Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1990.



Design chosen for Fortunoff Silver Design Competition, New York, NY, 1990.



Design chosen for Fortunoff Silver Design Competition, New York, NY, 1989.



Fellowship, Craft Department, Tyler School of Art, 1988.



*Representative of Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia Craft Show, 1988.



*Award Designer, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1987.



*Award of Excellence, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1987.



*Award of Excellence, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1986.



*First Place, Wisconsin Collegiate Showcase, 1986.



Lectures, Public Speaking Engagements, Misc. Professional Activities



Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2004.



Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1999.



Juror, ACC Craft ShowsMetal, 1998.



Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1997.



Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1996.



Demonstrator, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, 1996.



Guest Speaker, Parker High School, Janesville, WI, 1996.
Juror, 16th Annual Hoard Museum Art Show, Fort Atkinson, WI, 1996.
Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1995.
Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1994.
Gallery Task Force Member, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1992.
Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1991.
Guest Speaker, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1991.
Guest Speaker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990.
Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1990.
Guest Speaker, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1990.
Teaching Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1990.
Part-time Faculty, Tyler School of Art, 1989.
Instructor, Saturday Metals Program, Tyler School of Art, 1988.

Bibliography (*Reviews)

Seymour Rabinovitch and Helen Clifford, Contemporary Silver: Commissioning, Designing, Collecting, Merrell Publishers Limited, 2000. pp. 20, 27, 56, 118-19.
Paul J. Smith, General Editor, Objects for Use: Handmade by Design, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000. pp. 131, 148.
*“The Commemorative Cup, American Craft, Ap/May 96, Vol. 56, No. 2, p. 53.
*17th Annual Philadelphia Craft Show, Metalsmith, Spring 94, Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 47.
“Portfolio, American Craft, Aug/Sep 92, Vol. 52, No. 4, p. 67.
*SilverNew Forms and Expressions II, Metalsmith, Spring 91, Vol. 11, Nol. 2, p. 46.
Alice Beamesderfer, Contemporary Philadelphia Artists: A Juried Exhibition catalog, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1990. pp. 68, 141.
*Honoring Something Ordinary, Metalsmith, Summer 89, Vol. 9, No. 3, p. 21.
*All That Glitters, Metalsmith, Winter 87, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 49.
*Jewelry Show Sparkles at Art Museum, The Milwaukee Journal, July, 1986

Juried Retail Shows

Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C. 1995, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24.



Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. 1989, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06. 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.



Washington Craft Show, Washington, D.C. 1991, 94, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14.



Sausalito Art Festival. 1998, 99, 00.



St. Louis Art Fair. 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 11, 12, 13. 14, 15, 16, 21.



Ann Arbor Street Art FairThe Original. 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06. 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24.



Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City. 1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.



Palm Beach Fine Craft Show. 2004, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.



Craft Art, St. Petersburg, FL. 2008, 09, 11.



ACC Craft ShowBaltimore. 1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.



Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami. 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 02, 09, 10.



American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL. 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 07, 08, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.



Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver. 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 12, 13. 14, 16, 19.



Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee. 1987, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94.



ACC Craft ShowAtlanta. 1991, 94, 95, 97, 99, 09.



ACC Craft ShowSarasota. 1993, 94, 05, 06, 08.



Gasparilla Art Festival, Tampa. 1992, 05.



Education

Master of Fine ArtsMetal and Jewelry Emphasis. Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, 1989.



Bachelor of ArtsStudio Art. University of WisconsinWhitewater, Summa Cum Laude. 1987.



Bachelor of ArtsEnglish. University of WisconsinWhitewater, Summa Cum Laude. 1987.