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Bachelor of Arts:
Our Lady Of Elms College
Magna Cum Laude
Post Graduate Education:
AIMS, Graz Austria
U. Mass, Amherst MA
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua
NY
Life is art and art is life!
“My experiences as an oil painter and
potter have culminated in creating exciting
jewelry. It gives me great joy to take my art off
the wall, out of art galleries, and miniaturize it
for adornment! Created from inspirations of the
heart, each jewelry piece is an original hand
painted design without tracings, templates or
castings. We are individuals and each jewelry piece
is individually made. Wear your large, colorful,
lightweight jewelry frequently and boldly”.
My experiences as an oil painter and
potter have culminated in creating exciting
jewelry. It gives me great joy to take my art off
the wall, out of art galleries, and miniaturize it
for wearing. Created from inspirations of the
heart, each jewelry piece is an original hand
painted design without tracings, templates, or
castings. We are individuals and each jewelry piece
is individually made. Wear your large, colorful,
lightweight jewelry frequently and boldly. Stand
out from the crowd; live in the light! Life is art
and art is life!
Ruth Alexander is a Bel Canto opera
singer who brings her love of fluidity of sound to
her jewelry creations. She utilizes bold color and
abstract imagery in motion. Her pieces cry out to
be worn as embellishments of great beauty. She
received her B.F.A. from Elms College concentrating
in Independent Studies of oils and pottery during
her senior year. Ms. Alexander minored in Music.
She lives and breathes Mozart! Upon graduating, she
received private instruction in the Bel Canto method
of singing. “Beautiful Singing”; it is a smooth,
liquid, connected and effortless obstructive-free
way of singing birthed and taught by Italians. Ms.
Alexander applies the Bel Canto method to her
art. Along side her development into the
professional singer of today, her expertise in
jewelry sculpting expanded.
Refusing to become yet another
metalworking artist, Ms. Alexander’s preferred
medium is fiber. She uses basic fibers such as,
paper, wood, clay etc. to create cherished one- of-a
kind pieces. Says Ms. Alexander, “Creating art
with my hands (as well as with my voice), infusing
it with spiritual energy and soaring beauty, is a
very powerful and emotional experience each time a
new creation is born”. Combining her love for
painting with unabashed use of bright color and bold
brushwork, she creates wearable art. It gives her
great pleasure to take art out of museums and
galleries and give it life as adornment for 21st
century wearers.
Career Summary
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Actress |
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Opera Singer |
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Voice Instructor |
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Painter |
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Potter |
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Wood Worker |
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Jewelry Designer |
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Silk Screener |
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Community Involvement
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Commonwealth Opera
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Springfield Symphony Orchestra
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Tuesday Morning Music Club
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Amherst Music Group
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Community Music School of Springfield |
