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Joy Raskin

Representing: Bedford, New Hampshire

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Joy Raskin has been a silversmith since 1984, and has exhibited throughout the United States, Ireland and New Zealand, showcasing both her jewelry and flatware designs. Joy is a native of New Hampshire. She was accepted as a member of the League of NH Craftsmen while still in high school. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her MFA from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.

Joy is an instructor at Metalwerx in Waltham, MA, at Snow Farm in Williamsburg, MA, at Sharon Art Center in Sharon, NH and at Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, CT. Joy also teaches workshops on jewelry making, metalsmithing, wire wireweaving, and various metal techniques at craft programs throughout New England, being in demand for her skill.

"I strive to make designs that are unusual, timeless, and substantial in feeling or weight. I often use precious or semi-precious stones and gold to add color and variety to sterling silver, which is my metal of choice. I use wire weaving and knitting to give a unique texture and pattern that allows the metal to show its essence. I am a purist when it comes to metal, and like to allow the natural color of metal to show. Lately, I have been experimenting with various color patinas, and alternative materials such as glass and felt."

"I endeavor to reinvent new flatware forms and design utensils for specific uses that are not addressed by conventional utensils. Flatware should not only be useful, but should also be a pleasure to use, and even play with. Humor is the predominant element that defines my flatware. I want each piece to make its own statement."

Joy has received many awards for her work. She was commissioned by the NH State Council on the Arts to create the Cultural Access Award for the Governor’s Awards in the Arts in 2001. Her work is included in many collections, including the White House, Smithsonian Institution and Currier Museum of Art. Joy is at her happiest when she's soldering or hammering metal. Lately, she has been welding steel nails into quirky bird sculptures that is a cross between a hedgehog and a bird, since so many of her ideas evolve from her pet hedgehog, the current one known as Cal.