Katy Scholten Artistry

Featured Works

Phantasmagoria

(NFS)
Pressed dried rose leaves, pressed blueberry leaves, photo prints, acetate overlay, paper collage, acrylic paint, mat board backing.
Cosmic Venus

(NFS)
Acrylic paint, iridescent film, paper collage, hand-marbled paper, mat board backing.
Persephone with Lantern

(NFS)
Acrylic paint, gouache paint, archival ink, iridescent mica pigments, paper collage, mat board backing.

Featured Works

Fish God Collage

$100
Paper collage, mylar holographic film, origami paper, on mat board backing.
Mythos Collage

(NFS)
Paper collage, acetate overlays, paper mat board, gilded wooden frame, glass front.
Surface Tension Multimedia

(NFS)
Acrylic paint, archival ink, paper collage, card-stock backing, in plastic embroidery-hoop frame.

Featured Works

Psychedelic Brooch

(NFS)
Acrylic Jewel, Iridescent glitter pieces, Acrylic paint, Permanent Marker, Shrink Plastic, Stainless Steel Pinback, Acrylic Sealant.
Inspired by art and concert posters of the 1960s.
Edgar Alan Poe Lover's Eye

(NFS)
Gold-plated jewelry setting, polymer clay backing (to mimic ivory), gouache paints, resin top coat.
Copied from Library of Congress Daguerrotype portrait of Poe from 1848. Color of eyes and hair are educated guesses from contemporary references.
Silver Cast Ring

(NFS)
Sterling Silver.
Made to abstractly represent both the undulations of the Adirondack Mountains, and the waves found on a lake on a rough day. My first foray into casting silver; started with carving a model out of wax, making a "lost wax" caster mold, then filling with molten sterling silver.
I then took it through the steps of delicately sawing off the extraneous pieces, and sanding and polishing it until it was perfectly smooth but still had the slightly rustic look that I desired.

Featured Works

Teaching Craft Multimedia

(NFS)
Wool yarn, cotton fabric, polyester fabric, paper collage, acrylic paint, archival ink, transfer lettering, metal pins & needle, acrylic buttons, canvas.
Nefertiti Lover's Eye Pendant

(NFS)
Portrait of the eye of Nefertiti, copied from photos of the bust in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, Germany.
Miniature in the style of late 18th & early 19th century "lover's eye" jewelry. Media: polymer clay, gouache, natural pearl bead, glass beads, clear epoxy varnish, 18k chain and clasp.
Wallflower Collage

(NFS)
Paper collage.

Featured Works

Ganymede's Amphora

(NFS)
Gold-plated chain, gold-plated amphora charm, blue mica powder, crushed glass, UV-curing resin, synthetic opal.
Since spending more time designing jewelry, I've been trying to incorporate my interests and inclinations from traditional 2-dimensional art studies into the jewelry I make. Here's an example of a piece that gives a nod to a Greek myth, while also being a beautiful dainty pendant with iridescent opal sparkles that catch the light.
Dragonfly Earring

(NFS)
Natural dragonfly wings, mixed metal earring clasps, synthetic opal, resin, mixed metal jump rings.
I enjoy incorporating found objects and materials into my art. I was able to salvage the front and back pairs of wings and preserve them. I made them into earrings by coating them by hand with multiple layers of UV-curing resin. To pay homage to the iridescent flashing colors of blue and green that had been present on the dragonfly's body (sadly unable to be preserved) I added synthetic opal-powder embedded in the resin by the tops of the wings.
Blue-Green Lover's Eye

(NFS)
Polymer clay, gouache paints, faux pearls, resin backing, mixed metal brooch pin, epoxy varnish.
Custom miniature portrait in the style of late 18th- early 19th-century "lover's eye" jewelry.