Pittsfield, MA, USA 
The engines that drive my creativity are the wearability of my work, as well as the narrative quality implicit in the combined elements of each piece. My jewels speak of humanity's delight in the body-embellished. Essentially, each jewel is intrinsically wearable art...adornment... for without that, they would not be jewels; they would be solely small sculpture in precious metal and gemstones.
However central wearability may be, there is still more to my work than that. Aldous Huxley noted that human beings appreciate the transformative quality of stained glass windows, fireworks and gemstones. It is the possibility of that transformation that I hope to bring to my jewels. Quite obviously, jewels are costumes; we put on jewelry as an element in which we cloak ourselves. We become the outwardness of the jewels we wear.
Toward that end, my jewels thematically integrate hand fabrication techniques (including, but not limited to: engraving, stamping, fold-forming, oxidation/patination, roll-printing, cold connections), enameling, precious metals, precious stones, and occasional found objects. The pieces explore the fusion of all these elements with the stories my objects relate, each object speaking metaphorically as a collection of connected, coherent imagery and symbology.
Linda Kaye-Moses has been a full-time professional studio jeweler since 1978 and has exhibited nationally in galleries and at juried craft shows, including the Smithsonian Craft Show, American Craft Council Craft Fairs, and The Paradise City Arts Festivals.
She has been been teaching nationally and internationally since 1996, and from 1994-2001 she was the Jewelry/Metals Department Head at Interlaken School of Art (Stockbridge, MA).
Kaye-Moses was the Curator for All That Glitters, (1984, Berkshire Artisans (Pittsfield, MA), Millennial Metal; The Art of Precious Metal Clay (2001, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield, CT; and Re-Collected/Re-Invented; the Narrative Craft Object (2005, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield, CT. She was a final cut juror for the international jewelry competition, The Saul Bell Design Awards (2010).
Her work has been published most recently in: In the Picture; Framing the Visual Arts (Oxford University Press, Australia, 1996); Art Jewelry Today, Art Jewelry 2 , 3, and 4 (Schiffer Pub., 2003, 2008, 2011); Discovery; Fifty Years of Craft Experience at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Univ. of Maine Press); Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects (Lark Books, 2005); Making Metal Beads (Lark Publishing, 2006); Metal Clay Fusion (Lark Books, 2012); and featured in the following periodicals: Craft Art International; Art Jewelry; Lapidary Journal; American Style; Metal Clay Artist; Cloth Paper and Scissors; and Niche Magazine.
Kaye-Moses is the author of Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads (Creative Publishing International, 2009), a workshop-style book. She is also the author of Roots, Stems, and Branches; a Recollection, (2011) an illuminated and illustrated book featuring autobiographical musings, personal photographs and retrospective images of her jewels.
A Bachelor of Arts degree recipient from The University of Vermont, she has received two Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council Grants, three Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grants, a Niche Award and has twice been Saul Bell Design Award Finalist (2005, 2014).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1979 The Moon and I; Sources of Design, Pittsfield MA
1981 Special Exhibit, The Potter’s Wheel, Williamstown MA
1982 Atrium Gallery, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington MA
1986 Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield MA
1990 Photography in Jewelry, Owen Patrick Gallery, Manayunk (Philadelphia) PA
1991 Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield MA
1992 Featured Artist, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1992 Featured Artist, Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton NY
2006 The Unruly Art of Linda Kaye-Moses, Atrium Gallery, Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington MA
2008 Wesleyan Potters, Middletown CT
2015 The Unruly Jewels of Linda Kaye-Moses, Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
JURIED & INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITS (abridged)
1998 Combined Visions, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson AZ
Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
Metalsmithing in the New Millenium, Danforth Gallery, Portland ME
La Petite VI, Alder Gallery, Eugene OR
Scents & nonScents (A National Multimedia Exhibition), Signature Gallery, Chestnut Hill MA
Materials Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton TX (Juror: Michael Monroe)
Arrowmont National Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
Playful Intent, Craft Alliance, Saint Louis MO (Curator: Richard Mawdsley)
Faculty Exhibit, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ
Measure by Measure, Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT (Curator: Robert Dancik)
2000 Milestones, Sienna Gallery, Lenox MA
Filtered Senses, Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT (Curator: Charles Lewton-Brain)
Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
CraftForms 2000, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA (Juror: Gail M. Brown)
2001 CraftForms 2001, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA (Juror: Michael Monroe)
Millenium Metal 2001, Artemis Gallery, Richmond VA, SNAG Conference Exhibition
25 Years of Fine Craftsmanship; Brookfield Craft Center Faculty 1976-2000, Brookfield CT
2002 Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
CraftForms 2002, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA (Juror: Lloyd Herman)
2003 Anti-War Medals, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco CA
2004 Anti-War Medals, Electrum Gallery, London, England
50< >50: The Craft Continuum, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield CT
2005 Fine Contemporary Crafts, Artspace, North Carolina
PMC; The New Alchemy, Fleury Gallery, Houston TX
Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Spring, Gatlinburg TN
2006 Revolution/Evolution: Contemporary Work in Precious Metal Clay, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN
2007 Anti-War Medals, Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA
2008 Anti-War Medals, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor ME
Framing the Art of Jewelry; SOFA, Chicago IL
57-1, Purdue University Gallery, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN
2015-2016 Alchemy 3, Enamelist Society, Montserrat College, Worcester Cetner for Crafts, New Hampshire League of Craftsment, McGowan Gallery
RESUME
Linda Kaye-Moses
JURIED & INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITS (continued)
2010 Cultural Messages; Symbolism Through the Ages, Purdue Univ. Gallery, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN
2011 24 Artists-24 Chains, Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle ME
2014 Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmiths Around the World, Ganoksin.com online exhibition
SELECTED JURIED FAIRS (abridged)
Guilford Handcrafts Exposition
Crafts on Park Avenue
Danforth Museum of Art Craft Festival
Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair
Berkshire Craft Fair
Smithsonian Craft Fair
ACC Craft Fair: Baltimore, West Springfield, Atlanta, San Francisco, Sarasota
Crafts at the Castle, Boston MA
The American Craft Festival at Lincoln Center
Buyer’s Market of American Crafts
Morristown (NJ) Craftmarket
The Hand Workshop Craft and Design Show (VA)
Paradise City Arts Festival (MA)
Sausalito Arts Festival
JUROR (abridged)
1988 The Craft Fair at Rhinebeck
The Berkshire Craft Fair
The Guilford Handcraft Exposition
1990 The Guilford Handcraft Exposition
1993 The Guilford Handcraft Exposition
1995 Massachusetts Jewelry Exhibition, Welles Gallery, Lenox MA
1997 The Guilford Handcraft Exposition
1997 Paradise City Arts Festival
2002 Connecticut Commission on the Arts; Arts Fellowship Award Program
2009 PMC Annual #3
2010 Saul Bell Design Awards, Final Jury Panel
CURATOR
1984 All That Glitters, Berkshire Artisans, Pittsfield MA
2001 Millenial Metal; The Art of Precious Metal Clay, Bignell Gallery, Brookfield CT
2005 Re-Collected/Re-Invented; the Narrative Craft Object, Bignell Gallery, Brookfield CT
CONSULTANT
1980 Conference: Artists Health Hazards, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA, Consultant
1981 Crafts Steering Committee, Artabout (Pittsfield Arts Festival), Pittsfield MA
1984 Visual Arts Task Force, Focus on Women Conference, Pittsfield MA
1986 Panelist, Marketing Your Crafts, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA
1986, 1988 Craft Consultant, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA
2006 The Gift of Art, Pittsfield MA
RESUME
Linda Kaye-Moses
AWARDS & COMPETITIONS
1983 Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council Grant (Pittsfield MA)
1987 Galleries Elect Exhibiting Artist
1988 Artist’s Liaison Exhibiting Artist
1990 Niche Award (Jewelry: Silver)
1991 Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council Grant (Pittsfield MA)
1993 Niche Award Finalist (Jewelry: Fine)
1993 Craft Exhibitor Award, Guilford Handcraft Exposition, Guilford CT
1993 Best in Show: Metals, Portland Craft Show, Portland ME (Juror: Jonathon Fairbanks)
1994 Honorable Mention: “Scents and nonScents”, Signature Gallery, Chestnut Hill MA
1996 Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant
1997 Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant
1997 Collaboration: 10 Beadmakers, 10 Jewelers; Society of Glass Beadmakers
1999 Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant
1999 Juror’s Award, “Materials; Hard and Soft”, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton TX (Juror: Michael Monroe)
2001 Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant
2005 Finalist, Saul Bell Award Competition
2014 Finalist, Saul Bell Award Competition
COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
1976-present Private Commissions and Collections
1986 Yod (Pointer), Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield MA
1990 Hill Country Paintbrush, Neckpiece Project, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA
1993 Christmas Ornament, The White House, Washington DC
2004 Yod (Pointer), Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield MA
PUBLICATION, PERIODICALS
Jewelry (abridged)
American Style
American Jewelry Manufacturer
Calyx; Journal of Art and Literature by Women
Craft Art International
Jeweler’s Circular Keystone
Lapidary Journal
Metal Clay Artist Magazine (2010)
Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2007
Metalsmith
Niche
Studio PMC
Writing (abridged)
The Crafts Report
Lapidary Journal
Professional Stained Glass Artist Magazine
SNAGNews
Art Jewelry
MJSA Journal
RESUME
Linda Kaye-Moses
PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS (jewelry)
1991 Jewelry/Metalwork Survey No. 1
1992 Who’s Who in American Crafts
1992 Jewelry/Metalwork Survey No. 2
1993 Jewelry/Metalwork Survey No. 3
1996 In the Picture; Framing the Visual Arts, Oxford University Press, Australia
2003 Art Jewelry Today, Schiffer Publishing
2003 Creative Metal Clay Jewelry, Lark Books
2003 Discovery; Fifty Years of Craft Experience at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, jewelry & essay;
University of Maine Press
2005 Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects, Lark Books
Tracking Trilobites; Adventures in Paleontology, University of Kentucky
Teapot Makers and Collectors, Schiffer Publishing
2006 Making Metal Beads, Lark Publishing
2007 PMC Decade, Brynmorgen Press
PMC Annual
New Directions in Metal Clay: 25 Creative Jewelry Projects, Lark Publishing
Making Connections (Author: Susan Lenart Kazmer)
2008 Art JewelryToday II, Schiffer Publishing
PMC Annual
2009 Design and Make; Mixed Medial Jewelry:Methods and Techniques, (Author: Joanne Haywood),
A & C Black Publishers
Amulets and Talismans, (Author: Robert Dancik), Northlight Publishers
Metal Clay Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration, (Author: Barbara Becker Simon), Lark Books
2010 PMC Annual
2011 PMC Annual
2012 PMC Annual
Metal Clay Fusion, Lark Books
Contemporary Metal Clay Rings, Brynmorgen Press
2011 Art JewelryToday III, Schiffer Publishing
2016 Art Jewelry Today IV, Schiffer Publishing
2016 Craftspeople in Their Own Words; Editors: David Bachrach and Valerie Hector
2017 Tales from the Toolbox; Narrative Jewelry, Schiffer Publishing
PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS
2009 Pure Silver Beads with Metal Clay; author (Creative Publishing International)
2011 Roots, Stems and Branches; A Recollection; author
2016 Craftspeople in Their Own Words; excerpt from Roots, Stems, and Branches; a Recollection; Editors: David Bachrach and Valerie Hector
2017 Strong Shoulders; Green Fire Press; nonfiction
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY & APPOINTMENTS
1991-1992 Council Member, Pittsfield MA Arts Lottery Council (Massachusetts Cultural Council)
1982-1992 Buyers Market of American Crafts, Advisory Board Member
1992-1998 Council Member, Pittsfield MA Cultural Council (Massachusetts Cultural Council)
1994-2001 Founder and Department Head, Jewelry/Metals Studio, Interlaken School of Art, Stockbridge MA
1994-2002 Board Member, Celebrate Berkshire Women Artists, Inc.
1994-1997 Board Member, Massachusetts Metals Guild
1999-2000 Chair, Workshop Committee (“The Hand in Action”), Society of North American Goldsmith’s Conference
1995-2000 Founder and Coordinator, SNAG LINKS COLLECTION Project, Society of North American Goldsmiths
2000-2001 Board Member, Interlaken School of Art (Faculty Representative), Stockbridge MA
2002 Presenter, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference: The Work of Many Hands;
The SNAG LINKS Collection 1996-2000
2005 Society of North American Goldsmiths Workshop Grant Juror
2005 Society of North American Goldsmiths NEA Grant Conference Evaluator
2005 Presenter: Roots, Stems and Branches; A Recollection, “From Eye to Ear” Lecture,
Pittsfield Cultural Council Series, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA
2015 Convener, Society of North American Goldsmiths
RESUME
Linda Kaye-Moses
MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Enamelist Society
TEACHING (workshops)
1994-2002 Interlaken School of Art, Stockbridge MA
1997-1999 Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT
2001-2005 Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT
1998 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MA
1998, 2000, 2004 North Bennet Street School, Boston MA
1999, 2000 Guilford Handcrafts Center, Guilford CT
1999 Metalsmithing in the New Millenium, (Guest Lecturer) Danforth Gallery, Augusta ME
1999 Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ
1999, 2000, 2002 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN
2000 Horizons Craft Study Program, Williamsburg MA
2000 Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA; Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT
2001 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA
2001, 2004-2014 Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA;
2001 ‘03, ’05, ‘09 Metalwerx, Woburn MA
2002 Colin Forster Studio, Queenstown, New Zealand
2002 Dorthe Christianson Studio, Wellington, New Zealand
2002 The Bush Jewellery Studio, Auckland, New Zealand
2002 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA
2002, 2003 Art Continuum, Cleveland OH
2004 Metals Edge, Scottsdale AZ
2004 Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA
2006, 2007, 2009 IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Interlaken (Stockbridge) MA
2009 Metalwerx, Waltham MA;
2010 Metalwerx, Waltham MA; Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA;
2010 IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Interlaken (Stockbridge) MA
EDUCATION
1963 Bachelor of Arts, University of Vermont
1976-Present Workshops
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Penland School of Crafts
Brookfield Craft Center
Worcester Center for Crafts
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
North Country Studio Conference
1996 Precious Metal Clay™ Master Class
1999 Precious Metal Clay™ Certification
Touchstone Center for Crafts
Where to Buy
Work is not available for sale through the SNAG website. Please contact the artist directly to inquire about making a purchase.