***HOLIDAY 2025 Promotion***
Thank you for supporting handmade and shopping small. All HOLIDAZE15 orders were shipped on time, by 12/16/25.
Now through January 1, 2026 please accept my gift of free shipping. Please enter Coupon Code FREESHIP at checkout. As of 12/18/25 UPS Ground shipping in time for Christmas is not guaranteed. While I have many items ready to ship, I am out of stock on some styles that may not be reflected on my website, try as I might. Please check with me at mafdesign1@gmail.com for availability or allow 2-4(ish) weeks turnaround.
The fine print: For those located in Chicago, pick up at my studio is available. Please inquire prior to purchasing. Holiday gifts may be exchanged for merchandise credit only. Please initiate desire for a merchandise exchange by January 5, 2025 via email at mafdesign1@gmail.com. Item(s) must be received by me no later than January 15, 2025. Please feel free to reach out to me with questions. Thank you!
Michele A Friedman FELT and Metal Jewelry. Handmade in Chicago, IL USA
Resume
Michele A Friedman Art Jeweler
Selected Juried Art & Craft Shows:
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; New Orleans, LA 2008-09, 2011-16, 2019, 2022, 2023
Saint Louis Art Fair; St. Louis, MO 2000, 2007, 2010-17, 2022
Cherry Creek Art Festival; Denver CO 2007, 2009-2015, 2018-19
Lakefront Festival of Art; Milwaukee, WI 2001, 2013, 2019-20, 2022
Art In The Pearl: Portland, OR 2013, 2017, 2021-2023
Plaza Art Fair; Kansas City, MO 2000, 2007, 2009-13, 20015-17, 2019
Philadelphia Museum Of Art Craft Show; Philadelphia, PA 2006, 2014, 2021
Des Moines Arts Festival; Des Moines, IA 2011, 2012-15, 2017, 2019, 2023
Main Street Ft Worth Arts Festival; Ft Worth, TX 2007, 2009, 2011, 2016
Old Town Art Fair; Chicago, IL 2000-2019, 2022
American Craft Council Shows; Various cities 1998 - 2019
Awards:
"Honorable Mention" 57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL 2023
"Second Place 3D Mixed Media" Artisphere, Greenville, SC 2023
"First Place 3D Mixed Media" Artisphere, Greenville, SC 2022
“Second in Category” Fourth Street Arts & Crafts Festival, Bloomington, IN 2019
“Best of Show” Morning Glory Fine Craft Fair, Milwaukee, WI 2015
“Second Place” St Louis Art Fair, St Louis, MO 2014, 2015
“First in Category” Boston Mills Art Fest, Peninsula, OH, 2016
“Merit Award” Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO 2009
“Invitation Award”, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO, 2008
“Top Prize” Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO 2007
"Award of Achievement" American Craft Council Craft Show, Charlotte, NC, 2005
“James R Thompson Merit Award” Illinois Artisans Program; 2002, 2006
Selected Galleries:
Seasons on St Croix Gallery; Hudson, WI
Bezel & Kiln; Seattle, WA
Palette Contemporary; Albuquerque, NM
Invitational Exhibitions:
SOFA Chicago represented by Palette Contemporary; Albuquerque, NM 2018
“Gemless Show” Obsidian Gallery; Tucson, AZ 2009
“Blue- A Celebration of Political Ideas” Show of Hands; Denver, CO 2008
“From Minimal to Bling” Society of Arts & Crafts; Boston, MA 2007, 2009, 2011
Publications:
“SNAG Jams” Society of North American Goldsmiths Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey 2018
“500 Felt Objects” Lark Crafts 2011
“Art Jewelry Today 3” Schiffer Publishing, 2011
“Art Jewelry Today 2” Schiffer Publishing, 2008
“Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist” Felt Tassel & Silver Bracelet 6/2007
“Made In Illinois-An Artisan Gallery” Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs, 2001
Teaching Experience:
“Cold Connections” Lill Street Studios Workshop Series; Chicago, IL 1999
Paid Apprenticeship:
Goldsmith Christine Bartling: Studio Assistant; Chicago, IL
Responsibilities included finishing 14k gold castings, prepared wax models for casting, carving original designs in wax. (1991-1993)
Education:
Undergraduate Metals Major: Parsons School of Design; NY, NY