abstraction • collage • fine craft
studio157 is a one woman copper studio in Richmond, Virginia
copper abstractions, leaf portraits, collage totems and hand-forged copper are expertly crafted using industrial grade copper, hand-harvested leaves, found objects, and a variety of acids, bases, and solvent dyes to create intricate patina abstractions.
explorations in enamel bring fired color to coordinate with patina renderings. shop now for free-moving ornaments and copper tassels, enameled mirror frames and more.
functional and fun copper leaf cuts and collage totems are made seasonally as green leaves emerge and are rendered in patina on copper. copper mirrors are designed to bring nature and color into your home. rendered with leaf patinas, enamels, and abstract solvent dyes for saturated, nature inspired colors.
“Knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in the muscle.”
— The Asaro tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Shop in person!
You can find my work at Annie Gould Gallery in Gordonsville, VA; Crozet Artisan Depot, in Crozet, VA;
Objects, Art & More Gallery in Irvington, VA; Sophia Street Studios in Fredericksburg, VA; Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, VA;
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery in Winston-Salem, NC; and Mission Gallery in Cambria, CA!
Green, then Blue, 12x24 copper collage
vaughn uses her father’s hammers and grandfather’s anvil to form and detail copper
Porcelain Berry medallion
Torch-firing a copper quilt section
This quilted totem set features layers of copper stitched onto a background of mustard garlic leaf abstractions
sunflower for ukraine, 30" x 30" copper collage inspired by and in support of the people of ukraine
indoor/outdoor mandala with hackberry, willow, citrus and ginkgo leaf patina
meadow on fire, 48" x 24" copper abstraction
embothrium coccineum, Argentina. watercolor studies inform future designs
piecrust bowl in the rain
cutting bowl blanks from 18 gauge copper
detail, willow flight. Find this piece at Mission Gallery in Cambria, CA
60" x 30" corporate commission with begonia and monstera deliciosa leaves.
patina process with limes and mint leaves
do everything with focus, heart, gratitude, love, care, purpose, faith & intention
hammered ring trays, ready to be cleaned, polished and enameled
six totem array