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. magnetic wearable buttons, scarf slides, and hand cut ornaments bring something new to the holidays every year!

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

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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 dandelion wishes in Hopewell, NJ!

This quilted totem set features layers of copper stitched onto a background of mustard garlic leaf abstractions

meadow on fire, 48" x 24" copper abstraction

cutting bowl blanks from 18 gauge copper

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

Porcelainberry medallion, available at Objects, Art & More in Irvington, VA

hammered ring trays, ready to be cleaned, polished and enameled

embothrium coccineum, Argentina. watercolor studies inform future designs

vaughn uses her father’s hammers and grandfather’s anvil to form and detail copper