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Distinctive Jewelry Always

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Exhibitions
 Lander Arts Center Invitational
 Art for the Cure
 Wyoming Governor’s Art Exhibition
 C.M. Russell Museum Art Benefit/Auction
Published Work
 2003 Tips From the Jeweler’s Bench, Ganoksin Project; “Iridescent Patina”
 2002 Step-by-Step Jewelry, Gifts for the Holidays;”Low-Tech Metal Etching”
 2001 Florida Society of Goldsmiths Newsletter;”Iridescent Patina”
2000 Lapidary Journal, Media Review, “Mokume Gane; A Comprehensive Study”, by Steve Midgett
Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Journal, “Tufa Casting”
Lapidary Journal, Media Review, “Anodizing Titanium and Niobium,” by Toika Bridges
1999  Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Journal, “Transferring Etched Designs”
 1998  Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Journal, “Low-Tech Metal Etching”
 1994  Rock & Gem, Craftsman of the Month,”Stairway To Heaven”
Feature Stories
2004  Big Sky Journal/Arts, “Artists of the West: Katherine Palochak,” by Doresa Banning
2001  Colored Stone, “Nature’s Hand,” by Suzanne Wade
Transparenze, “La Mano Della Natura,” Suzanne Wade
2000  Lapidary Journal, “Business & Babies,” by Suzanne Wade
American Jeweler Magazine, “On Consignment,” by Suzanne Wade
1999 Small Business Development Center News, Wyoming Business Profile, “Isolation No Barrier to Silversmith,” by Lynn Jones
Casper Star-Tribune, Generations, “A Gem of a Jeweler,” by Lori Van Pelt

 Workshops Taught
2006  Lander Arts Guild; Form Folding, Solderless Chains and Maille; Score Folding, Keum-Boo and Patinas
Clear Creek Academy of Jewelry and Metal Arts; Photoetching Jewelry Metals; Keum-Boo and Patinas; Score Folding, Keum-Boo and Patinas
2005 Clear Creek Academy of Jewelry and Metal Arts; Photoetching of Jewelry Metals; Reticulation, Keum-boo and Patinas; Form and Score Folding
2004 Denver Jewelry Academy; Reticulation and Keum-Boo
Clear Creek Academy of Jewelry and Metal Arts; Silver Photoetching
2003 Laramie County Community College/Wyoming Metalsmiths Association; Keum-Boo, Fold-Forming, Score-Folding, Iridescent Patina

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Artist Biography