
Marivn Jensen's stainless steel
rings are machined out of solid billet stainless steel. The
ring itself is turned on a turning lathe to size, then the divets
are cut in using a special cutter on a vertical milling machine.
Rings will be made to order in your size. Prices depend on the
number of divets. Options for the shape of divets are rectangle,
round or oval. See pricing below and be sure to check out
Marvin's earrings at the bottom of the page.
Biography:
Metalsmith Marvin Jensen has a BS from Mankato State University(MN)
and an MFA from Southern Illinois University/Carbondale, where he
studied with Brent Kington. He was a visiting assistant professor at
Purdue University in West Lafayette IN in 1981-82 and at Rochester
Institute of Technology (NY) in 1992. Since 1983 he has lectured and
given workshops at many universities in hollowware, anodizing and
mokume-gane. He has taught frequently at Penland and was an
assistant to the director in 1982 and 1983; from 1985-1992 he was
studio and program coordinator for metals, iron and sculpture
studios. In 1984 he established Jensen Studio near Penland School
where he works as a metalsmith, machinist and a designer of wood and
metal furniture.
Jensen has been in
over 75 invitational and competitive exhibitions including the North
Carolina Museum of Art, the Hickory Museum of Art, SECCA, MMA and
the Contemporary Aluminum Invitational at S. Oregon University
curated by Lloyd Herman. His work is included in the permanent
collection of Art Museum of Rhode Island School of Design, the MMCD
and has been reviewed in Metropolitan Home, Home, Vogue,
Metalsmith and the Journal of SNAG.