uncommon jewelry designs, fine art photography &  adult and youth jewelry classes

San Diego, CA  Visual Artist  & Educator Denise J. Bonaimo

College Portfolio

I've created these pieces between 1991 and 1994 during my education at Rowan University , Glassboro, New Jersey (formerly Glassboro State College) where I received a Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in metalsmithing.

Puzzle Box. Bronze, hand etched and fabricated, red jasper. Boxes swivel to create patterns. Cast bronze links.	Untitled Necklace. Silver, onyx, malachite.   "My First Solder Project" Bronze.
"For Izzy" Lost wax cast lizard, die formed lid with tube rivet hinge, fabricated frustrum and chain/ Sterling silver and snowflake obsidian egg.	View of "For Izzy", opened.
"For Izzy" Detail	"Tree of Life" cuttlebone cast silver, hematite, marble.
"Emerge" fabricated silver, tiger eye.	Millefiore Glass bracelet. Italian glass, silver, etched, tube hinge.