Metal Jewelry & Sculpture
13817 Florida Avenue SW
Cresaptown MD 21502
(301) 729-3750 (301)729-2026 fax
1785 Lake Ferndale Drive
PO Box 338
Springfield WV 26763
Macee McCunn creates sculptural metal jewelry and sculpture utilizing primarily forging and metalsmithing techniques. She uses some tools that were collected from her ancestors or that are antiques, such as two anvils passed from h
er grandfather and an old power hammer. Her sculptural jewelry has an antiqued appearance and includes earrings, necklaces, rings and other items made of silver, brass and copper, yet with a subtle primitive appearance. All work is handmade through the forging process as performed by many blacksmiths and metalsmiths from the earliest of times. She uses other metals such as mild steel and even found objects in her jewelry and sculptures and finds her inspiration from twigs, pods, insects and things caught in webs or trees, and she pokes in eddies along rivers’ edges exploring while kayaking. “Sometimes I bring home the actual items to incorporate into my work and others I bring back the creative inspiration that I found, in particular the textures of our lush country”, says McCunn. She enjoys using nature such as the breeze flowing across a field of dainty flowers or by the organic use of shape of a fungus or perhaps the way nature reacts to metals left behind to deteriorate and rust in a river. She likes the living
energy that is found, as well as its natural counterpart of death and decay, to pull ideas from and to transfer into her work. The energy found as well in people and situations can lend itself to inspiration.
Macee settled in Pittsburgh for a few years growing up while obtaining some of her secondary education and a degree at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. About 18 years ago, she moved locally and completed classes and/or assisted in metal sculptural & jewelry classes at Frostburg State University, Touchstone Center for Crafts and the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman, to name a few. She is an award-winning jeweler and sculptor who professionally shows and sells her work throughout the U.S., to include New York City. She works out of her two home studios known as Meadowbrook Arts in Cresaptown, Maryland and Springfield, West Virginia and supports various art organizations.
