Jeweller Profile: Harold O'Connor
Harold O'Connor presents a new body of work exploring the processes of traditional methods with vacuum methods. O'Connor's work focuses upon using traditional techniques of metalwork in a contemporary way.
Harold O’Connor is an American artist practicing in Salida, USA. O’Connor mastered his skills as a jeweller through numerous international institutions including the National Arts And Crafts School in Copenhagen and Fachochschule Fur Gestaltung in Pforzheim. As an active member of the jewellery community, O’Connor has participated in over 200 group exhibitions, conducted workshops in 14 countries and published several books on jewellery techniques. His artistic practice focuses upon using traditional techniques of metalwork in a contemporary way.
PS, there's a brief article about the Surface Embellishments workshop Harold taught in Birmingham, in the back issues of Findings: page 7 of January 2004