Meet Shelly Culea, A BFA in jewelry and silversmithing from Kansas University,
She's making classic, household silver pieces from tea strainers with waste bowls, porringers, ladles, spoons and candle snuffers that can be used and enjoyed daily.
Her past working experience including Kirchnerʼs Manufacturing, Jewelmount Corporation, Artist in Residence” within the Golden Valley, Minnesota school district
Here most recent projects including preserving work from Emil Kronquist. Emil Kronquist established the Metal Arts Department at MATC in 1913. Mr. Kronquist was born in Sweden in 1882. He apprenticed to Georg Jensen in Denmark before coming to the USA.
Emil was an early member of the WDCC and served on the WDCC Board. Thanks to “Art
Jewelry Magazine” editor Hazel Wheaton, his legacy wonʼt be forgotten.
To learn more about Shelly Culea, please visit WDCC Facebook or sculea(at)wi.rr.com
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