N Kay Morrison - Hand Fabricated Jewelry
Jewelry fabrication combines aesthetic expression and technical engineering. This blend satisfies both my love of beauty as well as analytical precision. I strive for elegant forms at times simple but often complex. Intricate constructions such as handmade chains, hollowforms and bead set gemstones are incorporated in my work. In 2025 I began my journey into botanical castings in silver, gold and bronze. 2026 begins a new lapidary adventure creating cabochons to embellish my creations.
RESUME
2023
Artifactory Holiday Fair, exhibitor, Hoover House, Palo Alto, CA, December 8 - 10
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 7 - 8 & 21 - 22
2022
Artifactory Holiday Fair, exhibitor, Hoover House, Palo Alto, CA, December 9 -11
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 8 - 9 & 15 - 16
2019
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 12 - 13 & 19-20
Galleria 1735, host and exhibitor, Santa Cruz, CA, June 8 & 9
2018
Santa Cruz Style Magazine, fall issue 2018, “The Artist’s Ideal Day Job”, pages 29-31
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 6-7 & 20-21
2017
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 14-15 & 21-22
2016
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 1-2 & 15-16
2015
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 10-11 & 17-18
Contemporary Crafts Market, exhibitor, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA, June 5-7
2014
1000 BEADS, Lark Books, Kristina Logan, 2014, pages 404 & 408
Dimensions, juried exhibition of fine art, San Luis Obispo Museum of art, San Luis Obispo, CA, September 5-October 12
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 4-5 & 18-19
2013
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 12-13 & 19- 20
Contemporary Crafts Market, exhibitor, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, March 9 & 10
2012
Moments in Metal, Metal Arts of the Monterey Bay, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA, October 26 - December 14
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 6-7
2011
Natural Progressions, Lireille Gallery, Oakland, CA November 14, 2011 - January 7, 2012
Sacred Geometry and Beyond, Z Folio Gallery, Monterey, CA, November 2, 2011- January 9, 2012
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 8-9 & 15-16
2010
Sanctuary: Metal Arts of Monterey Bay, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA, October 29 - December 16
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 2-3 & 16-17
2009
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 3-4 & 17-18
PMC GUILD Annual: Exceptional Work in Metal Clay: 2009, page 68
2008
Metal Movement III, exhibitor,Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, November 29-30
Expressions in Metal, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA, October 24 - December 11
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 11-12 & 18-19
River Arts Festival, exhibitor,Santa Cruz, CA, May 17-18
Metals in Motion,Oakland Museum Collector’s Gallery, Oakland, CA, March-April
2007
Metal Movement II, exhibitor,Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, December 1-2
Artists on the Verge, exhibitor, San Francisco, CA, November
Open Studios Art Tour, exhibitor, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, October 6-7 & 13-14
AFFILIATIONS
Society of North American Goldsmiths, member
Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild, member
dba: NKMdesigns
email: nkaymorrison@gmail.com