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  Jack & Marilyn da Silva

  Red Fox

  Platter. Copper, gesso, colored pencil, acrylic paint. 2019.

  1" h x 8 3/4" w x 8 3/4" d

  Jack da Silva formed the platter from 18 gauge copper. Marilyn da Silva rendered the drawing. Photo credit: M. Lee Fatherree

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  Jack & Marilyn da Silva

  Red Fox (bottom)

  Photo credit: M. Lee Fatherree

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  Marilyn da Silva

  Sister Box: Scarlett Tanager

  Vessel. Copper, fine silver, American turquoise, gesso, colored pencil, acrylic paint. 2019

  3" h x 3" w x 2 1/2" d

  Photo credit: M. Lee Fatherree

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  Sister Box: Scarlett Tanager (Alternate Side)

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  Sister Box: Scarlett Tanager (top)

  Photo credit: M. Lee Fatherree

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  Sister Box: Scarlett Tanager (Alternate Side)

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  Tamagosya

  Sterling silver, brass, copper, wood, glass, gesso, color pencil

  7.5" x 8.5" x 4.5"

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  Night Garden Vase

  Copper, gesso, color pencil

  8" x 7" x 5"

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  Night Garden Vase

  Copper, gesso, color pencil

  8" x 7" x 5"

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  Leaf Bowl III

  Copper, gesso, color pencil

  10" x 7"

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  Second Nature: Haven

  Sterling silver, copper, brass, wood, gesso, color pencil

  9.5" x 5.25" x 5.25"

  Photo: M. Lee Fatheree

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  Second Nature: Haven

  Sterling silver, copper, brass, wood, gesso, color pencil

  9.5" x 5.25" x 5.25"

  Photo: M. Lee Fatheree

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  Quiet I

  Copper, bronze, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  12.5" x 8" x 8"

  Private Collection
  Photo: M. Lee Fatheree

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  Quiet I

  Copper, bronze, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  12.5" x 8" x 8"

  Private Collection
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  Quiet II

  Sterling silver, copper, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  12" x 11" x 7.5"

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  Quiet II

  Sterling silver, copper, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  12" x 11" x 7.5"

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  Quiet III

  Sterling silver, copper, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  11" x 9.5" x 7"

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  Quiet III

  Sterling silver, copper, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  11" x 9.5" x 7"

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  Delicate Balance I

  Stering silver, copper, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  11" x 8.5" x 4.5"

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  Delicate Balance I

  Stering silver, copper, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  11" x 8.5" x 4.5"

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  Delicate Balance II

  Copper, bronze, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  11" x 8" x 8"

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  Delicate Balance II

  Copper, bronze, gesso and colored pencil, sand

  11" x 8" x 8"

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  Nesting Swallow Brooch

  2015. Sterling silver, 14K and 18K yellow gold, copper, gesso, colored pencil

  4" x 5" x .5"

  Included in "Journey Through Time" 2015.
  "This piece was inspired by one of my favorite pieces of jewelry by René Lalique. This piece was a comb called "Two Swallows with a Stalk of Oats" (c. 1906-1908), gold, carved horn, diamonds (6.5 x 8.5").
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  Silent Journey

  2014. Copper, brass, wood, gesso, colored pencil

  6.75" h x 15" l x 12" w

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  Silent Journey

  2014. Copper, brass, wood, gesso, colored pencil

  6.75" h x 15" l x 12" w

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  Time Lost in Wonderland

  2014. Sterling silver, copper, brass, wood, gesso, colored pencil, found object

  7" h x 14.5" l x 12" w

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  Moth Ring

  2012. Copper, brass, wood, gesso, color pencil, found 2014. Sterling silver, 24K gold foil, acrylic

  1.25" x 1.5" x 1.5"

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  Changing Tides

  2012. Copper, brass, wood, gesso, color pencil, found object

  7" x 12" x 9"

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  Peacock Tales

  2010. Sterling silver, copper, brass, wood, found objects, gesso, color pencil

  6" x 10.5" x 7.5"

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  Reflection

  2010. Sterling silver, copper, wood, gesso, color pencil

  5.5" x 9" x 7"

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  The Trouble with Magic

  2010. Sterling silver, copper, bronze, brass, wood, gesso, color pencil

  6" x 13" x 9"

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  Beauty Secrets

  2010. Sterling silver, copper, bronze, brass, wood, gesso, color pencil

  6" x 13" x 9"

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Marilyn da Silva creates narratives through imagery and representational elements such as birds and their surroundings. Using copper, silver, gesso and pigments, da Silva fabricates her stories using the shape of books as a stage. The work is remarkable for its extraordinary craftsmanship. Her trademark surface treatment of gesso and colored pencil creates a rich palette for her sculpture and wearable pieces. Her work has been displayed nationally and internationally, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the National Gallery of Australia and has been featured in numerous books, magazines and catalogues.  She was invited to be “Master Metalsmith 1999” by the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee and recently received the honor of being selected as a Fellow of the American Craft Council.

Marilyn da Silva is Professor and Program Chair of the Jewelry/Metal Arts Department at California College of the Arts in Oakland where she has been since 1987.  Before moving to California, she taught from 1978-87 at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.  She earned her MFA in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana and her BS in Art Education at Bowling Green State University.

Selected Collections

• Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
• Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR
• Modern Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
• Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
• National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
• Numerous private collections throughout the United States
• Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
• Wustum Museum, WI
• Numerous private collections throughout the United States and internationally