Tina Rath
Published: 12.02.2020
tinarath.comNecklace: Black Domes, 2020
African blackwood, 18k gold, 24k gold leaf, sterling silver.
Each dome: 4.45 x 4.45 x 4.45 cm Chain: 50.8 cm/variable
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Necklace: Black Domes, 2020
African blackwood, 18k gold, 24k gold leaf, sterling silver.
Each dome: 4.45 x 4.45 x 4.45 cm Chain: 50.8 cm/variable
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Necklace: Spherical Domes, 2020
Sterling silver, 18k gold.
Each dome: 5.08 x 5.08 x 3.81 cm Chain: 50.8 cm/variable
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Necklace: Spherical Domes, 2020
Sterling silver, 18k gold.
Each dome: 5.08 x 5.08 x 3.81 cm Chain: 50.8 cm/variable
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Necklace: Three Times Four No. 1, 2018
Sterling silver, 23k gold plated copper, powder coated copper, 18k gold, salt, pepper diamonds.
Each element: 3.25 x 3 x 0.75 cm, 50.8 cm long.
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Drawing: Order of Beauty No. 4, 2018
23k gold, pen, paper.
55.9 x 55.9 cm
Photo by: Jeannie O'Conner
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Drawing: Order of Beauty No. 5, 2018
23k gold, pen, paper.
55.9 x 55.9 cm
Photo by: Jeannie O'Conner
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Brooch: Bubbly Six Fold Brooch No. 1, 2018
Sterling silver, 18k gold, Herkemer diamonds.
7.6 x 7.6 x 0.9 cm
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Necklace: Three Times Four No. 3, 2018
Sterling silver, powder coated copper, umbra river sapphires.
Each element: 10.8 x 10.1 x 2.5 cm, 50.8 cm long.
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Drawing: Order of Beauty No. 6, 2018
23k gold, pen, paper.
55.9 x 55.9 cm
Photo by: Jeannie O'Conner
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Brooch: Bubbly Six Fold Brooch No. 2, 2018
Sterling silver, 18k gold, rough cut diamonds.
7.6 x 7.6 x 0.9 cm
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Brooch: Bubbly Six Fold Brooch No. 3, 2018
Sterling silver, 18k gold, rose cut rock crystal, yellow diamonds.
7.6 x 7.6 x 0.9 cm
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Drawing: Order of Beauty No. 7, 2018
23k gold, pen, paper.
55.9 x 55.9 cm
Photo by: Jeannie O'Conner
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Brooch: Linear Brooch No. 1, 2018
Sterling silver, rhodelite garnets.
10.2 x 10.2 x 2.2 cm
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Brooch: Linear Brooch No. 2, 2018
Sterling silver, 23k gold plated copper, 18k gold, salt, pepper diamonds.
8.6 x 8.6 x 2.5 cm
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Drawing: Order of Beauty No. 8, 2018
23K gold, pen, paper.
55.9 x 55.9 cm
Photo by: Jeannie O'Conner
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Necklace: Three Times Four No. 2, 2018
Sterling silver, powder coated copper, blue moonstones.
Each element: 33 x 33 x 1.6 cm, 50.8 cm long.
Photo by: Berlian Arts
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Brooch: Linear Brooch No. 3, 2018
Sterling silver, 18k gold, powder coated copper, Umbra River sapphire, yellow diamonds.
10.2 x 8.9 x 2.2 cm
Photo by: Berlian Arts
From series: Order of Beauty
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Drawing: Order of Beauty No. 9, 2018
23K gold, pen, paper.
55.9 x 55.9 cm
Photo by: Jeannie O'Conner
From series: Order of Beauty
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Necklace: Prayer For Repair, 2015
Japanese maple, sterling silver, hemp.
548.7 cm long, largest bead: 6.4 x 0.6 cm
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Prayer For Repair, 2015
Japanese maple, sterling silver, hemp.
548.7 cm long, largest bead: 6.4 x 0.6 cm
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Butterfly, 2015
Walnut, sterling silver, rock crystal, silk.
Largest bead: 6.4 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Butterfly, 2015
Walnut, sterling silver, rock crystal, silk.
Largest bead: 6.4 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Tangled Circles VI, 2015
Sterling silver, pyrite.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Tangled Circles VII, 2015
Sterling silver, pyrite.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Buttressed Circles, 2016
Sterling silver.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yaniovak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Buttressed Circles, 2016
Sterling silver.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yaniovak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Tangled Circles VIII, 2015
Sterling silver, pyrite.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Tangled Circles X, 2016
Sterling silver, pyrite, african blackwood.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Fragmented Ruffles, 2014
Sterling silver.
58.4 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Fragmented Ruffles, 2014
Sterling silver.
58.4 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yanoviak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Fragmented and Torn, 2016
Sterling silver.
55.9 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yaniovak
From series: Mala Mala
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Necklace: Tangled Circles XII, 2016
Sterling silver, pyrite, african blackwood.
63.5 cm long
Photo by: Ken Yaniovak
From series: Mala Mala
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Brooch: Tunicate I, 2005
Ebony, pearl, mink, sterling silver, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Boulder Colony, 2006
African blackwood, reindeer antler, squirrel, cognac diamond, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Necklace: Ridgeia Piscesae II, 2008
Holly, lava, champagne diamond, mink, 18k gold, silk.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Encrusting Colony, 2006
African blackwood, black pearl, mink, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Tubastaea Coccinea, 2006
Pink ivorywood, peridot, mink, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Sea Urchin, 2008
African blackwood, ivory, 18k gold, mink.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Necklace: Ridgeia Piscesae, 2008
African blackwood, ivory, mink, smoky quartz, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Siphonophores, 2007
African blackwood, ivory, mink, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Tunicate II, 2005
African blackwood, black pearl, mink, sterling silver, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Eucidaris Tribuloides, 2007
Wood, Ivory, Gem, Diamond, Gold
Photo by: Robert Diamante
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Brooch: Heraticus Magnifica, 2006
Pink ivorywood, mink, 18k gold.
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Jorunna Funebris, 2006
Africa blackwood, smoky quartz, mink, fine silver.
From series: Reef Series
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Brooch: Corallite I, 2006
African blackwood, mink, 18k gold.
From series: Reef Series
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Necklace: Apolomia, 2004
African blackwood, possum, 18k gold.
45 x 20 x 1.5cm
Photo by: Robert Diamante
From series: Reef Series
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Tina’s fluid practice includes jewelry, drawings, prints and objects. She completed her studies at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia (BFA) and in Amsterdam at The Sandburg Instituut (MFA). She augmented her passion to engage and explore ideas through conversation and object making by teaching. She was Associate Professor at Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine and was the Chair of the Department of Metalsmithing and Jewelry for a combined total of eight years. She also held short term positions at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Tina is passionate about supporting the field of contemporary studio jewelry through education and awareness. She served as president of the Bay Area Metal Arts Guild in Northern California as well as served four years on the board of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). Tina currently works in a bright and active collective studio she developed in Oakland, CA that serves to support young jewelers in their budding careers as they transition from school. Her work can be seen in numerous books and magazines and in the permanent collections of the Museum of Art and Design in New York and The Mint Museum in North Carolina.
Statement
My ideas move fluidly between contemporary studio jewelry, drawing and printmaking. The work is often durational, sometimes mentally demanding and always executed with a high attention to detail and a deep interest in process. I create distinct bodies of work with the thread of the original spiritual intent of jewelry running through. I prefer natural materials that have stood the test of time and I am interested in the inherent beauty and “life force” that exists in exotic hardwoods, leathers, metal and gemstones to name a few. Obsessed with time, my approach often includes repetitive movements or marks that result in forms that build up and come to resolution over time and are labor intensive. Sometimes this results in accumulations that serve to focus and concentrate my mind allowing for a momentary sense of timelessness or deep stillness.CV 
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