Although her fascination with Jewelry Design was evident at the tender age of six, Nanz Aalund's first recognized jewelry piece was a silver pendant that won her a "Gold Key" Scholastic Art Award in high school. She continued her training by serving an apprenticeship in Chicago and receiving her BFA in Jewelry Arts from Northern Illinois University. Aalund completed her MFA in metalsmithing at the University of Washington in Seattle. Throughout her career she has traveled to Berlin, Paris, London, Florence, San Francisco, and New York to studied jewelry design and manufacturing.
Nanz Aalund has taught jewelry and metals classes at the University of Washington and Art Institute in Seattle. She served as a fine jewelry designer and consultant for Nordstrom, Rudolf Erdel, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co. and as the associate editor for Art Jewelry Magazine. Some of Aalund's many professional jewelry design awards include: finalist in the 2007 Saul Bell Awards, an AGTA Spectrum Award, two Platinum Guild International Awards, and two DeBeers Diamond’s Today Awards. Ms Aalund can be contacted through her website: www.nanzaalund.com.
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Here is a list of classes and workshops taught by Nanz. Please click on the titles to read descriptions, schedule and cost.
Skill Refinement, Locket - 1 Day, Locket/Boxes - 2 Day, Roll Printing, Stone Setting, Clasp and Forging, Hydrolic Press, Casting, Define Design.
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