about pamela bosco

I have worked in many mediums, but have found none as dynamic or exciting as metal. Initially, I started as a painter and continue to enjoy drawing and working with clay. My subject has always been the human figure. My wrap work is reminiscent of drawing and the expression of a line. It is directly influenced by my love of sculptural forms. I studied at the Art Students League of New York, School of Visual Arts of New York, and Maine College of Art but found the structure of the school setting to be too rigid and it also interfered with my ability to support myself. Finally, in 1995, I graduated from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine with a BA degree in Human Ecology. While pursuing my studies in Environmental Science, I focused on my art, gaining inspiration from the breathtaking surroundings of Acadia National Park.

While I have no formal training in metals, I have attended Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on Deer Isle, Maine. I honed my jewelry making skills over a four year period while working for Sam Shaw. I established Bosco Jewelry in 2002. I have been making this wrap work since then. I love to explore the spontaneity of this design, as it is always evolving and has taken on its own life. My passion dwells in the fact that the work is simple and chaotic all at once. The work is comfortable, and fluid; it moves. It is sexy in its simplicity, exotic and bold. I work more like a blacksmith than a traditional jeweler in that my process is very physical. The designs happen at the anvil, not on paper. I let the metal be my guide. I go where it goes. It is no coincidence that people often refer to my work as organic. My work is about the material. The process dictates the design. A Haystack instructor referred to my work as "primitive intelligence." I just do what I love, work with my hands. For me, this is primal. I continue to gain inspiration from nature and always make it a priority to spend most of my time outdoors where I feel most at home.