Exploiting the properties of polymer clay, I translate my love of color and pattern into vessels of many sizes and shapes. Using the Italian millefiori technique, I layer hand blended colors of polymer clay to create designs which run through the entire length of the "cane". Canes can be combined endlessly, then stretched without disturbing the integrity of the interior design. I build the vessel on a form, juxtaposing slices of canes of contrasting colors, shapes, patterns and complexity; often I incorporate open space between the slices as part of the design. After curing in a convection oven, I sand the outside of the vessel and release it from its mold. Each piece is one-of-a-kind. The result excites me, and I am gratified to share it with others.
Education
1989 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA MBA
1976 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA BA
Awards & Honors
2015 Niche Awards Finalist, Category: Basketry
2014 Best in Functional Containers, International Polymer Clay Association, IPCawards
Niche Awards Finalist, Category: Polymer Clay
2013 Best in Design, Under the Influence, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Juried Show, Lancaster, PA
Benchmark Award for Excellence: Unique Voice, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Third Prize, Vanity Fare: Art Inspired by Fashion, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Bibliography
Publications
2014 Maggio, Maggie “Color Spotlight: Color and Millefiori” The Polymer Arts, Spring 2014
“Accomplished Artist Gallery” The Polymer Arts, Summer 2014
Affiliation
Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild International Polymer Clay Guild
Professional Experience
2011 - present Emily Squires Levine Studio, One-of-a-kind polymer vessels, wall art and Judiaca
Exhibitions
Solo
2011 Patterns in Polymer Clay: Attention to Detail, Show of Hands Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Two-Person
2016 Emily Squires Levine and Laura Tabakman, Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Polymer and Paper: Layered Impressions, Show of Hands Gallery, Philadelphia, PA With Annie Stone
Group
2015 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
Art of the State, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
All Things Considered VIII, Biennial exhibition of the National Basketry Organization, St. Paul, MN and Harvard, MA
Women’s Work 2015, Woodstock, IL
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE
2014 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
International Polymer Clay Association
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Under the Influence, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Lancaster, PA
Germantown Friends School Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE
2012 Vanity Fair: Art Inspired by Fashion, GoogleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA
