Kristen Baird

Owner/ Designer at Kristen Baird Designs LLC

Savannah, GA, USA

Work Experience

Formia Design

Jewelry Apprentice

Works with Master Goldsmith Mia van Beek, owner and designer of Formia Design, on fulfilling custom jewelry orders. Assists with sales quotes, order preparation and fulfillment and fabrication of custom pieces.
November 2010 - September 2011 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Metals and Jewelry

September 2007 - May 2012 Savannah, Georgia, United States

New Approach School For Jewelers

Stone Setting Comprehensive

Learned professional stone setting techniques, tool making and bench tricks under master stone setter, Blaine Lewis.
June 2011 - Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Awards

Pinterest

Up-and-Coming Designer

2013

Behance

Behance Testimonial Feature

2013

Adobe

Blog Feature

2013

Paprika Southern

Emerging Designer Article

2013

Lark Books

Work Published in 500 Art Necklaces

2013

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Nominated for Valedictorian for Class of 2012

2012

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Featured Speaker for SCAD Board of Trustees Retreat

2012

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Highlighted artist at SCAD Seen Gala

2012

International Young Designers’ Exhibition (YODEX)

Beauty Revealed Hinged Bracelet Exhibited

2011

SCAD Admissions

Outstanding Student Profile on SCAD Website

2011

Irvine Fine Arts Center

Unhinged Jewelry Juried Exhibition

2011

SCAD Metals And Jewelry Department

SCAD Metals and Jewelry Annual Scholarship Exhibition

2011

SCAD Metals And Jewelry Department

“Glimmer” SCAD Metals and Jewelry Trunk Show

201105

SCAD Metals And Jewelry Department

Featured work on SCAD website

2010

SCAD Metals And Jewelry Department

Featured work in Fahm Hall Open House Juried Exhibition

201005

SCAD Fibers Department

New York City Motion Lamp featured in SCAD Fibers Open Studio Juried Exhibition

2010

SCAD Foundations Department

Foundation Honor Show Third Place Winner

2008

Skills

Chasing And Repousse, Direct Casting, Etching, Finishing, Forging, Forming, Illustrator, Indesign, Jewelry Fabrication, Keyshot, Lapidary, Lost Wax Casting, Microsoft Word, Mold Making, Photoshop, Rhino, Stone Setting, Wax Carving,

Galleries

Singing Stone Gallery, Tampa, FL
Shop SCAD, Savannah, GA
Gallery 209, Savannah, GA
Savannah Silver Works, Savannah, GA