Bio
Stevie B. was born in Bergen County, New Jersey and was quickly and quite forcefully taken to New York. He was only a newborn at the time, so we can’t really blame him too much for not putting up a stronger fight.
In 2002 a friend asked Stevie B. if he would take a jewelry class with her at The Art School at Old Church in Demarest, New Jersey.
Since his first memory Stevie B. had always loved art. “He has it in his bones,” his instructors would often say. But perhaps he loved art a bit too much because he would change disciplines almost daily. From painting to printmaking, drawing to stained glass, it was a mixed-up hodgepodge of medium with little chance of finding an artistic voice. So years ago he put art to the side awaiting that fantastical world to appear that would give him time to explore art once more. He found a “real job” and entered the “real world.”
His friend however, was very persistent, and with a bit more arm twisting than necessary, she convinced Stevie B. to sign up.
There are very few times in one’s existence when we can exactly pinpoint a moment that changed our lives. The birth of a child. The loss of a loved one. That first kiss. This was one of those times.
In class Stevie B. blossomed. Slowly at first, then quickly, as he began to understand and truly embrace “The Process”. He eventually found his artistic voice. “It was there without my realization of its existence. Many voices that slowly harmonized into a chorus. A voice that came when I stopped searching, much like love often does.”
Stevie B. now sees studio jewelry as an art form in its own right and believes that work should be judged, not on materials used, but by the artistry of the maker.
Today he is
continuing his exploration of plastics, resin, and other uncommon and often
overlooked materials along with traditional metals in his New
Jersey studio conveniently located next to his home.
A home shared with two cats and the very persuasive friend who likes to twist
arms.
Artist Statement
Change.
Perpetually moving toward a new beginning,
Creativity unrestrained; savage and refined all at once,
Let loose on the unsuspecting landscape of the docile and content mind.
Thoughts and ideas dismantled, destroyed, recycled, repurposed, and retrained—
Where Art is born
But only cries out boldly when it is realized
By the hands of the maker.
Change.
Contact
For information, pricing, and availability of work, or just to say "hello" please email Stevie B. at stevieb@steviebjewelry.comStevie B. is a member of SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths)
Stevie B. is also a contributing cornerstone member of MAD (Museum of Arts and Design), NYC