marion sak received her mfa in metal design from east carolina university in 2007 under the instruction of bob ebendorf and linda darty. she also holds a bfa in jewelry and metals from the university of georgia. marion taught metals in the school of art at east carolina and received multiple grants, scholarships and awards. she was the first person from georgia to procure the academic common market scholarship for an mfa in metal design from north carolina. marion has also studied at the penland school of craft in north carolina since 2002 and has assisted kiwon wang at penland. she is currently an independent studio metalsmith with plans to reside in north carolina. artist statement the beauty of the metal itself and my obsession with the hammering process inspire the work i make. as a metalsmith, i explore metal forming techniques where kinetic energy leaves its hammer mark upon the metal. i am free and open as i hammer and i watch the form evolve, responding to the way the metal naturally wants to move and really enjoying the marks made by my hammer. the remnant is intentional and the reflection of light upon this patterning achieves the surface design that i desire in my work. when creating adornment for the body, i am drawn to the neckline and seek to illuminate the face. i create my work by forging silver and other metals, using fluid marks on the surface to emphasize reflected light.