marion sak 15 north granby street richmond, va 23220 education 2007    master of fine arts, metal design concentration   east carolina university, greenville, nc 2004    bachelor of fine arts in jewelry and metals   university of georgia, athens, ga teaching experience fall 2006    teaching fellowship, instructor of record metals survey   east carolina university, greenville, nc teaching assistant, bracelet workshop with adrienne grafton   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc summer 2006    teaching assistant, introduction to jewelry and metalworking with tim lazure   arrowmont school of arts and crafts, gatlinburg, tn studio assistant, self-portrait with kiwon wang   penland school of crafts, penland, nc spring 2006    teaching assistant, forms with wire workshop with adrienne grafton   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc teaching fellowship, instructor of record metals survey   east carolina university, greenville, nc fall 2005    teaching assistant, metals survey with adrienne grafton   east carolina university, greenville, nc summer 2005    teaching assistant, hinge workshop with adrienne grafton   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc spring 2005    teaching assistant, metals survey with melissa manley   east carolina university, greenville, nc fall 2004    teaching assistant, metals survey with adrienne grafton   east carolina university, greenville, nc spring 2004    teaching assistant, metals survey with corey fong   east carolina university, greenville, nc professional experience 2009 - present    head caster   hoover and strong, richmond, va 2008 - 2009    jewelry repair   the jewelry doctor, greenville, nc 2005    metals department studio facilitator   east carolina university, greenville, nc computer lab graduate assistant   east carolina university, greenville, nc 2004    intern bench jeweler   aurum studios, athens, ga coordinator of annual metals club sale   athens, ga honors / awards 2009    regional artist project grant   north carolina arts council 2004 - 2007    academic common market scholarship   board of regents of the university system of georgia, atlanta, ga 2007    eastern north carolina special work study scholarship   penland school of crafts, penland, nc 2006    studio assistant scholarship   penland school of crafts, penland, nc 2004 - 2006    graduate assistantship   east carolina university, greenville, nc 2004 - 2005    hannah graduate fellowship   school of art scholarship and awards committee, east carolina university, greenville, nc 2004    penland work-study scholarship   penland school of crafts, penland, nc 2003 - 2004    vince dooley scholarship   lamar dodd school of art, athens, ga 2000 - 2004    hope scholarship   university of georgia, athens, ga exhibitions 2008    overflow   savannah college of art and design, savannah, ga co-laboratory   la galerie bleue, savannah, ga close to the skin   armory art center, west palm beach, fl 2007    solstice salon   daniel kany gallery, portland, me kinetic remnants (east carolina university mfa graduate thesis exhibition)   4th street wine bar, greenville, nc material alchemy   made in metal gallery, baltimore, md driven, society of north american goldsmiths student slide show   snag conference, memphis, tn contemporary enameling   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc 2006    craft: tradition and use   southeastern center for contemporary art, winston-salem, nc in flux, society of american goldsmiths student slide show   snag conference, chicago, il east carolina university graduate exhibition   emerge gallery, greenville, nc east carolina university metals program graduate student exhibition   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc 2005    heery from the heart silent auction benefiting aid atlanta   raiford gallery, roswell, ga annual fall arts fair   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc east carolina university metals graduate show   pullen arts center, raleigh, nc 2004    bfa jewelry and metals exhibition   lamar dodd school of art, athens, ga 2003    annual juried exhibition   lamar dodd school of art, athens, ga 2002    windows   oconee cultural arts foundation, watkinsville, ga workshops 2007    raising, forging, and enameling workshop with dianne reilly and joost during   penland school of crafts, penland, nc 2004    glass and metal collaboration workshop with james meyer and jude schlotzhauer   penland school of crafts, penland, nc blacksmithing workshop with chris winterstein   university of georgia, athens, ga 2003    colorfast enameling workshop with barbara seidenath   penland school of crafts, penland, nc the colors of gold workshop with jaime pelissier   penland school of crafts, penland, nc professional activities 2006    participated in east carolina university alumni symposium, greenville, nc served as a volunteer for penland school of crafts 21st annual benefit auction, penland, nc society of north american goldsmiths silent auction volunteer, chicago, il participated in nc sculpture symposium, greenville, nc 2005    society of north american goldsmiths silent auction volunteer, cleveland, oh 2004    participated in nc penland symposium, greenville, nc publications 2005    society of north american goldsmiths newsletter 2003    university of georgia ldsa newsletter professional affiliations 2001 - 2010    member of society of north american goldsmiths member of american craft council 2001 - 2007    member of society of american silversmiths 2001 - 2005    member georgia goldsmiths group skills soldering, ring sizing, polishing, fabricating, tube setting, bezel setting, jewelry sales, customer service