Jim Norton has been a member of the Studio Group since 2003. Working in bookarts as well as metals, he often combines the two mediums. Norton has a BA from the University of the South with an emphasis in printmaking. In 1976 he came to the University of Georgia to explore Jewelry and Metalwork but got sidetracked by a marriage and a business -- Homeplace Gifts & Toys.

In 1998, Norton renewed his interest in metalwork by attending the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown NC. After learning to enamel on simple, precut shapes, he decided to explore fabricating his own designs on which to enamel. This exploration led him to enrollment at the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art. He received his MFA in Jewelry and Metalwork in 2007.

Website: jimnortonjewelry.webs.com

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