Ed Nonaca, Artist Brief

My name is Edmund Nonaca, a local Edmonds, WA artist. My formal training in art started in the early 70s at the Cerritos College Norwalk, CA Art Department, where I was introduced to woodworking, jewelry, metalsmith, arts & craft, and ceramics. Formal training gave me an initial appreciation of artistic design, form & function, and the skills for creating art using earth-borne materials such as wood, textiles, leather, metals, rocks & minerals into art pieces. I participated in the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Program at California State University, Long Beach, where I received my BA in Art. I also received my Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Chapman University.

I am trained in techniques such as Lost Wax Casting, Repoussé’, and Forging, which I continue to employ in my jewelry artwork today. I am also skilled in cutting, shaping, and polishing cabochons I use in my jewelry.

In 2009 my wife and I relocated to the Pacific Northwest, Seattle region, to a small town called Edmonds, WA. We selected Edmonds for its rich “arts” culture and access to art resources that inspired and encouraged me to be creative.

I have full vertical control of my jewelry by cutting, shaping, polishing my rocks and gems and fitting stones using lost wax or forged metal processes. 

Edmund Nonaca

NIJALA Artist

Nonaca Images Jewelry and Lapidary Art

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