About the Metal Arts Guild 

The mission of The Metal Arts Guild is to foster community, provide education, and promote Bay Area metal artists and jewelers. We accomplish this by hosting events, providing technical and social media resources, encouraging collaboration between organizations, and outreach to local and global communities.

President

President
president@metalartsguildsf.org

Website: francescamackie.com
Instagram: fmackiejewelry

Francesca MacKie has been a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Metal Arts Guild since 2020, also serving in Public Relations and Membership roles. As president of the board since 2023, Francesca advocates for educational and professional opportunities among local artists.

Francesca received a Bachelor of Science from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Academy of Art University. She owns an independent jewelry business and has taught jewelry and metal arts courses for more than a decade. Francesca’s work has been featured at the SOMArts Cultural Center, ACCI Gallery and The Crucible as well as Biello Martin Studio in Philadelphia and The Fashion Institute of Ningbo, China

Treasurer

Instagram: ckclearwater

Cynthia Clearwater started her second career as a metal artist in 2005 after retiring from her professional career as an administrator at UC Berkeley. She works with gold, sterling silver, and gemstones, and loves the challenges of fabricating pieces from scratch. Her goal is eye-catching and soul stirring minimalist design.

Membership and PR

Website: www.harrieteestelberman.com

Harriete Estel Berman uses post consumer, recycled materials to construct jewelry, Judaica to sculpture with social commentary. Berman's art work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa. Her work has been acquired for the permanent collections of 16 museums. 

WebSITE Administrator

magsfweb@gmail.com

Instagram: jennparnelldesigns

Jenn Parnell Kirkpatrick landed in the Bay Area in the summer of 2019 after spending the rest of her life and career on the East Coast (DC/Baltimore area mostly). She received her BFA in Jewelry and Metals from RISD, her MFA from Towson. She's run her own jewelry business since 2000, has been teaching jewelry making since 2004. Jenn is a co-owner and instructor at Silvera Jewelry School in Berkeley.

There are very few aspects of making and the history of jewelry that don't intrigue Jenn, and she's always looking to try something new, explore a new technique, and continue making art. She loves doing commission work- making someone’s vision come to reality and seeing the happiness that something she made brings to their life is one of the best feelings. Teaching provides her with a constant stream of ideas, as every time she teaches something she remembers how great that skill or technique is! Now to find more hours in the day!