About the artist
Aileen Lampman was born, raised, and educated in rural northwestern Pennsylvania. In her teens, her father’s tools and copper scraps, country boredom, and the pages of Vogue sparked an early fascination with jewelry making. In high school, a formative experience at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts solidified her path. After earning a BFA in Metalsmithing, she apprenticed as a gold and silversmith before launching her own jewelry business nearly 30 years ago. Relocating to Pittsburgh, PA in 2006 marked a turning point, immersing Aileen‘s work in a larger creative landscape and amplifying the visibility and success of her business.
A devoted observer of nature, Aileen crafts a sterling botanical line inspired by the natural world; especially concentrated on the delicate details of leaves. Each piece starts from flat sheet or round wire and is cut, hammered, textured, dapped, and soldered entirely by hand. A decade ago, discovering micro mosaics allowed her to unite metalsmithing with rich colors and textures tweezer set into her handcrafted sterling silver bezels. Found pebbles, rock, shell, metal, and now concrete complete her mosaics, adding a sense of place and permanence to each unique piece.
Her work has been sold through galleries, art festivals, The Sundance Catalog and Tommy Bahama, and was gifted to world leaders at the 2009 G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Aileen lives, works, hikes and appreciates the natural world in Ohiopyle and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
AWARDS:
Award of Merit, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, 2025
Best Wearable Art, Mount Lebanon Artist Market, 2024
Award of Merit, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, 2024
Fine Arts Award (2nd Place), Central PA Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, 2022
Best in Show, Mount Lebanon Artists Market, Mt. Lebanon, PA 2018
Award of Merit, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA 2018
Best in Show, Mount Lebanon Artists Market, Mt. Lebanon, PA 2017
Invited Artist, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA 2017
Best in Show, Mount Lebanon Artists Market, Mt. Lebanon, PA 2016
Best in Show, Fine Arts Festival of Manatee County, Bradenton, Fl 2015
Excellence in Jewelry Design/John C. Mason Award, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, 2014
Juror's Choice, Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013
Best in Jewelry, An Occasion for the Arts, Williamsburg, VA 2013
Jurors Choice, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA