{"id":48484,"date":"2022-03-01T07:30:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=48484"},"modified":"2022-02-28T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:13:20","slug":"feature-artist-sophie-lotstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/feature-artist-sophie-lotstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Artist: Sophie Lotstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_48491\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48491\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48491\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun-1024x447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun-810x354.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sophie-Lotstein-Wise-wedding-rings.-Photo-by-Jane-Sun-1140x498.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wedding ring set. Sophie Lotstein, artist. Photo by Jane Sun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Gina Malone<\/p>\n<p>It took metal artist Sophie Lotstein more time than she would have liked to discover her chosen craft. \u201cI can say, with a tinge of disappointment in myself, that I was never really drawn to art as a kid\/young adult,\u201d she says. \u201cI tried drawing, painting, pottery and other art forms in high school and never really felt connected to any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48488\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48488\" class=\"wp-image-48488\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33-810x1007.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL33-1140x1417.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Lotstein, artist. Photo by Lucy Clark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She had graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, moved to Atlanta and then to Asheville before she discovered metalsmithing while working in a jewelry boutique. While there, she began to design some higher-end pieces including engagement rings. \u201cI remember thinking, \u2018This is crazy; I\u2019m getting paid to make pretty things,\u2019\u201d she says. Meeting a master goldsmith and seeing his workshop hooked her. \u201cI wanted to do what he did,\u201d she says. \u201cIt seemed incredible to me that I could make engagement rings, or really any kind of ring, with my own two hands. So I took a basic metalsmithing course and the rest is, as they say, history.\u201d It took several years before she felt she had developed a style truly her own.<\/p>\n<p>That style derives partly out of a love for nature\u2014in particular, the sun. \u201cOne of my favorite and, incidentally, most popular designs\u2014that I named The Cleopatra\u2014features hand-stamped \u2018sun rays\u2019 that burst from the stone,\u201d she says. \u201cIt speaks to my nature as a lover of all things sunny.\u201d She named her business Sun Sparrow Metalsmithing as a nod to this love of the sun, and of birds. \u201cI\u2019m deeply fascinated by birds and love to bird watch,\u201d she adds, especially preferring sparrows as \u201cubiquitous, chirping, bouncy, cheerful little beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48490\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48490\" class=\"wp-image-48490\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist--300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist--1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist--768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist--810x601.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist_-Sohpie-Lotstein-DSC_BC99-Sophie-Lotstein-artist--1140x846.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Lotstein, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Minimalism is another feature of her designs, which she sees as jewelry that can be worn every day. \u201cI strive to make high-quality products that I hope people will pass down to future generations,\u201d she says. She works in sterling silver most often, but also in rose, white and yellow gold and in 14k gold fill, a high-quality material that \u201clooks and wears like gold without the higher price tag.\u201d There are no pre-fabrication pieces in her studio. \u201cI make the entire piece by hand, start to finish,\u201d says Lotstein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always start crafting a piece around a gemstone,\u201d she says. \u201cI like to sit down at my desk and sift through my stones. From there, I curate a collection of jewelry based on the stones that are speaking to me in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48487\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48487\" class=\"wp-image-48487\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE-970x1024.jpg 970w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE-768x811.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE-810x855.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Feature-Artist-SL-EARRING-VIGNETTE-1140x1204.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Lotstein, artist. Photo by Lucy Clark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lotstein gets motivation and inspiration from her family and fianc\u00e9, from the natural beauty of the area and from clients. \u201cI get a lot of good energy when I get feedback on what they like,\u201d she says of those who wear her jewelry, \u201cand it helps keep me active in my craft. I really like to know that the pieces I create are living a life out there, and that inspires me to make more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 shutdown in 2020 pushed her to begin creating full-time, to market herself more creatively and to participate in outdoor craft shows. \u201cI have found that this craft is a gift in uncertain times,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m so lucky that I get to carve out a living from my home studio, where I get to be creative in a safe space. Sometimes it can feel a little isolated, and I\u2019m sure most people know the feeling by now, feeling somewhat cut off from everyone else. But the remedy to that is to get outdoors and hike around and experience nature. I like to say that the Blue Ridge Mountains supply inspiration and beauty to my jewelry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more about Sophie Lotstein\u2019s work, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/SunSparrowMetalsmith.etsy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SunSparrowMetalsmith.etsy.com<\/a> or Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_sunsparrow_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@_SunSparrow_<\/a>. She provides monthly Shop Updates on Instagram for work newly available at her Etsy shop. Her work is also available at regional galleries including The Lucy Clark Gallery &amp; Studio, in Brevard.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI always start crafting a piece around a gemstone,\u201d says metal artist Sophie Lotstein. \u201cI like to sit down at my desk and sift through my stones. 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