Rod McCormick

BIO

Rod is a metalsmith, sculptor and jeweler. His original passion was for metalworking (fabrication, hammering, casting, repoussé, welding). Since 1990 he has also been involved with the application of computer-aided design and computer-aided making to the work of the individual craftsperson, and now much of his work is executed using 3D printing. He draws his inspiration from process—from 19th century sheet metal patternmaking to contemporary 3D computer modeling programs. His current work is jewelry—sensuous forms designed digitally and printed in plastic, aluminum and stainless steel. 

He has received many honors including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship Grant. He is a three-time Finalist (Discipline Winner) for a PEW Fellowship in the Arts. Rod is a professor of Craft + Material Studies in the College of Art, Media & Design at the University of the Arts.

GALLERY