PiLAR BAKER
Education
1995 BFA Jewelry and Metalsmithing
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
1990 AAA Interior Design
Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
Professional Experience
2012 - pres. Instructor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Flux & Fire Studios
Katy, Texas
2009 – 2012 Adjunct Professor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Edison State College
Fort Myers, Florida
2006 – 2011 Jewelry Instructor for At-Risk Children
United Arts Council
Naples, Florida
2005 - 2011 Instructor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Alliance for the Arts
Fort Myers, Florida
2005 - 2011 Instructor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Cape Coral Arts Studio
Cape Coral, Florida
2003 - 2011 Instructor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing
BIG Arts
Sanibel Island, Florida
2000 - 2006 Interior Designer
Gary David Designs
Bonita Springs, Florida
Memberships
2017-2020 Houston Metal Arts Guild
Board of Directors
Charter Member
2002-2007 Florida Society of Goldsmiths
SW Chapter Vice President & Secretary
1995-pres. Society of North American Goldsmiths
Gallery Representation
2018-pres. Better Bling Studio, Stafford, TX
Sugar Land Art Center, Sugar Land, TX
Awards and Publications
2006 1st & 2nd Place Jewelry, "Ring of Fire,” SW Chapter Florida Society of Goldsmiths
1st & 2nd Place Sculpture, "Ring of Fire,” SW
Chapter Florida Society of Goldsmiths
2005 2nd Place Jewelry, SW Chapter Florida Society
of Goldsmiths
2004 2nd Place Story Telling Bracelet, SW Chapter
Florida Society of Goldsmiths
1997 Art Papers, Vol. 22, Issue I, "Chick Art,"
Gambit Weekly, Sept. 22, 1997, "No Strings
Attached"
1994 Selected Entry: National Student Sterling Design
Competition, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation
1994 2nd Place: Spring Arts Exhibition, Writers and
Artists' Group, University of Houston