Experience
January 2016- Pres.
Oceanne Jewelry Design
Studio Assistant
- Responsibilities include: assembly of jewelry, lead fabricator of jewelry, prototyping designs, establishing order of processes.
January 2016- Pres.
Yvonnes Jewelers
Intern
- Responsibilities include: watch battery replacement, taking in repairs, sales, cleaning jewelry.
- Training includes: repairs under in house goldsmith, gemstone identification, knowledge on precious metals, jewelry field standards of sales, repairs, and fabrication.
May 2015-January 2016
Designs Beautiful LLC.
Main Fabricator/Social Media Director
- Responsibilities include: designing jewelry, prototyping designs from myself and others, photographing jewelry, posting to social media, sales and listings on Etsy, and creating digital proposals for potential clients.
May 2015- July 2015
Zenia Lis Jewelry
Intern
- Responsibilities include: helping Zenia fill orders in her studio by fabricating rings, wire wrapping earrings and cleaning casted components.
2012-pres
http://www.etsy.com/shop/tessbulman
Etsy Shop Owner
- Responsibilities include: designing merchandise, fabricating merchandise, distributing advertisements, scheduling and finances.
Education
2010-2015
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Bachelors of Fine Arts
- Concentration in Jewelry Metals
- Fine Arts Minor
Exhibitions
2015
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Winter’s Transition
- BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition
2015
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Student Annual
- Juried by Arnold Tunstall
- Awarded Runner Up for Best In Show-Undergrad
2014
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Student Annual
- Juried by Hilary Gent
2014
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Synthesis
- Curated by Jessica Todd
Skills
- Proficient in stone settings of many kinds
- Advanced soldering skills
- Able to create many different mechanisms
- Knowledgeable and experienced in fabrication
- Schooled in Illustrator, Photoshop, laser cutting and Rhinoceros
- Proficient in enameling and various other surface treatments on metal
- Jewelry Sales
- Talented and knowledgeable in photography
Tess Bulman|Metalsmith 