About

Hi, I'm Kara!

I'm a self-taught metalsmith and currently live in Wisconsin with my family. 

I am also an educator and began my first teaching position as an 8th grade ELA teacher in the fall of 2024. With my spouse, three daughters, a very handsome pup, and a plethora of other hobbies, I keep myself pretty busy! 

I started Two Medicine Silver in September 2018, though I prepared, read every book, watched every video, and gathered tools months before. The majority of the work I do is created through hand fabrication. In this method, pieces are built from sheets and wires of silver that are sawed, soldered, and textured all by hand. Many years of trial and error, failures and successes, frustrations and breakthroughs have gone into growing into and refining this process to make the plant and animal pieces you see today. I sometimes dabble with Precious Metal Clay, creating mostly botanical molds or imprints. I have also started to explore and experiment with wax carving and casting.