B 1996, Stoneham, MA

Lives and works in the Northeast Kingdom, VT

EDUCATION

2014-2018   BFA in Metalsmithing & Jewelry, Maine College of Art & Design / Portland, Maine

JOB EXPERIENCE

2023-current   Lauren LaBella Jewelry & Fine Art, Owner / operating and managing a one-woman show, specializing in studio bench jewelry and hand-pressed block prints

2022, 2023, 2024   Camp Medolark, Enameling Instructor / instructing children and teens, ages 9-16

2020-2021   Day’s Jewelers, Service & Repair / facilitating operation of the service and repair department of a high-end retail jewelry store with an in-house bench jeweler 

2018-2020   Market Square Jewelers, Sales / establishing extensive knowledge of vintage and antique jewelry, metal purities and gemstones, jewelry repair, and custom jewelry work 

2018-2019   Chaya Studio Jewelry, Bench Jeweler’s Assistant / utilizing methods of production, fabrication, and finishing to assemble and finish collections created by the jeweler 

MARKETS

2026   Good Trade Market, Burlington, VT

2026   Adventure Dinner’s Procrastinator’s Paradise, Shelburne, VT

2026   Winooski Farmer’s Market, Winooski, VT

2026   Capital City Farmer’s Market, Montpelier, VT

2026   Champlain Islands Farmer’s Market, Grande Isle, VT

2025   Adventure Dinner’s Procrastinator’s Paradise, Shelburne, VT

2025   MECA&D Annual Holiday Sale, Portland, ME

2025   Local Maverick Holiday Market, Burlington, VT

2025   Lawson’s Finest Liquids Maker’s Market, Waitsfield, VT

2025   Waterbury Arts Fest, Waterbury, VT

2025   Spellbound Market, Rutland, VT

2025   Art on Park, Stowe, VT

2025   Champlain Islands Farmer’s Market, Grand Isle, VT

2025   Shelburne Farmer’s Market, Shelburne, VT

2025   Winooski Farmer’s Market, Winooski, VT

2025   Illuminate Vermont Festival, South Burlington, VT

2025   Shelburne Winter Farmer’s Market, Shelburne, VT

2024   Lawson’s Finest Liquids Maker’s Market, Waitsfield, VT

2024   New North End Holiday Market, Burlington, VT

2024   Art Hop, Burlington, VT

2024   Champlain Islands Farmer’s Market, Grand Isle/South Hero, VT

2024   Winooski Farmer’s Market, Winooski, VT

2024   Jericho Farmer’s Market, Jericho, VT

2024   Illuminate Vermont Festival, South Burlington, VT

2024   Middlebury Farmer’s Market, Middlebury, VT 

2024   Festive February Craft Fair (hosted by the Art Loft Collective Studio), Burlington, VT

2024   Odd Fellows BTV Warm Fuzzies Valentine’s Pop-Up, Burlington, VT

2023-2024   WInooski Winter Farmer’s Market, Winooski, VT

2023   Lawson’s Finest Liquids Maker’s Market, Waitsfield, VT

2023   New North End Holiday Market, North End, Burlington, VT

2023   SOWA Market, Boston, MA

WORKSHOPS

2018   “Liquid Enamel on Steel,” with Helen Carnac / MECA&D, Portland, ME

2018   “Knots and Braiding,” with Cat Bates / MECA&D, Portland, ME

2017   “Cutting Blanking Dies,” with Jayne Redman / MECA&D, Portland, ME

2017   “Business for Artpreneurs,” with Marlene Richey / MECA&D, Portland, ME

2017   “Wax Carving,” with Kate Wolf / Kate Wold Studios, Portland, ME

2017   “Production Jewelry,” with Cat Bates / Cat Bates Studios, Westbrook, ME

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

2016   Stickpin Exhibition, MECA&D front window / Metalsmithing & jewelry department exhibition, curation and installation in collaboration with Rae Jett, Gabrielle Brown, and Nicholas Downing