Drew Baker - Plus One Collective
Drew Baker
Designer biography:
Drew Baker works with vitreous (glass) enamel and metal to create wearable and hangable art. Illustrating with silver wire and powdered glass he explores a range of topics including color theory, cosmogony, and social commentary. He is in recovery from substance use, and from religious and social programming. He uses his art practice as a means to resolve his own complex emotions as well as examine social issues and other topics. Drew often wonders what the world would be like if human beings spent their quadrillions of kilocalories on more joyful and interesting things.
Collection concept
Drew was born in Utah and primarily grew up in New Jersey. He lived in New Mexico for many years and calls this home. Some traditional schooling took place at UC Berkeley and U of Utah. Metalsmithing courses were taken at Houston Community College, and cloisonné classes at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. He was also employed for several years at a fine jewelry casting company. Drew now teaches metal smithing and enameling at Lillstreet and repairs fine jewelry for a living. He is currently fixing up an old farmhouse property in Dowagiac, Michigan and turning the barn into a studio. Drew’s number one job is dad to his nine year old son.
