10 Facts About Ramona Solberg

Ramona Solberg created eccentric yet familiar jewelry using found objects; she was an influential teacher at the University of Washington School of Art and is often referred to as the "grandmother of Northwest found-art jewelry".

Ramona Lorraine Solberg was born on 10 May 1921, in Watertown, South Dakota, but her family relocated to Seattle, Washington before Solberg's second birthday.

Ramona Solberg enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in 1943 during the Second World War and served until 1950.

Ramona Solberg then studied in Oslo, Norway at Statens Kunst og Handverk Skole and worked with jewelry and enameling.

From 1951 to 1956, Solberg taught at James Monroe Jr.

From that time until her 1983 retirement, Ramona Solberg was an art professor at the University of Washington.

Ramona Solberg is often associated with Pacific Northwest artists and jewelers and she taught like Laurie Hall, Ron Ho, Kiff Slemmons, and Nancy Worden.

Ramona Solberg's jewelry was large, rather than typical delicate, precious jewelry.

Ramona Solberg created her jewelry to be worn and to be worn by large women.

Ramona Solberg was honored as a Fellow of the Council by the American Craft Council for her leadership and ability as an artist and teacher.