Night Shift Co-Founder Ellyse translates illustrations into fine jewelry using traditional enameling techniques, especially focusing on champleve and plique a jour. After graduating from Tyler School of Art with a BFA in Metals/Jewelry/CAD she found work on Philadelphia’s historical Jeweler’s Row repairing gold jewelry with a focus in antique enamel restoration. Working on antique pieces exposed her to the vast possibilities of the medium, combining the playfulness of colorful drawing with the craft discipline she has learned from working within the fine jewelry industry.

Night Shift Co-Founder Kate is a metalsmith, wood carver, toolmaker, and jeweler. Her many interests allow her to shift focus throughout the year from playing and creating in the studio, to restoring vintage hammers, to completing custom and commission work, and teaching and taking workshops at craft schools. Through her work at Night Shift and as a teacher and curator she strives to uplift the jewelry and craft communities through inclusion, education, and enthusiasm. Kate gets a lot of help in the studio from her cat (Indy) and dog (Roswell).

Mia Kaplan makes jewelry, sculpture, utensils, and other objects. She grew up in North Carolina and is currently living in Philadelphia. She received a BA in Studio Art at Earlham College in 2018. One highlight of her professional experience includes completing the Core Fellowship at the Penland School of Craft. Mia currently works as the Production Specialist and Bench Jeweler at Emily Chelsea Jewelry and holds personal studio space in Night Shift Studio. She exhibits her work nationally and also teaches at craft schools around the country.

Sarah Montagnoli is a jeweler, metalsmith, and educator based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her BFA from Moore College of Art & Design (2018) and moved on to pursue her MFA and Teaching Certification at Tyler School of Art & Architecture (2021). In her work, Montagnoli creates pillowed metal forms via hydraulic pressing that act as vessels for encapsulating fragments of herself and her past, to be rewritten or observed from a removed perspective. When not teaching or seated at her bench, she enjoys time with her cats, collecting small trinkets, and wandering in the rain.

Emi Savacool is a jeweler, metalsmith, and maker from Bloomsbury, NJ. A graduate of University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, Emi is heavily inspired by Art Nouveau. Emi believes in the power of using the natural forms of insects and plants as personal talismans. She creates mixed-media works from carved wood, precious stones, enamels, fine metals, and natural fibers in order to distill the essence of these beings into wearable works of art.

Emi is not blurry in real life, but we let Kate update the website and she is bad at… computers.

Julianna Englander is a jewelry artist focusing on lost wax casting and fabrication. Their pieces are inspired from stories of fantasy and nature.

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Wendy Tonsits’ trademark is a synthesis of bold lines and colored gems that are derived from sculptural forms and colors in nature and images from travels to Japan, Italy, Fiji and other parts of the globe. Her small sculpture jewelry is made with traditional techniques to achieve original organic shapes as well as hand fabricated settings.

We have work space available at Bok. Night Shift Studio is a perfect space for metalsmiths and jewelry artists who can work independently and want

-somewhere outside the home to work
-the camaraderie of a shared workspace
-access to more tools and equipment
-to connect further with Philly’s craft community

If that sounds like you, please fill in a studio interest form!