Andy Cooperman makes all sorts of things from all sorts of things and is known for applying the rigorous craft of fine metalsmithing to a wide variety of often disparate materials. He has supported himself as a jeweler and metalsmith for over forty years and has been a writer and educator for close to that. His work has been published widely and can be found in public and private collections. Andy has earned 1st Place in the Rio Grande Saul Bell Awards for Alternative Materials. He has delivered the keynote addresses for the International Society of Glass bead Makers and the Eastern Carolina University Materials Topics Symposium and has spoken at the SNAG and CoMA conferences, the Yuma Symposium and a variety of other venues.