Artist Information 

Pat McIver  enjoying her time off in New York !

            Pat draws on her experience of over 50 years as a jeweler, model maker, muralist, and fine art sculptor. Her work has been displayed in Cartier, Inc; Bergdoff Goodman; The Hugh & Marguerite Styx Shell Gallery & their books (The Shell; Fifty Million Years of Inspired Design and The Art Of Marguerite Styx) as well as their collection which toured the United States; the Mary McFadden jewelry; Aaron Faber, and The Santa Fe Opera collections; as well as numerous shops and galleries throughout the country. She has created rings, figurines, earrings and pendants licensed by the Walt Disney Company.Her work has been featured in Vogue, Town and Country, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times Magazine, Look, and The Shell Oil Company Book Of The Year.

Pat collaborated with the late Maria Vogt to create a jeweled setting for a Tiffany clock as well as other pieces placed in the White House and presidential yacht. They also crafted gifts to be given to dignitaries by the White House. Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis later purchased several pieces for the Onasis yacht. A highly versatile artist, she also wrote and illustrated The Leathercraft Book on how to make sandals, bags, and garments (Random House, 1973) published in The U.S., Holland ,and England. An accomplished carpenter, Pat was one of the first women to become an apprentice cabinetmaker in New York . And she found time to run the New York Marathon three times. She is expanding the Heinrich Kley series to include outdoor bronze sculptures, as well as other famous art sculptures.

Dan Peligrad