Martha Fitzmier is a metalsmith, artist and educator. Following careers in literacy education, educational consulting, and selling antiques, she took one course in metalsmithing and was captivated by the concept of creating beautiful things from metal.

Martha’s interest in metals began with creating art jewelry, and her focus quickly expanded to include flatware and hollowware. Her growing interest in tessellation as a three-dimensional art form developed during an apprenticeship with Master Silversmith Julia Woodman, in Atlanta, GA. This experience led Martha to design and manufacture a honeycomb tessellation form used to create her flatware, hollowware and jewelry pieces. You can learn more about the tessellation form here.

Martha served on the Board of Directors of the Metal Arts Guild of Georgia (MAGG) and her work has been featured in a number of juried exhibitions.  Recently Martha has been exploring deep draw hydraulic press forming and experimenting with its unique possibilities for both hollowware and jewelry design.  She developed and taught a series of deep draw workshops at MAGG.  She also offered a series of workshops in her home studio in Decatur, GA.  You can read more about her workshops here.

In the summer of 2018, Martha and her husband moved to Verona, WI.  By the fall of 2018, she completed the construction of a fully equipped teaching studio — a welcoming setting for students to collaborate, learn new techniques, and hone their skills.  You can see Martha’s Verona teaching studio here.  Martha has served on the Board of Directors of the Madison Art Guild.  She currently serves as the President of the Board of a new group of artists that was formed in 2021 — The Wisconsin Metalsmiths, or WIM.  You can learn more about WIM on its Facebook page, here.