Crimson Laurel Gallery

Metalsmith Marvin Jensen has a BS from Mankato State University(MN) and an MFA from Southern Illinois University/Carbondale, where he studied with Brent Kington. He was a visiting assistant professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette IN in 1981-82 and at Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) in 1992. Since 1983 he has lectured and given workshops at many universities in hollowware, anodizing and mokume-gane. He has taught frequently at Penland and was an assistant to the director in 1982 and 1983; from 1985-1992 he was studio and program coordinator for metals, iron and sculpture studios. In 1984 he established Jensen Studio near Penland School where he works as a metalsmith, machinist and a designer of wood and metal furniture.