Sally Prangley

Sally Prangley is known for her inventive ways of working with wire and for her striking color combinations in paper designs. Sally creates jewelry and sculpture using wire, paper, and found objects. Sally describes her jewelry as geometric sculptures that are eclectic yet very wearable: colorful, somewhat elegant, and quirky. All Sally’s jewelry is titled, which explains what inspires each piece.

The common thread in Sally’s jewelry is her love of wire: wire with found objects that she’s collected for decades, and wire with paper that she’s also collected for years. Wire is used quite differently in each approach. It encircles found objects, highlighting their individuality and keeping them in place. Objects are chosen to represent a range of colors, original purpose, age, and materials. With paper jewelry, wire is used as links, findings, and internal armature.

Working with both objects and paper, each piece starts with a concept that visualizes ideas, reflects emotions or experiences, and shows a sense of fun. Sally also looks to create “balanced asymmetry” in her jewelry, where shapes are not quite symmetrical, yet are still pleasing.

Sally grew up on an island near Seattle and got her degree in psychology and art history at Northwestern University, followed by her MBA in marketing at George Washington University. Sally is primarily self-taught, with a 40-year career as an artist. Her work is in galleries and museum stores across the US and internationally.

In 2025, Sally was awarded a Leonardo DaVinci prize for her jewelry design in the Florence Biennale, a juried multi-disciplinary art show held every other year in Italy. In 2026, Sally won first place in the limited-edition category of the annual Earring Show hosted by the Craft Council of British Columbia.

Put simply, Sally loves what she does.

Website: www.sallyprangley.com
Email: sally@sallyprangley.com
Instagram: instagram.com/sallyprangley