Phillip Baldwin

(American, born 1953, died 2023)

Phillip Baldwin (1953-2023) was a Washington-based metal artist and craftsman. Many of his sculptures were created using the Japanese "Mokume Gane" technique. He notes, “The use of decorative laminated metals is still in its infancy and I find this a heartening thought. It means that the world of mokume will always be fresh, new and fun.”

Baldwin earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1979, where he was a resident artist for two years at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts in Portland. He had long lived and worked near Snohomish in Northwestern Washington.