PARTICIPATORY SPORT FOR CRAFT ARTISTS
The Guild is made up of metal arts enthusiasts from a wide range of backgrounds, who are creating a community through sharing news and events, ideas, resources, galleries, techniques and questions about the metal arts.
Website: http://www.metalartsguildsf.org/membership/membership.htm
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Members: 42
Latest Activity: Feb 18
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MAG is organizing a group tour for the Margaret De Patta exhibit that's going on at the Oakland Museum. The tour is for Sunday, 2/26 at 11:00am. For more information on Margaret De Patta and the tour, go to the link. http://metalartsguildsf.org/category/events/
Admission is $16 per person, including a docent led tour. Margaret De Patta was one of the founding members of the Metal Arts Guild in San Francisco. Signup deadline has been extended till 2/22. Don't miss out, Margaret's designs are timeless and was considered one of the pioneers of craft art jewelry.
Comment by emiko oye on January 24, 2012 at 4:17pm Thanks for joining us from CO, Jennifer! Yes, Forging Communities conference was definitely my dream team lineup come true!
Comment by Jennifer Dewey on January 24, 2012 at 2:33pm What a fantastic anniversary conference... and line-up of Rock Star Metal Artists! So glad I made it a part of my trip to the West Coast this Fall!
Comment by Ethical Metalsmiths on February 24, 2010 at 11:44am What's going on in the crafthaus community?
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View an excerpt of the recently published Humor in Craft Book:
Featuring 12 +1 images of humorous craft artwork from around the world and the artists' commentary about the role humor plays in their work.
Fun for all!
Humor in Craft Online Exhibition.
You can purchase a mug like the one on the cover image. Nice gift!
The book has a website where you can look up exhibitions and other events around the book:
Listen to a fun 30 minute radio interview with the author on the Eclectic Author's Showcase!
Brigitte talks about what it was like working with the artists and reads some fun excerpts.
I have always thought that the back of a jewelry piece is as important as the front. If you feel the same way, consider sending images of the front and backside of your brooches to Lorena Angulo asap. Lorena is looking for images to place in a future crafthaus online exhibition!
Crafthaus Project Grant Information
Australian Furniture Maker
Ross Annels receives 2012 crafthaus scholarship award.
Ross started blogging about his experiences on crafthaus!
NCECA Board member Sam Chung selected longstanding crafthaus member Kala Stein to receive the first NCECA/crafthaus Scholarship.
Kala has started her crafthaus blog: 2012 NCECA/crafthaus Emerging Artist Report!
Bifei Cao is 2012 SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient
A native of China, Bifei graduated from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, and received his MA degree at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, before receiving an MFA in jewelry and metals program at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania under Lynda LaRoche.
Follow Bifei on his crafthaus blog :"Self-doubt: Crossing the boundary of culture with personal issues".
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 17, 2012 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Colorado Metalsmithing Association presents:
::: CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate. :::
When: July 20 - 22, 2012
Where: The Steamplant. Salida, CO
We think you will agree that we have some inspirational and…
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 16, 2012 at 2:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
CustomMade is a marketplace for creating custom items in cooperation with North American-based production shops. Consumers come to CustomMade in search of fine custom jewelry including custom rings,…
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Here's "Spinning Steel" from R. Weis' CD "Excitable Audible" with an exploration of a sculpture by Atticus Adams. Two artists working with commonplace materials: Weis samples and composes with the sound of steel kitchen bowls and Adams sculpts…
ContinuePosted by Brigitte Martin on May 11, 2012 at 3:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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