Again this year, there will be some excellent jewelry and metals lectures 
at SOFA NY. Lecture attendance is free with admission to the exhibition. For 
more information, go to the SOFA website at 
http://www.sofaexpo.com/NY/2011/lectures.htm

For People Who are Slightly Mad:
American Modernist Jewelry
Thursday, April 14, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

A review of the iconoclastic artists who translated the excitement of 
surrealism and modernism into wearable jewelry. Their work will be seen in 
Crafting Modernism: Mid-century American Art and Design at the Museum of Arts and 
Design, NY in October 2011. Jeannine Falino, Curator, Museum of Arts and 
Design, NY

Cosponsored by Society of North American Goldsmiths and Art Jewelry Forum

Sometimes
Friday, April 15, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

New Zealand artist Lisa Walker makes jewellery out of a vast collection of 
materials – plastic, wood, paper, gold, fabric, clay, dirt, dust, aluminum, 
paint – the list goes on. Her talk will be a retrospective look at pieces 
and projects of the last 20 years, looking at what extremes are possible, 
questioning and researching what jewellery means, what it can be.

Represented by Jewelers’ Werk Galerie, Washington DC

Sergey Jivetin and Jennifer Trask: Two Visions
Saturday, April 16, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Jewelry artists Jennifer Trask and Sergey Jivetin discuss their individual 
ideologies and shared studio practices. Trask will talk about the 
evolution of her most recent series, “Embodiment”, which encompasses both 
sculptural and wearable works. Jivetin will elaborate on the role of experimental 
techniques and materials.

Represented by Ornamentum, Hudson, NY

Presented by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)

The Art of Not Making
Saturday, April 16, 3 – 4 pm

With a recent return to a highly crafted aesthetic in art, 'the artist' is 
increasingly remote from the physical act of production, with specialists 
doing the heavy lifting and fine detailing. Dr. Michael Petry, Director of 
MOCA London will explore the relationship between artist and artisan, 
creativity and production, asking the important question: What is art work?

Presented in conjunction with Berengo Studio 1989, Murano

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Anybody have any extra tickets? Looking for a ticket to NY SOFA.  I would be eternally grateful.

Happy Making,

Regina 

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