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Kim Ries Whittington's Groups
Kim Ries Whittington's Page
Latest Activity
Kim Ries Whittington joined Mary Jarvis's group
HMAG
Houston Metal Arts Guild is organized to provide education of and promote public awareness and interest in the metal arts and enrich the local community through activities promoting the metal arts.
Kim Ries Whittington joined Brigitte Martin's group
SNAG
Society of North American Goldsmiths is the Premier Association for Jewelry, Design and Metalsmithing.
Profile Information
- Where do you live ? City, State and Country
- Galveston, TX
- Place of Work ? Example: Studio, College, Gallery, Museum, ...)
- Studio
- I am a .... Example: Student, Maker, Educator, etc.
- I recently graduated from FIT in NYC with a degree in Jewelry Design and made a drastic move to Galveston, TX (for my husbands job). Im currently trying to find a job in the jewelry industry in Houston. Any suggestion/leads would be greatly appreciated!
- Your website, DIRECT flickr or DIRECT facebook links where your work can be seen.
- http://kimwhittington.carbonmade.com
- Describe your media/materials you work with
- jewelry- enjoy working with sterling silver, wood, resin, acrylic
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 6:25pm on August 13, 2010,
Sandie Zilker said… - Welcome to Glassell!
- At 8:00am on July 20, 2010,
Brigitte Martin said… - Thank you very much for your membership payment and support of crafthaus. Your membership is valid through July 15, 2011.
Enjoy crafthaus ! Participate often :-)
NEW: Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition...
Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition shows contemporary metal art and jewelry from 11 Taiwanese contemporary emerging artists. Treasures from Taiwan will be highlighted on Crafthaus as an online exhibition from May 8 to June 7, 2013.
Latest Activity
Rebecca Skeels commented on Rebecca Skeels's group The Association for Contemporary Jewellery"Hi
I'm not sure if any of you might be interested in the South Hill Park Silversmithing/Jewellery Artist in Residence???
I've attached the details, applications are open now.
THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE (JEWELLERY AND SILVERSMITHING)
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Harriete Estel Berman replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 2 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"Super response from John Rose explaining why "educating the consumer" doesn't work.
Can I suggest that everyone listen to Seth Godin Ted Talk titled, "How to Get Your Ideas to Spread" …"
2Roses replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 2 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft""Educating the customer" as a marketing strategy has long been known in business circles as ineffective and to be avoided except under very narrowly defined conditions. The reason being that "education" is extremely expensive to…"
New blog ...
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
- by Rebecca Rose. 2013, SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient
For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist and maker.
Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!
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