My name is Magdalena Urbanova, I currently work on a book about enameling in Czech language. The…

Artist Statement:

I like to transform personal experience, dreams related to human condition in to three- dimensional object jewelry. I question the inevitable fate of human being by exploiting symbolism. Through the everyday journey of transforming questions into…

In The Trenches

audio installation



This site-specific installation was created for an unusual, narrow, dark and dead-ended space in the basement of a decommissioned school. It imagined an intense, archaic lesson, in which the willing and innocent voice of a girl learning to…

Yes, the engineering research of David Gracias does resemble the hobby of folding paper. And the way, under his microscope, nano-materials fold themselves into cubes and pyramids, like tiny polyhedrons coming to life, seems Disney inspired. But please don’t…

For the director of the Center for the History of Collecting at the Frick, in New York, the story behind a collection can be as important as the artworks in it. Since the center’s founding as a discrete division of the Frick Art Reference Library in 2007, Inge Reist has been…

Where's the line between craft, art and design? Glenn Adamson, head of research at London's Victoria and Albert Museum says, at heart, craft is about "showing your commitment to an idea."…

Since returning from Istanbul, it has been non-stop in the workshop, preparing work for orders and making some new pieces too. I've sidelined a number of works-in-progress in order to get on with more pressing issues, so there are no updates on my Chanel-inspired piece or my tribute to Alexander McQueen, though I have progressed apace with my first foray into electronics in jewellery, "14th Century Nightlife" which I hope to finish finally this coming week after it sitting on my bench for…

It is that time of year again, when the degree shows in Scotland all kick off. As usual, the roll is started by Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of  Art & Design - DJCAD for short. Regular readers of my blog will…

SIERAAD Int. Jewellery Art Fair is fully booked, we have 1 group stand left for a group designers from Asia. Any one interested in taking an initiative? send me an email: info@sieraadartfair.com !!

Hope to hear from you, have a great day.

This is the main reason of my visit at this year's Collect. Contemporary Jewellery and Silversmithing at its best. Here are a few photos. 

Mi-Ah Rodiger statement headpiece at Galerie Rob Koudijs

Koi bracelets…

A little-known yet thriving hothouse of creativity, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Continuing Education Program in Jewelry fosters a vibrant community of makers from diverse backgrounds, all united by a shared passion for jewelry-making. It’s no wonder this program has launched the…

Organised by the Crafts Council, Collect: The International Art Fair of Contemporary Objects celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. International galleries and eleven Project Space artists have exhibited under one roof, at The Saatchi Gallery in London.…

Posted from the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History:

Like a lot of organizations, my museum struggles with two conflicting goals:

1) The museum should be…

 The DO GOOD Residency

Red…

"The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY in the AGE of the Internet"

is a Keynote Address I originally gave for the International Polymer Clay Association annual conference.…