These clothes by Montreal fashion designer Ying Gao curl and unfurl in reaction to light.
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July 2011 Blog Posts (20)
Jewelry on the Model - Skin, Skin, Skin
Marthe Le Van, editor of Lark Books says that the best background for jewelry is skin, skin, skin!!!! By this she meant that jewelry on the model produced a very effective photo.
Spanish Collar by Peter Hoogeboom; Photo by Henni Van…
Added by Harriete Estel Berman on July 28, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments
"Living Pod": Clothes by Ying Gao that curl and unfurl in reaction to light (source: dezeen blog)
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 27, 2011 at 9:11am — No Comments
Artists Announce They've Found All The Beauty They Can In Urban Decay
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 26, 2011 at 8:30am — 4 Comments
TOYS: RE-Invent, Re-Imagine, Re-Discover (Call for Artists)
TOYS: RE-Invent, Re-Imagine, Re-Discover
Deadline: August 26, 2011 (RECEIVE)
TOYS: RE-Invent, Re-Imagine, Re-Discover
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
In Association with the Smithsonian Institution
Solomons, Maryland
October 14, 2011 - January 8, 2012
This exhibit seeks works of art that use toys and children’s playthings as the inspiration, subject matter, and/or medium with the goal of creating playful, amusing, nostalgic, or poignant…
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 25, 2011 at 1:01pm — No Comments
Materials Hard & Soft (Call for Artists)
Materials: Hard & Soft
Deadline: September 9, 2011 by 5:00 pm (RECEIVE)
Materials: Hard & Soft
National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition
Greater Denton Arts Council
Denton, TX
February 3 – March 30, 2012
ELIGIBLE MEDIA
Works produced in any of the craft media: clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wood, or any combination of craft media, are acceptable. Entries must be the complete work of the submitting artist. Kits or…
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 25, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Society of Arts and Crafts: Call for 2012 fairs
Deadline September 13.
The Society of Arts and Crafts invites artists to apply for participation in upcoming 2012 fairs in the following media categories: baskets, ceramics, fiber decorative, fiber wearable,…
ContinueAdded by Brigitte Martin on July 25, 2011 at 12:20pm — No Comments
Call for Entry: NICHE AWARDS 2012
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 25, 2011 at 12:13pm — No Comments
next stop
off to the next show...the bellevue museum artsfair in bellevue/wa... (http://www.bellevuearts.org/fair/index.html)....booth m-02 if anybody in the area wants to come by and visit...…
Added by Emanuela Aureli on July 25, 2011 at 11:50am — No Comments
Niche Marketing from SNAG PDS 2011
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 24, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments
FORGING COMMUNITIES - An Intimate One-Day Symposium
Added by Brigitte Martin on July 22, 2011 at 10:22am — No Comments
Finding a photographer? Working with your photographer? Getting the shot you want.
Are you ready with amazing, quality photographic images?
During the SNAG Professional Development Seminar Photographer Roger Schreiber says: "Quality sells" and…
ContinueAdded by Harriete Estel Berman on July 21, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Exhibition: Artifacts from Self-Making work by Renee Zettle-Sterling and The Conversation Series work by Victoria Veenstra
Added by Renee Zettle-Sterling on July 18, 2011 at 2:49pm — 1 Comment
Ethical Jewelers Sought for Virtual Directory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Christina Miller
Telephone: 513-551-0559
Email: Cmiller@ethicalmetalsmiths.org
Ethical Jewelers Sought for Virtual Directory
College Corner, Ohio, July 18, 2011 --…
ContinueAdded by Ethical Metalsmiths on July 18, 2011 at 11:27am — No Comments
The Justified Sinner is in the 'burgh
The Justified Sinner (Dauvit Alexander) came to Pittsburgh last week and a band of local metalheads got together to meet with him. I picked Dauvit and his partner Dingo up on Friday evening and we went to a gallery crawl in downtown before we met the others for dinner at the Church Brew Works. Fun times!
We hope to see you guys back in the 'burgh soon. You are amazing!!!
Here are some images:…
ContinueAdded by Brigitte Martin on July 16, 2011 at 8:30am — 6 Comments
Do You Have A Vision Beyond the Moment?
Added by Harriete Estel Berman on July 12, 2011 at 11:17am — 1 Comment
21st Century Jewelry: The Best of the 500 Series
My work has been included in another book -
Added by Deborrah Daher on July 11, 2011 at 1:49pm — No Comments
Music to my ears
Check out that blur! Sawing The Raven - or - a silver plate takes one of the team...
Like The Justified Sinner's A Forest, I too have responded to a couple of songs in metal this year. Back at the start of the…
ContinueAdded by Melissa Cameron on July 10, 2011 at 12:19am — 5 Comments
Glass Artists (and possibly other mediums)!! Some Up Coming Awards for the Fall
So I've been doing some pretty intense scholarship/award hunting the past few weeks. I thought I'd post some of the ones that I've found.... In hopes that maybe some people would like to share some of the ones they've found with me?
Niche Awards - Due September 30
As far as I know this is just a publicity / prestige based award competition.
It's a 20 dollar entrance fee... but would be great exposure.…
Added by Jade Usackas on July 6, 2011 at 9:30am — 3 Comments
Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Jewelry Featured in ICON Magazine
Hi everyone,
I have wonderful news to share. My Lily Necklace and Lush Bracelet are featured in the Summer 2011 issue of ICON Magazine. The issue just came out today and I can't wait to share the beautiful images with you. I am deeply honored and ecstatic to be included in such a wonderful publication. Many thanks to the team at Hot Pink Style, photographer …
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Added by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on July 1, 2011 at 5:04pm — 1 Comment
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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.
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Call for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2014 at Hynes Convention Center
December 5, 2014 at 10am to December 7, 2014 at 5pm
The Society of Arts and Crafts is pleased to announce that the application period for Craftboston Spring 2014 and Craftboston Holiday 2014 opens on May 30th. Presented by The Society of Arts and Crafts, Craftboston Spring and Holiday are New England’s premiere juried exhibitions and sales of contemporary craft. They are mission-driven events that serve to support excellence in crafts by encouraging the creation, collection, and conservation of the work of craft artists, and by educating and…See More
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
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. Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!See More
The Society of Arts and Crafts posted eventsCall for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2014
December 5, 2014 at 10am to December 7, 2014 at 5pmCall for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Spring 2014
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Steve Shelby left a comment for John Lunn"Hi John. I love your flute. I worked at a job for 23 years making keys and the metal parts for contrabassoons. Unfortunately, there was no creativity involved. The upside is that I learned a huge amount about working with metal and making tools."
John Lunn replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 4 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"It is a good article. It's a bit disappointing that the 3 artists they interview are men when it was so obvious that 90% of the Trunk Show exhibitors were women. I'd like to do a blog or two on the influence of women in the arts and how it…"
Steve Shelby commented on Rebecca Rose's group Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately"Hi Rebecca. I have had probably a 50% success rate entering juried exhibitions, which I think is actually pretty good. I don't do shows where you go and peddle your wares from a booth. The exhibitions I've been in are held in art museums…"
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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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