Further Update: to ensure that there is no reflection on either the Exhibition concerned or on Crafthaus, I have removed my original text at the request of the Curator of the exhibition.…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 30, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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Strange day today: some things good, some bad, "good, in parts"!
Bad: my microwelder (hydro-flame) broke down; someone stole my tube-cutter; one of the students has hacked a coil of wire into multiple lengths as they were too lazy to look for the end.
Good: I finished a bangle -
Made from iron nail, silver,…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 29, 2010 at 1:45pm —
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Just back from a long and relaxing weekend in Brighton with a brief sojourn to London, primarily to see the David Watkins exhibition at the V&A.
The Watkins exhibition was a touch disappointing as there wasn't very much in it, perhaps 20 - 30 pieces, all jewellery but the Silver Gallery and the jewellery collection at the V&A never fails to please.
Some photographs from this visit:…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 28, 2010 at 2:34pm —
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Berger stolen rings BCN 18-09-10.pdf
here you find a pdf file with the pictures of my 38 kinetic rings, stolen on the 18th September 2010 in the streets of Barcelona.Only a few of them are One-Offs, so if you see some of them please please keep in mind that they also can be normally bought from me or from a gallery. But please inform me when you have seen them. Thanks for all of you for…
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Added by Michael Berger on September 24, 2010 at 6:20pm —
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Added by Deborrah Daher on September 24, 2010 at 10:00am —
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I was recently interviewed for what I thought was going to be a short side-bar piece about myself and my role as Gallery Director at
Hera Gallery... However, when I picked up the latest issue of
SO Rhode Island Magazine, a local Arts & Entertainment Monthly, I was surprised to see a full page portrait of myself smiling (awkwardly) back at me.
Despite the intimidating full…
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Added by Islay Taylor on September 23, 2010 at 8:58pm —
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There's a really interesting article in this issue of
Art New England about the Providence art scene written by Doug Norris. Doug is a wonderfully observant art writer who primarily reviews for the South County Independent, and freelances for national publications as well. Considering that I live…
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Added by Islay Taylor on September 22, 2010 at 1:24pm —
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Finally finished my ring, "Trouble With Lichen", made from the corroded push-rods of a Ford Fairlane, found in a river at Campo Ligure, Italy. It is not a typical piece. I think that this is because I did almost no preparatory drawings for it and it came almost directly from the form of the material and the stones chosen for it.
The cups are set with tsavorite and…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 22, 2010 at 11:35am —
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Jewelry friends-
Workshop and presentation notes up on the JSN file sharing site, go to
their site and click on the Drop link. Tons of free information from the
symposium that my Critique Collective participated in last week in
Farnham England. My favorite- Making a flocking machine!!! Watch for
fuzzy items coming soon.
http://jsnfarnham.com/
And…
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Added by Shana Astrachan on September 22, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Check out our article on making large stone beads.
Added by 2Roses on September 22, 2010 at 9:16am —
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Here are some photographs from the installation of
Chromophilia at
Craftland. This show, which I co-curated with Devienna Anggraini, features the work of Emiko Oye, Anthony Tammaro, Mike and Maaike, Jimin Park, Jenny Bradley, Amy Weiks, and Mariana Acosta.
I have to say that the final display looks wonderful. The work really brightens up the gallery with the highly…
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Added by Islay Taylor on September 20, 2010 at 3:58pm —
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Added by Deborrah Daher on September 20, 2010 at 2:58pm —
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Definitely the oddest thing I've ever made!
Now to polish, set and patinate it:
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 18, 2010 at 12:13pm —
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While I was recently in Edinburgh, I visited
The Antiquity Shoppe. Although I was on a specific mission to find antique coins to add to my
travel bracelet, I ended up finding so many more treasures at
The… Continue
Added by Islay Taylor on September 17, 2010 at 9:48pm —
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This is shaping up to be one of the oddest pieces I've ever made!
The roster of stones is now: brown diamond, tsavorite, demantoid, spessarite, peridot, nephrite, tourmaline and andalusite.
Added by The Justified Sinner on September 17, 2010 at 11:52am —
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A while back, a friend of mine in Italy found an old car engine in a river. It had been there some time and was very corroded:
He sent me these bits from it:
And today, I finally started work on a piece using…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 16, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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I will be exhibiting at the annual Shaw Art Fair in St. Louis Missouri on October 2nd and 3rd.
Added by Janet Marie Scherrer on September 15, 2010 at 6:10pm —
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Finally completed a piece I've had sitting about for a couple of months, the collar "Hymn To Amun-Ra":
Made from the brake pad of a Cessna aircraft, kevlar/steel composite from a bullet-proof vest factory, silver, enamel, blue topaz, lapis-lazuli, magnets and a 3d-printed scarab.
I was very uncomfortable about the "Egyptian" theme…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 15, 2010 at 3:29pm —
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This month I curated a recycled jewelry show showcasing the members of the
Metal Arts Critique Collective, of which I'm a member.
"From Geekery to Regality: Beauty in Reuse" is the title and it is showing through the month of Sept, Downtown SF at Green Zebra Environmental Action…
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Added by emiko oye on September 15, 2010 at 3:22am —
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Completed a trio of cufflinks today. These are a bit of a "bread and butter" line for me and one of the few things I get to make fairly regularly.
The rigid "bean" backs are really easy to get in and out of shirts and don't break. Set with a red zircon, chrome green tourmaline and blue topaz. The nuts and bolt-heads were all found…
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Added by The Justified Sinner on September 14, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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