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American Craft Council Executive Director Resigns

The American Craft Council announced in a press release that executive director Chris Amundsen has tendered his resignation. Amundsen’s last day will be August 4, 2017.

Leilani Lattin Duke, ACC Life…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 17, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments

The Hats That Crowned Broadway (NYT May 14, 2017)

By ERIK PIEPENBURG, NYTIMES

Photographs by TONY CENICOLA

MAY 5, 2017

Does anyone still wear a hat? For designers on Broadway this season, the answer was yes, actually, they very much do. Here’s a look at a season of…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 16, 2017 at 8:15am — No Comments

ACC blog: Velvet da Vinci Goes Digital

San Francisco’s Velvet da Vinci will close July 1, owner Mike Holmes has announced, saying he plans to continue and expand the online presence of the gallery in lieu of its brick-and-mortar location. For 26 years, the influential jewelry gallery drew national talent and…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 11, 2017 at 5:20pm — No Comments

Inspirational trip to Senegal with the Toolbox Initiative

In April this year I was one of the lucky six jewellers to be chosen to go to Senegal with The Toolbox Initiative.  This is a charity established by Matthieu Cheminee (award-winning jeweller, teacher, author and photographer) and Tim McCreight (jeweller, teacher and publisher) to assist the metalsmithing community in West Africa by donating tools and materials from…

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Added by Anna Butcher on May 11, 2017 at 8:19am — No Comments

Starbucks and yet another Guggenheim

Dem Bones...

A very full week last week, kicking off with meetings at Craftspace about an exciting project which is coming up in July, about which I will report in due course, and an opportunity for my students to design some very prestigious sporting…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on May 11, 2017 at 6:32am — No Comments

Art Quilt Elements 2018 Call for Entries

Art Quilt Elements 2018 Call for Entries

 

Dates:

Entry Deadline: October 6, 2017 ($45 entry fee)

Extended Deadline: October 10, 2017 ($65 entry fee)

Exhibition Dates:…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 10, 2017 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Etsy replaces CEO and cuts 80 employees

Etsy is unraveling.

The…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 9, 2017 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

2Roses Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm





From Latin, Tinctura means dyeing. Eva adds to her name “tinctory,” a word that she feels may not exist but if it did, would mean a place where things are dyed. The colors of Eva’s pieces are earthy and seductive. Meticulous hand stitching adds a bit of…
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Added by 2Roses on May 8, 2017 at 4:31pm — No Comments

9 questions: METALSMITH Magazine Survey

Metalsmith is an editorially independent publication from the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), the organization. SNAG checks in regularly with the larger metals and craft community (members and non-members alike) and asks for feedback.

Here's a recent digital…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 5, 2017 at 8:30am — No Comments

Welsh Wales

Graig Goch Dam - 1

It's been another long weekend with a bank holiday spent in Brighton, so this post is a little bit out-of-date!  The weekend before last, saw the…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on May 3, 2017 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Maryam Ashkanian - Pillows Portraits

"I am really interested in sleeping people and I want to explore what they see in their dreams. I also believe they are in a different land or a different life. For me, when I start to sleep I really find myself in the middle of nowhere; in my utopia. I change into another person, or my real character, without a mask." …

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Added by Brigitte Martin on May 2, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

2Roses Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

Asagi Maeda - A Passionate Narrative of City Life

Asagi Maeda sculpts minute details of a big city life. Bracelets erupt with skylines of tall buildings, alongside docks, and parks. Many of Maeda’s pieces are populated with golden figures performing daily tasks, playing music, commuting or simply “people watching.” The work…

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Added by 2Roses on May 1, 2017 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Milwaukee Show&Tell at Jewelers Guild Opening

I'll be showing and telling, 12-7PM at the Jewelers Guild opening, May 13th.

Questions? Please contact Robert Devoe

Email …

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Added by Linda Kelen on April 28, 2017 at 11:33am — No Comments

Cabinet maker's toolbox by Henry O. Studley

Henry O. Studley (1838-1925) was an organ and piano maker, carpenter, and Mason who worked for the Smith Organ Co., and later for the Poole Piano Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. Born in 1838 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Studley is best known for creating the so-called Studley Tool Chest, a wall hanging tool…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on April 28, 2017 at 8:00am — No Comments

New Website

Here is my new website if anyone is interested in checking it out.

https://www.rachtryanartjewelry.com

Thank you,

Marissa

Added by Marissa Racht Ryan on April 25, 2017 at 2:17am — 1 Comment

Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

Fiona Rainford - Continuity



Felting is something that is usually identified with clothing. The work of Fiona Rainford is created to be observed. A good portion of what she makes is done in groupings. They show both bold and subtle transitions as well as beautiful continuity in pattern and color. As observers, we found Rainford’s work to be a very open, ongoing study in pushing…

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Added by 2Roses on April 24, 2017 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Job Opp: Studio Manager at the Baltimore Jewelry Center

We are excited to announce that we'll be hiring a Studio Manager at the BJC! Do you think you'd make a great addition to our team? We hope so!!! Application deadline is June 9, 2017. Check out our website for more info:…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on April 23, 2017 at 8:00am — No Comments

Fade Out Again

Mosque Skyline



I had a wonderful time in Istanbul when I visited in 2013. Now, four years later, it seems that I may never be able to return again. The liberal, secular country created by Atatürk is succumbing to the power-plays of the fascist Erdoğan,…

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Added by The Justified Sinner on April 18, 2017 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Monday’s Child - A Weekly Creative Shot in the Arm

Seulgi Kwon - unpredictable organisms 



Kwon’s work interested us because of its use of clear plastic and silicone. Although her art is organic in nature, it embraces the science associated with cells, their growth, mutation, division, and extinction. The use of transparent media creates another…

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Added by 2Roses on April 17, 2017 at 2:27pm — No Comments

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