My name is Rebecca Rose.

I make Sculpturings- a hybrid of sculpture and jewelry: www.sculpturings.com

 

Just a quick hello to the SNAG & Crafthaus communities introducing myself, my work, and the two main themes I intend to cover in the 2013/ 2014 blog.

 

But before I jump right in to the main topics, here’s a backstory to give some…

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Our Blog Carnival* topic this month is “nobody’s perfect”. We are frequently told this applies to us. Someone once said “art is making the difficult look easy. Maybe, but not the way we usually do it.... read more at 2Roses' blog: Jewelry…

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Van Cleef & Arpels’ ad on the back cover of the February 2012 issue of Art News is the latest in a sad legacy of the haute couture jewelry design world.  The ad displays an exquisitely crafted platinum and bejeweled “zipper” necklace.  It’s an impressive piece of work, advertised to coincide with the publication’s theme of “Where Fashion Meets Art”.

 

Where…

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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…

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Hi,

Right now we are working with the Santa Fe community to bring together student and professional jewelers for the October Makeover. We are re-designing our curriculum to more effectively bring participants up to speed on ethical practices and sourcing for jewelry. We are looking for a house to rent while in Santa Fe (at a non-profit rate (as close to free as possible)) so that all of our project assistants and documentarians can stay under one roof. And we are yes, fundraising. We…

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Made entirely of bench scraps in less than 15 minutes. 2Roses is upping the ante for those times when you just don't have 30 minutes.

--Cynthia Tinapple's Polymer Clay Daily featured one of my beaded polymer pieces March 10, 2010.

-- My article and tutorial on "Faux Clay and Faux Raku Teapots" is published in the April 2010 issue of Polymer Cafe magazine.

-- "Alter Ego", my polymer clay sculpture was published in the October, 2009 issue of Polymer Cafe magazine, given a full glorious page.

-- Cynthia Tinapple's "… Continue

Love him or hate him, John Rose will be inflicting his offbeat arts perspective on the public at large tomorrow on the Jay Whaley show at. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whaleystudios
Listen in - get an earful.

A little shot in the arm come by way of the post box yesterday. A letter stating that two of my pieces have been selected for publication in the 500 Plastic Jewelry book by Lark. It's been so long since I submitted these photos I thought for sure they had been rejected. Anyway, I'd also like to give props to all the other artists who have been accepted. Fun stuff. Best, Anthony …

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