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The New Year renews our optimism and focus on professional development,…
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Sienna Patti of Sienna Gallery offered her "essence of success" during the Forging Communities Symposium. She challenged everyone in…
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Hot Under the Collar: A Survey of Contemporary Necklaces
Choker, collar, lariat, torque, pendant, the necklace is one of the most diverse formats available to metalsmiths today. Whether cascading down the front, or draped down the back, the possibilities are nearly endless. The human torso provides us with one of our largest canvases, while still keeping body as site.
From comments on the classic strand…
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Over the last few years there has been a significant revival of interest in enamel with a number of contemporary jewellers developing new ways of working with enamel that enable them to create exciting and innovative work.
This exhibition showcases the work of thirty jewellers of international standing who, through a varied set of practices, take enamel well beyond…
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BRAND NEW! My Fresh Talent Series on AJF's blog!
Check out my first post featuring Boris De Beijer!
Freshly graduated from the Gerrit Reitveld Academy, Boris’s romantic vision is not one of baroque finery or Victorian lace, but the new romance of the post industrial age – one that looks back with nostalgia at our own histories,…
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The world of art and craft is no "slight of hand" magic show.
Yet, there is a growing trend for including hands in photographs displaying jewelry, accessories and clothing. This increases the need to pay attention to the hands used as props.
A poorly chosen hand prop can detract from the work in the photo and ruin any chance of being accepted in a book, magazine, show or exhibition. Martha Le Van from Lark Books shared these…
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Two of my pieces were selected for the exhibition Mediterraneo
at the Museum of Natural History of the Mediterranean in Livorno, Italy
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Friday afternoon (April 1) is the opening event for Craft Forward, the reception for Manufractured and the keynote address by Glenn Adamson. These two events are the high points of Craft Forward for me!…
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Recently I spent hours and hours trying to figure out if my computer monitor was giving me an accurate color image.…
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Most 2.0 sites allow tags for images including Crafthaus. Tags are an important tool to assist search engines to find your art or craft, but unfortunately this tool is under utilized.
Do your own test! Go to the search box at the top of…
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Images on the Internet can not speak for themselves because search engines can NOT see images, they only read text.
Images must have text titles and descriptions for search engines to match your images with search queries. If you want your images to be found, they need titles, and…
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Search Engines can not see your images. They can not see color, black and white, in focus, out of focus, or pixelated. They are completely blind to images. They have no vision.
To the right is what Search Engines…
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"What should I use for a tag line?"
A very common question posed to ASK Harriete. Tag lines are popular, and like Tagalong Girl Scout cookies, somewhat over rated, and not really good for you.
Sorry to be so harsh, but I am kind of bemused. It seems that tag lines are something that…
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Harriete,
Should I have a business name? I’m stumbling and struggling on how to come up with a name.
Signed,
A reader in search for a name!
While this question is a condensed version of questions from readers, it represents a fairly frequent issue. It also highlights concerns that are relevant to the…
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The Professional Development Seminar is sponsoring an hour of discussion about Niche Marketing.
Questions for our speakers include the following:
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Three are three new options for your Facebook profile that use the series of photos at…
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The previous post on ASK Harriete discussed the lecture by Garth Clark at SOFA Chicago and his tour of Metalsmith Exhibition in Print: Neo-Palatial…
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