All Blog Posts Tagged 'crafthaus' (548)

Looking for the Map Quest version for your path to success?

The New Year renews our optimism and focus on professional development,…

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Added by Harriete E Berman on December 30, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

"The essence of success" by Sienna Patti.

Sienna Patti of Sienna Gallery offered her "essence of success" during the Forging Communities Symposium. She challenged everyone in…

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Added by Harriete E Berman on November 29, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Exhibition Opportunity: Hot Under the Collar

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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Added by Liz Steiner on November 9, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

'Surface and Substance' International Contemporary Enamel Jewellery in London, curated by Jessica Turrell

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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Added by Liana Pattihis on October 13, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

DUTCH CROSSING

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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Added by kerianne quick on October 10, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

The world of art and craft is no "slight of hand" magic show, but your photos can be magical.

 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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Added by Harriete E Berman on June 14, 2011 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Mediterraneo International Competition of Contemporary Jewellery 12-19 April 2011

 

 

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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Added by Liana Pattihis on April 7, 2011 at 2:30am — No Comments

Craft Forward begins today. This is no joke. Find out about the future of craft.

 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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Added by Harriete E Berman on April 1, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Busy Weekend

Wow!

I am completely done in: it has been non-stop since Friday and the stupid clock-change thing happened, which always makes my sleeping patterns go wrong...

Friday night was a night out with one of my friends of longest-standing, John. Through to Edinburgh to chat about things and see some sights, which mostly includes the inside of our favourite bar, The Regent. Didn't get home until 2am but had to be on the 10am train to Perth to go and see the Scottish Glass Society show in the… Continue

Added by The Justified Sinner on March 27, 2011 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments

Monitor Madness - Going Nuts in a Nut Shell

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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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 25, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Search Engines Have No Vision - Play TAG, Your IT - Create Tags for better SEO from 2.0 sites



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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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 24, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Search Engines Have No Vision - SEO for 2.0 sites like Crafthaus.

Images on the Internet can not speak for themselves because search engines can NOT see images, they only read text.

Braille 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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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 22, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Search Engines Have No Vision! So Help SEO "SEE" Your Images

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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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 17, 2011 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Tag Lines and Tagalongs -- Like Girl Scout Cookies, Wildly Popular and not really good for you.

"What should I use for a tag line?"

A very common question posed to ASK Harriete.  Tagalongs 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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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 15, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

What's in a Name? Is Your Artist Identity LOST or FOUND in a sea of names?

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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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 10, 2011 at 10:30am — 32 Comments

Discovering Your Niche Markets for Increasing Web Site Visibility

The Professional Development Seminar is sponsoring an hour of discussion about Niche Marketing.

 

Questions for our speakers include the following:

  • How to discover a Niche Market?
  • Should you use your…
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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 8, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Your Facebook PROFILE Has Three New Options for Your Photos

Harriete Estel Berman in the studio 2010 Three are three new options for your Facebook profile that use the series of photos at…

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Added by Harriete E Berman on March 1, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Genevieve Flynn Studio and Visiting Aritsts Program 2011

GENEVIEVE FLYNN IS IMPLEMENTING A VISITING ARTISTS PROGRAM





Kansas City, MO…



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Added by Genevieve E. Flynn on December 7, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Photo Permission & Copyright Issues - Is this hampering a dialog?

Photo Permission & Copyright Issues - Is this hampering a dialog?

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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Added by Harriete E Berman on November 18, 2010 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

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