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Last Updated: 8/11/08
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For quick reference, here's a list of our upcoming extra-curricular activities.
If you're considering attending or teaching at one of our shows, or planning on
entering one of our competitions, we'll be posting a regular list of important
dates each month to keep you on track.
Prospective Instructors: Submit
class proposals for all our 2009 events here.
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• Bead Fest Philadelphia
2008: August 21-24, 2008
At the Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. For booth
information, e-mail JIannucci@interweave.com.
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| Juried
Exhibits, Exhibition Opportunities & Contests |
Call for Artists - Transformation Installation
The Society of Yoruba Bead Artists (SYBA) is looking for bead artists to submit
work for their upcoming installation, TRANSFORMATION, scheduled for January
- March 2009. Transformation will be an exhibition of sacred Yoruba and
secular beadwork. SYBA members are creating an installation to honor Egun (ancestors)
and work created will include recreations of tools, war instruments, beaded quilts,
and other ritual objects to pay homage to generations that met generations in
heaven; and an installation to honor Ogun and Oya, the Orisa of hard work and
change -- transformation. Work created will include: Ileke Masso (beads always
tied in coils); Iruke (beaded horsetail/flywhisk); Ogo (beaded wands); Ide (beaded
bracelets); and Abebe (beaded fans). Transformation will honor the past
and inspire the future. Works accepted can be in any medium including, but not
limited to: textiles, wood, sculpture, glass, photography, poetry/prose, clay,
and paintings. Artists must interpret Transformation, and beads must be
included in some prominent manner in the work. Deadline for slides is September
2008. For more information visit
the website prospectus or download
an entry form online.
Call for Teaching Artists - SNAG
The Society of North American Goldsmiths
(SNAG) has begun a project to create
a comprehensive listing of artists who
give workshops in jewelry and metalwork.
The result will be a publicly available
resource providing a comprehensive list to
assist those interested in finding artists who teach
workshops. At presstime, the resource was planned
for fall release, with updates to be posted on a
quarterly basis. If you are interested submitting
your information, contact SNAG volunteer Lauren
Murray: laurenmmurray@gmail.com with your name,
complete contact information, and a brief list of
workshop topics. Visit www.snagmetalsmith.org to
join SNAG and for more information.
To submit a listing for a juried event,
contest or exhibition opportunity, please contact our website
editor.
| Conferences,
Events & Exhibits |
American Lapidary
The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, in Elmhurst, Illinios, will be exhibiting
hardstone carvings and cut stones from modern American artists until August
31. The show features both professional and hobbyist cutters and carvers.
Call 630-833-1616 or visit www.lizzadromuseum.org for
more information.
Pietre Dure
at The Met
Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre
Dure from the Palaces of Europe, runs until
September 21 at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York City. This is a comprehensive
exhibition of hardstone carving, or
pietre dure, that developed in Italy during the
16th century and eventually spread through
Europe. Roman Renaissance masters cut colored
marbles and laid them in geometrically
patterned tabletops, while Milanese artisans
preferred to cut designs in rock crystal, lapis
lazuli, and other precious materials. In Florence,
the Medici were known for importing
precious stones and their interest led to the
founding of court workshops that still survive
as Opificio delle Pietre Dure. Royal patronage
encouraged many Florentine craftsmen to migrate
to Prague, Augsburg, Paris, Madrid, and
St. Petersburg. More than 150 tables, cabinets, caskets, jewelry, vases, and
sculptures are represented in the exhibition. Visit www.metmuseum.org for more information.
Alexander Calder Jewelry on Tour
While Alexander Calder’s work as
a sculptor has been widely celebrated,
his jewelry work is not so well known. Even when it is shown, it is typically
only a small part of a large exhibition. Calder’s jewelry, usually
created for family and friends, exhibits the same themes as his large scale work:
he uses forged wire to explore movement and space and its relation to
the body. Innovative cold connections, purity of form, and glorious hammer marks
combine in his elegant jewelry works.
An exhibition of approximately 100 jewelry objects, including necklaces, bracelets,
pins, earrings, and crowns, is currently at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art from July 12 to October 19, and moving on to The Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York, from December 8, 2008 until March 1, 2009. After
New York, it will travel to the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin from
March 31 to June 22, 2009. Visit www.norton.org for
more information.
Historical
Jewelry Collection
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Museum is
launching a campaign to build the “GIA Historical Collection,”
a comprehensive assemblage of jewelry, objects
d’art, and gemstones from all time periods and cultures
worldwide. Current pieces in the collection include a late
18th century diamond floral brooch and a corsage ornament
featuring a pink topaz and diamonds from about
1905. GIA hopes to increase the number of pieces in the
collection and acquire examples from many different eras
for display in other venues on a regular basis, accompanied
by lecturers and experts. For more information on the GIA
Historical Collection contact Kimberly Vagner, GIA project
manager of In-Kind Donations, at 760-603-4150 or Kimberly.vagner@gia.edu.
Opal Sells
for $120,000
International fine arts auctioneers Bonhams &
Butterfields sold a world famous and recognizable
opal in June. Dubbed the “Flame Queen,” the legendary
stone was once the centerpiece of a large opal collection.
The opal’s large size, 263.18 carats, and unusual shape and
color pattern make the stone a museum-quality specimen.
Oval in shape with a flat central dome surrounded by a blue-green
band, the stone resembles a fried egg. The Flame Queen
was discovered in 1914 at the Bald Hill Workings in Lightning
Ridge, Australia. For details, visit www.bonhams.com.
2008 MJSA
Vision Awards
The 2008 Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) Vision Award
Design Competition winners were honored during the MJSA Expo New York in April.
In addition to professional and student categories, several professional entries
were honored in special distinction categories. Sponsors included Roland, Rio
Grande, Crafford-LaserStar Technologies, Reactive Metals Studio, Shining Wave
Metals, Natural Color Diamond Association, Hoover & Strong, Platinum Guild
International, Reactive Metals Studio, and Cabot Supermetals. Judges were Barbara
Berk, Michael Coan, Jacquie De Almeida, Cindy Edelstein, Paul Holewa, Steve Midgett,
Marlene Richey, Hedda Schupak, and Mary Wisniewski. For more information, call
MJSA at 1-800-444-6572 or visit www.mjsa.org.
Bench TV
The Bench Jewelers Television Network is a newly launched online source for ways
anyone can become a better bench jeweler. The network has different channels
of interest including Shop Management, Stone Setting, Jewelry Repair, Custom
Manufacturing, Laser Welding, Bench Techniques, New Products, and more. Each
channel has several different shows of related topics, and shows are added regularly.
Members can join, log in, view, and contribute. There is also a preview channel
for non-members. Visit www.BenchTelevision.com to see more.
Spiral Inspired
The American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC), a 19-year old not-for-profit
organization, pursues a number of activities in order to educate the public that
jewelry is a category of fine art. Among these is the annual challenge to members
to create a piece of work based on a specific theme, guided by the dictum that
their creations are to be made solely as artistic expressions, with no commercial
intent. The pieces are then exhibited at major jewelry trade shows and museums
around the country. This year’s challenge was Spiral, and generated
spectacular and intriguing art jewelry. “We are artists who have found our medium in
metal,” states Alan Revere, the group’s president. Visit www.ajdc.org
for more information.
New Catalog Reference
The Findings Collection for Jewelry Makers, Stuller’s new spiralbound findings
catalog, is a great resource for prefabricated shanks, pendants, chain, and settings.
Also included are many technical tips, charts, and diagrams to aid the bench jeweler
in fabricating with precious metal, determining approximate carat weights to stone
size, conversion charts, and specific product guide sheets. Call (800) 877-7777
or visit www.stuller.com for
more information.
Following Up
RE: Carved and Cast in Stone, June 2008
We’ve had several inquiries about Visions of Sonwai,
the limited edition book featuring the innovative jewelry designs of Verma Nequatewa.
Visit www.annieosburn.com
for more information.
RE: The Intarsia Indexer, May 2008
Al Sesona, owner of AJS Distributors and creator of the machine, has asked
us to update his contact information:
Al Sesona, AJS Distributors, 394 North Blvd., St. Augustine, FL, 32095. Phone
888-354-7448 or 904-824-6490,
e-mail IntarsiaGrinder@aol.com.
Corrections
Clarification, February 2008: Facets in the February issue included
“Recent DVD Releases.” We stated that Victoria Lansford’s DVD
includes her entire range of techniques, including eastern
repoussé, chasing, Russian filigree, granulation, chain making, acid
etching, and forging. Victoria e-mailed to request we state the following:
“While Victoria works in a multitude of techniques, her
first DVD is dedicated only to the technique of Russian filigree.”
Credit Due, February 2008: In our
February 2008 issue, page 56 shows
a ceremonial mace made by Joe R.
Apodaca. We neglected to credit the photographer for his image. The photo was
shot by Randy L. Rasmussen.
More events online:
Bead Classes - Step by Step
Bead's bi-monthly listing of bead classes.
Jewelry Classes - Jewelry Artist
& Step by Step Wire Jewelry's listing of jewelry-making classes.
Show Calendar - Our extensive calendar of gem,
mineral, bead and jewelry shows by date and location.
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