Metalcyberspace – Contemporary Jewellery Design + Modern Studio Jewelry

Updates from September, 2009

• METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Online Exhibition

  metalcyberspace 8:51 pm on September 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: contests (2), goldsmiths (2), Jamie Bennett (2), jewelry design competition (9), jewelry design contest (8), John Cogswell, Klaus Bürgel, metal (2), metal artists (7), METAL Inclinations2, metalsmithing (14), metalsmithing competition, metalsmithing contest, metalsmiths (9), silversmiths (3), Society for Midwest Metalsmiths (2), Sydney Lynch

  Call for Entries: Sign up now for METAL Inclinations2.

  METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Online Exhibition

  METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Exhibition 2010-11 will include selections of the most exemplary fine metal art jewelry created by metalsmiths, silversmiths, goldsmiths and jewelers all over the world.

  METAL Inclinations2 is sponsored by the Hauser & Miller Co. Refiners and fabricators and produced and presented by the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths.

  DEADLINE: June 30, 2010 METAL Inclinations2 will debut on the Internet October 31, 2010 and continue for one year until October 31, 2011

  JURORS:

  Jamie Bennett, Klaus Bürgel, John Cogswell, Sydney Lynch

  AWARDS:

  $2,000 First place award sponsored by the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths.

  $1,000 Second place award, sponsored by Hauser and Miller.

  $500 Third place award gift certificate, by Rio Grande.

  $200 Award of merit gift certificate, by Pasternak Findings.

  $100 Three awards of merit gift certificates by Pasternak Findings.

  Enter METAL Inclinations2 directly by using the Juried Art Services website

  METAL Inclinations2 is sponsored by Hauser & Miller and produced and presented by The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths. SMM is a not-for-profit organization of volunteer metalsmiths. The Society’s goal is to promote, develop, educate, and encourage individuals who are interested in metalsmithing.

   

• metalcyberspace 1:09 pm on February 28, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Brazen Studios, jewellery (14), jewelry (28), jewelry classes, jewelry workshop (8), metalsmithing classes (3)

  Brazen Studios Ten Week Jewellery Evening Class

  Tuesday 3rd March & Wednesday 4th March
  Tuesday 17th March
  Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th March
  Brazen Studios – Glasgow

  Teaches you how to pierce & solder metal; show you different surface decoration techniques and take you through the process of finishing your own piece of jewellery. For those makers who have attended courses in the past we will guide you through more advanced techniques and allow you to initiate your own design project with technical support from the tutor.
  Our onsite jewellery studios are light and spacious and class sizes are limited to ten makers to ensure adequate one-to-one tuition as well as group demonstrations.

   

• metalcyberspace 2:56 pm on February 16, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: The Peninsula School of Art, The Peninsula School of Art Summer 2009, workshops (2)

  The Peninsula School of Art Summer 2009 Workshops

  Circle Bracelets – Michael Thee
  Hydraulic Press Skills for the Enamelist – Anne Larsen
  The Finer Points of Finishing – Anne Larsen
  Surface Embellishments on Metal – Joan Miller Hubbard
  Beginning Silversmithing – Cora Acor
  Enamel Surface Effects – Leslie Perrino
  First Steps in Silversmithing – Sylvia Youell
  Rings: Design and Fabrication – Leslie Perrino
  Glass, Metal and Fire: Enameling – Gail Nelson
  “Tear Away” with Precious Metal Clay – Joy Krause
  Art by Accident: Inside and Outside the Box – J.Fred Woell
  Fabrication, Soldering and Precious Metal Clay Techniques – Kay Rashka
  Patterning Mokume-Gane for Wearable Art – Christopher Sklba
  Rivets, Hinges and Titanium – Noël Yovovich
  Fold, Form and Finish – Sylvia Youell
  Etching and Fusion of Metal – Hai-Chi Jihn
  Hydraulic Beadmaking – Hai-Chi Jihn

  Their latest catalog is available online.
  https://www.peninsulaartschool.com/uploads/Summer_2009_Catalog.Web.pdf

   

• Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks | Lynn Christiansen: Maybe Just One More

  metalcyberspace 2:10 pm on February 16, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: food, galleries (2), jewelry exhibition (24), Lynn Christiansen, Lynn Christiansen: Maybe Just One More, Michael Brennand-Wood, Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks, Velvet da Vinci (2)

  Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks | Lynn Christiansen: Maybe Just One More
  March 11 to April 19, 2009
  Velvet da Vinci – San Francisco, CA USA

  Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco presents “Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks” and “Maybe Just One More” by Lynn Christiansen. This exhibition opens March 11, with an artists’ reception on Friday, March 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a gallery talk by Michael Brennand-Wood at 6:30.

  Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks

  UK-based fiber artist Michael Brennand-Wood was inspired by 1950s science fiction movie posters for his new installation, Vase Attacks. Bouquets of machine embroidered flowers and cross-culturally based designs form the vases that explode from the wall more with exuberance than violence. The patterns of color, form and dimension are very decorative but also thought provoking such as where fighter bomber butterflies swarm around a mushroom cloud of plastic toy army men. Combining fiber, plastic, metal, and wood Brennand-Wood pushes the boundaries of contemporary fiber art.

  Michael Brennand-Wood exhibits internationally and his work is featured in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Vase Attacks is the largest installation of his work in the US. Brennand-Wood will give a talk about his work at the opening reception.

  Lynn Christiansen: Maybe Just One More

  Local jeweler Lynn Christiansen has recently assembled a mouth-watering menu of wearable food.

  Statement: “Food is my obsession. My heart races, all senses heightened as I stand in a bakery or chocolate shop enveloped by the sublime smells, the exquisite beauty of assorted truffles and pastries, the anticipation of the perfect cupcake. Pure joy!

  Food is my obsession. My earliest and my most vivid memories are centered on food. A dropped ice cream cone, a butterscotch candy pulled from my grandfather’s pocket, the ultimate warm cinnamon bun. First comes the memory I can taste… the perfect chocolate cake … then comes the who, where and when.

  Food is my obsession. Just one more … one too many.

  Food is my obsession. I wear what I eat … both in my body and on my body. To be surrounded by truffles, pastries, ice cream … pure joy!”

   

• metalcyberspace 4:44 pm on January 26, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: - Feb.13 2010, Aquarius, astrology, Chinese New Year of the Ox, Earth Ox, Jan.26 2009, President Barack Obama, Solar Eclipse, Year 4707, Year of the Buffalo, Year of the Earth Ox, Year of the Ox

  Happy Chinese New Year of the Ox! (Jan.26, 2009 – Feb.13, 2010 Year of the Earth Ox – 4707)

  This year has special significance because President Barack Obama was born Aug. 4, 1961 which makes him a Metal Ox. People born under this sign are reliable, hard-working and tolerant. This will be year of discipline, responsibility and domestic affairs. Every 12 years we see the year of the Ox. It takes 60 years for it to be an Earth Ox year. Also known as year of the Buffalo, the Chinese Ox is a blend of Taurus and Capricorn traits.

  This also is the first of 2 Solar Eclipses of the year. This eclipse falls in the sign of Aquarius which will bring inspiration and breakthroughs often brought on by accidents and studying the way systems operate.
  Susan Sarantos
  http://www.metalcyberspace.com/
  

   

• Equilibrium: Body as Site

  metalcyberspace 2:02 pm on January 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Equilibrium: Body as Site, jewellery exhibition (9), jewelry exhibition (24), Lucy Rowlands, Oral Examination Device

  

  
  Oral Examination Device by Lucy Rowlands

  Equilibrium: Body as Site
  Curated by Kate Bonansinga and Rachelle Thiewes
  Jan. 22 – March 21, 2009 at Rubin and L Galleries
  Equilibrium was curated for Metalsmith Magazine’s 2008 annual “Exhibition in Print”

   

• 2009 Masters Symposium at Revere Academy

  metalcyberspace 12:47 pm on January 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: 2009 Masters Symposium, jewelry workshop (8), Metals Workshops (2), metalsmithing classes (3), Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts (3)

  2009 Masters Symposium
  April 3-29, 2009 at Revere Academy

  Classes in our 2009 Masters Symposium are filling quickly. due to high demand, full payment is due with your registration.

  Mandala Patterns in Cloisonné with Harlan Butt, April 6-10 · $899 + $150 kit
  Basse Taille, Stencil & Sgraffitto with Harlan Butt, April 11-12·$349+$110 kit
  Steel Simplified with Suzanne Pugh, April 4-5, 2009 · $349 + $65 kit
  Advanced Pavé with Christo Kiffer, April 3-5, 2009 · $499 + $75 kit
  Loop-in-Loop Chains with Jean Stark, April 18-19 · $349 + $110 kit
  Special Techniques in Chasing & Repoussé with Fabrizio Acquafresca

  Full Symposium Classes:
  18k Granulation with Kent Raible, April 6-10 · $899 + kit
  Ancient Rings III with Jean Stark, April 13-17 · $899 + $65
  Chasing & Repoussé with Fabrizio Acquafresca, April 13-17 · $1250 + $20 kit
  Designing & Cutting Gems with Bernd Munsteiner, April 20-24 · $1250 +$45 kit
  Optics & Reflections with Bernd Munsteiner, April 25-26 · $399 + $30 kit
  Anticastic Raising with Michael Good, April 20-24 · $1250 + $30 kit
  Advanced Anticlastic Raising with Michael Good, April 25-26 · $399 + $25 kit

   

• Revolutionary: Maximizing the Online Revolution: Websites and Beyond

  metalcyberspace 6:23 am on January 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Professional Development Seminar, SNAG (4), social networking, Society of North American Goldsmiths (3), websites

  The SNAG Professional Development Seminar will be offering four hours of information and discussion designed to offer students, emerging artists and established professionals’ in establishing and maintaining a career in the arts.

  Revolutionary: Maximizing the Online Revolution: Websites and Beyond

  Topics to be covered this year include:
  -Improving Website Performance & Design
  -Using Social Networking and Virtual Communities to Drive Business
  -The Evolving Role of the Gallery in a Virtual World of Commerce

  WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 TIME: 2-6 pm
  WHERE: The Loews Philadelphia Hotel Commonwealth Rooms C & D 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
  COST: $10 pre-registration for the entire afternoon; $15 at the door

  Pre-REGISTER online starting January 15:
  http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/image/homepage/signup/.docs/pg/10034
  Scroll down the page to the line that says:
  * Pre-Conference Professional Development Seminar
  To read about the entire program go here:
  http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/PDS.html

   

• Metals Workshops 2009 | May-September - Appalachian Center for Craft

  metalcyberspace 12:28 am on December 12, 2008 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Appalachian Center for Craft, jewelry workshop (8), Metals Workshops (2), metalsmithing (14), metalsmithing classes (3)

  Metals Workshops 2009 | May-September

  Appalachian Center for Craft
  1560 Craft Center Drive
  Smithville, TN 37166

  May 8-10, 2009 Hand-Hammered Copper: Arts & Craft Style – Robert Trout

  May 15-17, 2009 Earrings & Rings – Stephen Spicer

  May 31-June 5, 2009 Metal Vessel Fabrication – Kee-ho Yuen

  June 7-12, 2009 Repoussé & Chasing – Richard Prillaman

  June 14-19, 2009 Stone Setting Plus – Howard Thompson

  June 21-26, 2009 Hydraulic Assist Die Forming – Val Link

  July 5-10, 2009 Imagery on Jewelry – Joanna Gollberg

  July 12-17, 2009 Keeping It All Together: Enameling in 3-D – Deborah Lozier

  July 19-24, 2009 Beginning Jewelry: Powder Coating – Sung-Yeoul Lee

  July 26-31, 2009 Box It Up – Alison Pack

  Sept. 11-13, 2009 Explore Cold Connections – Connie Ulrich

  Sept. 18-20, 2009 Beginning Jewelry – Sung-Yeoul Lee

  For more info contact Gail Gentry – Workshop & Event Coordinator
  Appalachian Center for Craft

   

• metalcyberspace 12:00 am on December 12, 2008 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: art jewelry (11), CORPUS, jewellery (14), jewellery exhibition (9), jewelry (28), Platina Gallery (2)

  Winter at Platina Gallery

  The woods are waiting
  in silence quiet and dark – still

  Will winter arrive?
  - Bo Björkman

  Winter

  a quietly whispering jewellery and corpus exhibition

  PLATINA, ODENGATAN 68, STOCKHOLM

  Exhibition runs until January 31, 2009

  Artists:

  Alidra Alic André de la Porte (denmark), Peter Bauhuis (Germany), Gemma Draper (spain), Iris Eichenberg (the netherlands), Åsa Elmstam (sweden), Gesine Hackenberg (the netherlands), Hanna Hedman (sweden), Manon van Kousvijk (the netherlands), Karen Pontoppidan (Denmark/germany), Anna Rikkinen (finland), Karin Seufert (germany), Monika Strasser (switzerland) and Nelli Tanner (finland).

  Winter is the time for thoughtfulness, recovery, lethargy, stillness and close relationships.

  With winter comes darkness but lightness, coldness but warm gatherings, moods and ceremonies.

  Colours become white and greyish. The days are white and the nights become black.

  Winter and Christmas are both characterized by human behaviour. We see it in the demonstration of family relations in the form of various rituals. We also see it in objects that bear a certain colour scale, has some forms, functions and meanings. The use of certain objects become documents of memories. These documents and things play roles that we can not ignore, given how much time and money we spend on them. We could ask ourselves; What objects are best for this winter? What can we, after all, not do without?

  The thirteen jewellery and corpus artists in this exhibition are among the most noted craftsmen on the international scene today.