Metalcyberspace – Contemporary Jewellery Design + Modern Studio Jewelry

Metalsmith Magazine’s “Exhibition in Print” issue deadline

metalcyberspace — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:44:54 +0000

Deadline to apply is March 15, 2010

Read more on Harriete’s post about “Exhibition in Print”

Congratulations Kathy Rose for winning Bravo’s Launch my Line!

metalcyberspace — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:37:07 +0000

Kudo’s to jewelry designer Kathy Rose for winning Bravo’s new television show Launch my Line! It’s refreshing to see a jeweler turn fashion designer instead of the other way around.

To be a jewelry designer you need to have a strong sense of balance and flow which carries well into many other careers. If you create the jewelry yourself you also need coordination and an eye for detail. Perfectionism is a plus!

All this came into play with her winning fashion collection.
Kathy runs Roseark and is on twitter and facebook

Susan Sarantos
Metalcyberspace

Reclaimed/Recycled Materials in Jewelry

metalcyberspace — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:36:18 +0000

Heather Skowood workshop “Reclaimed/Recycled Materials in Jewelry” at Metalwerx

Date April 24 to April 25, 2010

Appropriately scheduled for Earth Day, this two day workshop encourages creative thinking to turn found objects into jewelry. It will cover joining techniques and mountings to frame items.

For more information about Heather’s work please visit her website and blog

Chicago Metal Arts Guild (CMAG) member’s exhibition deadline

metalcyberspace — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:24:46 +0000

Calling all metalsmiths for the annual CMAG member’s exhibition.
If you are not a member, please join to have the entry fee waived.
visit http://www.chicagometalartsguild.org for more details.

Entries are due by Feb. 5, 2010
Prizes will be awarded.

The Jewel Book of Archduchess of Baveria – jewelry renderings

metalcyberspace — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:32:48 +0000

One of the things I enjoy most about maintaining Metalcyberspace is following the links and discovering hidden gems. Recently while checking links I visited Russell Jones blog. I then stumbled across Kleinodienbuch der Herzogin Anna von Bayern (The Jewel Book of Archduchess of Baveria)- an amazing book with examples of hand painted gouache renderings by Hans Mielich (1516-1573) at the Digital Library Department of the Bavarian State Library which has been digitizing historical collections of books for online viewing.

This library collection is a must see for anyone interested in antique manuscripts.

I love painting with gouache and watercolor to create my jewelry designs so this is a real treasure to find. Can’t wait to explore the rest of the library.

For more information about rendering, I have a page on my website http://www.sarantos.com/designs.htm with the basics.

Susan Sarantos

Precious Artefacts – Fausto Maria Franchi

metalcyberspace — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:22:27 +0000

A selection of around 60 jewels created from the 1960s up to the present by Fausto Maria Franchi on display through Jan. 31, 2010.

http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/mostre/mostra.asp?id=186

Body jewelry & metalsmithing art of Genne Laakso

metalcyberspace — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:18:18 +0000

Learn more about the body jewelry and metalwork of artist Genne Laakso.
Please vote for her art at http://www.artistswanted.org/g333

Academic Earth – want education?

metalcyberspace — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:59:09 +0000

Online video courses from top universities are available at http://academicearth.org/

Subjects include architecture, astronomy, computer science, chemistry, economics, biology, history, mathematics, engineering, literature among others. Hoping they add more art to this list in the future.

thanks Tamra for making me aware of this.

Ray Gabriel – gems to excite your imagination!

metalcyberspace — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:45:46 +0000

A great source for gemstones is Ray Gabriel. He has been supplying gems to jewelry artists since 1975. I know because I ordered from him myself way back then. His wife Hannelore who authored The Jewelry of Nepal is an accomplished goldsmith.

19th annual MJSA Vision Awards Design Competition – reminder

metalcyberspace — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:48:53 +0000

The competition celebrating outstanding talent in the field of jewelry design, is accepting entries in five categories for 2010. New features this year include a Visionary Technical Solution category that will recognize outstanding technical achievement. The competition will also offer an expanded range of prizes, from gift certificates to scholarships to featured ad placements in leading industry trade journals.
MJSA Vision Awards Design Competition
This year’s submissions must be postmarked by Jan, 15, 2010.

The contest prize winners will be recognized during the Expo.
Attendee registration is now open.