On Saturday, April 30, 2011, the Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts (ASJRA) is offering a curator’s tour of The Jewelers of the Hudson Valley exhibition at the Forbes Galleries, New York City at 2 p.m. ASJRA is sponsoring the exhibition. There is no charge for this tour. You may bring a guest if you would like but you do need to r.s.v.p.
The exhibition will feature the work of seven prominent studio jewelers - ASJRA members Pat Flynn, Tom Herman and Jennifer Trask, as well as the work of Jamie Bennett, Sergey Jivetin, Arthur Hash and Myra Mimlitsch- Gray, jewelry loaned from the collection of the Samuel Dorsky Museum and work by graduate students in the Metals Program at SUNY/New Paltz. If you are interested in either event please email us and let us know at ekarlin@usa.net.
Friday, December 10, 2010
NEW JEWELRY AND RELATED ARTS EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND OTHER EVENTS
Royal Faberge´
The State Rooms, Buckingham Palace
London, England
August 1-September 25, 2011
Japanese Fashion Now
Museum at FIT
New York City
Extended through April 2, 2011
George Dobler Jewellery 1980-2010
Schmuckmusuem
Pforzheim, Germany
April 11-June 26, 2011
Hammer, Sketchbook and CAD—90 Years of Vocational School For Goldsmiths at Pforzheim Schmuckmuseum
Pforzheim, Germany
July 10-October 30, 2011
Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War
Charleston Museum
Charleston, SC
Through September 5, 2011
Serpentine: The Snake in Jewelry
Schmuckmuseum
Pforzheim, Germany
November 26, 2011-February 26, 2012
The Amazons: Mysterious Warrior Women
Historical Museum of the Palantine
Speyer, Germany
Through February 2, 2011
Indian Tibet
Linden Museum
Stuttgart, Germany
Through January 5, 2011
Altino: Glass of the Venetian Lagoon
National Archaeology Museum of Altino
Venice, Italy
Through November 30, 2011
Alberto Zorzi Unicum-Jewellery and Silver 2000-2010
Museo Fortuny
Venice, Italy
Through January 9, 2011
The Magic of Amber—Amulets and Jewellery from the Ancient Basilicata in Southern Italy Italientisches Kulturinstitute
Zurich, Switzerland
Through January 9, 2011
Roman-Germanic Museum
Cologne, Germany
January 28-April 25, 2011
Frozen*Susan Klemm
Loupe Gallery
Montclair, NJ
Through December 20
Family Jewels
The Bead Museum
Glendale, Arizona
Through July 31, 2011
Jueri No Ima An Exhibition of New Contemporary Japanese
Jewellery Bluecoat Display Centre
Liverpool, England
Through January 22, 2011
Designer Jewellers Group
Babican Centre
London, England
Through January 5, 2011
Christmas Show
Electrum Gallery
London, England
Through January 8, 2011
Christmas Collections
Lesley Craze Gallery
London, England
Through December 24
Five for Silver, Six for Gold
RBSA Craft Center
Birmingham, England
Through January 7, 2011
Cool Construct: New Kids on the Block
Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery
London, England
Through January 30, 2011
The State Rooms, Buckingham Palace
London, England
August 1-September 25, 2011
Japanese Fashion Now
Museum at FIT
New York City
Extended through April 2, 2011
George Dobler Jewellery 1980-2010
Schmuckmusuem
Pforzheim, Germany
April 11-June 26, 2011
Hammer, Sketchbook and CAD—90 Years of Vocational School For Goldsmiths at Pforzheim Schmuckmuseum
Pforzheim, Germany
July 10-October 30, 2011
Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War
Charleston Museum
Charleston, SC
Through September 5, 2011
Serpentine: The Snake in Jewelry
Schmuckmuseum
Pforzheim, Germany
November 26, 2011-February 26, 2012
The Amazons: Mysterious Warrior Women
Historical Museum of the Palantine
Speyer, Germany
Through February 2, 2011
Indian Tibet
Linden Museum
Stuttgart, Germany
Through January 5, 2011
Altino: Glass of the Venetian Lagoon
National Archaeology Museum of Altino
Venice, Italy
Through November 30, 2011
Alberto Zorzi Unicum-Jewellery and Silver 2000-2010
Museo Fortuny
Venice, Italy
Through January 9, 2011
The Magic of Amber—Amulets and Jewellery from the Ancient Basilicata in Southern Italy Italientisches Kulturinstitute
Zurich, Switzerland
Through January 9, 2011
Roman-Germanic Museum
Cologne, Germany
January 28-April 25, 2011
Frozen*Susan Klemm
Loupe Gallery
Montclair, NJ
Through December 20
Family Jewels
The Bead Museum
Glendale, Arizona
Through July 31, 2011
Jueri No Ima An Exhibition of New Contemporary Japanese
Jewellery Bluecoat Display Centre
Liverpool, England
Through January 22, 2011
Designer Jewellers Group
Babican Centre
London, England
Through January 5, 2011
Christmas Show
Electrum Gallery
London, England
Through January 8, 2011
Christmas Collections
Lesley Craze Gallery
London, England
Through December 24
Five for Silver, Six for Gold
RBSA Craft Center
Birmingham, England
Through January 7, 2011
Cool Construct: New Kids on the Block
Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery
London, England
Through January 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Cynthia Gale Creates a Jewelry Collection Inspired by Eugene Grasset Prints
Created to coincide with the opening of the Americas Wing and Shapiro Family Courtyard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on November 20th, Cynthia Gale has been working in conjunction with the MFA to create a beautiful new addition to her signature collection, inspired by Eugene Grasset prints.
Working with plates from Plants and Their Application to Ornament (Wild Rose, plate 68 and Columbine, plate 11), Cynthia Gale has reinterpreted the beautiful stylized flowers of Grasset (1841-1917), a Swiss graphic designer and teacher of decorative arts in Paris in the late 19th Century. Developing influential theories of graphic design and emphasizing a reliance on organic patterns while developing decorative motifs, Eugene Grasset was influential in graphic, jewelry, ceramics, furniture and fabric design.
The illustrated work resides in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Says Katie Muldoon, Associate Buyer of Jewelry and Textiles, “Plants and their Application to Ornament by Eugene Grasset is a beautifully printed book in the permanent collection of the MFA, Boston. We enjoyed reviewing plate designs and jewelry concepts with Cynthia and are very happy with her interpretation of the artist’s illustrations.”
Says Cynthia Gale regarding the collection, "My new Grasset Collections celebrate repoussé, the distinctive metalwork technique featured in Cynthia Gale Signature. This hand-hammered, labor intensive process is used to shape the Columbine and Rose motif, resulting in soft, sculpted floral forms. Through the incorporation of blush pink pearl and hand cut, white mother of pearl, Grasset's soft color palette comes alive with a gentle, customized femininity that every woman loves to feel!"
Mother of pearl, pink pearl and sterling silver are used to recreate the Wild Rose and the Columbine into a variety of classic and chic accessories for women. Necklaces, earrings, pins and bracelets are available for purchase online through the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston online shop, at the museum’s store or select items are available on the GeoArt by Cynthia Gale website. http://www.geoartnyc.com.
GeoArt by Cynthia Gale specializes in artisan-crafted sterling silver jewelry. Her signature collections are licensing partnerships with over fifteen of the nation’s top museums and cultural institutions and the GeoArt by Cynthia Gale line has evolved from ideas reflecting the rich cultural diversity of New York City and Cynthia’s passion for it. Our philosophy is simple: to create exquisite, quality sterling silver jewelry designs inspired by art and the world around us.
Friday, November 5, 2010
GIA Alumni Offers Lecture/Dinner November 16 in NYC
Amber & Jet, Myth & Magic
Lecture by Maggie Campbell Pederson, FGA
Manhattan Alumni Chapter/Gemological Institute of America
New York City
November 16 Dinner and Lecture at Connolly’s Restaurant, NYC (47th St.)
November 16 Dinner and Lecture at Connolly’s Restaurant, NYC (47th St.)
The talk will look at the two best-known organic gem materials of plant origin - amber and jet - both of which occur worldwide, are many millions of years old, and have been used for decorative purposes for thousands of years. Attention will also be given to the many treatments that amber and copal resins undergo today, and to some of the simulants and fakes on the market.
Fees: $46 for students and GIA members, $52 for non-members.
Reservations must be made by November 12. Send payment to Gail Levine, G.G., P.O. Box 7683, Rego Park, NY 11374 or call 718.897.7305. Checks made out to: GIA-AA-NY.
A Young Designer On Her Way to Success
Cassy Saba has been making jewelry for seven years…and she’s only 19 years old! Cassy's Sassy Jewelry, LLC was established in 2003, soon after the demand for young Cassy Saba's unique jewelry creations soared from well beyond friends and family. Despite the acclaim, notoriety and fast-paced demand, each piece of Cassy's Sassy Jewelry is still designed and crafted by Cassy's own hand from a myriad of fine materials, and inspired by historic, cultural and social influences from her life in the Southwest, an eye for New York chic and rich ancestral ties to the Middle East.
Cassy’s jewelry has already been recognized by the media, celebrities and her colleagues in the jewelry industry for combining her passion for fashion design and marketing, while coming into her own as an innovative designer-artist and skilled craftsperson. She has been featured on a number of talk shows including The Montel Williams Show: "Teen Millionaires in the Making" and in over forty magazines (including WWD, Teen, ELLE, and ACCESSORIES). Saba has been honored as a semi-finalist for the Top Accessory Designer of the Year 2006 by FGI, as Guardian's Girls Going Places winner of 2007, and as the 2007 Young Entrepreneur by the National Foundation of International Business.
Recently, Cassy's Sassy Jewelry designs have been sported by countless celebrities--such as Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Brandy.
Cassy’s jewelry has already been recognized by the media, celebrities and her colleagues in the jewelry industry for combining her passion for fashion design and marketing, while coming into her own as an innovative designer-artist and skilled craftsperson. She has been featured on a number of talk shows including The Montel Williams Show: "Teen Millionaires in the Making" and in over forty magazines (including WWD, Teen, ELLE, and ACCESSORIES). Saba has been honored as a semi-finalist for the Top Accessory Designer of the Year 2006 by FGI, as Guardian's Girls Going Places winner of 2007, and as the 2007 Young Entrepreneur by the National Foundation of International Business.
Recently, Cassy's Sassy Jewelry designs have been sported by countless celebrities--such as Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Brandy.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
JEWELRY AND RELATED ARTS EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND EVENTS
AUrora
Galeria Tereza Seabra
Lisbon, Portugal
Through November 27
Beate Leonards: CORPUS, Objects to Use
Galeria Reverso
Lisbon, Portugal
Through November 27
Silver of the Stars + Contemporary Jewellery
Dick Institute Art Gallery
Kilmarnock, Ireland
Through December 18
Through December 18
Returning to the Jewel is a Return from Exile
TarraWarra Museum of Art
Healesville, Australia
Through February 11, 2010
Beppe Kessler: Paintings & Jewellery
Studio GR·20
Padova, Italy
Through December 22
Precious Precious Not Jewellery (costume jewelry)
Museo Civico D’arte Antica Museum of Ancient Art
Torino, Italy
November 23-January 23, 2911
Florida Society of Goldsmiths/NE Chapter:
Bob Ebendorf
Personal Adornment Workshop
Personal Adornment Workshop
Deland, FL
November 17 and 18, 2010
November 17 and 18, 2010
15th Annual Winter Workshop
Daytona Beach, FL
January 2-7, 2011
January 2-7, 2011
Instructors: Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez, John Cogswell, Andy Cooperman, Bill Fretz, and Marilynn Nicholson
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Bonhams & Butterfields' First Auction Dedicated to Opals
Bonhams & Butterfields has announced The Nature of Opals sale to be held on November 10 in San Francisco. The sale will be among the first public auctions in the United States devoted to opals as well as the first dedicated offering in this category for Bonhams & Butterfields. Featured highlights will include a diverse group of high quality and distinctive jewelry, unmounted stones, mineral specimens, lapidary works of art, decorative objects, décor and opalized fossils, made from the opulent gem.
All of nature's grandeur appears to be reflected within the diverse richness of opals. Elements such as fire, water, air and sea are mirrored within each opulent gem. Opal has a non-crystalline nature and is composed of microscopic silica spheres in a hexagonal lattice matrix. The complex order of these spheres gives the gem its multifaceted coloring and unique personality.
Opals range in hue from clear, such as Mexican Fire Opals to be offered during the November auction, through red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, brown, and black. Commonly referred to as "opalising," the continually changing play of colors, boasts radiant intensity within each color variation. Opals can be found at locations around the globe including Virgin Valley, Nevada; United States; Mexico; Brazil; Peru; Europe; Ethiopia and Australia, where the item is considered is the national gemstone. Examples from all of these localities will be on offer in this auction.
Highlighting the exceptional and educational selection is a stunning opal and 18K gold Presentation Box by famed lapidary artist, Manfred Wild of Idar-Oberstein, Germany (est. $100,000 - 150,000). Set with a large 224.24-carat oval cabochon of white opal from Coober Pedy, Australia, the piece also contains black matrix opal that has been used to create the inset panels.
The jewelry section features the work of several notable designers and includes a flaming tangerine-red; Mexican Fire Opal and diamond necklace, mounted in 18K yellow gold, comprised of 40 opal cabochons and 11.3-carats of diamonds (est. $20,000-30,000) with a matching pair of earrings (est. $2,500-3,500); a black opal and cultured pearl necklace by renowned Boston jewelry designer, Angela Conty (est. $10,000- 15,000); a figure of a bear constructed of highly sought after white Australian opals in a diamond-set brooch mount (est. $13,000-15,000); an Andamooka opal carving of Buddha (est. 2,500-3,500); a brilliant pendant constructed of 12.25-carats of opals surrounded by 40 diamonds (est. $5,500-6,500) and a subtly colored opal flower brooch (est. $2,8003,250), among others.
Opalized wood is also represented within the sale by a unique example of a large tree limb in which the cellular structure of the tree has been replaced by opalization. Weighing in at a hefty 85 lbs, the extraordinary specimen from Koroit, Queensland, Australia, measures approximately five feet long and is estimated to bring $35,000-45,000. Opalized fossils known to originate in Coober Pedy, Australia will also be featured in the November sale. Highlights will include a rare opalized jawbone section of the Cretaceous sea creature Pleiosaur, contour polished on one face to reveal the brilliant spectral play-of-color within (est. $24,000- 28,000).
"The opal is highly sought after by connoisseurs, gemstone and jewelry collectors for its unique optical properties. The market for the gem remains strong and the exceptional examples, such as those featured in the November auction, are extremely rare," said Claudia Florian G.J.G., Co-Consulting Director, Natural History, who is curating the auction.
Bonhams & Butterfields is a leader in the Natural History marketplace, able to present a variety of jewelry, gemstones, fossils and minerals at impressive prices. As recently as June 2008, the firm sold perhaps the most famous and recognizable opal in the world - the "Flame Queen" - for $120,000. Extraordinary not only for its large size (263.18-carats), but also for its unusual shape and color pattern, the "Flame Queen" was one of only a handful of large museum-quality opals known, even fewer have ever been offered at public auction.
Exhibitions will continue throughout the fall in celebration of the opal as the birthstone for the month of October. Highlight previews will be held at the firm's salesrooms across the United States, with the tour culminating in a full a preview and auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on November 10.
All of nature's grandeur appears to be reflected within the diverse richness of opals. Elements such as fire, water, air and sea are mirrored within each opulent gem. Opal has a non-crystalline nature and is composed of microscopic silica spheres in a hexagonal lattice matrix. The complex order of these spheres gives the gem its multifaceted coloring and unique personality.
Opals range in hue from clear, such as Mexican Fire Opals to be offered during the November auction, through red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, brown, and black. Commonly referred to as "opalising," the continually changing play of colors, boasts radiant intensity within each color variation. Opals can be found at locations around the globe including Virgin Valley, Nevada; United States; Mexico; Brazil; Peru; Europe; Ethiopia and Australia, where the item is considered is the national gemstone. Examples from all of these localities will be on offer in this auction.
Highlighting the exceptional and educational selection is a stunning opal and 18K gold Presentation Box by famed lapidary artist, Manfred Wild of Idar-Oberstein, Germany (est. $100,000 - 150,000). Set with a large 224.24-carat oval cabochon of white opal from Coober Pedy, Australia, the piece also contains black matrix opal that has been used to create the inset panels.
The jewelry section features the work of several notable designers and includes a flaming tangerine-red; Mexican Fire Opal and diamond necklace, mounted in 18K yellow gold, comprised of 40 opal cabochons and 11.3-carats of diamonds (est. $20,000-30,000) with a matching pair of earrings (est. $2,500-3,500); a black opal and cultured pearl necklace by renowned Boston jewelry designer, Angela Conty (est. $10,000- 15,000); a figure of a bear constructed of highly sought after white Australian opals in a diamond-set brooch mount (est. $13,000-15,000); an Andamooka opal carving of Buddha (est. 2,500-3,500); a brilliant pendant constructed of 12.25-carats of opals surrounded by 40 diamonds (est. $5,500-6,500) and a subtly colored opal flower brooch (est. $2,8003,250), among others.
Opalized wood is also represented within the sale by a unique example of a large tree limb in which the cellular structure of the tree has been replaced by opalization. Weighing in at a hefty 85 lbs, the extraordinary specimen from Koroit, Queensland, Australia, measures approximately five feet long and is estimated to bring $35,000-45,000. Opalized fossils known to originate in Coober Pedy, Australia will also be featured in the November sale. Highlights will include a rare opalized jawbone section of the Cretaceous sea creature Pleiosaur, contour polished on one face to reveal the brilliant spectral play-of-color within (est. $24,000- 28,000).
"The opal is highly sought after by connoisseurs, gemstone and jewelry collectors for its unique optical properties. The market for the gem remains strong and the exceptional examples, such as those featured in the November auction, are extremely rare," said Claudia Florian G.J.G., Co-Consulting Director, Natural History, who is curating the auction.
Bonhams & Butterfields is a leader in the Natural History marketplace, able to present a variety of jewelry, gemstones, fossils and minerals at impressive prices. As recently as June 2008, the firm sold perhaps the most famous and recognizable opal in the world - the "Flame Queen" - for $120,000. Extraordinary not only for its large size (263.18-carats), but also for its unusual shape and color pattern, the "Flame Queen" was one of only a handful of large museum-quality opals known, even fewer have ever been offered at public auction.
Exhibitions will continue throughout the fall in celebration of the opal as the birthstone for the month of October. Highlight previews will be held at the firm's salesrooms across the United States, with the tour culminating in a full a preview and auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on November 10.
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