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Metalsmith Summer Programs 1984
This is our fourth annual summer workshop listing of courses in metalsmithing, jewelry and related fields. As we go to press, much of the information given here is tentative or to-be-scheduled. Therefore, do write or call for verification of workshop…
Platinum Design Competition
This year Johnson Matthey Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of platinum group metals, in cooperation with the Society of North American Goldsmiths inaugurated the annual “SNAG Platinum Jewelry Design Competition.” Open to members of the society, the competition professed the…
Sandra Bonazoli
Obsession and desire, whetted and starved by a society inundated with images of perfection and the elusive satisfaction concomitant with consumption, do battle with our exhausted souls. Martha Stewart becomes a celebrity offering a 12 step program for realizing domestic…
Bill Ruth and Susan Mahlstedt
So much of contemporary culture is filled with apropriations, reconstructions, and fragmented borrowings from our past that that past seems a fiction, collapsed, confused, fragmented, ersatz, little more than a Disneyland filled with costumes and painted flats. Such arch mining…
Notable Exhibitions
The Fine Art of the Tin Can OXOXO Gallery Baltimore, MD April 12 – May 31, 1996 Found object jewelry is frequently viewed and discussed in relation to the avant-garde tradition of artists rejecting standard materials to critique conventional notions…
Observations: Ben Cunningham
Ben Cunningham considers the complex histories of the uses and functions of metals and jewelry, that in a lesser artists hands would become confusing and excessive. Contamination Bracelet, 1992, glass, inks, silver, plastic tube, 3 x 6” He frequently employs…
Observations: David Clifford
David Clifford, a recent graduate of California College of Arts and Crafts, has added a new twist to recycling. Seeking a different kind of interaction than the normal art experience encountered in a gallery, Clifford started mounting his lithographs and…
A New Method for Gilding Silver
A New Method for Gilding Silver A variety of methods for gilding silver surfaces have been used in the past. They have been more or less useful, popular or economical, and more or less simple in technique and skill required…
Galerie Jocelyne Gobeil
Galerie Jocelyne Gobeil, which opened in early 1987, is the only gallery in Canada devoted exclusively to the exhibition and sale of contemporary art jewelry. Located near the Musée des Beaux Arts on a block of art galleries in downtown…
Metalsmith ’94 Summer: Book Reviews
This article is a book review published in the 1994 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine reviewing “Hydralic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hydralic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths by Susan Kingsley 20 – Ton Press, Carmel,…
Metalsmith ’98 Spring: Book Reviews
This article is a book review published in the 1998 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine reviewing “Object and Ornament: Canadian Jewellery and Metal Art” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Object and Ornament: Canadian Jewellery and Metal Art 1946-1996 by Anne Barros (Boston Mills…
Metalsmith ’92 Spring: Book Reviews
This article is a book review of 2 books in the 1990 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine including Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures by Ginny Redington Dawes and Corinne Davidov. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures by Ginny Redington Dawes and Corinne…
Metalsmith ’92 Summer: Book Reviews
This article is a book review published in the 1992 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine reviewing “Contemporary American Jewelry Design.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As its title states, Contemporary American Jewelry Design covers a special movement. It defines studio goldsmithing, its place…
Metalsmith ’94 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Komelia Hongja Okim, Curtis LaFollette, Julia Barello, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17th Annual Philadelphia Craft Show November…
Metalsmith ’96 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Alan Burton Thompson, Candace Beardslee, Glenda Arentzen, Ruth Gikow, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artisans in Silver: The…
Metalsmith ’94 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Julie Anne Mihalisin, Paulette J. Werger, Don Stuart, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ideal Home: 1900 –…
Metalsmith 1994 Exhibition
This article showcases various exhibitions published in the 1994 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Claire Sanford, Wright Deter, Carolynn Desch and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Claire Sanford New Bedford, Massachusetts Green Pitcher and Brown Vase, 1993, patinated copper, 19½”h.,…
Metalsmith 1995 Exhibition
This article showcases various exhibitions published in the 1995 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Sandra Bonazoli, Craig J. Calhoun, Shana Kroiz, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sandra Bonazoli I’ve been working for the Whaling Museum in New Bedford, cataloging…
Metalsmith 1996 Exhibition
This article showcases various exhibitions published in the [YEAR] Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Ken Loeber, Kate Wagle, Flora Walters, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Loeber Brooch: 109512, 1995, 14k, white coral, 4¼ x 1¾ x ⅞” My…
Metalsmith 2003 Exhibition
This article showcases various exhibitions published in the 2003 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Pamela Argentieri, Michal Bar-on, Jan Baum, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PAMELA ARGENTIERI CLEVELAND HEICHTS, OHIO Foglia II, 2000, cloisonné enamel, sterling silver, 24k foil,…
Metalsmith 1997 Exhibition
This article showcases various exhibitions published in the 1997 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Greg Campbell, David Baird, Jim Kelso, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Campbell San Francisco, California Greg Campbell’s desire for more direct and hands-on involvement…
Metalsmith ’93 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Mary Rogers, Daniel Waverly Eaves, Jenny Chun, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introducing New Gallery Artists The Sybaris…
Metalsmith ’94 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Laura Marth, Bruce Metcalf, Laurie Hall, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Metals Invitational ‘94 Emily Davis Gallery, University…
Metalsmith ’94 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1994 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Nancy Worden, Jonathan Bonner, Betty Helen Longhi, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy Worden William Traver Gallery Seattle,…
Metalsmith ’95 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Betty Cooke, Detlef Thomas, John Prip, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALCHEMY: Metals Made Precious Lynda Watson-Abbott’s 25…
Metalsmith ’95 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Lynn Whitford, Myra Mimlitsch Gray, Robin Martin, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Effects of Good Chemistry –…
Metalsmith ’95 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Joyce Scott, M.K. Dilli and Shana Kroiz, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Wearable Work I” Joyce Scott, M.K….
Metalsmith ’95 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1995 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Rachelle Thiewes, Eleanor Thomas-Allen, Zack Peabody, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jewelry Symposium The Oakland California Crafts Museum…
Metalsmith ’96 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Anna Jaquez, C. James Meyer, Jamie Bennett, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ De Colores: New Work by Anna…
Metalsmith ’96 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Donald Pywell, Robert Ebendorf, Kathy Buszkiewicz, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRIPTYCH: Explorations of the Brooch Gallery at…
Metalsmith ’96 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Helen Shirk, Arline M. Fisch, Thelma Coles, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Textile Techniques in Metal Mobilia Gallery…
Metalsmith ’97 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Tom Madden, Cynthia Eid, Agnes Chwae, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Celebration: 50th Anniversary of the Metal Arts…
Metalsmith ’97 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Ried Niemi, Mary Ann Scher, Nicole Landaw, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ried Niemi Artworks Gallery Seattle, WA…
Metalsmith ’97 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Arline Fisch, Kazuma Oshita, Ken-ichi Suganuma, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Art Metal of Japan National Ornamental Metal…
Metalsmith ’98 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1998 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features James MaloneBeach, Gary Noffke, Thomas P. Muir, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artists on Art Polly DuBois El…
Metalsmith ’98 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1998 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski, Megan Lewis, Leilani Norman, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dimensions of the Mind: Jewelry and Metals…
Metalsmith ’92 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1992 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Val Link, Matthew Sterling Morrow, Todd Zeilinger, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ National Student Sterling Design Competition Yale…
Metalsmith ’93 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Ruudt Peters, Jamie Bennett, Albert Paley, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Borne with a Silver Spoon Sybaris Gallery…
Metalsmith ’93 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features John Iversen, Pamela Ritchie, Carrie Adell, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16th Annual Philadelphia Craft Show Philadelphia Civic…
Metalsmith ’93 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1993 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Thomas Mann, Stuart Buehler, Peter Chang, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Points of Departure: Four Masters Candidates and…
Metalsmith ’92 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the [year] [season] issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Jonathan Bonner, Robert Coogan, Kiff Slemmons, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathan Bonner Peter Joseph Gallery New York,…
Metalsmith ’92 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the [year] [season] issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Judith Kaufman, John Nihart, Elisabeth Holder, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judith Kaufman Susan Cummins Gallery Mill Valley,…
Metalsmith ’83 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1983 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Thelma Coles, Richard Reinhardt, Leslie Leupp, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thelma Coles, Metalwork Haggar Gallery, University of…
Metalsmith ’92 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1992 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Sharon Portelance, Bruce Metcalf, Betty Helen Longhi, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sharon Portelance Wheeler Seidel Gallery, New…
Metalsmith ’91 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Armanda Lise Penuidic, Martha Glenny, Charlie Buck, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Medium is Metal The Theme…
Body Art Exhibition
“Body Art Exhibition,” an exhibition sponsored by Security Pacific Corporation, on view from September 8 to October 21, 1990, was curated by Mark Johnstone and Wendy Mickell. Eleven art jewelers, from both North America and Europe, were invited to show…
Caroline Broadhead: Jewelry and Beyond
Deborah Norton interviewed Caroline Broadhead regarding her recent retrospective at the Crafts Council in London and her recent change from jewelry to clothing. Deborah Norton (D): Your recent retrospective at the Crafts Council in London was intriguing, since it seems…
Metalsmith ’91 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Aaron Farber Gallery, James Meyer, Mel Wolski, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Haiku Show Aaron Farber Gallery, New…
Metalsmith ’91 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features William Baran-Mickle, Joan Parcher, Philip Sajet, Peter Chang, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Baran-Mickle Arnot Art Museum,…
Galleries: Rezac Gallery – Conceptual Relationships
Rezac Gallery, a space devoted to avant-garde jewelry and decorative arts, opened in May, 1988 on West Superior Street in Chicago. With the stated aim of identifying and promoting the conceptual relationships between fine and decorative arts, the gallery has…
Metalsmith ’91 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Jan Brooks Loyd, Joy Pennick, Carolyn Morris Bach, Steven Brixner, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Material Culture Jan Brooks…
In Memory of Adda Husted-Andersen, 1900-1990
On September 13, 1990, Adda Husted-Andersen, familiarly known as Andy, died in Copenhagen, Denmark, her native land. She was a very special lady with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. After training in Denmark as a metalsmith, and studying at…
Metalsmith ’90 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Marjorie Schick, William Underhill, Joy Scott, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marjorie Schick: A Retrospective School of Fine Arts…
Metalsmith ’90 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Pamela Lins, Randy Long, Cara Croninger, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pamela Lins: A Kept Object BACA Downtown, Brooklyn,…
Metalsmith ’90 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Elizabeth Chenoweth Palmer, Donald Friedlich, Rodney McCormick, Ken Bova, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth Chenoweth Palmer Artworks…
The Economics of Ornamenta 1
The Economics of Ornamenta 1 is a letter by Dr. Joachim Becker, Mayor of the City of Pforzheim, stating what economic boost the event will bring to his city and the benefits designers and artists will get from the exhibition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finally, On September…
Ornamenta 1 : International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry
This article is an overview and contain details for Ornamenta 1: International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry held on September 30 – November 19, 1989 in Reuchlinhaus, Pforzheim, W. Germany. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ornamenta 1 International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry View of the Massic Zentral…
Metalsmith ’90 Spring: Book Reviews
This article is a book review of 3 books from 3 authors in the 1990 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine including Contemporary Patination by Ronald D. Young. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artists’ Jewellery: Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts By Charlotte Gere and Geoffrey C….
Metalsmith ’90 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Kiff Slemmons, Kate Wagle, Seung Hee Kim, Deganit Schocken, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kiff Slemmons: Hands of the…
Metalsmith ’89 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Gijs Bakker, Curtis LaFollette, Carrie Adell, Gry Eide, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Helen Drutt Gallery Philadelphia…
Metalsmith ’89 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features J. Fred Woell, Pat Flynn, Leonard Urso, Robln Qulgley, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Fred Woell C.D.K….
Projects of Exploration: Honor Something Ordinary
This is the fifth in a series of projects for students. These projects were created to provide a forum in Metalsmith for provocative and innovative work. They are assigned by a different professor each time, insuring a wide range of…
Metalsmith ’89 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Brent Kington, Keith A. Lewis, Eva Eisler, Rezac Gallery, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brent Kington: Cruciforms and Crosiers…
Metalsmith ’89 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1989 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Thomas Mann, Judith Kaufman, Laurie Hall, Enid Kaplan, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Susan Cummins Gallery Mill…
John Iversen: Carved Color
Joseph Albers, a colorist par excellence, always said that in visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is—as it physically is. Color is the most relative medium in art; it deceives continually. To apply color successfully…
Metalsmith ’88 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Martha Glenny, Valerie Davidson, Brooke Baillie, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha Glenny: Memoranda Mount Saint Vincent Gallery,…
Mark Jordan: Hero with a Thousand Eyes
The Transparency Theory has long maintained an indomitable position at the core of any philosophy of art. Simply expressed, the theory claims that the work of art is only a means of facilitating a knowledge of mankind. It is a…
Metalsmith ’88 Summer: Book Reviews
This article is for book reviews for the books “Jewelry by Architects”, “The Jewellery of René Lalique”, “Jewelry 7000 Years” and the three-set Titanium books, published in the 1988 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jewelry by Architects By Barbara…
Metalsmith ’88 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Eleanor Moty, Pat Flynn, H. Charles Schwarz, J. Fred Woell, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goldsmithing: New Concepts…
Metalsmith ’88 Spring: Book Reviews
This article reviews three books “ American Jewelry: Glamour and Tradition” and “Art Aurea” and “The Eloquent Object” published in the 1988 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Jewelry: Glamour and Tradition by Penny Proddow and Debra Healy…
Metalsmith ’88 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Bob Natallini and Rachelle Thiewes, Lynda LaRoche, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The…
Metalsmith ’88 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1988 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Antonia von Braun and Ulrika Johansen, Lynda Watson-Abbott, Jamie Abbott, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ European Figurative Jewelry: Antonia…
John Prip/Jack Prip: Arrangements of Changeable Form
This past year, we were treated to a major retrospective of the work of John Prip in an exhibition that originated at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence, RI and traveled to the American Craft Museum in…
Metalsmith ’87 Winter: International Exhibitions
This article showcases various international exhibitions and competitions in the form of collected exhibition reports published in the 1987 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Die Kugel-Glas & Metall Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst, Hanau, W. Germany Spring 1986 and traveling until…
Metalsmith ’87 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features the Alberta College of Art, Quadrum Gallery, Moshe Zabari, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Body Work Alberta College…
Conversation with Stanley Lechtzin on Olaf Skoogfors
This is an excerpt from an interview with Stanley Lechtzin about the life of Olaf Skoogfors. Olaf Skoogfors and Stanley Lechtzin were good friends during Olaf’s teaching years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. Can you elaborate on Olaf’s experience at RIT and particularly his…
Metalsmith ’87 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features the American Craft Museum, Yurakucho Seibu Art Forum, Plum Gallery, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Craft Today: Poetry…
Metalsmith ’87 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Charles Lewton-Brain, ASF Gallery, Wichita Art Association, Jewelry Design Resource, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles Lewton-Brain: Recent Work…
Van LeBus: Folk Artist
Naive, primitive, anonymous, magical are characteristics that often accompany our image of the folk artist. In reality, he is an artisan who seeks to understand, preserve and reflect the beliefs, traditions and customs of the common people, often with untutored…
Metalsmith ’87 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1987 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features William Harper, Lisa Grainick, Anne Krohn Graham, Richard Helzer, Jaclyn Davidson, Susan Kriegman, Debra Chase, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holloware…
Metalsmith ’86 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features the Arline Fisch, Carolyn Morris Bach, Herman Hermsen, Marie Zimmerman, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arline Fisch…
Metalsmith ’86 Spring: Book Reviews
This article showcases book reviews for “The Art of the Jeweler”, “Bead Setting Diamonds, with Pavé Applications”, “Custom Knifemaking: 10 Proiects From a Master Craftsman” and “Pearls: Their Origin, Treatment & Identification” published in the 1986 Spring issue of the Metalsmith…
Metalsmith ’86 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features the Betty Helen Longhi, Wichita Art Association. the Quadrum Gallery, and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Past Instructors: Jewelry,…
Metalsmith ’86 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features the International Jewelry Symposium, Peter Shire, William Baran-Mickle and Leonard Urso, Linda Threadgill and more!…
Metalsmith ’85 Winter: Book Reviews
This article showcases the book reviews for “Enamels, Enameling, Enamelists” by Glenice Lesley Matthews and “The Nature and Art of Workmanship” by David Pye published in the 1985 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Enamels, Enameling, Enamelists by Glenice Lesley Matthews…
Metalsmith ’85 Winter: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Winter issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Christophe Burger, Stanley Lechtzin, Vernon Reed, the Mitchell Museum and more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christophe Burger Elaine Pottery Gallery, San Francisco,…
Metalsmith ’85 Summer: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Summer issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Image as Metaphor Beaver College, Glenside, PA March 29-30, 1985 by Dana Standish Sponsored by the…
Metalsmith ’85 Spring: Book Reviews
This article showcases the book reviews for “Diamond Setting: The Professional Approach” and “Contemporary Jewellery: The Americas, Australia, Europe and Japan” published in the 1985 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diamond Setting: The Professional Approach By Robert R. Wooding…
Metalsmith ’85 Spring: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Spring issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter Chamberlain: Exhibition of Unmetal Hartmann Center Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL Fall, 1984 by Karl…
Metalsmith ’85 Fall: Exhibition Reviews
This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Fall issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Masterworks of Contemporary American Jewelry: Sources and Concepts Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England May-July, 1985…
The Civil War Chess Set
Richly detailed portrait sculptures of great American heroes—in solid pewter, solid brass and fine enamels. An heirloom chess set to be enjoyed for generations. Created by the world-famous craftsmen of The Franklin Mint. THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY is dedicated to…
Master Metalsmith Irena Brynner
The following text is edited from two interviews taped in 1982 with Irena Brynner, one by Dorothy Van Arsdale in Florida and one with Julie Schneider, a graduate student from Tyler, in New York City. I was born in Russia…
25th Sterling Design Competition
This article features the 25th Sterling Design Competition held at Lever House, New York City on May 30-June 19, 1984. First Prize Winner, Mark E. Fortune, Teapot The 25th Sterling Design Competition, sponsored by the Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America, for the…
57th Annual National High School Art Exhibition
This article features the 57th Annual National High School Art Exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery and School of Art, Washington, D. C. on June 2-17, 1984 For 57 years Scholastic, Inc., with the cooperation of civic-minded sponsors, has conducted an…
1983 SNAG Platinum Jewelry Design Competition
This year Johnson Matthey Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of platinum group metals, in cooperation with the Society of North American Goldsmiths inaugurated the annual “SNAG Platinum Jewelry Design Competition” Open to members of the society, the competition professed the…