enameling

It's hard to think of a comparison. While I can haphazardly categorize today's non jewelry metalsmithing as either traditional holloware...

This is a continuing series of metalsmith's guides to cities, regions and museums throughout the world. The purpose of these...

In the gay nineties, one hundred years ago and more now, the newly rich were off to see the world....

It all started in the summer of 1981 with the offer of an empty shop in Stockholm's Hornsgatan section known...

When I began writing about American metalsmithing and jewelry and researching influential artists of the 1970s, the name Miyé Matsukata...

In the three years since her retirement from 31 years of teaching, Ramona Solberg has had three exhibitions of her...

I make light switch covers that are site-specific functional fine art and sculptural vessels that are not at all functional....

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1998 Spring issue of the...

I was introduced to enameling during a required Enamels course at the Bezalel Academy Jewelry Department. We were given an...

This article was completed just weeks before Robert von Neumann's accidental fall and subsequent death on April 23, 1984. Books...

Marcia Bruno has had to work long and hard to reach the level of simplicity for which she is becoming...

Grisaille Revisited I first became acquainted with grisaille through New York enamelist and jeweler Antonia Schwed, who had taken "a...

A cache of treasures that had lain hidden for some 300 years was unearthed in 1912, during excavation work in...

Robert Montgomery surrounds himself in a silent optimism that does not simply ignore adversity, but rises above it. His generous...

This is the second in a series of articles about production jewelers. This installment concentrates on design versus saleability, the...

Rome. Truly the eternal city, where every monument reflects simultaneously the past and the present. As Goethe so aptly states...

Lisa Gralnick makes jewelry of rare power from imagined artifacts of our own time. Its extraordinary impact derives from her...

Visitors to craft shows may know Steven Ford and David Forlano by their company name, CityZenCane, the polymer clay guys,...

The following text was written by Vannoccio Biringuccio, an Italian master craftsman in smelting and metalworking, born in Siena in...

Florence Resnikoff delights in the use of color. Vibrant and glowing, muted and moody, color for her involves extending beyond ...

Harry Bertoia was not simply a metalsmith or a furniture designer, sculptor or printmaker, artist or craftsman. He was all...

Of all the luxury commodities in the world, fragrance is the most paradoxical. Volatile and ephemeral, it nevertheless summons up...

Titanium was not recognized as a metal and chemical element in its own right until the end of the 19th...

Many German jewelry producers have stunning ideas for design combined with a level of quality that satisfies even the most...

Robyn Hawk interviewed pioneer maker Charles Lewton-Brain, revealing his interesting insights on living the life of a maker.

Wisconsin is a North American state with beautiful scenery, one and a half million cows, a reputation for harsh winters,...

Tone Vigeland’s oeuvre is contradiction objectified. Her jewelry is a visual discourse between opposites: large-small, hard-soft, rigid-fluid, tight-loose, inertia-movement, stricture-freedom,...

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Summer issue of the...

Throughout history, beads have been treated as valuable personal possessions. More than thirty-thousand years ago, Cro-Magnon man strung pierced bear...

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Fall issue of...

Over the last several years museums from around the country have been quietly purchasing sterling hollow ware made by Cleveland...

John Marshall was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1936. After serving in the Armed Forces and doing construction work, Marshall...

For nearly 30 years, Ambery-Smith has been using architecture as an inspiration for her work. Her name has become synonymous...

Precious metals are beautiful on their own, from the rich glow of yellow gold to the dense white of platinum—and...

Years ago, I saw a neatly penciled graffiti on a bathroom wall proclaiming that 'The artists will save the world'....

If you are involved with computers you know how rapidly things are changing, prices are sinking and capabilities increasing. Computer...

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1997 Fall issue of the...

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1996 Summer issue of the...

When I returned from Europe in 1951, my friend Margaret de Patta called and invited me to join a group...

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1985 Winter issue of...

Jessica Dow, Co-Founder of Different Seasons Jewelry, speaks on her experience in the world of jewelry making.  Read on to...

This article showcases the various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1986 Spring issue of...

We have been interested in Mokume-gane for a number of years. The only information we could find was by the...

This article showcases various exhibitions  published in the 1994 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Claire Sanford, Wright...

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1990 Winter issue of the...

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1992 Winter issue of the...

This talk briefly reviews issues of studio safety and discusses ways of recognizing risks in the studio and reducing hazard...

The JCK Show in Las Vegas from June 1 to 5, 2007 is seen around the world as one of...