My studio is in my home. I live upstairs and I work downstairs. I share my home with more than 500 dead, dried insects as well as my dog, Pumba. I am very happy that I have a cuddly happy living animal amongst all my dead ones. Sometimes I have spiders crawling in my workspace, …
Umberto Mastroianni, Meteora, 1970, necklace (detail), 18-karat white and yellow gold, made by Gherardi, diameter of disc 10 mm, depth of disc 25 mm, photo: Didier Ltd Didier and Martine Haspeslagh developed their gallery exhibitions around jewelry by artists and mid-century jewelers. Didier Ltd shows at fairs all around the world, including the TEFAF (The …
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The Jaw Bone mouthpiece is modeled after the jaw of jeweler Shaun Leane, and was created for Alexander McQueen’s untitled spring/summer collection of 1998 (originally called The Golden Shower until a sponsor found out its pornographic meaning and threatened to back out). Hooks around the ears and inside the mouth are used to fasten Jaw …
Sofia Björkman making a sketch with a 3D pen, 2015, photo: Jenny Edlund Sofia Björkman is a contemporary jewelry phenomenon and an example for us all. She is a trained artist, a self-taught gallery owner, a creative mother, and open to it all. How does one woman pack so much into each day? Her show …
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In 2014, Benjamin Lignel visited Māori jewelry artist Areta Wilkinson in her home, a few weeks before she presented her doctoral research in front of her peers and her kin. This introduction to Areta’s work—and Ben’s growing interest in the customary Māori greenstone figure known as hei tiki—led to the purchase, a few months later, …
The following interview was conducted in the wake of Areta Wilkinson’s exhibition titled Whakapaipai: Jewellery as Pepeha, which was shown at the Canterbury Museum in association with The National, Objectspace, and is now at The Dowse Art Museum. The work she presented is the result of four years of doctoral research, for which she was …
Rian de Jong, Found at: Sao Paulo/Made in: Rio Grande, 2015, ring, copper, silver, tourmaline, quartz, 35 x 30 x 10 mm, photo: artist Rian de Jong’s show at Gallery Loupe consists of photographs of landscapes where the jewelry was made, as well as the jewelry itself. Rian is an interesting artist not only because …
The Sacramento Public Library has a 3-D printing lab. Photo credit: Jim Wilson/The New York Times On a recent trip to visit family, this writer was privileged to attend the grand opening of a new local library. While reviewing the map to locate where my nephew could meet Curious George in person, my sister-in-law noted …
American sculptor Beverly Pepper speaks to Rhode Island School of Design students at her home in Umbria, Italy. American sculptor Beverly Pepper speaks to Rhode Island School of Design students at her home in Umbria, Italy. One by one the students were asked to introduce themselves by their department and to talk a bit about …
Catherine Truman, In Preparation for Seeing: Cell Culture Glove, 2015, white cotton glove, glass, steel forceps, Coplin jar, light pad, Tasmanian oak and acrylic display case, dimensions variable, photo: Grant Hancock Jess Dare, Catherine Truman, and Sue Lorraine, The Theatre of Detail July 10–25, 2015 Airspace Projects Gallery, Sydney, Australia Thirtieth birthdays are always important. …
[left] Gallery Lulo, exterior, [right] Gallery Lulo, interior Artist Karen Gilbert and gallerista Anne-Kathrine Schjerbeck teamed up in 2009 to open Gallery Lulo in Healdsburg, a small but sophisticated country town. In this interview, I talk to the duo about the origin of Gallery Lulo, balancing life and work, and the challenges of running a …
This is my workshop, I have a lot of materials for my jewelry that are always placed so I can see them easily. I find if materials are out of eyesight, I won’t use them. I’ve moved workshops quite a lot and I find with every move the organization of materials gets more orderly as I group …
