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10/06/2025

On Offer

New Jewelry from Our Member Galleries

By Art Jewelry Forum

October 2025, Part 1

These times feel unsettling, and we could all use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them!

Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase extraordinary pieces personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Take a look. You’re certain to find a fantastic piece you simply can’t live without! (Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries.)

Iris Bodemer, Untitled, 2016, necklace in bronze, 9 x 8 ⅝ x ¾ inches (230 x 220 x 20 mm), photo: artist

Gallery: Galeria Reverso, Lisbon, Portugal (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Paula Crespo (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Iris Bodemer
Retail price: 4,700€

Among the many beautiful necklaces Galeria Reverso is showcasing in October in Iris Bodemer’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, the staff fell in love with this one. It has all the characteristics that make Bodemer’s work unmistakable. Quoting the great art historian Marjan Unger: “Iris Bodemer makes jewelry like she would make a drawing, working intuitively and directly in the materials she gathered around her. … Her work is gestural; if one is not likely to find symmetry in it, one will notice a sense of balance or a center. Iris Bodemer has the visual power of a great artist and therefore has chosen exactly the right profession. She does not create autonomous works for display in an empty space, however. The pieces are made for the human body and come alive when worn.”

Rachelle Thiewes, Ellipse #591, earrings in steel, 14-karat posts, silver, auto paint, photo courtesy of Gallery Loupe — Rachelle Thiewes, *Ellipse #591,* earrings in steel, 14-karat posts, silver, auto paint, photo courtesy of Gallery Loupe

Gallery: Gallery Loupe, Montclair, NJ, US (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Patti Bleicher (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Rachelle Thiewes
Retail price: US$2,000

The shimmering jewelry of Rachelle Thiewes evokes the grandeur of the human form, along with the natural wonders of her home, located near the Chihuahuan Desert, in western Texas. Whether assembled from multiple parts that actually move, or crafted from stable elements that virtually sweep one’s field of vision along vibrantly colored surfaces, her engaging jewelry addresses the body, the environment, and the viewer. PAINT: Rachelle Thiewes, her recent exhibition at the El Paso Museum of Art, showcased a body of work inspired by the brilliant hues of lowrider automotive paint that enliven the Chihuahuan Desert landscape.

Alexander Blank, Bones & All, 2025, brooch in carved Corian, sterling silver, stainless steel, photo: artist — Alexander Blank, *Bones & All,* 2025, brooch in carved Corian, sterling silver, stainless steel, photo: artist

Gallery: Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, bijoux et objets contemporains, Montreal, QC, Canada (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Noel Guyomarc’h (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Alexander Blank
Retail price: CAN$1,125

For Alexander Blank, creating jewelry is a way of reflecting on humanity. Bones & All, his new series of brooches in pale blue Corian, depicts fingers marked by time, frozen in puzzling, almost unsettling positions. The action of the hands is subject to the brain’s commands. With their hands, humans have invented, built, and shaped their environment. But what if, today, our fingers were to rebel? Freed from control, a new story would begin.

Adam Atkinson, Oval Link Necklace, in oxidized sterling silver, 20 inches (508 mm) long, links each 1 x ½ inches (25 x 38 mm), photo courtesy of the artist — Adam Atkinson, *Oval Link Necklace,* in oxidized sterling silver, 20 inches (508 mm) long, links each 1 x ½ inches (25 x 38 mm), photo courtesy of the artist

Gallery: Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, US (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Kate Crankshaw (click the name for email)
Artist: Adam Atkinson
Retail price: US$330

This piece is a great necklace with very large links, as well as small-linked chain. It’s a beautiful and easy-to-wear piece, great for gifting for the upcoming holidays!

Marília Maria Mira, Bloody Nose, 2025, necklace in brass, bells, polyester thread, 3 x 1 ¾ x 1 inches (75 x 45 x 27 mm), thread length 18 ½ inches (470 mm), photo: João Cardoso Ribeiro — Marília Maria Mira, *Bloody Nose,* 2025, necklace in brass, bells, polyester thread, 3 x 1 ¾ x 1 inches (75 x 45 x 27 mm), thread length 18 ½ inches (470 mm), photo: João Cardoso Ribeiro

Gallery: Galeria Tereza Seabra, Lisbon, Portugal (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Tereza Seabra (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Marília Maria Mira
Retail price: 3,075€, plus shipping

The Noses Series is the most recent work by Portuguese multidisciplinary artist Marília Maria Mira, made especially for the seventh exhibition of the Rings of Saturn cycle at Galeria Tereza Seabra, curated by HALO (Catarina Silva and Marta Costa Reis). Some words by the artist about it: “This work stems from an emotional connection with the human body, which links me directly to my love of jewelry and, in the case of the nose, a desire to explore the idea of a filter between the inside and the outside, in a positive environment [and] with a touch of humor. Inspirations and expirations that happen to us constantly, in different ways and throughout our entire existence.”

Hartog & Henneman, Tic Tac Toc, 2025, brooches in industrial clay, brass, Swan (five parts): 75 x 120 x 8 mm, Duck (four parts): 83 x 137 x 8 mm, Flower (four parts): 160 x 55 x 8 mm, Tree (two parts): 118 x 40 x 8 mm, Arrow (two parts): 35 x 135 x 8 mm, Boat (three parts): 60 x 75 x 8 mm, Airplane (two parts): 43 x 120 x 8 mm, House (two parts): 52 x 95 x 8 mm, photo: courtesy of the artists and Galerie Door — Hartog & Henneman, *Tic Tac Toc,* 2025, brooches in industrial clay, brass, *Swan* (five parts): 75 x 120 x 8 mm, *Duck* (four parts): 83 x 137 x 8 mm, *Flower* (four parts): 160 x 55 x 8 mm, *Tree* (two parts): 118 x 40 x 8 mm, *Arrow* (two parts): 35 x 135 x 8 mm, *Boat* (three parts): 60 x 75 x 8 mm, *Airplane* (two parts): 43 x 120 x 8 mm, *House* (two parts): 52 x 95 x 8 mm, photo: courtesy of the artists and Galerie Door

Gallery: Galerie Door, Nijmegen, Netherlands (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Doreen Timmers (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artists: Hartog & Henneman
Retail price: Brooches with five parts 370€; with four parts 320€; with three parts 270€; with two parts 220€

The new exhibition by Hartog & Henneman—opening October 18, 2025, at Galerie Door—builds on the idea of shape. The possibilities of shapes are endless. But everyone knows the basics: triangle, sphere, cube. With those and other basic shapes, you can create new forms—something we learn early on with building blocks or tic tac toc (an early education toy with which players create figures with wooden shapes). The collection is made up of individual basic elements, both flat and three-dimensional: squares and cubes, triangles and pyramids, circles and cylinders, but also spheres, arches, and beams—in all shapes and sizes. These individual pieces are made to be played with: stacked or arranged, tied or built. The elements are intentionally imperfect. Their rough texture emphasizes the sculptural quality of each form. With this new series, Hartog & Henneman invite you to translate your imagination into your own monumental, wearable form.

Isabelle Busnel, Cherub Necklace, in second-hand jewelry, silicone, thread, approximately 30 inches (762 mm) long, pendant approximately 7 inches (178 mm) wide, photo courtesy of Pistachios — Isabelle Busnel, *Cherub Necklace,* in second-hand jewelry, silicone, thread, approximately 30 inches (762 mm) long, pendant approximately 7 inches (178 mm) wide, photo courtesy of Pistachios

Gallery: Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry, Chicago, IL, US (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: The Pistachios Team (click the name for email)
Artist: Isabelle Busnel
Retail price: US$2,095

“This body of work,” states Isabelle Busnel, “explores the theme {things unsaid} through materials marked by absence and memory. I collect second-hand pieces from flea markets (often broken, discarded, and stripped of their original meaning). These fragments, once worn close to the body, raise silent questions: Why were they sold? What stories do they hold? To these forgotten objects, I add silicone elements cast from molds and punch needle embroidery. These soft, tactile interventions become quiet acts of repair, care, and transformation. In reworking them, I give these objects a second chance, not to restore their past, but to honor what’s left unsaid. Each piece becomes a conversation between presence and loss, offering space for reflection, emotion, and imagined histories.” The work was made for the exhibition Things Unsaid, currently on view at Pistachios.

Ketli Tiitsar, Side by Side 5, 2025, brooch in juniper wood, textile, paint, silver, stainless steel, 5 ¼ x 3 ⅝ inches (135 x 92 mm), photo stylist: Yael Reisner, photo: Patrick Gunning @bufola — Ketli Tiitsar, *Side by Side 5,* 2025, brooch in juniper wood, textile, paint, silver, stainless steel, 5 ¼ x 3 ⅝ inches (135 x 92 mm), photo stylist: Yael Reisner, photo: Patrick Gunning @bufola

Gallery: Objects Beautiful, London, UK (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Yael Reisner (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Ketli Tiitsar
Retail price: GBP£1,990, plus VAT tax

This beautiful wood brooch works elegantly on one’s coat or jacket, and projects a remarkable presence. Tiitsar mainly uses wood taken from her childhood home and great-grandparents’ garden in Estonia. She works mostly with personal memories, while contemplating how much of them are not individual, but clearly local and generational. Tiitsar’s jewelry belongs to public collections including the Collection of Metal Art Department at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Art Museum of Estonia, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Röhsska Museum of Art and Craft, and private collections. Since 1994, she has participated in more than 100 exhibitions in Estonia and abroad.

Ketli Tiitsar, from the series Tiger in the Living Room IV, 2013, brooch in apple and birch wood, mahogany, silver, paint, 6 ⅞ inches (175 mm) tall, photo: Dénes Farkas — Ketli Tiitsar, from the series *Tiger in the Living Room IV,* 2013, brooch in apple and birch wood, mahogany, silver, paint, 6 ⅞ inches (175 mm) tall, photo: Dénes Farkas

Gallery: Four Gallery, Umeå, Sweden (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Karin Roy Andersson (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Ketli Tiitsar
Retail price: 2,000€

Longing is connected to melancholy, nostalgia, loneliness, and maybe naive romance. Longing for something unattainable absorbs our thoughts, but it can also get us closer to ourselves and to others. Longing can be something recognizable, connecting, and present. The work of Ketli Tiitsar is made up of personal layers of history, but it invites us to take part and to connect.

Sanna Wallgren, Urban Botanics 1, 2021, necklace in aluminum, nylon, 12 ½ x 11 ¾ x 2 inches (320 x 300 x 50 mm), photo: Sofia Björkman — Sanna Wallgren, *Urban Botanics 1,* 2021, necklace in aluminum, nylon, 12 ½ x 11 ¾ x 2 inches (320 x 300 x 50 mm), photo: Sofia Björkman

Gallery: Platina, Stockholm, Sweden (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Sofia Bjorkman (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Sanna Wallgren
Retail price: US$1,900

This necklace belongs to the series Urban Botanics and is a hybrid between nature and an urban environment. The material is aluminum colored with anodization and combined with nylon, with strong connections to outdoor activities and sporting equipment. The form and surface are shaped with a hammer and look like a plant, an expression close to vegetation with inspiration from the repetition of forms in foliage and flowers, but with a clear imprint of the human hand.

Jolynn Santiago, Ring of Pollen: 201 Microns, 2025, ring in hand-cut 18-karat yellow gold and sterling silver “dust,” size 5.5, photo: artist — Jolynn Santiago, *Ring of Pollen: 201 Microns,* 2025, ring in hand-cut 18-karat yellow gold and sterling silver “dust,” size 5.5, photo: artist

Gallery: In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metalworks, Brooklyn, NY, US (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Zoe Ariyama (click the name for email)
Artist: Jolynn Santiago
Retail price: US$2,200

This radiant ring by artist Jolynn Santiago draws inspiration from dustings of pollen. Santiago maintains the granularity of the gold and silver “dust” through her unique process of sintering within hand-carved graphite ring molds. Santiago holds an MFA in metal from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and her acclaimed work has been exhibited internationally. This work is featured in her current solo exhibition, at Brooklyn Metal Works.

Simon Williams, 2029—A Space Commodity, 2023, (left to right) Asteroid Ring, in fabricated oxidized sterling silver, 2 x 1 ⅜ x 1 inches (50 x 35 x 25 mm), Core Ring, in drop-cast, fused, and oxidized sterling silver, rough diamond cube, 1 ¾ x 1 ⅝ x 1 inches (45 x 40 x 25 mm), Mine, or Ours? Ring, in drop-cast, fused, and oxidized sterling silver, 18-karat yellow gold, argyle brown diamond, Australian parti sapphire, rough diamond cube, rough Australian sapphire, 1 ⅝ x 1 ⅝ x ¾ inches (40 x 40 x 20 mm), photo: Michael Haines Photography — Simon Williams, *2029—A Space Commodity,* 2023, (left to right) *Asteroid Ring,* in fabricated oxidized sterling silver, 2 x 1 ⅜ x 1 inches (50 x 35 x 25 mm), *Core Ring,* in drop-cast, fused, and oxidized sterling silver, rough diamond cube, 1 ¾ x 1 ⅝ x 1 inches (45 x 40 x 25 mm), *Mine, or Ours? Ring,* in drop-cast, fused, and oxidized sterling silver, 18-karat yellow gold, argyle brown diamond, Australian parti sapphire, rough diamond cube, rough Australian sapphire, 1 ⅝ x 1 ⅝ x ¾ inches (40 x 40 x 20 mm), photo: Michael Haines Photography

Gallery: Zu design, Adelaide, NSW, Australia (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: Jane Bowden (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Simon Williams
Retail price: (Left to right) AUS$4,350, $1,365, and $5,640

“This triptych,” stated Simon Williams, “not only mirrors humanity’s evolving perception of asteroids—from ancient vessels containing the origins of life, yet harbingers of destruction, to current scientific specimens, and future untapped extraterrestrial resources—but also invites contemplation of our place in the universe and the ethical dimensions of our celestial aspirations.”

Taylor Zarkades King, Green Chain Earrings, 2024, in anodized aluminum, sterling silver, steel, each 3 x ¾ x ¾ inches (76 x 19 x 19 mm), photo: J Taran Diamond — Taylor Zarkades King, *Green Chain Earrings,* 2024, in anodized aluminum, sterling silver, steel, each 3 x ¾ x ¾ inches (76 x 19 x 19 mm), photo: J Taran Diamond

Gallery: Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD, US (click the gallery name to link to its website)
Contact: J Taran Diamond (click the gallerist’s name for email)
Artist: Taylor Zarkades King
Retail price: US$148

Taylor Zarkades King is a studio artist and jeweler based in Massachusetts. Her craft-based practice sways between a jeweler’s bench and a studio that finds its form through larger configurations of wood, fiber, print, and recontextualized objects. Her limited-edition anodized aluminum jewelry has an affinity for asymmetry and distressed color. Color conducts the feeling of each wearable piece and favors the honesty of a weathered surface.

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