The premise is simple: Pore over the jewelry you own, choose your current favorite or a piece that’s especially noteworthy, and send in a photo along with the reason you selected it. The only criteria: you must own the piece and it must have been made by someone other than yourself.
This series aims to offer some insight into what AJF members think is important in the field. We also hope it will expose more contemporary artists not only to our community, but beyond it.
You may not think of yourself a jewelry collector, but consider this possibility: Perhaps one is a purchase, two’s a coincidence, and three’s a collection. No matter how you define yourself in relation to jewelry—maker, collector, enthusiast, gallerist, curator, or “I don’t define myself at all, thank you very much”—you almost certainly own a number of pieces of jewelry. So—knowing that your choice can change tomorrow—which piece do you like best in your collection today, and why?
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This is the fifth installment in this series. (Check out the first one, the second, the third, and the fourth.) Thank you to everyone who contributed. We couldn’t do it without you!
!["Necklace by unknown artist"](https://artjewelryforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/art20jewelry20forum20part202_1024x768.jpg "\"“This necklace holds a special place in my heart,” says Anu Das. “It was a gift from my mother-in-law on one of my visits to India. She shared fond memories of the pendant, a Victorian gold coin that had been a family heirloom since pre-independence. My mother-in-law took keen interest in designing jewelry. The coin was made into a pendant for a long black and gold bead chain. The engraving on the front of it shows Queen Victoria, and the back, the Royal Coat of Arms of Britain during Victoria's reign. The text which runs around both sides of the coin reads, "PRIZE MEDAL"! It’s my most worn piece of jewelry, especially when I visit India.” | Artist unknown, pendant: 24-karat gold, 44 mm in diameter; chain: beads, 508 mm long, photo courtesy of Anu Das\"")
