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Kim Buck, Chop a Heel and Clip a Toe, 2020, brooch in manipulated Michelsen marguerite brooch, gilded silver with enamel, 1 ¾ inches (44 mm), photo: Dorte Krogh. This piece utilizes the daisy brooch as a ready-made element. The original object has been modified to embody the phrase "Chop a heel and clip a toe," a saying derived from the fairy tale Cinderella, where the stepmother encourages her daughters to cut off part of their feet in order to fit Cinderella's glass slipper.

DENMARK

Breaking Icons

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Kim Buck's Subversive Take on the Daisy Brooch
Pencil Brothers, Pencilvania, 1975, pin in champlevė enamel on bronze, private collection, image courtesy of the estate of LWL

UNITED STATES
Obituary

In a Moment of Seriousity

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Remembering Leslie William LePere (1946–2024)
Tatjana Giorgadse, Untitled, 2025, earrings in balsa wood, enamel on copper, silver, approximately 4 x 1 ¾ x ⅝ inches (100 x 45 x 15 mm), photo courtesy of the artist and Galerie Door

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On Offer

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New Jewelry from Our Member Galleries

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Today in Art Jewelry
Ted Noten in Hasselt during a school day at MASieraad, wearing a T-shirt designed by Into Niilo, 2023, photo courtesy of Ruudt Peters

BELGIUM
School

MASieraad: Digging Holes, Throwing Away Shoes

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Essential for Jewelry Education!
Seth Papac, Chrysotile, 2025, brooch in dryer lint, plastic, sterling silver, stainless steel, photo: Rob Chron

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New Jewelry from Our Member Galleries

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(Left) Leo wearing a necklace by (right) Sofia Tekela-Smith. Sofia Tekela-Smith, Untitled, 2025, necklace in mother-of-pearl, waxed thread, photo: Jamie Berry

GERMANY

Exhibitions Not Just Seen but Felt

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Beyond the Vitrine
Helen Britton, photo: Kaia Ansip

GERMANY

Art or Adornment? Where Does Art Jewelry Stand?

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Answers from Munich
Exhibition view, Pink & Punk, work by Réka Lörincz, YouandMe, photo: Atiyah Curmally

INTERNATIONAL

Your First Time Is Always Special

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Googly Eyes, Tongues, and Hearts
AJF traveler David Dao wears Esteban Erosky, photo: Nathalie Mornu

UNITED STATES
Photo Essay

Santa Fe Diary—2025

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AJF's Trip to The City Different
Gerd Rothmann, Die Goldene Nase Nosepiece, 1988, cast from Lois Boardman's nose, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Lois and Bob Boardman (M.2013.221.28), © Gerd Rothmann, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA. The German expression “eine goldene Nase Verdienen," which translates directly as “to earn a golden nose,” means to make a small fortune or to make a killing, and that is the meaning behind this piece.

UNITED STATES
Obituary

Radical Adornment

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Remembering Lois Boardman
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