Lauren Kalman, Composition with Ornament and Object 17, 2014, photograph, giclée, 50.8 x 40.64 cm Susan Cummins: Lauren, please tell the story of your background. Lauren Kalman: Both of my parents were visual artists, and I think that had a huge influence on my development as an artist. My father is an industrial designer who […]
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Marijke de Goey’s exhibition Lines, Space, Illusion is on display at Fingers Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, through February 28, 2014. In this interview, Marijke discusses the concept behind the body of work on display and some of her recent projects. Marijke de Goey, Dancing Square, 2002, brooch, anodized titanium, 60 x 45 x 5
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Davide Bigazzi, Parole, Parole, 2014, cuff, sterling silver, 18-karat gold, white diamonds, 38.1-mm wide, photo: artist Susan Cummins: What was your inspiration for this show? Karen Lorene: Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery has, for many years, combined the worlds of art jewelry and the written word. Often, the shows that combine a publication: Signs of Life,
Steel wall display case containing These were Trees (detail with glass door open), J. Cotter Gallery, Vail, Colorado, 2014 Susan Cummins: Theresa and Jim, I understand that you worked together to curate this show. Can you walk me through how that worked? Who thought of the idea for the show, and how were the artists
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Ramon Puig Cuyàs, La torcha de Cassandra, 1992, brooch, nickel silver, coral, copper, 90 x 90 x 13 mm, photo: Jean-François Tremblay and Wanderley Spinola Susan Cummins: Noel, please tell us about Jocelyne Gobeil and why you wanted to have a show about her. Noel Guyomarc’h: Jocelyne Gobeil ran the first gallery dedicated to contemporary
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Karen Pontoppidan, CONTEXT, 2013, brooches, canvas, silver, 45 x 35 x 30 mm to 60 x 35 x 33 mm, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Karen, can you fill us in on your background, and when it was that you decided to become a jeweler? Karen Pontoppidan: When I was 13-years-old, I decided to become a
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Katja Prins, Hybrid 03, 2014, brooch, chromium-plated brass, resin, 75 x 50 x 65 mm, photo: Merlijn Snitker Susan Cummins: Can you tell the story of how you discovered that you wanted to be a jeweler? Katja Prins: I think that the need to express oneself by creating things and using visual language is something
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Beppe Kessler, Every Day Series, 2013, balsa wood, acrylic fiber, acrylic color, varnish, 45 x 20 mm, photo: artist Currently, Thailand is experiencing protests against the government, and I asked Atty Tantivit, the owner of ATTA about it. This is a contrast to this interview, but I thought it was important to note Atty’s response.
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The contemporary jewelry scene sometimes acts like it doesn’t matter where you come from. The nationality of makers—and viewers—is acknowledged and then denied, an accident of birth but not something that needs to be factored into the interpretation of the work. So, what happens if you try and locate Lisa Walker as a New Zealand
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Christine Matthias portrait Susan Cummins: Christine, please tell the story of your background and how you knew you wanted to make jewelry. Christine Matthias: It was only after completing a commercial apprenticeship and studying interior design in Hanover that I took up my studies at Burg Giebichenstein´s jewelry department. During my studies in Hanover, I
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Keri-Mei Zagrobelna, portrait Susan Cummins: How did you discover you wanted to make jewelry? Keri-Mei Zagrobelna: I am not sure if I discovered that I wanted to be a jeweler, or if jewelry discovered me. Growing up in an environment of artifact, object, and art, it seemed normal that I should naturally fall into it.
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Pin is fourth in collectible series designed by respected art jewelers Mill Valley, CA, December 26, 2013—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF), a global nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the creation, study, and appreciation of art jewelry, announced that distinguished Swiss jewelry artist David Bielander has created the group’s 2014 limited-edition membership pin. The brooch, Baby Slug, is the fourth design in
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