Tarja Tuupanen, Wilhelmina, Mathilda, and Karolina, objects, constructed coral, 115 x 80 x 65 mm (one piece), photo: Lassi Rinno Susan Cummins: What is so special about the town of Lahti, Finland, that it inspired you to curate a show about it? How did the project evolve? Anna Rikkinen and Helena Lehtinen: Lahti is our […]
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Jessica Stephens, Orange Burst Brooch, 2011, plastic, copper, enamel, silver, smoky quartz, 38.1 x 57.15 x 76.2 mm, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Jessica, you have been out of school now for about five years. Since graduating from SUNY New Paltz, have your ideas about making jewelry changed? Jessica Stephens: I definitely think more about wearability.
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Linda MacNeil, Magnificent, 2013, brooch, acid polished glass, polished Vitrolite glass, 24-karat gold plate, 114.3 x 82.55 x 12.7 mm, photo: Bill Truslow Susan Cummins: Please give us some idea of how you became the unusual combination of a glassblowing jeweler. Linda MacNeil: To clarify, I don’t do any glassblowing. I work with glass in
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Helen Britton, Shell Garden with Loops, 2012, brooch, silver, diamonds, paint, 90 x 60 x 30 mm, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Helen, can you explain Heterogene as the title of your current show at Galerie Rob Koudijs? Helen Britton: Heterogene is really from the word heterogeneous and refers to the diverse preoccupations in my work.
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Myra Mimlitsch-Gray portrait, photo: artist Susan Cummins: You are a forceful person and seem to have been born fully formed out of the head of Vulcan, but the baby Myra must have had a journey to get to your position of great silversmith and professor. Can you tell me how that happened? Myra Mimlitsch-Gray: Wow
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This year’s week-long jewelry gathering was slightly sadder for being so well mapped out. The Handwerkskammer provided the program, Current Obsession, a newly launched magazine, came with a large foldout map, which was a nice complement to the street finder published and given out by gallerist Kinga Zobel. To be absolutely certain of your itinerary, it
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Rebecca Hannon, Flower Beard, 2013, beard ornament, cone 10 porcelain, sterling silver, 228.6 x 177.8 x 25.4 mm, photo: Laura Macdonald Susan Cummins: Can you tell the story of how you discovered that you wanted to be a jeweler? Rebecca Hannon: I grew up in Virginia, and my high school art teacher took me to
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Ramón Puig Cuyàs, network no. 1430, 2011, brooch, oxidized German silver, 580 x 72 x 20 mm, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Ramon, please tell us the story of how you became a jeweler? Ramón Puig Cuyàs: I think I’ve always been a lucky person. When I was young, I had three ideas of what I
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Réka Fekete, Liaison, 2013, brooch, steel, laminate, silver, 94 x 85 x 12 mm, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Réka Fekete, you are Hungarian by birth, and I understand that you moved to Amsterdam in 2004 when you were 22 years old. Do you think you brought something particularly Hungarian to your studies at the Gerrit
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Annegret Morf of Serafino Joailliers Contemporains, 14 Paths Crossing, 2012, ring, sterling silver, 14-karat gold, quartz cabochon, 37.75 x 19 mm, photo: Anthony McLean Susan Cummins: Why did you decide to take on this show? Lisa Albuquerque: I initially considered the exhibition out of respect for the three artists I have represented for more than
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Lily Fitzgerald, portrait, photo: Karen Worthington Susan Cummins: Can you tell me the story of how you discovered that you wanted to be a jeweler? Where did you learn to make jewelry? Lilly Fitzgerald: While in school at the Worcester Art Museum I studied painting, but we were required to take introduction classes in all
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Jose Marín, Dreaming My Garden, 2013, neckpiece, sterling silver, 18-karat gold, titanium, green amethyst, multicolor tourmalines, 157 x 253 x 15 mm, photo: Danielle Freiman Susan Cummins: Can you tell me the story of how you discovered that you wanted to be a jeweler? Jose Marín: My father was a goldsmith. In my childhood, at
