In 2005, Noam Elyashiv gave a lecture at SOFA NY. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Noam Elyashiv’s work is pure, intensely modern and elegantly minimal. Each piece, seemingly abstract yet rooted in autobiography, hints at much deeper meaning and in her words, ‘leaves breathing space for the viewer’s curiosity and personal interpretation.’ Recognized as […]
This year’s winner of the EAA, a runner up from last year, is Sergey Jivetin, an MFA graduate of SUNY New Paltz now living in Brooklyn, New York City. He receives an award of $2000. His use of manufactured watch hands as modular-design elements yields jewelry that is visually complex and layered with meaning. The
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The AJF archives hold very little information about this trip. What we do have can be found in the Spring 2004 AJF newsletter. If you are an AJF member who participated and has pictures from this trip, please send them and an account of the event to AJF for publication on this website.
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In 2004, Vera Siemund gave a lecture about her work at SOFA NY. The lecture was sponsored by AJF. Vera Siemund’s work invites us to ponder a provocatively beautiful paradox – a precious balance between the historic continuum of the decorative arts and radically fresh ideas made manifest in expertly crafted jewelry. Siemund is a young avant-garde
In 2004, Felieke van der Leest spoke to a full room of attendees at SOFA Chicago about her whimsical work and the inspiration for it. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. There is so much more to van der Leest’s work than meets the eye. ‘Actually the pieces I make are very simple,’ said Van
The winner of this year’s award was Amie Louise Plante. She received an award of $2000. The other finalists out of a field of 54 applicants were Frankie Flood, Sergey Jivetin, Lonna Keller and Jessie Martin. The award was announced at SOFA Chicago where Plante’s work was shown by AJF member Charon Kransen Arts. According
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In 2003, AJF gave funds to the Tacoma Art Museum to help acquire Mary Lee Hu’s Choker #83. The museum purchased the piece with funds from the Rotasa Foundation and AJF members Susan Beech and Sharon Campbell, Karen Lorene, Nancy Worden, Mia McEldowney and Mobilia Gallery. Other contributors included Lloyd Herman, Flora Book, Ramona Solberg, Judy Wagonfeld
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Lori Talcott, Brising’s Mantel In 2003, Lori Talcott gave a lecture about her work at SOFA Chicago. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Lori Talcott offered SOFA attendees a visually rich and insightful presentation, describing how her work is a synthesis of family history, travel experiences and research in traditional and historical adornment. Talcott is
Yuyen Chang, a MFA graduate from the University of Wisconsin, won this year’s EAA of $2000. ‘The work of artist Yuyen Chang was of consistent high quality and finesse combined with a fresh approach to art jewelry. In the best of traditions, the pieces are strongly sculptural but eminently wearable. The surfaces were handled beautifully
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Yuyen Chang, a MFA graduate from the University of Wisconsin, won this year’s EAA of $2000. ‘The work of artist Yuyen Chang was of consistent high quality and finesse combined with a fresh approach to art jewelry. In the best of traditions, the pieces are strongly sculptural but eminently wearable. The surfaces were handled beautifully
In November 2002, AJF members traveled to Philadelphia for three days of art and jewelry exploration. Trip details and stories can be found in the Spring 2002 AJF newsletter, the Fall 2002 AJF newsletter and the Spring 2003 AJF newsletter.
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In 2002 AJF gave a grant of $500 to the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum for the exhibition Findings: The Jewelry of Ramona Solberg.
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