Mallory Weston, Snakeskin Disco Ball, 2016, gold-plated brass, oxidized copper, leather, Styrofoam, 305 x 305 x 762 mm, photo: Ian Shriver The seductive snakeskin-inspired jewelry in Mallory Weston’s exhibition, Of Ophidia, at Sienna Patti represents a new direction for the Philadelphia-based artist. Still rooted in the study of symbols, this recent body of work is […]
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Exhibition view, Gioielli in Fermento 2016, Torre Fornello Ancient Stables, Piacenza Hills, Italy, photo: Angela Petrarelli Passionate about both wine and contemporary jewelry, Eliana Negroni discusses the rise and rise of Gioielli in Fermento, an international jewelry competition whose brief seeks to marry wine with jewelry. Run out of Italy’s wine hills, this project taps into the
Lucy Sarneel, (background) Grey Beady, 2014, brooch, zinc, acrylic paint, varnish, 85 x 50 x 50 mm; (left) Both Ways, 2014, brooch, zinc, 30 x 75 x 20 mm; (right) Starflower, 2013, brooch, zinc, 55 x 55 x 15 mm, photo: Rob Bohle Dutch artist Lucy Sarneel is very busy: While simultaneously attending to various teaching
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Benjamin Lignel in his office, Montreuil, 2016, photo: Cosima Lignel At the end of 2016, Ben Lignel, AJF’s editor for the past four years, will be leaving us. He has had a great run, and we will miss him. Before he goes, I wanted to get his insights and thoughts about what has happened in
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Beth Dunlop, photo: William Farkas Beth Dunlop is the editor-in-chief of Modern Magazine, which puts out four issues per year. The magazine has recently become a corporate sponsor of AJF and has shown increasing interest in art jewelry as a topic for their articles. Beth is the person who oversees the concept of each issue
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Andris Lauders, Untitled, 2016, ring, sterling silver, 24-karat gold, hematite, 7 x 55 x 15 mm, photo: Art Gallery Putti Andris Lauders is a leading Latvian jewelry artist with a well-established European reputation. He is well known for his use of unconventional materials—mammoth bones, lava, coins—but his recent work uses a pared-down material palette of
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Jim Cotter, various pieces from the Cement series, 1990–2010, various materials and dimensions, photo: J. Cotter Studio Jim Cotter is a jewelry artist and gallery owner based in Colorado. Over the years I have heard many stories about Cotter, his humor, and his love of life. (It was a pleasure to finally meet him while
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Interior view, Fingers gallery, photo: Michael Couper Fingers is more than just a gallery. With 40+ years of history, it’s a reflection of the extensive progress of art jewelry, but also a reflection of social and political changes in New Zealand. Today we speak with Pauline Bern and Alan Preston, two members of the cooperative,
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QUOIL’s interior, Wellington, New Zealand, photo: Billie Brook QUOIL is a contemporary jewelry gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, that represents solely New Zealand artists. The breadth of the work represented is refreshing and stands witness to the creative strength of the country. QUOIL’s current exhibition, from December 2016 through January 2017, is LUSTRE, a bright
Exhibition view, Peter Skubic, Mirrors Are Invisible, Museum of Estonian Architecture, Tallinn, photo: Reio Avaste/Museum of Estonian Architecture Peter Skubic is an Austrian artist with Serbian roots. Since graduating from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, he has exercised a strong, provocative, and trailblazing voice in the field of contemporary jewelry while establishing a powerful
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Claire Kahn at work, photo: Peter Ogilvie I’ve been familiar with Claire Kahn’s sensuous, snake-like ropes of bead crochet for some time, but have come, only now, to marvel at the true beauty and technical accomplishment of these necklaces and bracelets. A designer, maker, and artist, Claire is a true generalist among the arts, working
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Nervous System, Kinematics Dress 1, 2014, 3D-printed nylon using selective laser sintering, photo: Steve Marsel In May 2015, as part of extended research on contemporary jewelers’ use of new media, I had the good fortune of spending two hours with Jesse Louis-Rosenberg and Jessica Rosenkrantz, the duo who created Nervous System and brought digital cool
