Interviews

Seth Papac

Seth Papac, Cali Condensation, 2015, necklace, raised and anodized aluminum, brass, rayon, velour, 1016 x 508 x 102 mm, photo: artist AJF asked this year’s five young 2016 Artist Award finalists to tell us a bit about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group

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Aric Verrastro

Aric Verrastro, Harnessed, 2015, brooch, steel, acrylic paint, thread, 80 x 80 x 40 mm, photo: artist AJF asked this year’s five young 2016 Artist Award finalists to tell us a bit about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group of outstanding pieces of

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Marcia Cirne Lima

Marcia Cirne Lima, Jeweler at the Studio, 2015, photo: artist Marcia Cirne Lima describes her work as wearable drawings, the result of an interaction between rubber, silver, and steel—the flexibility, color, memory, resistance, and weight. Following her first solo show at Galeria Thomas Cohn, we interview her about what led to this current collection and

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Carina Shoshtary

Carina Shoshtary, Confused Branches 3 detail, 2015, necklace, 9 cm x 33 cm x 25 cm, photo: artist AJF asked this year’s five young 2016 Artist Award finalists to tell us a bit about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group of outstanding pieces

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Georg Dobler: Stones

Georg Dobler, Untitled, 2013, brooch, oxidized silver, citrines, synthetic red spinels, 90 x 75 x 25 mm, photo: artist Jewelry artist Georg Dobler, based in Halle, Germany, pairs colorful, oversized gems with dark, oxidized silver, and juxtaposes castings of organic specimens alongside hand-fabricated findings with structural aesthetic sensibilities. These delicately orchestrated contrasts result in elegant

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Taboo Studio

Exterior of Taboo Studio on West Lewis Street in Mission Hills, 2015, photo: Christina Seebold Taboo Studio, in the Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego, has been selling contemporary jewelry for 27 years. Gallery partners/owners Jane Groover Maydahl and Joanna Rhoades met while undertaking graduate studies in jewelry and metalwork at San Diego State University.

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Doerthe Fuchs

Doerthe Fuchs, Untitled, 2010, necklace, silver, tiger’s eye, rose quartz, 240 x 220 mm, photo: artist Doerthe Fuchs is a jeweler whose work is delicate and intriguing. Some pieces appear almost as tridimensional sketches by use of clear lines and circles. Others are surprising through asymmetrical compositions and unexpected articulations, exploration and findings of materials.

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Kazumi Nagano

Kazumi Nagano, Untitled, 2015, brooches, linen paper thread, bamboo fiber, nylon thread, gold, sterling silver, colored with new Urushi, left, 90 x 90 x 90 mm, right, 80 x 85 x 55 mm, photo: Ryota Sekiguchi Kazumi Nagano is known for her wondrous jewelry work, delicate creations of thin gold wire and woven paper. With

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