Charon Kransen Charon Kransen established Charon Kransen Arts in 1993 to promote jewelry from around the world in North America. He is a private dealer based in New York City and presents annually at various American art fairs. The educational branch of Charon Kransen Arts distributes books and exhibition catalogs on all aspects of jewelry, […]
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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
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
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
This is a kickoff for a new series on young initiators. Yet the format of this kickoff is different from the format that the series will follow moving forward. There is no good reason for this; many things just grow organically while you are working on something. And so this happened: when Liesbeth den Besten
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Eleanor Moty, Rocker Brooch, 2001, sterling silver, 18-karat gold, quartz, black paper Micarta, 95 x 51 x 13 mm, photo: artist Looking into an Eleanor Moty brooch is like gazing at a landscape or standing in a grand architectural space. Combining unparalled craftsmanship and attention to detail with a spare, sculptural design esthetic, she creates
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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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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.
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.
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
Sue Aygarn Kowalski, Striking Tools, 2015, functional mallets and hammers, exotic woods, brass, bronze, steel, delrin, various sizes, photo: Dean Powell Mobilia Gallery has been showing craft media including jewelry for 37 years at its current location in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Jo Anne and Libby Cooper, sisters and the owners of the gallery, have devoted their lives to
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Self-portrait of Sharon Berman I met Sharon Berman during my first Art Jewelry Forum trip to Amsterdam in October 2013. I noticed her beautiful estate jewelry and she shared with me stories of the pieces she collects. Two AJF trips later, to Estonia/Sweden and Barcelona, I discovered what a passionate jewelry collector Sharon is, and
