Queer + Metals: Shaped by Us
Craftspace invited Rebekah Frank to explore queerness in relation to the expansive field of metalworking and metalsmithing. Explore the scope of the project at https://craftspace.co.uk/queer-metals/.
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Jewelers: the Next Generation
With the current generation of master craftspeople preparing to “age off” the bench, the jewelry industry needs to know where to look for trained workers. This paper presents the survey data collected from the top jewelry trade schools, university metals programs, and other jewelry field programs in the US and Canada which currently serve as …
In/Animate: Recent Work by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
In/Animate surveys the past decade of work by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, internationally renowned metalsmith and head of the metal program at SUNY New Paltz. Curated by author Akiko Busch, the exhibition explores a variety of artistic processes using iron, copper, brass, silver, and enameled steel. Mimlitsch-Gray’s domestic artifacts suggest a coalescence of body and thing, conveying …
Glory bound. On wonder womans bracelets
An insight into the creation of comic book character Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston, examining her ‘Magic Bracelets’ and their connections to feminism, oppression, liberation, and BDSM practices.
Glitz glamour and guys
A look at the tailor Nudie Cohn and his use of rhinestones to create opulent garments for clients such as Elvis and Liberace, successfully subverting gender norms while doing so.
Tradition and humiliation
The role of women in jewelry tradition nowadays, and the acceptance of jewelry practice as contemporary art.