COVID-19
COVID-Themed Jewelry
In response to the shock wave of the pandemic, jewelry artists made work and galleries and museums organized exhibitions. We asked the community to send us images—you inundated us! We appreciate your participation. This final installment features work from around the world. Some of it relates to lockdown—feelings of isolation, working through these emotions, making …
COVID-Themed Jewelry
In response to the shock wave of the pandemic, jewelry artists made work and galleries and museums organized exhibitions. We asked you to send in photos. You inundated us with images—thanks for participating! In this installment we’re featuring jewelry from around the world. Some of the work relates to the lockdown—feelings of isolation, fear of …
Bejeweled Pistols and Guns That Can Melt
A provocative exhibition by the Dutch artist Rian de Jong tackles the hot-button issue of guns. Making inventive use of materials such as paraffin wax, plastic foam, and twigs, de Jong has created jewelry and objects in the shape of guns that express her shock and outrage over the prevalence of gun violence in the …
COVID-Themed Jewelry
In response to the shock wave of the pandemic, jewelry artists made work and galleries and museums organized exhibitions. We asked you to send in photos. You inundated us with images—thanks for participating! In the first three already-published photo essays in this series, we concentrated on exhibitions. Now we’ll feature jewelry from around the world. …
COVID-Themed Jewelry Exhibitions
“The effects of the pandemic extend far beyond our bodies—it has upended lives, undermining our sense of security and confidence,” wrote Yvonne Markowitz and Elyse Zorn Karlin, the co-directors of the Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts, in their introduction to the catalog for Upended Lives: Jewelry in the Age of Covid. …
COVID-Themed Jewelry Exhibitions
COVID-19 caused a significant change in the ways we live. The unprecedented shift forced us to renegotiate everything from our behaviors to our routines. We sat in lockdown, glued to the news, watching the numbers—how many positive cases? How many dead? If we were lucky, we worked from home. If we didn’t have access to …
COVID-Themed Jewelry Exhibitions
COVID-19 caused a significant change in the ways we live. The unprecedented shift forced us to renegotiate everything from our behaviors to our routines. We sat in lockdown, glued to the news, watching the numbers—how many positive cases? How many dead? If we were lucky, we worked from home. If we didn’t have access to …
Teaching During the Time of COVID, Part 2
COVID-19 has drastically changed the way that instructors/jewelry programs around the world are teaching the upcoming generation. With a shift from studio- and technique-based learning, educators have had to adapt their curricula to accommodate the limited means of their students. From in-person instruction to remote learning, projects have evolved, exhibitions have shifted online, and found-object-based, …
Teaching During the Time of COVID, Part 1
Late in December 2019, I began hearing small rumblings and snippets about a mysterious virus (now known as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) spreading across the world. At the time, this new illness had little immediate bearing on my life until mass shutdowns across the globe began taking place. Within a couple of weeks, I, like many …