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Still Processing
Still Processing is a reflection on the nature of creative practice through the lens of adornment. Select pieces were on view at Pratt Institute during New York City Jewelry Week. The online exhibition and sale runs through January 15th.
Image: Olivia Shih, Siblings 03
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Metalsmith Magazine
Metalsmith magazine, published by SNAG, gives you a front row seat to the world of contemporary jewelry and metalsmithing.
It is smart, beautiful and provocative, and guaranteed to inspire and invigorate. Coverage spans established and emerging contemporary makers, artists in their studios, artist-made production jewelry, cutting-edge adornment, design, fashion, hollowware, furniture, and much more. For 41 years and counting Metalsmith has brought you the best in the field.
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We are an inclusive community committed to advancing the multifaceted field of metalsmithing and adornment by inspiring innovative creativity and furthering education and opportunities.
SNAG celebrates the rich diversity and history of the jewelry and metalsmithing field while valuing a variety of viewpoints through supportive, respectful and ethical interactions that nourish education and inspire innovative creativity.
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"My hope is that these objects convey a poetic sense of the everyday and become intimate art forms that are worn, shared and passed on for generations." - Cheryl Rydmark
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The artists highlighted in today's post hone in on sentimentality, vulnerability and love. Learn more about the work of Cheryl Rydmark (@cherylrydmark_goldsmith), Jennifer Moore (@junipertea) and Barbara McFadyen (@bnmcfadyen) in our virtual member catalog "We Are SNAG: Anthology 3."
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Visit our website to look through the entire member catalog! Link in bio.
Images from "WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed. 3"
1. "ice pin for Larry" by Cheryl Rydmark, USA
2. "Letters (Will)" by Jennifer Moore, USA
3. "Autumn Remembrance" by Barbara McFadyen, USA
Wax… this is the beginning for the pieces I create, carved in wax and cast I. Recycled fine metals… come say hi and see them complete today bohemiaonmain during our Holiday Trunk Show! We’ll delight in good cheer xoxo #artisanmadejewelry #sculpturaljewelry #contemporaryjewelry #riojeweler #snagmember #crystalhartman #urbanaillinois #trunkshow #homemadeholiday #lostwax #lostwaxdesign #lostwaxcarving
Please join me in welcoming Tiamat to the UNT Metalsmithing & Jewelry family! Our newest kiln from Paragon, replacing our dearly departed Smaug. Working alongside our beginners who are enameling and forging out their final projects, I created a laser-etched enameled nameplate and forged copper stand for her. We know that our newest Queen of the Dragons will be instrumental in creating many new amazing enameled artworks!
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#JamesThurman #handmade #metalsmith #metalwork #metalworker #metalsmithing #SnagMember ArtJewelry #AmericanCraft #CMUAlumni #CranbrookAlumni #enameling #forging #laseretch #digitalfabrication #digifab #toolvetica #UNT #UNTCVAD #CVAD #CollegeofVisualArtsandDesign #UNTMetals #untmetalsmithingandjewelry
Please join me in welcoming Tiamat to the UNT Metalsmithing & Jewelry family! Our newest kiln from Paragon, replacing our dearly departed Smaug. Working alongside our beginners who are enameling and forging out their final projects, I created a laser-etched enameled nameplate and forged copper stand for her. We know that our newest Queen of the Dragons will be instrumental in creating many new amazing enameled artworks!
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#JamesThurman #handmade #metalsmith #metalwork #metalworker #metalsmithing #SnagMember ArtJewelry #AmericanCraft #CMUAlumni #CranbrookAlumni #enameling #forging #laseretch #digitalfabrication #digifab #toolvetica #UNT #UNTCVAD #CVAD #CollegeofVisualArtsandDesign #UNTMetals #untmetalsmithingandjewelry
The BCAT Metals studio was visited by DAHS Art students & their art teachers extrodinaire, Robin Craigg & Cheyenne Kanouff. Casting was the name of the game, & did we ever!
#metalart #jewelry #handmade #metal #bcat #snag #wearableart #benchjeweler #snagmember #snaginfo #jewelry #jewellry #jewelryworkshop #jewelryclass #metalsmith #instasmithy #jewellryclass #jewellryworkshop #contemporaryjewelry #jewelrydesigner #studiojeweler #silversmithing #silversmiths #alleghenymetalcollective #jefftechart #ContemporaryJewellery #JewelleryDesign #jewelersbench #artofinstagram #handmadeusa
Elemental Dangle now in #sterlingsilver 🔹#craftmorristown this weekend
Friday, from 4-8 | Saturday, from 10-6 | Sunday, from 10-5 | Morristown Armory, 430 Western Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960 | artridercrafts
#contemporaryjewelry #snagmember #artistsoninstagram #mixedmediaartist #handmadejewelry #wirewrapped jewelry #metalsmith #makersgonnamake #handmadewithlove #silverjewelry #jewelrydesigner #jewlerymaking #jewelry #handcraftedjewerly #oneofakindjewelry #madebyhand #contemporarycraft #wearableart #arttowear #buyhandmade #artridercrafts
Material Topics Symposium: Shift in Values
January 12-14, 2024
🔗Link in bio
Featuring:
Cal Lane, J Taran Diamond, Adam Atkinson, Mirjam Hiller, Sunyoung Cheong, Aminata Conteh, Aaron Decker, Stefan Gougherty, Edna Madera, Bryan Parnham, and Logan Woodle.
Mirjam Hiller creates unique jewelry objects in her studio, currently based in Pforzheim, Germany. After graduating at “Goldschmiedeschule Pforzheim” in 2002, she took her “Diplom FH” in jewelry and everyday objects in 2008 at Pforzheim University.
Her work is widely represented in public collections in Great Britain, USA, the Netherlands and Germany and has been featured in major exhibitions by galleries in the USA, Europe and Asia. Mirjam Hillers’ jewelry has been awarded with numerous national and international honors.
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First image: Mirjam Hiller
Second image: Colorful floral-type jewelry piece by Mirjam Hiller
#ecumetals #ecusymposium #ecumetalssymposium #ecumetalsguild #metalsmith #jewelrymaking #jewelry #handmade #artworkshop #artdemo #arttalk #jewelryartist #contemporaryart #jewelrydesign #design #jewelry #uniquejewelry #wearableart #artistmade #statementjewelry #jewelryobsession #artjewelry #jewelrystudio #snagmember #snag #snagmetalsmith #craft
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Triple Threat: Bracelets with the Hydraulic Press ⚡️✨ I’m so excited to be teaching a new online workshop through pocosinarts
Thursdays, January 18 & January 25
Go to the link in my bio for more information or visit Pocosinarts.org
Comment below with any questions or feel free to direct message me.
#jewelryclass #jewelryworkshop #jewelryinstructor
#hydraulicpressing #hydraulicforming
#sarahchapmanjewelry
#chapmanmetals
