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Nice photos made in #Portugal#leiria.
With reginadomingues17 and blinkeyestudio filiperibeiroblink sandroferreirafoto.
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I want to see what is secret. What is hidden amongst the visible. I want to see the skin of the light.
-Helene Cixous
returning hOMe
brooch/pendant
silver, copper, steel, vitreous enamel, fossilized mammoth tooth (carved by a native craftsman), diamond, tourmaline, aquamarine, vintage lenticular
Made for the fabulous exhibition Heirlooms of the Future currently showing mobiliagallery through October 22. Definitely check out the gorgeous digital catalogue in the link in their bio!
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A shop update: “Tonight’s the Night” cuff bracelet with bats is now available in my Etsy shop! Link in bio. It is smaller than what I usually make: inside length is 5.25 inches and the opening is 1.25 inches. Swipe to see it on my wrist - very snug.
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Hand Amulet
I took a picture of this Pharonic hand at the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir square when I visited Cairo in 2021. I knew then that I would apply it to enamel somehow. The original hand was carved out of ivory and dates back to the Middle Kingdom.
The hand is set in sterling silver and features 3 variscite drops from esmeraldaturquoise
It is the only pin in the Fragments collection.
Check stories for more info on this piece.
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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower” Albert Camus
Albert’s got the right perspective on leaves…bumpy, dotted, curved, crispy and soft, in every texture and pattern, always a sight to behold…
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Isn’t it mesmerizing watching the vent suck up every last bit of that smoke?! 🤤
Just a friendly reminder to all my fellow smiths to invest in safe studio practices like keeping your air healthy.
This system is one of the things people ask me about most. This is the Quatro Gold Vault and I bought it from ottofrei1930 and my only regret is not having this years ago.
Be smart, be safe, and be healthy as you do your creative thing. 😘
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Gioielli in Fermento a Bologna 2022
Gioielli in Fermento - Contemporary studio jewellery international award, based in Italy
ART & WINE exhibition in Bologna, 6-28 October 2022 🎉🍷
Regione Emilia Romagna
Assemblea Legislativa - Sala Esposizioni (County Town Hall in Bologna, Via Aldo Moro, 50)
Program:
October 6th 2022 Opening Ceremony at 11am
Introduction and Visit with Eliana Negroni,
art director and curator of Gioielli in Fermento Award
Presentation of the Artists.
The exhibition will be on until October 28.2022
Free access, Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm.
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👉https://gioiellinfermento.com/2022/07/22/mostre-2022/
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It's a Ralphy and Pongo thing
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'Towers for Admiration', 1986: at first I was a little daunted about making interacting ring sets, because back then they were so closely associated with the late, great, Wendy Ramshaw, who really pioneered the popularity of ring stacks [see image 4, which I photographed when she was showcased at Goldmiths Fair in 2018] but mine were so totally different to what she'd done, that I had to give voice to them; I was playing with space stations, of aerials, antennae, radar dishes, and platforms, in titanium gold-riveted onto silver, rather than with juxtapositions of gemstones; nowadays ring stacks are more prolific without pause, and enjoyed without that early reticence.
As image 3, from a poster at the time, shows, this set was acquired by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery after being presented by the Friends of TMAG, for which I was grateful, it being one of the early acquisitions of my work into a public collection.
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To me SNAG is a vital part of our field. It has helped me connect with so many people and places and was actually how I learned about my graduate program. Without SNAG, I would not be where I am today. Through SNAG I have traveled to places I probably would not have, and I even sold my first large piece through a SNAG show. I met lifelong friends and makers and I learned how diverse the work in our field really is.”
– Emily Pellini