EXPO ‘coOperation – GARNISH’ – Gallery Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco (USA) – 19 Aout-20 Sept. 2015

co-operation – garnish

A collaborative exhibition organized by Brigitte Martin and Rachel Timmins

Artists’ Reception:  Friday August 21, 6-8pm

 A garnish can be anything from an adornment that adds or enhances the body (human or animal) to a functional or nonfunctional object that decorates and spices up a room. This exhibition will ask viewers and participants to examine the idea of a garnish made by 2 different subsets of makers who have come together to create an embellishment that satisfies both.

Participating Artists:    Suzanne Amendolara / Dan DiCaprio — Christiana Byrne / David Lee — Catherine Chandler / Sonya Scott — Brian Ferrell / Jillian Moore –  Heidi Gerstacker / Masumi Kataoka — Emily Gill / Jaime Sawka — Charity Hall / Francesca Vitali – Peter Hoogeboom / Maia Houtman — Nicole Jacquard / Annie Fensterstock — Lauren Kalman / Kipp Bradford –  Satomi Kawai / Nikki Couppee — Thomas Mann / Wayne Werner –  Bruce Metcalf / Evin Dubois — Tom Muir / Caitlin Skelcey — Vincent Pontillo Verrastro / Sharon Massey –  Mette Saabye / Pernille Mouritzen — Marissa Saneholtz /Michael Dale Bernard — Linda Savineau / Steve Shelby — Olga Starostina / Corey Ackelmire — Billie Theide / Brooke Marks-Swanson — Rachel Timmins / Brigitte Martin — Aric Verrastro /Randy Long

 Satomi Kawai & Nikki Couppee, Neogems (Necklace), Plastic, etched copper, resin, pigment, sterling silver, brass, plexiglass, found shells, faux and real pearls, faux silver foil, hologram laminate

Brian Ferrell & Jillian Moore, Clompe Cluster (Brooch), basswood, polymer clay, resin, paint, wax

Peter Hoogeboom & Maja Houtman, Artichoke (Brooch), Ceramics (slipcasting), metalwork (basketry), silversmithing silver, porcelain

Tom Muir & Caitlin Skelcey, Expel, ABS Plastic, Sterling Silver, Automotive Paint and  Clearcoat

Aric & Randy Verrastro & Long, Daydreaming (Neckpiece), Canvas, PLA, sterling silver, copper, enamel, china paint, steel, thread, acrylic paint, poly-fil

Linda Savineau & Steve Shelby, Sluggish Meanderings, Hammer printed brass, 3D printed nylon (SLS), driftwood

Marissa Saneholtz & Michael Dale Bernard, « She was lost to her dreams as flowers cascaded upon her. » (Neckpiece), Copper, steel, aluminum, silver, maple, vitreous enamel, powder coat, lacquer

Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro and Sharon Massey, Plume, Copper, PLA, graphite, enamel, rare-earth magnets

 

Statement from the organizers:
“A modern metalsmith/metal artist can be found working in traditional metals as well as in nontraditional materials. The designs can range from the classic to the extravagant, and the techniques can either be centuries old or decidedly current. The wide range of expression preferences, design options, materials, and processes has lead within our field to unfavorable misconceptions, misunderstandings and in some cases even outright disdain between artists. Each side considers itself superior to the other, seemingly not appreciating the clear advantages, benefits, and experiences each faction brings to the table. Quoting from Damian Skinner’s 2013 SNAG keynote lecture in Toronto:
“We are all family. Sometimes, family members don’t speak with each other, but we still are one big family. Let’s recognize this fact.”
Can our field overcome family division and send a much-needed signal to the metals + jewelry community? We appreciate and respect our historical past and acknowledge that current materials have a rightful place in jewelry/object making. Arriving at this message is the goal of this exhibition.”  – Brigitte Martin and Rachel Timmins

 

Velvet da Vinci
2015 Polk Street,
San Francisco, CA 94109
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SIERAAD 2014 – International Jewellery Art Fair – Amsterdam (NL) – 6-9 Nov. 2014

SIERAAD  6-9 nov 2014 – Amsterdam

List of participants 2014

 

THE 13TH EDITION OF SIERAAD ART FAIR (SAF) WILL BE THE MOST INTERNATIONAL ONE YET. SAF IS THE ONLY PLATFORM IN THE NETHERLANDS WHERE PROFESSIONAL CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY DESIGNERS FROM HOME AND ABROAD SELL THEIR WORK DIRECTLY AND IN PERSON. TO ADD LUSTRE TO THIS EDITION OF SAF THERE WILL BE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS AND STRIKING PRESENTATIONS.

La liste des participants commence somptueusement !!! : « Erato Kouloubi, ALCHIMIA Jewellery school in Florence, Alina Carp, Andrea Coderch Valor ……. Catalina Brenes, Catalina Gibert,  …. Wu Ching-Chih, David Choi ……….. Dora Haralambaki, Edith Bellod, ……… Gabrielle Desmarais, George Giannoutsos, etc etc etc pour ne citer que mes préférés ……… la Royal Academy of Fine Arts d’Anvers … (voir la liste (lien ci-dessus)

ceramic jewellery Dora Haralambaki - at stand 84

George Giannoutsos at stand 1

Erato Kouloubi  -  Deconstructing the Faith Ring / Sterling Silver  at stand 1

Niki Stylianou –  » Vessels and Matter II: Metaphors on Courtship, Intimacy and Domesticy » Necklace – Hand cut rubber, silk thread, watercolor – at stand 1

Maria Tsimpiskaki, Corruption collection, brooch, 2014  at stand 1

SO, stand 1 is a « GREEK » stand, with : Maria Tsimpiskaki - Niki Stylianou –  Erato Kouloubi   & George Giannoutsos

Catalina Gibert - Serra_2014 Necklace – at stand 41B

Andrea Coderch Valor - 2011. Silver, wood (bois de violet), silk.  – at stand 41A

Liisa Hashimoto (HINGE Dept.) -  5set Red Seed Ring – at stand 48

Cecile Bertrand – broche « GUN » – at stand 74
stand 74 avec la « dream team » : Cécile Bertrand, Sylvie Jousset & Isabelle Carpentier

Sylvie Jousset -  « catch me cactus » bracelet – Argent, maillechort, vrais cactus & plantes grasses - at stand 74

Nevin Arig – brooch simple5 – at stand 71

Gabrielle Desmarais at stand 75,
sharing with Isabelle Busnel, Edith Bellod and  Eun Mi Kwon

AND

they made a collective necklace !

Isabelle Busnel sharing a stand with Mia Kwon, Gabrielle Desmarais and Edith Bellod and this is our collective necklace

 Eun Mi Kwon (Mia Kwon jewellery) – spring on skin #07 – 2014 – porcelaine  at stand 75

Isabelle Busnel - neckpiece – at stand 75

Edith Bellod – at stand 75

Wu ching-chih- at stand 18

Judith Bloedjes – ring precious triplet 2014 – porcelaine

 

Catalina Brenes  at stand 64

Alina Carp – brooch – at stand 25Lauren Markley -at stand 44

Raewyn Walsh Vessel pendant, 2012 NZ, silver, epoxy, silk thread

Eily O’Connell-  at stand 31

Han-Chieh Chuang – red brick brooch serie – silver, copper, enamel, steel wire – at stand 38

Silvia Beccaria - gorgiera Splendor – 2011 -  at stand 100

Jeehyun Chung

Karolina Bik -  ‘graphium’ ring – peridot, argent oxydé

Linda Ezerman - Necklace with a story

Linda Ezerman - new work ! – Sea Seed Brooches – Balsawood, pigment(powder), laquer and stamen -
SIERAAD 2014 at stand 53

Jillian Moore – at stand 33

Maria Diana, bracciale perle, 2013  (porcelain, stoneware, gold) – at stand 67

Mariko Sumioka

Merav O. Roth Jewelry

Yung Huei, Chao (Taiwan). « Windows Series ». Nickel silver Bracelets (2010) 

stand of Royal Academy of Fine Arts d’Anvers, with Vincent Verstrepen, Elitsa Macheva, Annika Wirken, Elya Tettelin, Josefine Mass, Mara Gabriela Grigoriu :

Annika Wirken

  Vincent Vestrepen

Josefine Mass

stand of Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, (stand 101), with :
Daria Borovkova (Russia), Amani Boudargham (Lebanon), Francesco Coda (Italy), Elena Gil (Costa Rica), Sana Khalil (Lebanon),  Daniela Malev (Germany), Lilian Mattuschka (Austria), Carla Movia (Italy), Federica Sala (Italy), Maria Ignacia Walker (Cile)

Federica Sala neckpiece

María Ignacia Walker

 

Westergasfabriek Amsterdam

Klonneplein 1,

1014DD Amsterdam

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EXPO ‘FERROUS’ – Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco (US) – 1er Mars-14 Avril 2013

FERROUS | Velvet da Vinci Contemporary Art Jewelry and Sculpture Gallery | San Francisco -

March 1 – April 14, 2013

(David Choi bracelet)

Jewelry in a New Iron Age by 60 International Artists

Velvet da Vinci San Francisco exhibition
March 1 – April 14, 2013
Artists’ reception Friday, March 1, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m.

FERROUS, an exhibition of jewelry using iron, steel, and steel alloys. Although the use of iron dates back more than two thousand years, this humble material is more commonly used for agriculture and industrial purposes than adornment. A significant exception is the Berlin Iron Jewelry of the early 19th century. The Prussian Royal family funded the uprising against Napoleon by encouraging wealthy citizens to exchange their precious gold and silver for intricately fabricated iron jewelry.Intricacy is just one aspect the 60 artists of FERROUS explore with this versatile material. Known for its strength and lightness, the steel and iron jewelry of FERROUS is both rusty and shiny, sheet and wire, bejeweled and modest. The exhibition will take place simultaneously at Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco and as a virtual exhibition at crafthaus online. In May FERROUS will travel to 18Karat Gallery in Toronto, Canada as part of The Society of North American Goldsmith’s annual conference.

 

 

Participating artists:
Nanz Aalund, USA –  Anne Achenbach, Germany –  Dauvit Alexander, Scotland –  Talya Baharal, USA –  Michael Berger, Germany –  Lisa Bjorke, Sweden –  Aaron Bray, USA –  Elizabeth Callinicos, UK –  Melissa Cameron, USA/Australia –  David Choi, USA –  Kat Cole, USA –  Dialogue Collective, UK –  Andy Cooperman, USA –  Donna D’Aquino, USA –  Jaclyn Davidson, USA –  Ann Catrin Evans, Wales –  Maureen Faye-Chauhan, Australia –  Fekete Réka, NL –  Mirla Fernandes, Brazil –  Peg Fetter, USA –  Rebekah Frank, USA –  Motoko Furuhashi, USA –  Susie Ganch, USA –  Elliot Gaskin, USA –  Janna Gregonis, USA –  Dana Hakim, Israel –  Masako Hamaguchi, UK –  Tom Hill, USA/UK –  Heejin Hwang, USA –  Rob Jackson, USA –  Mary Frisbee Johnson, USA –  Lisa Juen Sinnott, USA –  Satomi Kawai, USA –  Maya Kini, USA –  Amy Klainer, USA –  Jenny Laidlaw, UK –  Lorena Lazard, Mexico –  Roxy Lentz, USA –  Timothy Information Limited, UK –  Kasja Lindberg, Sweden –  Tara Locklear, USA –  Sarah Loertscher, USA –  Drew Markou, UK –  Judy McCaig, Spain/Scotland –  Lindy McSwan, Australia –  Chris Nelson, USA –  Iker Ortiz, Mexico –  Claudio Pino, Canada –  Jo Pond, UK –  Suzanne Pugh, USA –  Meghan Patrice Riley, USA –  Mackenzie Sala, USA –  Natasha Seedorf, USA –  Sondra Sherman, USA –  Marjorie Simon, USA –  Melissa Stiles, USA –  Barbara Stutman, Canada –  Tore Svensson, Sweden –  Sarah West, USA –  Katie Wright, UK

Donna D’Aquino : Red/Black Necklace

 Helen Shirk: Neckpiece

Alexander Dauvit : Three Post-Apocalyptic Cocktail Rings

David Choi Brooch

Maureen Faye-Chauhan: Stainless steel Octahedral brooch

Sarah West – Coney Island/RCA Brooch

Susie Ganch : Pendant

Mirla Fernandes Eu sou a medida II/Fe (I am the measure/Fe) Necklace

Drew Markou Rust and Space Brooch #1

Tara Locklear – Faux Real KJ Lane Replica Earrings

Marjorie Simon First Thoughts on Miami Foliage Neckpiece

Sondra Sherman Study Valeriana Brooch

Barbara Stutman Boutonniere #11

Jennifer Laidlaw No use in crying over spilt milk Necklace (detail)

Lindy McSwan Day 7 NYC v2.1 and v1.2 Brooches

Dana Hakim My Four Guardian Angels Brooch

Meghan Patrice Riley Interstitial II Necklace

Kat Cole 405 Summit Catalog of Belongings Neckpiece

Kat Cole The Land Below – Winter Neckpiece

Sarah Loertscher Structure Neckpiece #13

Amy Klainer Safety Chain Necklace

Suzanne Pugh Brooch

Roxy Lentz Neckpiece

 Lisa Bjorke Frigg Brooch

Reka Fekete Juggling Brooch

 Lisa Juen I Make You Look Successful Brooch/Neckpiece

 Claudio Pino INOX Reverie Ring

Michael Berger Kinetic Ring

Motoko Furuhashi – Sentiment Brooch

Timothy Information Limited -  Gone Brooch

Attache moi !

Non, je ne vous parlerai pas d’un film d’Almodovar, mais de bijoux ….

…………. ou se passer la corde au cou ……………..

une touche d’humour ………… à la Hitchcock bien sûr !

Catalina Gibert L’mon 2012 Necklace

Catalina Gibert  L’mon 2012 Necklace

Mia Maljojoki – Life is juicy (galerie-spektrum) 2013

Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir – Necklace 2010. Herend Porcelain, hemp rope

Eleanor Bolton Large Knot necklace on model

Satomi Kawai   connection-division neckIII 

Satomi Kawai – Symbiosis – Necklace Copper oxidized, pigment applied, fabric, and thread  Willemijn de Greef. Weavings-Series. Necklace “leguaan”. hemp rope, yarn, silver [Halssieraad 'Leguaan' uit serie: Zuiderzeewerken II, 2009, Collectie Textielmuseum]

Willemijn de Greef – Necklace made of rope and porcelain

Willemijn de Greef - A few years back designers were invited by the Audex Textiel Museum in Tilburg (NL) to experiment with making yarn from natural materials. the project was named « One-Sheep Sweaters ». Jewelry designer Willemijn de Greef made thread and yarn from nettle fibers to created this stunning oversized necklace (2012)

Jorge Manilla – « Parasite of your love »

Jorge Manilla – serie ‘metamorfosis divinas’

Jenny Klemming

Jenny Klemming

Grace Hamilton (UK) -  handcrafted using traditional crochet and knotting techniques (We are a group of eight graduating students from Manchester school of art, coming from the practices of embroidery and textiles)

Fern Jellyman  (Central St Martins) neckpiece  Cotton & poyester yarn

Fern Jellyman neckpieces Cotton & poyester yarn, anodised aluminium climbing components

EXPO ‘Sparkle Plenty 7 – Organ/ism’ – Quirk Gallery, Richmond (USA) – 3 Nov.-24 Dec. 2011

Sparkle Plenty 7 : Organ/ism

 

(Daniel DiCaprio – brooch )

The world is full of life and organisms that thrive in a multitude of ways. From the seemingly mundane to the flat-out bizarre, « things » have found a way to survive. People are both part of the living world, and manipulators of it. An ever-changing world and life’s ability to adapt is the theme for this exhibition. The work presented shows a reverence for these creatures, the inner spark that ignites life, and the ability to survive.

 

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Daniel DiCaprio (courtesy of Charon Kransen Arts) –  Emily Watson –  Hilary Pfeifer –  Jillian Moore — Märta Mattsson (courtesy of Sienna Gallery) –  Masako Ondera –  Masumi Kataoka (courtesy of Charon Kransen Arts) — Satomi Kawai

Märta Mattsson  Beetle Brooch

Masako Onodera : Cluster of Sloughs pendant

Masako Ondera

Jillian Moore

Satomi Kawai : Biorhythm I brooch

Curator Daniel DiCaprio talks about this year’s exhibition at Quirk Gallery (on Art Jewelry Forum) :

« Sparkle Plenty is the annual jewelry exhibition put on by Quirk Gallery in Richmond Virginia.  And this year I was given the opportunity to curate it.  As a jeweler I thought of the exhibitions that have inspired me in the past.  I wanted to create a show that displayed my particular interests in jewelry and other new work that I find exciting.  I also wanted to take this chance to exhibit the work of other young jewelers, most of whom are making these exceptional pieces within the first decade of their professional careers.  These are the ones who inspire me and challenge me to keep working in the studio.  These are some of the artists that I feel add interesting new ideas to the larger art jewelry dialog.  I chose the theme of biologically influenced jewelry, the lifeblood of my own work and the narrative that attracts me to certain pieces. The official prospectus of the show went something like this: “The world is full of life and organisms that thrive in a multitude of ways.  From the seemingly mundane to the flat-out bizarre, “things” have found a way to survive.  People are both part of the living world, and manipulators of it.  An ever-changing world and life’s ability to adapt is the theme for this exhibition.  The work presented shows a reverence for these creatures, the inner spark that ignites life, and the ability to survive.”

From this theme came Organ/ism, a collection of eight jewelers exploring the biological world around us.  Jillian Moore was one of the first artists that came to mind.  Jillian’s work has always appeared to me like animals that have evolved through an alternate reality.  Their existence is imagined into being, and inspired by the creatures that you think couldn’t possibly exist.   They are often presented like taxonomical displays or snapshots of them in mid-autopsy.  This format doesn’t try to provide more answers; rather it adds another layer to the mythology of the creature. Hilary Pfeifer’s work offers a similar interpretation of the biological world, presented “somewhere between humor and curiosity”. Her diminutive and charismatic pieces swarm on gallery walls, displaying the multitude of living adaptations.  Her installations of brooches or necklaces can be like looking through a microscope into a thriving Petri dish, one colonized by single cell cartoons.  These masses of form offer a greater understanding of the individuals, and like Jillian’s work, add an additional layer to a complicated story.

Masumi Kataoka’s work comfortably walks a line between beautiful and disturbing.  Her organ forms, made from actual organs (hog gut and leather), are like a miniature trip to the displays of medical curiosities at the Mutter Museum.  They provoke a curiosity in me that always wants to see what is coming up next.  She has said that her inspiration came from Japanese idioms that express where emotions reside.  This is also expressed in English, when an emotion is felt in your gut or in your heart.

Our shared interest in attraction versus repulsion is an underlying theme of this show.  As you can imagine it would be when jewelers work with dismembered body parts.  Märta Mattsson’s jewelry exemplifies this dichotomy.  She presents wearable objects made from what some people fear the most, insects.  Their electroformed and lacquered bodies are encrusted with cubic zirconias, presenting a glamorous version of what is essentially a dissected insect.  This allows you to confront what it is you find attractive or disturbing about the creature. Masako Onodera also thrives on this theme.  Jewelry emerges from the body like additional appendages from the chest or neck.  Materials like leather, felt and skin-toned found objects make this connection all the more realistic.  Masako’s jewelry addresses the human connection to the living world and our part in its story.

Organ/ism is addressed in a more personal matter with Satomi Kawai’s jewelry.  Her interest lies in the biological rhythm of the female body, the way this connects to culture and more specifically, her own childhood. Materials like wool, cotton and silk relate to Satomi’s own family history, while cellular imagery and bodily forms relate to a larger family.  One shaped by evolution.  Emily Watson approaches this theme from yet another direction.  Her work associates the anatomy and geography of the human race.  The work shows how we are both part of the biological world and manipulators of the environment we live in.

I was nervous as a first time curator about the way everything would come together.  Not just if everyone would agree to participate or if we would be able to meet all the deadlines.  I was concerned with viewers making the same connections that I have made, or alternatively, have I simplified an idea so much that I am beating a dead horse?  Although even that might work well with this theme. »

 

 

Quirk Gallery
311 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220 (USA)
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bien surveiller les/ses ARRIERES !!

L’arrière des broches est tellement soigné qu’il est parfois plus beau que le devant, avec en plus cette notion de « trésor caché » rien que pour soi !

Rebecca Hannon (DE) Rooftops Brooch (& reverse), silver, gold, Plexiglas  2002

Montserrat Lacomba- ‘la casa-el mundo’ – brooch – Silver, copper and enamel

Montserrat Lacomba- ‘la casa-el mundo’ – brooch – back !

Heng LEE – brooch

Heng LEE -brooch (back)

Tasso Mattar – brooch (front & back)

Alessandra Pizzini  fiori sottomarini effetto Nautilus di plastica e argento

Satomi Kawai - Symbiosis Brooch II_back & front – Copper; oxidized and pigment applied, silk thread, sterling silver

Miriam Rowe – Teacup brooch 2 – Plaster, brass, stainless steel brooch pin

Miriam Rowe – « Love Letter Brooch »

Aran Galligan- pin – Sterling Silver, Copper, Enamel, 2007

Jasmine Hess – brooch Remix, wood, cotton, steel

Goldfingers Copenhagen – Institut for ædelmetal / HER, NU & I MORGEN( FB)

Daniel Kruger – Brooch, 2009, front & back

Ellen Jacobsen Holvik - brooches « Dust » Paper & silver.

COUP de COEUR : Satomi KAWAI « Mono object maker »

Satomi Kawai , « Mono object maker » (j’adore cette formule !)
MFA in Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, IA, USA

« My artwork is the expression of my personal femininity.  My grandmother was the source of my feminine awareness, and she influenced my aesthetics.  She taught me handcrafts, such as sewing and felting, which have now become my personal methodology.  Since I came to the United States twelve years ago, I have been on a journey to discover who I am, as an individual and as a woman.
My attitude and perspective about my femininity are derived from Japanese culture, but at the same time, is influenced by American culture. In my new life, I feel a strong connection with nature, which plays an essential role in my process of creating wearable objects. This is why I employ natural materials such as wool, cotton, silk and wood.  I still sense that there are lively cell activities within my body . »

Satomi Kawai – Symbiosis Ring II – Copper; oxidized and pigment applied, silk thread, sterling silver – 2010

Satomi Kawai – Connection and Division Necklace I – 2010

Satomi Kawai – Connection and Division Necklace II – 2010

Satomi Kawai – Connection & Division Brooch II – Copper; oxidized and pigment applied, cotton Organza, cotton thread

Satomi Kawai – Dots like frill – copper and fabric