EXPO ‘Un Bijou de Céramique’ – Galerie Séries Rares, Genève (CH) – 24 Sept.-22 Oct. 2011

Un Bijou de Céramique

(collier Sylvie Godel)

Exposition Bijoux en Céramique -  24.09.2011 – 22.10.2011 Genève
Vernissage le 24 septembre, de 11h00 à 17h00
Exposition du samedi 24 septembre au samedi 22 octobre=finissage:15 à 18h00

Joëlle Bellenot, Paola Bernasconi (bijoutière), Emilie Fargues et Laia Calatrava (bijoutière), Sylvie Godel, Julie Hargreaves, Sophie Honegger, Chloé Peytermann et Patrick Schätti (bijoutier).

Paola Bernasconi

Galerie Séries Rares
6 Chemin Neuf Eaux vives,
(correspondance, 7, rue de Montchoisy)
1207 Genève – Suisse
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Je-sa 13h30 – 18h / Ve 14h30 à 19h

Decouverte : Iris VERSTAPPEN

Discovered at the Annual Marzee Selection Of Graduate Work Jewellery

« It’s graduation show time!  This weekend (2 july 2011) the ABKM, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Maastricht presents their Graduates in the old SamDecor Factory. These objects are by Dutch Iris Verstappen, who graduated in Jewelry Design. » (THANKS to Matandmedesign, for pictures and english text !)

LOVE the « Systemic Lupus Erythematosus« , serie of « donuts » in porcelain ……. loved these « medicine » perhaps because actually I need this sort of medicine …………… but these ones are much more nicer than the ones I have to take !!!
« The title is ‘Systemic lupus erythematosus’, which is usually a medical term for an autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect parts of the body. The immune system attacks the body’s cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. Obviously Iris transferred this description of the disease into a series of objects that show various stages of the illness.
All rings have an engraving of substances that are used for various sicknesses. When you have ‘Lupus’, your immune system turns against parts of the body it is designed to protect. I guess every ring is an image of a possible part of your body that could be affected and the possible medicine you would take to prevent the worst. I am just showing 5 of them, but Iris made about 20.  »

‘Nifedipine’ – long-term treatment of high blood pressure

‘Esomeprazole’ – helps to reduce acid secretion in the stomach

‘Anticoagulant’ - substance that stops blood from clotting

‘Methylprednisolon ‘

‘Placebo’ – substance containing no medication
This object is the only one that is covered in gold leaves. Iris, who did a higher general continued education in Nature & Health before, presents here the idea of something that seems to be very valuable, but it is actually just covered with gold.

 

see also Iris Verstappen facebook page

Journées de la Céramique – Place St Sulpice, Paris (FR) – 30 Juin-3 Juill. 2011

Journées de la Céramique à Paris

Ces journées se dérouleront place St. Sulpice dans le 6°, du 30 Juin au 3 Juillet de 11h à 20h

pour le bijou, seront présents  Violaine Ulmer, Fanny Acquart-Gensolen et et et ……

Violaine Ulmer - b.o. ligne « galets »

Violaine Ulmer - bague ligne « galets »

Fanny Acquart-Gensolen

Fanny Acquart-Gensolen

 

 

 

Decouverte : Nina SAJET – une histoire de boules …..

« My name is Nina Sajet I’m a ceramic/jewelry designer »
« beads.
When I was a little girl, I was always playing with beads. I had a lot of them, every color. I was making necklaces, bracelets earrings and rings.
Now after studying design sometime making things doesn’t feel like playing anymore.
Thats way I start again to play with beads. But this time I made the beads from porselain.
And  this time the beads are a lot bigger. Like me.
Now they are ready to become something else.“

Nina Sajet – all necklaces from the serie « snowflakes » 2011 - photography by Shehera Grot

 

EXPO ‘Wearable Ceramics’ – PEWABIC Pottery, Detroit (USA) – 20 Mai-4 Juill 2011

Wearable Ceramics- Jewelry from International Artists

These artists, some of the finest established and emerging makers from six countries, transform clay and other non-traditional materials into jewelry that also reflects advanced ideas of contemporary design for body ornament.  The exhibition was organized by Tara Robinson, Curator of Contemporary Ceramics, Pewabic Pottery, & Linda Ross Contemporary: Art + Projects.

Participating Artists:

Sebastian Buescher, Peter Hoogeboom, Pilar Cotter Nunez, Jet Mous, Rian de Jong, Evert Nijland, Iris Eichenberg, Karin Seufert, David Elliott, Andrea Wagner, Ford & Forlano, Gaby Wandscher, Caroline Gore, Pauline Wiertz, Maria Hees, Shu-Lin WU

 

Shu-Lin Wu – brooch

Evert Nijland – Brooch, Rococo, 2010

Andrea Wagner, Brooch, « Satellite City »

Pilar Cotter- Brooch Porcelain and silver – 2010

(Steven) Ford & (David) Forlano « Hydro » brooch – Polymer clay and silver

Caroline Gore « cookies from Odet » Porcelain bracelets

Jet Mous (NL) – Porcelain rings

Iris Eichenberg White Brooch

 

 

 

PEWABIC Pottery
10125 E Jefferson Ave
Detroit, MI 48214 (USA)
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COUP de COEUR : Katherine WHEELER whites

Katherine Wheeler is a Melbourne based artist, who completed a bachelor of Fine arts, Gold and silversmithing at RMIT in 2007, and a Diploma of fine arts at RMIT in 2003. Since graduating she has continued to make art jewellery and hollow ware in her Melbourne studio. In 2010 she collaborated with Printmaking artist Abby Seymour for the exhibition Hidden Facets, which was shown at Hand Held gallery in Melbourne, and Gaffa Gallery in Sydney. She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Australia and two international shows, including Melbourne Hollow Ware, at Gallerie Marzee in the Netherlands, Precious Pendants at Object gallery in Sydney, Figment at E.g.etal in Melbourne, and in 2011 The art of Engagement at Objectspace in New Zealand. Her work is represented in the Gallerie Marzee collection, and the W.E.McMillan Collection. Katherine enjoys the process of making, and pushing the materials she uses (fine silver, porcelain, polymer clay, glass, paper) to produce unexpected results. (Craft Victoria)

 

« Wheeler works impulsively, and intuitively to create mysteriously fragile and beautiful jewellery and hollow ware objects. Through her work, themes of the ambiguous and curious are explored, while inspiration is drawn from sea life, collection, domestic objects, memory and the anthropomorphic. Wheeler’s intruiging work posesses a sense of illusion, which is created through colour, form,technique and materials.«  (it’s what « Wheeler » says on her blog ! …)
« My jewellery pieces are mostly oversized, sculptural and reflect the hollow ware pieces. They are made as jewellery so they will have a connection point to the body.
I really like making oversized rings. When worn they can have the appearance and feel of a growth, or being a continuation of the body, living and existing, or co-existing with the person« 

Katherine Wheeler  – « Tin Ring » (2007) : copper, silver, paint – (image by the artist)

(a 2010 exhibition)

« The concept of the home, living spaces, domestic objects, and how they relate to the body inspire my work.  Natural forms (sea life) do have a definite influence over the aesthetic of my work.
Genetic engineering and human intervention in nature is also something I think about when making. Often my pieces have an anthropomorphic feel, which I think can contribute to the success of a piece.
White is also a dominant feature of your work – tell me why?
I use white for several reasons.  It gives the appearance of something aged, dried out, skeletal or fossilised.
It camouflages and unifies the different materials, possibly tricking the eye as to what it is seeing, and how it would feel.
White mutes, accentuates marks from making, and gives beauty. » (thanks for interview, informations & pictures to the MelbourneJeweller)

Katherine Wheeler  – Frill structure ring 2009 – porcelain, linen thread, paint

Katherine Wheeler  – « Existence ring » on the body 2010

Katherine Wheeler  – Existence ring 2010 -  silver, porcelain, linen thread, paint

Katherine Wheeler urchin ring on the body

Katherine Wheeler – Lace Cup Fungi Collar (2010-2011)   

Katherine Wheeler  -  rock coral rings

Katherine Wheeler  –  Inhale Neckpiece  2010

Katherine Wheeler  -Funghi Ring

 

Katherine Wheeler  - White series (rings) 2007 – Fine silver, sterling silver, paper, paint – (Photo Jeremy Dillon)

EXPO ‘AIR’ – Dterra gallery-workshop, St. Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona, ES) – 25 mars-4 Avril 2011

“AIR” at Dterra gallery-workshop

“AIR” is the last exhibition of the thematic series “The four elements” proposed by Dterra for 2010 -2011.
Dterra gallery-workshop aims to go far behind its exhibition space, offering workshops and artistic events that help to spread artists’ creations and allow the audience to approach the world of contemporary jewellery.
If you want to know more information about our exhibitions: “GROUND” “WATER” and “FIRE” you can visit our web site WWW.dterra.es

 

Emilie BLIGUET – ‘coral’ ring – silver

Roberta Ferreira – Aigua: tresor

Laura Jener – « Floten » ring – plata, circonites i iolites

Tomoko Umemoto « Debajo del agua »

 

 

dterra taller d’art i disseny
A 08172 v. Anselm Clavé, 9
St. Cugat del Vallès (near Barcelona, ES)
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EXPO ‘A Bit of Clay on the Skin: New Ceramic Jewelry’ – MAD Museum, NY (US) – 15 Mars-4 Sept. 2011

L’exposition de Limoges part à new-York !
The Exhibition is traveling from Limoges, France, to New York, USA

(cf article  : «  EXPO ‘Un peu de terre sur la peau’ – FONDATION BERNARDAUD, Limoges (FR) – 16 juin-16 oct 2010« )

A Bit of Clay on the Skin: New Ceramic Jewelry explores the manifold appeal of ceramics, especially porcelain, in jewelry. Organized by the Fondation d’Entreprise Bernardaud and curated by the renowned German-born goldsmith and jewelry artist Monika Brugger, the exhibition showcases the versatility and allure of the medium, which can be modeled or cast, used alone or with metal, wood, and stone, and vary in color and texture. Best known as the stuff of the luxurious and the mundane, of fine tableware and technical equipment, when used in jewelry, porcelain sparks the visual and physical sensations to become an object of desire.
The exhibition showcases the scope and ingenuity of the more than one hundred works on view and features the work of 18 cutting-edge jewelry artists, including creations by such notables as Peter Hoogeboom, Evert Nijland, Ted Noten (The Netherlands), Gésine Hackenberg (Germany), Marie Pendariès (France), and Shu-Lin Wu (Taiwan). While some make reference to traditional jewelry in materials and symbolism, others altogether redefine it in substance, form, and matter.
« Even though the Egyptians produced seal rings in faience, and the Greeks and Romans gilded terracotta to imitate gold, the use of ceramics in the fabrication of jewelry was abandoned centuries ago, » says curator Monika Brugger. « Today many artists, like those assembled in this show, are popularizing porcelain as a compelling material for jewelry. »
« Ceramic jewelry embodies the creative transformation of a humble Earth material by art and industry into a wearable object of great refinement and sensuality, » notes MAD’s Jewelry Curator Ursula Ilse-Neuman. « Exploring new currents in art jewelry is a vital part of the Museum’s mission, » she continues. « We are delighted to present these visually and intellectually engaging works to a New York audience. »

Marie Pendaries (FR) ‘la dot’ – 28 pieces en porcelaine

THE FONDATION D’ENTREPRISE BERNARDAUD
Established in 2003 by Michel Bernardaud, the family-run company’s Chairman and CEO, the mission of the Fondation d’Entreprise Bernardaud is to promote a deeper public awareness of porcelain’s fascinating history and extraordinary qualities. The Fondation, located in Limoges, France, welcomes an international array of artists and designers who are invited to invent unexpected usages for porcelain. Through these innovative and technically challenging projects, the Fondation aims to give new value to a craft that favors the « wisdom of the hand. »

 

Peter Hoogeboom – ‘Spanish collar’ série ‘Handle with care’ – céramique argent 

BERNARDAUD
A family owned-and-operated company founded in 1863, Bernardaud is the premier manufacturer of Limoges porcelain. Deeply rooted in the history and activity of that region, the company is highly regarded for its artistic, technical and innovative prowess. Among French luxury brands it is a considered a trendsetter for objects that are characterized by original forms and stunning decorative embellishments, while globally the company is renowned for its commitment to the French traditions of impeccable craftsmanship, refinement, and creativity in the fabrication of porcelain objects. The vast range of its collections–tableware, jewelry and decorative interior objects—elegantly fuses design, art, and lifestyle.

A Bit of Clay on the Skin: New Ceramic Jewelry is made possible in part by the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, and the Curators Circle, a leadership Museum support group.Champagne for the opening reception graciously donated by La Caravelle.

Evert Nijland – collier ‘Rococo’ porcelaine, lin
Terhi Tolvanen - collier ‘Zig ZAg’ de la serie ‘woodland’ – porcelaine, argent

Katja Prins – broche ‘Inventarium’ – argent porcelaine caoutchouc
Shu-Lin WU (Taiwan) – collier ‘mokume’ porcelaine

 

MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN  (MAD Museum)
2, Columbus Circle
10019 New York, NY (USA)
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EXPO ‘Elegant Defense’ – ART WORKS, Johnstown, PA (USA)- 11 Mars-2 Avril 2011

ART WORKS in Johnstown is preparing for the next exhibition, “Elegant Defense” :

“Elegant Defense”, featuring 26 designed and created pieces of jewelry will open March 11 and run through April 2.  Heather Thompson, an extremely talented young woman, who is a Masters of Fine Arts student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, created these unique pieces for her recent Thesis Defense show at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Kipp Gallery.

Heather Thompson  - ‘Fracture’ – sterling silver, fine silver, glass – 2009

Heather Thompson, ‘Adaptation’ - glass, sterling silver, fine silver – 2009

Heather Thompson, ‘Underlying’ - sterling silver, fine silver, glass, coral – 2009

Heather Thompson, ‘Underlying’ (detail)

Heather Thompson « The shells are slip cast porcelain pistachio shells with pearls inside »

 

ART WORKS in Johnstown
Third Avenue JOHNSTOWN PA 15906 (USA)
tel : [phone] x 413
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‘Post-it’ : Violaine ULMER, bijoux en porcelaine

Cette année, Violaine ULMER inaugure les éditions « just two days » in Paris : ouverture d’une boutique (très) éphémère, au printemps et à l’automne (les 24 et 25 juin, et les 25 et 26 novembre).

Violaine Ulmer – bagues « constellations » porcelaine & argent

 

De plus, vous pourrez retrouver sa collection de bijoux en porcelaine lors du
« festival céramique paris 11° » les 11, 12 et 13 mars.

bagues en porcelaine

Festival céramique paris 11 2011 – 5^ème édition
Du vendredi 11 au dimanche 13 mars 2011 – de 10h à 19h
Salle Olympe de Gouges
15 rue Merlin
75011 Paris