Karen Vanmol

« Karen Vanmol finds a city without nature claustrophobic, but nature with no sign of humanity is too quiet. She uses her tools trying out how materials reacts to them.  »

« As in my earlier work, I find my inspiration in architecture and nature. Except that everything continues to evolve and change. A city without a little nature works claustrophobic for me, but a nature landscape with no sign of humanity is too quiet for me. Protecting or imitating nature, the use of natural materials in architecture, the restoring of a road surface, accidental strong shapes on a construction site, these things I find very interesting. 
On my way through town, I hunt and collect. I always encounter interesting images that I use as an inspiration. In addition, there is a certain choice of materials and colors, these are strongly influenced by memories. For example the necklaces, furniture in different colors, certain constructions. I make my story and the viewer projects its own story on top of mine.
  I always start from my sources of inspiration, with these eyes I look around me. I show viewers how I look at things around me. Next to that I make jewellery and I like to use my tools and try out how materials reacts to them. Eventually I work with materials, and that provides an additional factor. I find out the properties they possess and how I can edit them and this will count in the final result. Some techniques I use are common and you can find them in your house. 
Naturally I tend to work clean and delineated, here I try against it by for example damaging materials. It gets me out of my comfort zone and it bothers me, but at the same time I want to do it. » Karen Vanmol page at Klimt02

Karen Vanmol -   Brooch ‘Cultivate’ 2014

Karen Vanmol - « Cultivate »  Brooch: wood, fiber reinforced plastics, brass, steel, 2013 .

Karen Vanmol -  brooch back & front – Wood, formica, veneer, silver, steel pin   2012

Karen Vanmol, « Cultivate » Necklace 2, 2014, wood, laminate, plastic, vintage beads, brass, spray-paint, 110 x 270 x 20 mm, photo: artist

 Karen Vanmol « Evolving Habitat »  Necklace 2012 Wood, fiber reinforced plastics, veneer, oxidized silver, vintage plastic beads Pendant: 8 x 11 x 1 cm chain: 44 cm

Karen Vanmol - « cultivate » collection – brooch 2013

Karen Vanmol Rings: Under construction 2010 Wood, concrete, paint, cotton, silver 2.5 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm

Karen Vanmol - « Under construction » collection

Quelque chose de « vital », de VISCERAL, comme le titre bien Sébastien Carré, ça « sort des tripes », ça relate la vie, le lien … les titres sont parlants : « Viscéral », « Self portrait », « weaving my life », « Rinascita » (rebirth),

Izabella Petrut - « Blood on the ground » necklace – INNOCENT project -plastic toy, acrylic paint, copper, silk thread, varnish, 2013 – (In my collection)

Izabella Petrut - Innocent project – necklace – plastic toys, silk thread, resin, 2014

Ela Bauer  Necklace: Untitled, 2009 – Cotton, copper – net

Willemijn de Greef - I ALWAYS dreamed about this neckpiece !!!
  »Weefsels » Halssieraad Rood, 2006, necklace – wool, imitation coral, thread, plastic – 1400x500x50mm

Willemijn de Greef – detail of the neckpiece -    »Weefsels » Halssieraad Rood, 2006, necklace – wool, imitation coral, thread, plastic – 1400x500x50mm

 Gabriela Horvat,   Necklace: Selfportraits – Cocoons, 2009 Silk, copper, chaguar, wool, hand dyed

Gabriela Horvat,   Necklace: Selfportraits – Cocoons, 2009 Silk, copper, chaguar, wool, hand dyed

Valentina Caprini (Alchimia 2012) – necklace « Rinascita » (« Rebirth »)- 1300 Meters of Red Thread – 2012 – 160x27x7
(In my collection)

 Valentina Caprini - ‘PURUS’ Collection – « Roxene » necklace -2000 Meters of Red Thread, Pills 2012 23 x 23 x 7  (Alchimia 2012)

Valentina Caprini (exhibited at « Purus » Alchimia 2012) « Roxene » necklace

Sébastien Carré - Viscéral, 2013 – Collier 7 mètres, Cotte de maille Aluminium, coton, lin, soie, cuir 7 meters Necklace, aluminum chainmail, cotton, linen, silk, leather (« + de 187000 anneaux a la main et deux semaine de broderie intensive = près de 6 mois de travail sur cette pièce » !!)

Sébastien Carré -  Viscéral, 2013  Collier de 7 mètres, aluminium et lin 7 meters necklace, aluminum and linen  photo: Lee makkam

Mireia Calaf - TEIXINT LA VIDA’ (teixint la vida / tejiendo mi vida / weaving my life) collar Plata,llautó i fil- 2014 – « LLIGAMS I CADENES »  Relacions complexes. Vides teixint-se. Teixit d’amor. Passions enllaçades amb sentiments de dependències i d’enveja. Amors que es poden transformar en obsessions. -

LLIGAMS I CADENES. 2014 / LAZOS Y CADENAS. 2014
Relaciones complejas. Vidas tejiéndose. Tejido de amor. Pasiones enlazadas con sentimientos de dependencias y de envidia. Amores que se pueden transformar en obsesiones.

Manolya Konuk - « Penelope » – red thread necklace – distance entre 2 personnes = 1852 m de fil – 7mois de travail…..

«  »penelope » hand knitting red thread – Penelope is a distance knitting on the Ottoman old fashion crochet style. Each loop is telling a hand journey across the 1 852 m between two Peoples. Photo shoot by Alejandro Olaya – « Pénélope » ou 1852 m est une distance drocheté à la main. Dans le style ancien du harem ottoman, chaque boucle raconte le voyage à travers les 1852 m qui séparent 2 personnes. »

Amani Bou Dargham (Alchimia) is selected for Talente with her series “WHAT REMAINS?”

« “what remains?” is a reflection about the self we create and we communicate to others. »

Amani Bou Dargham – serie “WHAT REMAINS?”

Amani Bou Dargham

Amani Bou Dargham – serie “WHAT REMAINS ?”

Amani Bou Dargham: brooch, iron, paper 

Amani Bou Dargham – wood rings (Alchimia 2012-13, 2nd year)

Karin Gyllerfelt, from HDK – Gothenburg (Sweden)

about « Imprint » serie :
« I experience a stronger emotional connection towards textile than metal. It might be because of the strong bond between textile and the human body. In the work Imprint I have tried to transform the exclusive and everlasting precious metal into something more temporary and fleeting. Pictures of draped cloth have marked the silver surface leaving textile traces behind. » Karin Gyllerfelt

Karin Gyllerfelt

Karin Gyllerfelt | HDK – Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

 Karin Gyllerfelt – Imprint serie (exhibited at AmarantoJoies, Barcelona, summer 2014)

Karin Gyllerfelt presents « Brooches and necklaces » Silver, textile thread – serie « Imprint »

Karin Gyllerfelt - « Imprint » 2014 brooch - Silver, textile thread

Myung Urso

New series of work from 2014, where Myung Urso explores a working process open to momentary happenings and cultivates objects from the moment creation.

« It is always intriguing to see how my personal imagination and inspiration embody to become an actual object. The working process is more open towards momentary happenings rather than manipulated by preset intention, which brings unexpected value. I rather explore, experience and cultivate the moment.
I often observe how different elements play out in their own way, helping to define the destiny of each work. Pursuing the textures of abundant materials is my primal interest in making jewelry. Adopting different fibers with other solid material reveals unique surfaces, characteristics, shapes, colors and textures. This is the most fascinating part of my work. »

Myung Urso  -  Brooches: Red, 2014 – Cotton cord, acrylic paint, sterling silver, lacquer

NEXT EVENTS :
26-Feb-2015 – 01-Mar-2015 ‘Bijoux 2015’, Norton Museum, FL
04-Feb-2015 – 24-Feb-2015 ‘The Outer Limits’, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
23-Apr-2015 – 26-Apr-2015 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
07-Jun-2015 – 25-Oct-2015 ‘CODA Paper Art 2015’, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Myung Urso Necklace: Arpegio, 2014 Jangpanji (Korean floor paper), gesso, steel wire 19 x 11 x 5.5 cm

Myung Urso Brooch: Arpegio, 2014 Jangpanji (Korean floor paper), gesso, steel wire 10

Myung Urso -  Brooch: White Water, 2013 -  Used ramie, wood, thread, gesso, sterling silver – 11.5x10x 0.5cm

Myung Urso Brooch: In the Cloud, 2013 Silk, thread, found object, sterling silver 19 x 24 x 11.5 cm

Myung Urso Necklace: Winter Breath, 2013 Cotton, gesso, sterling silver 15 x 61 x 7 cm On model

Myung Urso Neckpiece: Voice of Another, 2013 Hanji, Asian ink, freshwater pearl, thread, sterling silver, lacquer, linen 13.5x40x5 cm

 Myung Urso Neckpiece: Winter Dawn, 2013 Cotton, gesso, sterling silver 8 x 29 x 5 cm

 4 Fevr. 2015 – 18:30 – 21:00

Selected artists :  Diederick van Hovell  — Saskia Shutt — Tineke Rigole — Ikaros Moushouttas  — Sophie Gheeraert — Sylvie Jousset — JoyaBrussels — Agnès Figueres — Aurore de Heusch

(de gauche à droite : Aurore de Heusch, Sylvie Jousset, JOYABrussels,  Sophie Gheeraert,  Ikaros Moushouttas, TiNekE rIGOle, Saskia Shutt, Diederick van hovell & Agnes Figueres)

Sylvie Jousset

JOYABrussels
175, rue Antoine DansaertStraat,
1000 Région de Bruxelles-Cap
tel +32 2 203 18 14
info@joyabrussels.net

SOLOƧ: Never Odd Or Even Part IV by Tanel Veenre and Märta Mattsson Exhibition  -

ATTA Gallery Bangkok, Thailand

This is the fourth exhibition by the artistic duo, Tanel Veenre and Märta Mattsson. In this exhibition, the artists explore the notion of symmetry in life and nature and its contradictions through palindromes.

What happens when two artists decide to mirror their own work but also reflect and bounce off each other’s visual language? Will we borrow or rob ideas from one another? Will we feel the need to be the one who must sell at tallest sum? Will our work end up at the same level? Or will ‘dammit i’m mad!’ for doing this pop up in our heads? Our new series of work has been created under an echo of two minds exploring the contradictory meanings of symmetry in nature and life. Mirrors are commonly used for personal grooming or admiring oneself. In the mirror you can see yourself, but not quite… The mirror image is reversed. In a mutual admiration can we create a mega gem? This might get interesting, won’t it now? Have we hit your radar? Come and see this top spot that is too hot to hoot!

Tanel Veenre Brooch: Palindrome XVI, 2014 Seahorses, artificial resin, silver, cosmic dust Photo by: Tanel Veenre:

Märta Mattsson Brooch: Slice, 2014 Electrofromed beetle, cubic zirconia, resin, silver

ATTA Gallery
O.P. Garden, Unit 1109, 4,6 Charoenkrung Soi 36
10500, Charoenkrung -  Bangkok
THAILAND

Tributaries: Susie Ganch
December 5, 2014 — March 1, 2015

National Ornamental Metal Museum

Driven by the impulse to “create what I cannot see,” Susie Ganch strips familiar forms down to their underlying molecular structure, suspending precious stones and enameled copper in intricate webs of silver and steel. Her jewelry and sculpture has been featured in Metalsmith magazine and in numerous national and international exhibitions. She is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Metals Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

 Susie Ganch , Falling in Love, detail. Image credit: David Hunter Hale.

National Ornamental Metal Museum
374 Metal Museum Drive
Memphis, Tennessee 38106 – USA
info@metalmuseum.org
Phone : 901-774-6380 or 1-877-881-2326

The Outer Limits

Lecture: Wednesday, February 4 at 5:00 PM
Reception: Wednesday, February 4 at 4:00 PM

Orbital by nature, jewelry art lives on the body. Jewelry art invites comment. Jewelry art says, « Howdy! ». It is with pleasure that Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery offers Outer Limits, an exhibition of jewelry art that is as playful as it is avant-garde. Each featured artist experiments with peripheries – pushing the boundaries of material, technique and form.

Artist List:
Jana Brevick — David Choi – Rebecca Hannon — Arthur Hash — Shayna Illingworth – Tia Kramer – Emiko Oye — Rachelle Thiewes – Myung Urso.

  Myung Urso, « Composition » Necklace in cotton, asian ink, linen, mulberry paper, african trade beads, resin, thread, and sterling silver. 5 x 21 x 0.75″

David Choi, Knotted Series #07 brooch in steel and sterling silver. 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/2« 

David Choi, Knotted Series #02 brooch in steel and sterling silver. 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2″

 Rachelle Thiewes, Bracelet #373 in steel, sterling silver, kandy paint, 2 x 4.25 x 3.75″

Emiko Oye: No.4 – Big Mouth Strikes Again, Under the Killing Moon: Series of surrealist lips. One-of-a-kind convertible necklace and wall-mounted sculpture. Repurposed and recycled LEGO®, Argentium silver, rare earth magnets. Pendant measures 5.375 x 3.75 x 2” Necklace is 21.5” long.

Myung Urso, « Outer Space » Necklace in mica, thread, resin, and African trade beads. 5.5 x 22 x 0.25″

Myung Urso, « Still Life » Brooch in wool, thread, acrylic pain, sterling silver, and lacquer. 4 x 6.5 x 1″

 Arthur Hash, ‘Snake’ Bracelets in glass infused nylon.

Arthur Hash, « Inflated Chain » Necklace in glass infused nylon. 3-D printed. Approx 74″ long. Chain links are 22mm x 14mm. Largest element measures 6 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2″.

Jana Brevick: Intersection Necklace, Sterling silver.

Emiko Oye: No.1 – Lips Like Sugar, Under the Killing Moon: Series of surrealist lips. One-of-a-kind convertible necklace and wall-mounted sculpture. Repurposed and recycled LEGO®, Argentium silver, rare earth magnets. Pendant measures 5 x 3 x 1.5” Necklace is 21.5” long.

Rebecca Hannon, « Pinwheel Neckpiece » in laminate, sterling silver clasp, and steel cable. Necklace is 26.5″ in length.

Facere Jewelry Art Gallery

1420 Fifth Ave, Suite 108,
Seattle, Washington 98101
http://www.facerejewelryart.com/
206-624-6768

Dterra galeria-taller EXPOSICIÓ « RASPAS« , DAVINIA TORIJA

Exposición de joyería artística, donde Davinia Torija nos presentará su proyecto final de carrera, así como piezas inéditas creadas para esta muestra.
Viernes 6 Febr. Inauguración   a las 19:30h

(« Horquilla espinada » – cobre – Davinia Torija)

« El objetivo de este proyecto ha sido crear joyas partiendo de las estructuras y las formas de los peces, realizando una traslación de los elementos naturales a la joyería.
Los elementos naturales se han utilizado en la interpretación en metal y al transformarlo a joya pierden esa visión para plantear nuevos diálogos.
Cuando la joya utiliza el cuerpo humano como soporte se crea un nuevo diálogo y la función de la pieza cobra sentido convirtiéndose en una especie de prolongación de nuestro ser. » Davinia Torija.

Davinia Torija – Diario visual de raspas

Davinia Torija – Collar « Cresta » 2013

Llicenciada en Belles Arts (especialització en Escultura), per la Universitat de Barcelona i Tècnica Superior en Arts Plàstiques i Disseny, en l’especialitat de Joieria Artística per l´Escola LLotja.
La meva gran activitat creativa és la docència artística juntament amb la realització de  projectes de joieria.
Ja de nena vaig manifestar actituds creatives envers l’art i als 8 anys vaig començar les meves primeres lliçons de pintura, dibuix i modelat al taller del meu mestre al barri de Sant Andreu de Barcelona. És des de llavors que he anant formant-me contínuament fent petites inclusions en diferents disciplines artístiques com el maquillatge de fantasia, la ceràmica, el gravat, etc.
Ha sigut al camp de la joieria on he pogut desenvolupar al màxim la meva creativitat i  on m´hi sento còmoda. (CATJoieriaContemp.)
Exposició a JOYA BARCELONA amb el meu projecte final titulat RASPAS. BCN,Octubre 2013.

  Davinia Torija broche  « Dientes perlados ».

Davinia Torija – Broche « Aguja » realizado con una raspa de atún y plata.

Davinia Torijo Brazalete Escamas. Realizada en plata

opening of A Jewel Made in Greece 2015 this Saturday 7 febr. 2015 at 19.00

with : Myrto Anastasopoulou — Dolly Boucoyannis — Sarina Beza — Eleni Daskalaki — Marilina Deligiannopoulou — Lina Fanouraki – Melanie Georgacopoulos — Katerina Ioannidis, Spiros Kanakis — Maria Kaprili — Tina Karageorgi — Voula Karampatzaki — Rallou Katsari – Stavroula Kaziale — Apostolos Kleitsiotis — Vally Kontidis — Maria Ontogiorgaki — Fotini Kostouli — Ileana Makri — Maria Militsi — Liana Pattihis — Michael Pelamidis — Daphne Petridi — Maria Petzetakis — Marilou Prokopiou — Mary Samoli — Polina Sapouna-Ellis — Theodoros Savopoulos — Yannis Sergakis — Christina Soubli — Daphne Valente — Liana Vourakis — Marios Voutsinas — Maximos Zachariadis — Maya Zoulovits

Liana Pattihis necklace

Melanie Georgacopoulos

Fanourakis ring

By Fotini Kostouli

Theodoros Savopoulos - Bamboo Earrings – with green turmalines, yellow turmalines, tsavorites, peridot, brown briolette diamonds, diamonds and rubies. 18k white gold. Fully articulated. Time of production 60 days.

Rallou Katsari  2014 ring – Anneau unique plaqué en argent sterling et rhodium plaque

By Daphne Valente

Athens  »Technopolis », » Building New Fournoi », 100 Piraeus str. , Gazi
Date: 8-February 15, 2015
Opening hours: daily from 12.00-20.00
Information: Tel.: +30  210 3475 518

‘Aus meiner persönlichen Sammlung’ / « From my personal collection » – Galerie Biró, Munich (DE)

Petra Zimmermann  – until 21.02.2015

The ambitious Austrian jewelery artist Petra Zimmermann is one of the pioneers among those fearless jewelry designers who compose from the collage of artifacts ever eloquent objects. Much obstinacy arises because of stylistic blend: taken together in opulent and magnificent objects made of plastic. Glamorous staged quotes from the old and the young world combine to form versatile interpretable offs: « yes I use mainly newspaper clippings as material for my work. The ink of the original image is transferred to plastic and machined, painted over or behind, replaced the newspaper, for example, by gold leaf. « (Source RA2.at)
« This enables Petra Zimmermann, process behind the optical opulence of their work relevant aesthetic and social issues in her pieces – relevant to a generation that fights not against traditional conventions, but rather in a more complex experienced environment in search for personal and historical coherence goes.  
Interesting and entertaining for sure is the solo exhibition at the gallery Biró, Munich  

Petra Zimmermann: Pendant with Chain 2009

Petra Zimmermann: jewel vintage evening bags 2010

Petra Zimmermann – armreif/bracelet 2014

Galerie Biró
Schmuck als künstlerisches Medium
Zieblandstraße 19
D-80799 München
www.galerie-biro.de
e-mail: zobel@galerie-biro.de

PENSIERI PREZIOSI-Monografie

Graziano Visintin. I giorni e le opere

« PRECIOUS THOUGHTS. MONOGRAPHS: GRAZIANO VISINTIN »

« Precious Thoughts », ten years on from its first edition, is dedicated to the great Paduan and international master Graziano Visintin. Padova, Italy

ATTENZIONE – Mostra prorogata fino al 15 marzo 2015

Graziano Visintin, uno dei maestri riconosciuti della Scuola orafa padovana, è protagonista della mostra monografica organizzata in occasione del decennale di “Pensieri preziosi”.
All’Oratorio di San Rocco saranno esposti oltre cento gioielli che ripercorrono una quarantennale ricerca tesa a un’eleganza geometrica ed essenziale che ha spesso fatto parlare di minimalismo. Il pubblico potrà non solo vedere la genesi e l’evoluzione del percorso di quarant’anni di produzione artistica, ma anche osservare bozzetti, disegni preparatori che hanno accompagnato l’artista nelle fasi di ideazione, progettazione e realizzazione dei gioielli. Sarà possibile ammirare anche opere inedite, avendo così l’opportunità di apprezzare l’approccio di Visintin alla scultura di piccole dimensioni a cui si è dedicato specialmente negli ultimi anni.
Visintin è celebre anche per un uso straordinariamente personale dell’antica tecnica del niello, un amalgama ottenuto dalla fusione di rame, argento, piombo e zolfo, piegato a una decorazione che spesso raggiunge effetti pittorici. L’origine della decorazione a niello è attribuita agli Egizi, ma essa ebbe molta fortuna anche nel Medioevo ed è usata tutt’oggi. Il termine deriva dal latino nigellum (« nerastro »), diminutivo di niger (« nero »).
Con le sue opere Visintin disegna uno spazio fisico raffinatissimo e lo fa attraverso l’adozione di un linguaggio essenziale, basato sui codici primari della geometria. Il suo stile richiama una leggerezza ottenuta da un ricercato svuotamento dei volumi e dalla rinuncia ad ogni aspetto decorativo: quadrati, cerchi, rettangoli, triangoli, cubi, tetraedri, allineati, intersecati o sovrapposti, che divengono spille, anelli, bracciali e collane in cui la lucentezza dell’oro si esalta con la compattezza di superfici in ebano, avorio o con la bruna cromia del niello il cui utlizzo è una cifra e firma riconoscibile nell’arco di tutta la sua produzione.
Nelle prime opere alterna ritmicamente pieni e vuoti, sino agli anni ottanta, quando le forme diventano più allungate, i volumi si alleggeriscono e si smaterializzano; in seguito con gli anni novanta Visintin aggiunge al suo operare, di cui mantiene intatto il linguaggio puro dell’essenzialità, un forte accento pittorico dato da un ormai consumato uso della niellatura che funge da colore dalle più svariate sfumature tonali.
Nei gioielli più recenti le forme invece, pur rimanendo geometricamente definite, appaiono più irregolari, mosse, talora slabbrate: lamine battute di diversa forma, ora piane, ora incurvate a creare planimetrie di antiche chiese romane. La geometria resta ma è insicura, instabile, adattata. Piccoli cubi saldati con l’inserimento sul piano di cerchi o parallelepipedi danno vita a piccole sculture in cui è il colore a dominare: smalti trattati con perizia e accortezza dalla cromia ricca di sfumature, illuminate spesso da riflessi d’oro che rimane il principe indiscusso nelle opere dell’artista.
Oggi i gioielli di Visintin sono presenti nei più importanti musei e collezioni del mondo e numerosi sono i premi conseguiti dal maestro nel campo del gioiello d’autore.
In occasione della mostra, curata da Mirella Cisotto Nalon, viene pubblicato un catalogo con saggi di Mirella Cisotto Nalon, Elio Armano, Luisa Bazzanella, Paolo Pavan, Alessandra Possamai Vita, Alberto Schöen.

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Graziano Visintin

Graziano Visintin

Oratorio di San Rocco
Servizio Mostre – Settore Attività Culturali
tel. 049 8204563 – 4539
serviziomostre@comune.padova.it
Oratorio di San Rocco tel. 049 8753981

Alina Carp en « mode granulation »

« The days I create a jewel, I go to sleep happy and I look forward to a new day »

A long article on her work HERE, but all in romanian ….. more english HERE … It’s not her life i’m interested in (she was a doctor, she became a jeweller … among several jewelry courses she had a training at Alchimia (2012) ….), it’s about her jeweller’s work I’m interested in, her techniques, the materials she uses ….

see her « Fan page » on Facebook

Alina Carp – ring « Rings-To-Me » collection -  « Golden-Eye » brass, microspheres, glass, plexiglass

Alina Carp  ring – « Rings-To-Me » collection -  « Dew-drop » brass, textile, microspheres, resin

Alina Carp  collection « Avatar_Vegetal » – « Petals » – silver, resin, microspheres, glass

Alina Carp collection « Avatar_Vegetal » – « Petals » ring – silver, resin, microspheres, glass

 Alina Carp - « Golden-Pollen » ring – brass, pearl, microspheres

Alina Carp ring – collection « Avatar Vegetal – Gold innerspace – brass, microspheres

Alina Carp – - « Rings-To-Me » collection – « Galanthus » ring 2012 – silver, brass, pearl, microspheres

Alina carp -  Avatar_Vegetal collection – « Pink dream » ring -  brass, resin, microspheres

Autor 13 – Call for entries !

Spring edition of AUTOR 13 will held on 9–10 of May, Bucharest, Romania

The International Jewelry Fair AUTOR is one of the most important ones in South-Eastern Europe. The biannual event aims to create a dynamic environment with high selection standards. The participants to Autor are offered the access to a select and attractive clientele. Autor is an active platform which encourages and creates a dialogue between designers and their public: consumers, distributors, specialized media.

Selection process:

Who is eligible to participate at Autor: jewelry professionals, artists from creative fields who create contemporary jewelry, galleries of contemporary jewelry, contemporary jewelry schools from all over the world – any country or nationality.

An international jury will select the designers participating in AUTOR 13, based on the following general criteria: the principles chosen concept for jewelry, originality, innovative use of materials and techniques.

The jury consists of:

Doris Maninger – Director of Alchimia jewelry school in Florence
Lucia Massei – Director of Alchimia jewelry school in Florence
Paulo Ribeiro – Founder and Director of Joya Barcelona
Gio Carbone – Director of Le Arti Orafe jewelry school and Preciosa Exhibition in Florence
Dan Piersinaru – Founder and Director of Autor

Application Requirements:

1. The designer will send pictures of a minimum 5 new contemporary jewelry from a collection which has never been presented to AUTOR’s visitors and audiences. Preferable, the pictures of the pieces should not exceed 350 KB/JPG and will present the jewelry in their final form, simple and clear (preferably neutral background or contextualized on human body). The designer will send a text with the name and a concept description of the collection. (100 words should be fine)

2. The designer will send a brief biography : the name he/she wishes to present to the public, e-mail address, phone number, website or Facebook page.

Deadline for applications is:  5th of April 2015

The results of selection will announce after the 13th of April.

e-mail address for sending the applications is : hello@dautor.ro

Liquides Imaginaires – TELLUS, le parfum sort de terre le 7/02/15

sera présenté la nouvelle Trilogie des Liquides Imaginaires , de Philippe Di Méo

OGHAM INCENSUM SALTUS -   Exposition du 8 au 10 Février 2015 à l’ Espace oppidum Marais

OGHAM INCENSUM de Sébastien Carré
Fusion des parfums Liquides Imaginaires et de trois bijoux uniques.
Une collection conçue comme l’expression d’une hallucination chamanique.
A découvrir à partir du 7 février.

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OGHAM INCENSUM SALTUS
Végétaux, minéraux et matières animales sont ici unifiés par le
« sang de l’arbre »,cette résine naturelle employée pour le processus de laque Japonaise.
Bijoux et Amphore de Sébastien Carré – Photo @Roberto Greco

L’attraction de SUCCUS – C’est l’odeur planante et solaire de la cime, la séduction de ses fleurs vivantes et irradiantes qui assureront sa reproduction. De la canopée, son parfum s’exhibe et se propage sensuellement dans le vent chaud.
Bijoux pièce unique de Sébastien Carré – Nature morte © Roberto Greco

Sébastien Carré · Behind the picture – OGHAM INCENSUM TELLUS -Un des bijoux réalisé pour l’exposition « Les Eaux Arborantes » – de Liquides Imaginaires – Tête de rongeur, jaspes, perles de bambou laquées, perles rocailles, cuir imprimé, crin de cheval, coton, soie

Sébastien Carré  -  Behind the picture – OGHAM INCENSUM SUCCUS - Un des bijoux de l’exposition « Les Eaux Arborantes » -
- Cotte de maille acier inoxydable, onyx, grenat, perles, rocaille, cuir, soie, pure laine japonaise,coton, coton ciré, sequin, plume de paon et d’autruches

Sebastien Carré - 2015 – Behind the picture – OGHAM INCENSUM SALTUS – Un des bijoux de l’exposition « Les Eaux Arborantes » – Peau de serpent d’eau, ambre, cuivre, cuir, soie, coton, coton ciré, perles rocaille et papier japonais.

Espace oppidum 
30 rue de Picardie
75003 Paris
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Victoria Ioannidou from Greece

Rings like « bonbons » on your fingers, rays of light & color, to bring you joy ….
Comme de joyeux champignons qui « pop up » sur vos doigts et dont je ne me lasse pas !

Victoria Ioannidou, Necklace, 2014,silicone, acrylics, resin, alpaca, red string,burnt acrylics.

Victoria Ioannidou - rings 2014, bronze ,silver, oxidation,burnt acrylics

Victoria Ioannidou ring, 2014, silver, bronze, oxidation, burnt acrylics.

Victoria Ioannidou, Ring, 2014, bronze ,silver, oxidation,burnt acrylics

Victoria Ioannidou, ring, 2014, bronze, silver, thread, burnt acrylics, oxidation

Victoria Ioannidou, Necklace, 2014, bronze, copper, plastic,s ilicone, acrylics, resin, red string.

Victoria Ioannidou, Ring, 2014, bronze, silver, burnt acryics, oxidation

Victoria Ioannidou, ring, 2014,bronze,silver acrylics, resin,red string.

Victoria Ioannidou, Ring, 2014,brass, burnt acrylics, oxidation

Victoria Ioannidou, Brooch, 2014,Bronze,Oxidation,Polymer clay,resin

Victoria Ioannidou, ring, oxidized brass, acrylics. 2014

Victoria Ioannidou – ‘the host in the bubble’ ring 2014

And now I (happily) « host » this « host in the bubble » on my fingers ….

Robean Visschers, HUMOUR forever !

Complexe « constructions » -in an architectural sense-, breathtaking work, but always always present : HUMOUR !

« Constructions » because one thing I first adlired in his work is all these scaffoldings that surround the jewel, like to hold it, but in fact main (?) part of the jewel. Breathtaking !
And Humour when playing with words, with objects, with images from a modern city world
A modern city with tags, advertising everywhere, destructed walls, new constructions withscafffoldings ….. …. delectable !

« Jewellery is decoration for the body. Which does not mean that in jewellery there should not be a meaning. »

Robean Visschers  2013 ·    « Ring please »  Gold, Hema bel

Robean Visschers - PacMan-necklace gold, pearls 2012

« “Like nomads, Pacman has to gather food in his ‘field’. If we are ever concurred by the digital world and computerarcheologists start investigating us; they’ll look upon Pacman as a primitive nomad,” »

  Robean Visschers Pin up girls.  Earstuds.  Gold

Robean Visschers  – Butter-fly. Brooch. Silver, steel
(made for the exhibition « Papallona / Mariposa / Butterfly » organized by philip Sajet – at AmarantoJoies, Barcelona  2013 )

Robean Visschers  - Butter-fly. Brooch. Silver, steel

Robean Visschers – History repeats.  Ring.  Silver,piece of Berlin wall

Robean Visschers - 2013 ·   » history repeats » Made for NTJ, true colors (was not selected) -  ring including a piece of the Berlin wall. Very precious graffiti gemstone.

Robean Visschers – Pink ring. Ring. Gold, enamel, Silver, rock cristal
ring with « scaffoldings »

Robean Visschers – « under construction » made for New traditional jewellery 2006  
ring with « scaffoldings »

Robean Visschers – Rings. Gold  2010
even the more « classical » rings have an internal « scaffoldings »

Robean Visschers Ring. Gold, black diamond 1,02ct, white diamonds 0.05ct.

Robean Visschers – Cloud. Brooch. White gold
then … the scaffold remains alone, the main structure

Robean Visschers - Parking. Brooch. Gold. 

Robean Visschers Connection.  Necklace.  Gold,wood

Robean Visschers earrings – pearl -  (for   ‘Barocco’ exhibition– Museum of Art & Crafts ITAMI, Japan – 8-30 Sept. 2012

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Robean Visschers earrings – for   ‘Barocco’ exhibition– Museum of Art & Crafts ITAMI, Japan – 8-30 Sept. 2012

Aric Verrastro  is selected for Talente 2015

[Talente-Award presentation 2015 : 14 March 2015  16:30, Halle B1 Main stage of IHM (Internationalen Handwerksmesse Munich)]

Aric Verrastro is an American based artist, graduated from SUNY Buffalo State College in Metals/Jewelry. The artist was already selected for diverse american grants and is currently Associate Instructor in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at Indiana University. Aric Verrastro is also a regular presence in international exhibitions and his work can be found in several publications.

« This series of work are studies in color, composition, and form, each piece was made within a day. The work was an intuitive response to my thoughts at the time I began each piece. I gave myself material parameters as to not be paralyzed by choice. The time constraint and material limitations allowed me to loosen up and express myself through the simplicity of reaction to formal aesthetics. »

Aric Verrastro Brooch: Drifting, 2014 Driftwood, steel, sterling silver, polyester cord, acrylic paint, thread 

Aric Verrastro Brooch: Timekeepers: Souvenir, 2014 Driftwood, steel, sterling silver, thread, embroidery floss, ink, gold leaf, acrylic paint

Aric Verrastro Brooch: You Choose, 2014 Driftwood, copper, steel, sterling silver, PLA, polyester cord, acrylic paint

Aric Verrastro  Freedom neckpiece 2014

Aric Verrastro Brooch: IDK, 2014 Steel, canvas, Copper, Sterling Silver, thread, acrylic paint 13x14x8cm Piece A Day Series

Aric Verrastro Brooch: You Choose #2, 2014 Driftwood, steel, PLA, canvas, cotton, sterling silver, found object, thread, poly-fil, acrylic paint 30 x 8 x 5 cm

DIALOGHI tra AGC e JJDA Associazione gioiello contemporaneo Giapponese (Japan Jewellery Designers Association)

* Istituto di Cultura di Tokyo / Tokyo Institute for Italian Culture : ISTITUTO DI CULTURA ITALIANO A TOKYO - 3–11 luglio 2015 / 3-11 July 2015

Progetto/Project  DIALOGHI-DIALOGUES -  AGC/JJDA

EXPOs / EXHIBITIONS :

* Istituto di Cultura di Tokyo / Tokyo Institute for Italian Culture
3–11 luglio 2015 / 3-11 July 2015

* YAMANASI Jewelry Museum (Kofu, JP)
19–28 settembre 2015 / 19-28 September 2015

* Museo Oratorio di San Rocco a Padova (Italy)
settembre 2016 / september 2016

Japanese selected authors :
FUJIMOTO Nahoko — HATANAKA Noriko — HIRAKAWA Fumie — IINO Kimiko — ITO Satomi — KASHIHARA Erina — KIYOTA Tomoaki – KIUCHI Norihiro – KOBARI Keiko — KOBAYAKAWA Mariko — KOJIMA Takashi — MATSUURA Mineri — MISHIMA Itto — NAKAHARA Eiko — NAKAJIMA Nagi — NARUMI Taeko — OSHIMA Yayoi — SATO Yoko — SHIGETA Emiko — SHIRAO Yumi — SUGA Mario — SUMA Fumie — TAGUCHI Fumiki — TAKAGI Chisa — TAKANAKA Harumi — TANEZAWA Setsuko — TSUBOI Keiko — UCHIDA Yoshiko — UNNO Eriko — WASHIMI Nobuko — YAMAZAKI Sumiko — YASUGI Mayumi — YUKI Makiko — HIEDA Makoto — HIRAKO Koichi — KITADA Michie — KOMIYA Takako — NAGAI Yutaka — NISHIWAKI Nobuko — SAWAMOTO Masako

TAKAGI Chisa rings

Takako Komiya brooch

TSUBOI Keiko

SUMA Fumie

Hieda Makoto

Unno Eriko - Brooch / silver, gold-plated

Italian selected authors (AGC members):
Francesca ANTONELLO — Adrean BLOOMARD — Roberta BERNABEI — Patrizia BONATI — Anna Maria CARDILLO — Luisa CHIANDOTTO — Corrado DE MEO — Clara DEL PAPA — Elisabetta DUPRE’ — Flavia FENAROLI — Anna FORNARI — Rita MARCANGELO — Maria Rosa FRANZIN — Nicoletta FRIGERIO — Lucilla GIOVANNINETTI — Angelo LOMUSCIO — Chiara LUCATO — Gigi MARIANI — Simona MATERI — Marco MINELLI — Paola MIRAI — NALJ Jewels — Eliana NEGRONI — Margareta NIEL — Tania PALAZZI — Liana PATTIHIS — Alessandra PASINI — Roberta PAVONE — Marco PICCIALI — Alba POLENGHI LISCA — Daniela REPETTO — Stefano ROSSI — Chiara SCARPITTI — Sergio SPIVACH — Stefano SPIVACH — Claudia STEINER — Yoko TAKIRAI — Silvia VALENTI — Barbara UDERZO — Gabi VEIT — Caterina ZANCA

 Simona Materi

Rita Marcangelo brooch

Nicoletta Frigerio brooch

Corrado de Meo

Clara DelPapa bracelet 2014

Elisabetta DUPRE’

Anna Fornari – « cavities-abode » – honeycomb, enamel, silver- pendant

* Istituto ITALIANO di Cultura,  TOKYO – 31 Dec. 2014 – 30 Sept. 2015
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