CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY NETWORK

February 2009 Blog Posts (12)

MATERIALS: LYNN KELLY, LEE HOULIHAN & VICTORIA MCINTOSH

24th Feb - 14th March 09

Christchurch

VICTORIA MCINTOSH: Blanket Choker, wool, pearls, thread, sterling silver

Dunedin makers Lynn Kelly, Lee Houlihan & Victoria McIntosh are drawn together by their love of materials: clay, silver, mother of pearl, thread, harakeke, pearl, rosehips. This group exhibition brings together this…

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Added by Cate Salter on February 24, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

On Joining Kit & Caboodle

I look forward to exploring this site properly; 'meeting' other members and above all, learning more about all things jewellery related. Sometimes, it's just so excellent that the world has shrunk so much that half the globe away is as close as my next door neighbour ... jambo, welkommen, g'day, bon jour and buenas dias!

Added by Jane Walker on February 24, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Lets Blog

Follow this link to my blog...
www.stephaniewinther.blogspot.com

Added by Stephanie Winther on February 22, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Ring, sterling silver and ruby.

Ring, sterling silver and ruby. Continue

Added by Coconut Lu on February 11, 2009 at 8:01pm — No Comments

Currently accepting proposals for Exhibition

Located within the exciting arts hub at 2 Danks St in Waterloo, Studio 20/17 is a combined gallery/workshop in a complex containing 9 other Contemporary Art galleries. We are currently accepting proposals for our 2009 and 2010 exhibition program.

We are also accepting proposals from contemporary jewellery artists for two group exhibitions:-

Paper/Text. The exhibition will run from 5/5/20009 to 30/5/2009. Submissions due 30/3/2009

Winter Brooches 2009 -… Continue

Added by Studio 20/17 on February 10, 2009 at 10:32am — No Comments

Heathcote Museum and Gallery

Heathcote Museum and Gallery

Friday 30 January - Sunday 1 March 2009

Precious Makers: New Works in Contemporary Jewellery

Carrie McDowell, Brenda Ridgewell and Carolyn Gorman are contemporary artists using jewellery as their medium. Contemporary jewellery pieces are not only stylish and unique conversation pieces, but works with artistic integrity. The exhibition consists of exclusive, original art forms with a related… Continue

Added by Carolyn Gorman on February 9, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Kathy Frey earns international prestige.

Six pages of the new Jewelry Design book published by daab feature some of Kathy’s more unusual recent work. The book is a stunning compendium of international jewelry design, a perfect coffee table book for inspiration.

"Jewelry is commonly perceived as a beautiful piece of wearable art: stand-alone, sculptural, and aloof. However, in order to understand contemporary jewelry design, we need to view the work as we would the product of any design field: as conceptual projects, as material… Continue

Added by Monica Milla on February 5, 2009 at 9:56am — 2 Comments

Our favorite jewelry artists will be at the BMAC this coming week...

February 12-16, 2009, is when the US and Canadian jewelry designers and artists gather to show the latest trends in jewelry and their most recent work, at the Buyers Market of American Craft, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Added by Monica Milla on February 5, 2009 at 4:04am — No Comments

Precious Makers

Added by Carrie McDowell on February 4, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Rocks - a new project by Anna Davern 3-14 February, 2009

Anna Davern has reinvented the Rock. The artist’s pop response to jewellery gives us a dramatic new take on the precious just in time for Valentine’s Day.

In a departure from the artist’s previous work where she used imagery from metal containers, the Melbourne based jeweller prints and adheres pictures to steel using sublimation. “I’ve used the technique to create oversized fake versions of traditional styles of jewellery. It’s kind… Continue

Added by Cate Salter on February 3, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

La crise, 2009

Added by Patrícia Franco on February 2, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Sim Luttin and Michelle Kelly at metalab Thursday Feb 5

Please join us at metalab for our first opening of the year, and the launch of our new space.

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Sim Luttin

Hint of a Memory

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Michelle Kelly

Fifth Kingdom

Click on the invite for more details on each exhibition.…