Saturday the 19th of October 2013, for the

18th Annual Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium

Proudly presented by the Seattle Metals Guild.

As always, the Symposium is a concentrated one-day affair: five speakers, a silent auction, an incredible book sale and over 200 of your fellow metals folk, from makers to gallerists, collectors and teachers

This year’s line up of presenters are:

Danielle Maveal…

TONIGHT!! I’m giving a lecture at Contemporary Metal in Osborne Park (just outside of Perth) in Western Australia. From the flyer put out by CM's co-pilot, Claire Townsend:

Melissa Cameron will be at Contemporary Metal studio, unit 4,77-79 Howe St Osborne Park, on Tuesday march 19th at 6.30pm, to give a talk about her work and life in…

5^th – 23^rd March 2013

CELEBRATION DRINKS 9th March 2013 4 – 6pm

ARTIST TALK - Before…

Lisa Brown Jewellery photographed by Lisa Brown

Tips for Documenting Your Work    with…

Call for Submissions



MAKER/WEARER/MATCHMAKER – a collaborative jewellery project



About



NSW jewellery artists and members of JMGA-NSW are invited to submit a proposal to participate in MAKER/WEARER/MATCHMAKER, a collaboration between JMGA-NSW and the galleries of 2 Danks St, Waterloo, to be run during ARTMONTH, March 2013.



In this project, selected artists will each work with one of the gallery directors from 2 Danks St, producing a small series of…

Orlando Bloom and my woven ring band, personal collection... not bad, not bad at all ;-)…

To my first solo exhibition in the United States!

The Bridge 12 exhibition opens this week at the Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC) in…

6th – 17th November 2012

CELEBRATION DRINKS Saturday 10th November 2012 – 4-6pm

ARTIST TALK 3:45pm Saturday 10th November 2012

Perth jeweller Claire Townsend, has been researching and making jewellery for the last 15 years. She is primarily interested in the nuances of relationships:…

‘Perennial Moments’ - Saori Kita

18th - 29th September 2012

CELEBRATION DRINKS Saturday 22nd September 2012 – 4-6pm

Perennial Moments is Saori…

2011 Sue Preston Planking, ring sterling silver. Image by Sam at Talys.

The next Jewellery and Small Objects Evening Class will be starting soon. This…

gurgel-segrillo…

O tremblant!

(An animated collection of jewels)

By Sheridan Kennedy

21^st August  – 1^st September 2012…

We are looking for jewellers who love their coffee. We don’t expect it to be the ‘be all and end all’ of your existence, but we think it might or should, come in a pretty close second. You could say that this show is not so much about the work rather the stories and anecdotes that are shared about or over a good strong cup of Joe.

We assume one could parallel the making of coffee with the making of art or jewellery, but we won’t go that far. Really, all you need to know is that this…

Free adults’ workshop with Julie Blyfield

Inspiration, drawing and design for contemporary jewellery



When: 8.30am – 4.30pm, Tuesday 17 July 2012

Where: Meet at Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland for an exhibition tour and workshop introduction, followed by a hands on workshop at Capalaba Artspace, Capalaba Place, Noeleen Street, Capalaba.

Meet at Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland for an exhibition tour followed by a hands on workshop at…

Free adults’ workshop with Shanna Muston and Alicia Lane

Back to basics: Simple jewellery techniques for beginners

When: 8.30am – 4.30pm, Tuesday 10 July 2012

Where: Meet at Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland for an exhibition tour and workshop introduction, followed by a hands on workshop at Capalaba Artspace, Capalaba Place, Noeleen Street, Capalaba.

Participants will learn the very basic, yet incredibly effective techniques that are…

woven+stones series…

I'm heading on another South American adventure in September this year. We went early last year down to the south...experienced the patagonian and national park region. I stumbled briefly across a unique weaving form, using brightly coloured horse hair woven by hand into intricate little animals and flower structures.

As I begin planning the next trip, I'm wondering if anyone out here in kit&Caboodle land may have knowledge of any galleries or workshops held in Chile specifically…