This is an exciting new benefit for all members of the Metal Arts Guild, San Francisco. This bulletin board allows members to post a message on the internet. It is a venue to place information such as want ads, looking for a studio, something to sell, etc. This bulletin may be accessed by anyone, but information can only be placed by active members of the Metal Arts Guild, San Francisco.
Posted January 31, 2008
METAL ARTS GUILD
MAG Grant 2008
Attention all Metal Arts and Jewelry Students A $300 grant will be awarded to a full or part time student showing exceptional talent.
- Entry: CD with 5 digital images (300 dpi .jpgs) labeled with artists name, title of work, medium dimensions, and date of completion along with proof of school enrollment. CD’s preferred. Deadline for entries May 15th.
- Membership in the Metal Arts Guild is required for all entrants. Non members may join by filling out membership form and submitting the $20 membership fee with entry.
- Send all entries to:
Alison Antelman
2599 Eighth St. #41
Berkeley, CA 94710 - email Deborah Boskin (415) 503.1193.
For more information and submission form go to: http://www.metalartsguildsf.org/events/grant.htm
Posted March 7, 2008
Seeking Employment
I have recently moved to the Bay Area from New Orleans, where I worked for Thomas Mann Design, Southern Style Monograms and Bernard Passman Galleries. I am the kind of person who enjoys starting the workday(its true), I am intelligent, able to adapt and absorb the methods of others(ie take instruction),I have a good eye and steady hand and am patient and careful. I will be entirely honest (though it has been explained to me that when seeking a job one, should exagerate a bit, and thus i am putting myself at a handicap) I have never set stones. But i am experianced in all 'grunt-work arts'... polishing, soldering, production etc...
I am like a brand-spanking new laptop...ready to work just give me the instructions. I am very eager to learn new skills so as to better my skill set.
Samer T.
504.344.7080
Email: shogun.means.nothingtome@hotmail.com
Posted February 21, 2008
CALLING ALL USED JEWELRY TOOLS
A new science program “Celsius and Beyond” http://www.celsiusandbeyond.com is going to incorporate a metalsmithing curriculum into this year’s summer camp. We are hoping to continue these classes year round. Underprivileged children ages 7-13 will get to learn how to make metal art, jewelry and do pewter casting from a science perspective.
We need your used tool donations - especially hammers, pliers, files – large and small, steel bench blocks, copper and brass, saw frames, eye protection, polishing motor and flexible shafts, drill bits, shop furniture like heavy tables, bench pins, wax, sand casting frames, pewter. If you want to sell some of your used tools, we may have a limited budget for this.
Please contact me: Aimee Golant at 415-682-7128 or info@aimeegolant.com with any help you can offer. Soon we will have non-profit status, so we can offer you a tax deductable receipt. Thanks in advance. Aimee
Posted February 19, 2008
Velvet da Vinci
February 27- March 30, 2008
Artist's
reception
Friday Februaruy 29 6-8 p.m.
Elizabeth Turrell gallery talk
Saturday March 1, 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition catalog available An international exhibition of enamel badges 'The Enamel Experience' by twenty three highly regarded artists from the UK, Germany and the US will open on February 27 at the Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco.
Artists have explored many social issues including abuse of human rights perpetrated by governments, a preservation of the memories associated with the Holocaust, the exploitation of workers in the gold trade and the importance of heeding the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The exhibition has been curated and organized by Elizabeth Turrell, an internationally renowned enamel artist and researcher from the Centre for Fine Print Research (CPFR) at the University of the West of England.
Posted February 19, 2008
Metal Arts Guild Call for Entries
The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths' International Metalsmithing and Jewelry Exhibition, METAL Inclinations.
METAL Inclinations
Deadline for images: June 30, 2008
Artists notified: September 1, 2008
Debuts online October 31, 2008
Runs at least from: Oct. 31, 2008-Oct
31, 2009
For more information: www.smm-metalinclinations.org
The METAL Inclinations Exhibition will be a completely online show. The application process, the jurying, the digital images and the exhibition itself will all be carried out using the Internet. Juried Arts Services will be handling the application process.
The jurors for the Metal Inclinations exhibition are:
- Michael Monroe, a well-known and highly respected figure in the crafts community, now head of the Bellevue Art Museum in Seattle, Washington, former head of the American Craft Council and former curator-in-charge of the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C.
- Marilyn Da Silva is a professor and program chair of the jewelry and metal arts department at California College of the Arts in Oakland, California
- Susie Ganch is currently Assistant Professor and Head of the Metals Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia.
We ask that all work be original and made by the metal artist. Items in the show can be items already sold, because we do not need the actual piece.
There will be a "Gallery" page of all 50 of the chosen pieces, plus each selected artist will receive their own "Artist's" page with a blow-up of their digital image, their artists statement and a link to their website or an email address. The images will remain in the exhibition even if they are sold from the artist's website during the show. SMM does NOT receive a percentage of the selling price.
We plan to keep the METAL Inclinations Exhibition on the World Wide Web for at least a year. That's a whole year of exposure to collectors, gallery owners, buyers, show promoters and editors for the selected artists.
We're working hard to reach as many metalsmiths and jewelers worldwide as possible. There are many dedicated metalsmiths helping us with this project. Please join us by downloading the Exhibition Flyer and passing the word along.
Thank you very much, Dayne Sislen International Exhibition Chair METAL Inclinations www.smm-metalinclinations.org midwest.metalsmiths@gmail.com
Posted February 26, 2008
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
Learn to make jewelry in just 3 days! March Classes offered at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts:
- Mar 10-12 GEMOLOGY 1: DIAMOND GRADING 9am - 4pm $399 + $20 kit
- Mar 17-19 GEMOLOGY 2: GEM IDENTIFICATION 9am - 4pm $399 + $20 kit
- Mar 17-19 ROMANTIC RING SHANKS 9am - 6pm $499 + $65 kit
- Mar 21 MARKETING DESIGNER JEWELRY 9am - 5pm $179 + $15 kit
- Mar 22-23 WIRE WRAPPING & FORMING 9am - 6pm $339 + $50 kit
- Mar 29 PLATINUM 1: INTRO 9am - 6pm $199 + $55 kit Mar 30 KEUM-BOO 9am - 6pm $189 + $60 kit
The Revere Academy is a professional jewelry school where master craftsmen pass on their skills and knowledge to students al all levels. Beginners and hobbyists as well as experienced working bench jewelers come for dozens of short intensive classes (1-5 days) and diploma programs (2-4 months).
Classes include casting, design, fabrication,
metalsmithing, repair, stone setting, wax carving and much more! Register
online http://www.revereacademy.com or call 415-391-4179 For questions,
email: info@revereacademy.com
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
760 Market
Street, Suite 900
San Francisco CA 94102
Posted February 7, 2008
NCEG 9th Juried Enamel Exhibition “Transformed by Fire”
August 13 - October 5, 2008
Statement of Purpose The Northern California Enamel Guild (NCEG) Juried Enamel Exhibitions offer the opportunity to see the most contemporary and innovative enamel art that is being created. The exhibition includes functional and non-functional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that illustrate the wide scope of artwork created by the enameling process.
Sponsored by The Northern California Enamel Guild
Hosted by The Oakland Museum of California Collectors Gallery
Important Dates:
- March 17, 2008 - Deadline for entries
- April 16, 2008 - Notifications sent for acceptance
- July 23, 2008 - Accepted work due at the Collectors Gallery
- August 13 - October 5, 2008 - Exhibition held
- October 8 - 15, 2008 - Work returned to artists
Submit Entry Form Submission of artwork is online.
Go to the Entry Form and select the images to be entered.
Specifications All work must be suitably prepared for installation.
And due to the gallery size, display of large works will be limited.
If
you have questions about size or format please contact an exhibition co-chair
(email Anna Tai or email Maryland
Edwards) ."
Posted February 7, 2008
Next Top Jewelry Designer Contest
Calling all amateur designers. Could you be Diamond International's "Next Top Jewelry Designer"? Enter your design for a chance to win!
One Grand Prize winner will receive their design made into 14k gold, plus a $1,000 e-gift certificate to ShopDI.com
Two Runner-Up Prize winners will receive a $500 e-gift certificate to ShopDI.com
Send us a 10" x 14" or larger original sketch of your design for a necklace, bracelet, ring or earrings that will retail for $1,000 or less. The contest is open to design students as well as the general public, and only one entry is allowed per person. See complete official rules for details.
To enter, download, print, and complete the official entry form with all requested information. Attach your entry to the entry form and mail in an appropriate envelope to:
DI
Design Contest
38 West 48 St. Seventh Floor
New York, NY 10036
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Making a purchase will not increase your chance of winning.
Revere Academy of Jewelry Art
Learn to make jewelry in just 3 days!
February
Classes offered at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts:
- Feb 4-6 FABRICATION 2: CARVING & CHAINS 9am - 6pm $499 + $50 kit
- Feb 18-20 FABRICATION 2: CARVING & CHAINS 9am - 6pm $499 + $50 kit
- Feb 4-6 RENDERING 1:BASIC 9am - 6pm $499 + $35 kit
- Feb 8-10 FABRICATION 3: CONSTRUCTION 9am - 6pm $499 + $60 kit
- Feb 9-10 JEWELRY DESIGN 9am - 5pm $339 + $10 kit
- Feb 11-13 FABRICATION 4: HINGES & FORGING 9am - 6pm $499 + $55 kit
- Feb 11-15 SETTING 4: COMPREHENSIVE 9am - 6pm $959 + $140 kit
- Feb 15-17 FABRICATION 1: BEGINNING 9am - 6pm $499 + $55 kit
- Feb 16-17 SETTING 5: CHANNEL 9am - 6pm $399 + $70 kit
- Feb 18-19 POLISHING & FINISHING 9am - 6pm $389 + $50 kit
- Feb 22-24 REPAIR 1: BASIC 9am - 6pm $499 + $100 kit
- Feb 25-27 REPAIR 2: INTERMEDIATE 9am - 6pm $499 + $90 kit
- Feb 29-Mar 2 WAX MODELING 1: BEGINNING 9am - 6pm $499 + $20 kit
The Revere Academy is a professional
jewelry school where master craftsmen pass on their skills and knowledge
to students al all levels. Beginners and hobbyists as well as experienced
working bench jewelers come for dozens of short intensive classes (1-5
days) and diploma programs (2-4 months). Classes include casting, design,
fabrication, metalsmithing, repair, stone setting, wax carving and much
more!
Register online or call 415-391-4179
http://www.revereacademy.com
info@revereacademy.com
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
760 Market Street,
Suite 900 San Francisco CA 94102
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 2008 ANNUAL
SPRING SHOW
The West Coast's Finest Showcase of Emerging Artistic Talent
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 31, 2008) - The Academy of Art University’s Annual Spring Show has become the west coast’s most highly anticipated event for discovering exceptional emerging artistic talent on an international scale. The 2008 Annual Spring Show will open to the public on Thursday, May 22nd and remain on view through July 2008. Hailed by many well-respected art market insiders as having the country’s leading Fine Art undergraduate and graduate programs, the Academy of Art University’s current and recent graduates in Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture have rapidly become revered by collectors, curators, and galleries from coast to coast. With accomplishments ranging from coveted public sculpture commissions to awards at such sought-after juried competitions as the Oil Painters of America’s National Juried Exhibition, Academy of Art University School of Fine Art BFA and MFA graduates are creating vital contributions to the international contemporary art market and local visual culture. Each year, hundreds of interested representatives from leading art and design businesses visit the Annual Spring Show opening reception to recruit the freshest talent for employment.
The Academy of Art University will host a special VIP Opening Evening Reception for the 2008 Annual Spring Show on Thursday, May 22nd from 4 to 7 PM. Distinguished members of the School of Fine Art faculty and 2008 award-winning student artists will be present for this memorable evening. All media representatives are invited and welcome. Please RSVP to Larissa Dozier by e-mail (larissadozier@sbcglobal.net).
The 2008 Annual Spring Show opens to the public on Thursday, May 22nd, from 7 to 9pm, and is on view through July 2008. The exhibit takes place at 601 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, and is open from 10AM to 6PM daily, except Sundays and holidays. Please contact Larissa Dozier for further biographical information on award-winning student artists, requests for images, and all other inquiries pertaining to the Academy of Art University’s 2008 Annual Spring Show.
The Academy of Art University is proud to announce that it has been granted regional accreditation by the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Founded in 1929, the Academy of Art University is the nation's largest private art & design university, offering accredited Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Master of Fine Arts degrees in thirteen areas of art & design, and over 30 areas of academic emphasis. With close to 10,000 students both online or on campus, majors include Advertising, Animation/Visual Effects, Architecture (MFA only), Computer Arts/New Media, Digital Arts/Communications (AA, BFA Only), Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Architecture & Design, Industrial Design, Motion Pictures & Television and Photography. The Academy of Art University is nationally accredited by WASC, NASAD, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Formerly FIDER), (BFA-IAD), and NAAB (M-ARCH).
Media Representative
Academy of Art University, School of Fine Art
(510)
219-3100
larissadozier@sbcglobal.net
Posted January 20, 2008
Basic Filigree with
Yehuda Tassa
At Scintillant
Studio
1258 Valencia between 23rd and 24th Street
,San Francisco
February
16th & 17th 2008 -
Saturday & Sunday 11-6 pm
Class size is limited to 8 people, so sign up soon! Two Day Class: $275.00
YEHUDA TASSA began to work in Yemenite Filigree at age of 6 and continued for 16 years after. He was taught by his father who was a well known jeweler in Yemen. He continued to work with his elder brother for good number of years. Later he studied Aeronautics engineering and received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University. After retiring from Lockheed Martin Co, he started to revitalize this ‘lost art' working and teaching classes in this authentic Yemenite filigree and granulation art in various studios in the bay area.
Materials included: All needed tools will be supplied at the Studio. Silver will be available for sale at the class for $.75 per gram. Or bring your own!
No Jewelry and/or Classical Metalsmithing Skills Required– Beginners welcome! To enroll fill out workshop enrollment form and mail with check made out to: Scintillant Studio c/o Aimee Golant 945 Taraval Street #164, San Francisco, CA, 94116 Please include your name, address, phone number and email with your check!
For questions please contact Yehuda Tassa at: 650-269-7045 ytassa@pacbell.net
Posted January 15, 2008
Richmond Art Center Classes
Special class:
listen to the metal – metal forming and raising ll
Instructor:
Peter Ostwald Using classical working methods, inspired by the instructor’s
yearly trips to Santa Clara de Cobre in Michoancan, Mexico, students
will continue to learn the art of raising copper. Students are welcome
to work on bowls in process or can begin a more complex decorated bowl
form. Texture, finishing and coloring will be addressed. A $25 metals
fee will be collected the first day of class.
Class: W7J € 6 Sat,
Jan 19 – Feb 23,
3 - 5:30 pm
RAC Member $115 € Nonmember $135
Kato Jaworski On-Site
Education Director
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue Richmond,
CA 94804
Phone: (510)620-6773 Fax: (510)620-6771
http://www.therac.org
Beginning &Intermediate Jewelry (youth
by permission of instructor) Instructor: RP Leaf
Acquire or tune up basic jewelry-making skills. We will cover sawing,
soldering, forming, surface treatments, finishing, basic stone setting
and other essential processes. One-of-a-kind pieces will be emphasized.
Students must purchase their own metal, materials and certain tools (supply
list will be reviewed). New students must attend the first class to receive
instruction that will not be repeated. Class: W1J € 6 Tue, Jan 15 – Mar
4, 10 am - 12:30 pm RAC Member $150 € Nonmember $175
Intermediate & Advanced Jewelry
and Metalsmithing
Instructor:
Shabnam Bahmanian
Pursue individual projects in a community of metalsmiths.
Intermediate students will complete a series of projects to hone basic
jewelry skills such as soldering with wire and sheet metal, various forming
processes and surface embellishment. Advanced students may concentrate
on individual projects. Advanced fabrication and surface pattern techniques
will be explored. Metalsmiths may continue to make vessels using a variety
of synclastic and anticlastic raising methods. These classes include
individual instruction, technique demonstrations and instructor feedback
with emphasis on personal growth in design and craftsmanship. Spend the
whole day. Sign up for both sessions.
Class: W2J € 6 Wed, Jan 16 – Feb
20, 10 am - 12:30 pm RAC Member $115 € Nonmember $135 Class: W3J € 6
Wed, Jan 16 – Feb
20, 1 - 3:30 pm RAC Member $115 € Nonmember $135
Jewelry, Stone setting & Lapidary
Instructor: Ed Lay
This class will emphasize traditional assembly techniques and design.
Students will explore lapidary (the process of transforming a rough stone
into a finished gemstone ) and will fabricate traditional jewelry using
small side-stones. We will cover wire, tube and prong mounting, diamond
setting, pavé and
stone cutting. Prerequisite: basic fabricating skills (soldering, filing,
shaping of metal and metal finishing. Class: W4J € 6 Thu, Jan 17 – Feb
21, 10 am - 12:30 pm RAC Member $115 € Nonmember $135
Creative Casting
Instructor: RP Leaf
Design stunning 3-D
metal objects using the ancient lost wax process. Students will learn
how to sculpt wax models for casting and will assist in pouring the molten
metal. Finishing techniques will be discussed and applied. Students must
purchase their own metal. The last classes will be extended 2.5 hours
to allow time for pouring and final finishing. A $10 materials fee is
due to instructor at first class. New students must attend the first
class to receive instruction that will not be repeated. Class: W5J € 6
Fri, Jan 18 – Mar
4, 10 am - 12:30 pm 1 extended classes: Feb 29, 10 am - 3:30 pm RAC Member
$170 € Nonmember $195
Drop-in Jewelry Studio
Instructor: Edward Lay Have you
thought of making jewelry but don’t want to commit to enrolling
in a class? Do you need to brush up on your jewelry making skills? Are
you a beginning or intermediate student who wants to learn new techniques?
Then this drop-in class is for you. There is no maximum number of day
drop-ins for this class. Class: W6J € 6 Sat, Jan 19 – Feb
23, 10 am - 12:30 pm RAC Member $115 € Nonmember $135 Day drop-in
fee: RAC Member $25 € Nonmember
$30
Listen To
the Metal – Metal
forming and raising ll
Instructor: Peter Ostwald Using classical
working methods, inspired by the instructor’s yearly trips to Santa Clara
de Cobre in Michoancan, Mexico, students will continue to learn the art
of raising copper. Students are welcome to work on bowls in process or
can begin a more complex decorated bowl form. Texture, finishing and
coloring will be addressed. A $25 metals fee will be collected the first
day of class. Class: W7J € 6 Sat, Jan 19 – Feb 23, 3 - 5:30
pm RAC Member $115 € Nonmember $135 metals studio workshops.
Crochet Wire Jewelry
Students will learn an easy crochet
stitch and crochet with fine silver or copper wire and pearls in a variety
of shapes and colors. Basic finishing techniques and use of findings
will be covered. Students will design and make necklaces, bracelets,
earrings or pins. No previous jewelry-making or crochet experience is
necessary. A $55 materials fee is due instructor first day of workshop.
All materials and tool use included. 9 students maximum. Please note:
Class held in the West Gallery. Class: W8J € 2 Sat, Mar 1 & 8,
Noon - 4:30 pm RAC Member $105 € Nonmember
$120
Posted January 6, 2008
DAVIDE BIGAZZI STUDIO:
Chasing & Repousse'
workshops in the South Bay
The next workshop offered is January 26-27 from
9am-5pm -14 hrs of individualized instruction, limited enrollment, hands-on.
Tuition: $435 Davide Bigazzi is a metalsmith and designer from Florence,
Italy. Capturing the intrinsic beauty and sculptural qualities of metal
by employing chasing & repousse` has been his life-long passion. During
his early teens, Davide apprenticed with Bino Bini, the renowned Florentine
metalsmith and sculptor, aiding in commissions for the Vatican, national
banks, churchs, etc.. Bino, one of the most notable Italian metal artists
of our day, left a legacy of the Italian chasing and repousse’ tradition,
which Davide is committed to preserving via the hands-on workshops he teaches
in the U.S. and in Italy. For further information visit www.dbcollection.net
TEXTURES OF TOSCANA: Chasing & Repousse` in Italy June 2008- A week long workshop with master Italian metalsmith Davide Bigazzi in his native Tuscany. Learn chasing, repousse`, and tool-making in an intimate and inspirational setting. The workshop includes limited enrollment, homemade Tuscan cuisine, museum visits in Florence, and much more! Early enrollment is advised. The enrollment deadline is April 10, 2008. For complete information visit www.dbcollection.net or call 650-323-1923.
DAVIDE BIGAZZI STUDIO
75 Arbor Rd Suite K
Menlo Park, CA. 94025
NEW JEWELRY CLASS! Design and Technique - No Experience Necessary Over the centuries, jewelry has reflected the social, economic, political, and cultural climate of the time. Expand your creative vocabulary and give dimension to your own voice in a new medium – be a part of history. During this class you will: -Learn jewelry design - Learn a broad range of jewelry making techniques including (but not limited to) fabrication and casting, soldering, forming, forging, chasing and repousse, stone setting, precious metal clay, kum-boo, marriage of metals, cold connections !and lots more
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REVERE ACADEMY OF JEWELRY ARTS Learn to make jewelry in
just 3 days! Jan 4-6 FABRICATION 1: BEGINNING 9am - 6pm $499 + $55 kit The Revere Academy is a professional jewelry school where master
craftsmen pass on their skills and knowledge to students al all levels.
Beginners and hobbyists as well as experienced working bench jewelers
come for dozens of short intensive classes (1-5 days) and diploma
programs (2-4 months). Classes include casting, design, fabrication,
metalsmithing, repair, stone setting, wax carving and much more! |
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Northern California Enamel Guild Juried
NCEG, will sponsor a juried exhibition of enamel art at the Collector’s Gallery in the Oakland Museum of California in 2008. The Collector’s Gallery seeks to show and sale works of enamel art. All submissions must be for sale. Only California artist can be invited to participate as the gallery requires that all artists be California residents. The NCEG international exhibitions for future years are planned to include national and international artists. The exhibition prospectus and entry forms will be mailed in December and will be on the NCEG website at http://www.enamelguild.org/NCEG/activitiesCalendar.php Submissions will be accepted in digital format. Dates to Remember: For more information contact
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| Call for Entries International Deadline to enter: June 30, 2008 Go to www.metalinclinations.org for more information. This year’s online exhibit by the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths is an exciting departure from the usual brick and mortar gallery show. The METAL Inclinations International Exhibition will debut world-wide on October 31, 2008 and remain online for one year. The Society will reach a wider audience with the world-wide scope of this exhibit and bring metalsmiths and jewelers with different artistic and cultural influences together for further dialogue and learning. Local digital showings are planned throughout the year to coordinate with the exhibition. The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths is proud to welcome internationally recognized art professionals as jurors for the Metal Inclinations exhibition. Michael Monroe, Otto Künzli and Susie Ganch. For the last 10 years the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths has continued its mission to exhibit and educate on the fine art of metalsmithing. Through SMM's program of working with educational institutions, the exhibitions have also helped to educate a new generation of metalsmiths. METAL Inclinations World-Wide Debut: October 31, 2008 On the Internet www.smm-metalinclinations.org For additional information regarding this event, or other questions for the Society of Midwest Metalsmiths, please contact: Dayne Sislen, Chair, International METAL Inclinations, P.O. Box 31314, St. Louis, Missouri, 63131 |
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MAG is looking for a few volunteers to help the Metal Arts Guild grow. Expand your professional network while developing your business skills with MAG mentors as your guide. Our experienced Board members will help you in these new roles. Currently the Board would like to fill positions for Programs and PR/Advertising. More than one person can volunteer for each committee. Many hands make light work! Share the job and learn together. Meet people . . . and have fun. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: The Programs Committee’s primary responsibility is to arrange 2-3 lectures per year. This is a great way to connect with people throughout the metals community and help the speakers get where they need to go. Other possibilities might be arranging a gallery tour or organizing a workshop of interest to us all. Any of the advance work can be done from your home or studio. PR/ADVERTISING COMMITTEE: PR/Advertising helps raise awareness of our events in the S. F. Bay area and Northern California metals community. We already have a contact list. This work can be done from your home or studio. If
you are interested in learning more or joining the Board, contact
On Sunday November 11th we are having a Board retreat to “brainstorm” future goals for the Metal Arts Guild. You are welcome to join our camaraderie, thinking and eating for all or part of a day. |
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Berkeley
Artisans Holiday Open Studios Saturdays and Sundays from 11a.m to 6 p.m. This is a self guided tour of over 100 artists in their studios. Download a map for the event at www.berkeleyartisans.com http://www.antelman.com/www.berkeleyartisans.com |
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Holiday Show at Velvet da Vinci Gallery WHAT: Todd Reed and Petra Class will be two of the many artists on display. Petra Class is a skilled, German-trained metalsmith. In Petra’s jewelry she creates a wealth of rich color using gemstones and 22 karat gold. Todd Reed uses raw diamonds in his jewelry as a way to question the fascination with diamonds used as a status symbol in our current society. He believes the “most perfect cut” is still the uncut diamond. WHERE: Velvet da Vinci Gallery 2015 Polk Street @ Broadway San Francisco, CA 94109 WHEN: December 1 to December 24, 2007 ADMISSION: Free FOR
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NCEG Presents: Joanne Conant Cloisonne Workshop Location: Cubberly Community Center When: Oct 27-28, 2007 The Workshop This cloisonnè enamel project will utilize opaque and transparent enamels to achieve the soft skin tones and shading of a face. The student can use a drawing supplied by the instructor or one of their own. A base of opaque enamels will be used for the face and hair with transparent enamels used in subsequent firings to add shading and tone. The background will provide an opportunity to play with opaque, opalescent and transparent enamels to create clouds. The student can work on a second piece if desired. Two inch fine silver discs* and cloisonnè wire will be provided. And due to the short workshop, Joanne will bring the discs doomed and coated if the request is made 2 weeks prior to the workshop. The fee for each fine silver disc will be around $20 based on the cost of silver at the time. Joanne is an enamelist and
metalsmith with a commercial art degree from Minneapolis Technical
Inst. She studied under Margaret Seeler and has taught for Tucson
Museum of Art School, Eastern Connecticut State College and other
workshops. Additionally she is the Enamels Studio Manager at the
Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, Connecticut. She has shown
Internationally and Nationally and has received awards from and is
represented in the Tucson Museum of Art permanent collection. For information contact: Send registration form and payment to: |
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Posted September 27, 2007 Alan Revere AJDC ANNOUNCES 2008 NEW TALENT CONTEST The American Jewelry Design Council is accepting applications for its annual New Talent Contest. The winner is awarded a booth in the New Designer Gallery at the July Jewelers of America Show in New York City. The winner is the focus of extensive media attention. This high-profile competition has successfully launched the careers of past winners and the entire jewelry industry eagerly awaits the New York debut of the AJDC’s pick. In addition, the winner receives professional support from members of the AJDC on making the step to larger markets The American Jewelry Design Council is a group of over thirty nationally prominent designers whose mission is to promote the art of jewelry. In coordination with the Jewelers of America, this contest has been a major annual success, each year presenting a single outstanding designer to national and international jewelry buyers. Applicants must be a designer/owner of a jewelry manufacturing business, produce in the United States and have never exhibited at a JA Show. Selection is based on originality, craftsmanship, innovation, marketability and cohesiveness. The names of all finalists are submitted to the JA selection committee for consideration as a candidate for the New Designer Gallery. Winner and finalists are honored at an awards ceremony during the show. Deadline for submission is January 15, 2008. For more information and/or to download an application, visit ajdc.org. |
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Posted September 27, 2007 Consignment and Member Jewelry Artists Wanted The Marin Jewelers Guild, located in the Artworks Downtown building on Fourth St. in downtown San Rafael is always looking for new consignment artists. We also have 3 open spots for membership within our co-op gallery. If you are a jeweler (working primarily in metal) please come by and fill out our "interested in consignment" form, and make an appointment to show one of our Consignment Committee members your work. You can also visit our website at www.marinjewelersguild.com and download the form and send it in. Or course, we recommend you visit our gallery and see if we would be a good fit for your work. |
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Posted August 22, 2007 Jewelers Bench for sale $750 Custom made, sturdy
Jewelers Bench for sale by renowed jeweler Alan Revere of Revere
Academy of Jewelry Arts. Measures 45" L x 24" W x 37" H. Two pull-out
center drawers: top drawer holds tools, bottom drawer for soldering.
Ten small side drawers, measure 7.5" W x 17" D x 2-4" H.
Top drawer locks and is signed by Alan Revere. Includes installed
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Posted August 13, 2007
Posted August 13, 2007
CALL FOR ENTRIES NEW WEST COAST DESIGN: JEWELRY AND METALWORK
Open to
residents of California, Oregon and Washington State
Velvet da Vinci
Gallery JANUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 17, 2008
SUBMISSION DEADLINE SEPTEMBER
1, 2007
In association with the San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design
Velvet da Vinci Gallery is pleased to announce NEW WEST COAST DESIGN:
JEWELRY and METALWORK.
Exhibitions Inspired by the California Design exhibitions at the Pasadena Museum of Art (now the Norton Simon Museum) in the 1950s through the 1970s. NEW WEST COAST DESIGN is a group of exhibitions to be held in different venues in San Francisco focusing on specific developments in the craft and design fields.
Confirmed NEW WEST COAST DESIGN exhibition venues:
- € San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design, ceramics, glass, furniture, curated by Kathleen Hanna and Ted Cohen
- € Bucheon Gallery, fiber arts, curated by Michael Miller and Richard Portugal of F.Dorian Gallery
- € California College of the Arts, student competition, curated by Donald Fortescue, Chair of the Wood Furniture department
- € Museum of Craft and Folk Art, California College of the Arts Exhibition, C Change: Craft in Our Future, Recent Graduates from the California College of the Arts
- € The San Francisco Center for the Book, book arts curated by Steve Woodall
- € Velvet da Vinci Gallery, jewelry and metal works, curated by Mike Holmes and Elizabeth Shypertt
http://www.velvetdavinci.com/newwestcoastdesign.html
Velvet da Vinci
2015 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109
415.441.0109
www.velvetdavinci.com
Posted August 13, 2007
Color on Metal, Reticulation and Keum-boo
by Katherine Palochak
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, CA
Three-day workshop, Sept. 14-16
Reticulation
will be of the valley and mountain type for a deeply textured surface.
The keum-boo (high karat gold on silver) portion will include rolling your
own leaf and embossing texture. The colored metals will cover five different
liver-of-sulfur formulas, oils, resins, lacquer and Japan colors. Your
metals will never be plain boring silver and gold again! !
Katherine Palochak
kpalchk@tribcsp.com
Posted August 13, 2007
CALL FOR ARTISANS AND GALLERIES
Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios.
For professional artisans producing quality handcrafted work. Artisans
participate from their Berkeley studios giving the viewing public a glimpse
into the working process. 17th Year.
Dates: Nov.24-25, Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 2007 11-6 pm
Spaces on the map/directory are limited. Deadline
September 1 (or when full) We will need to see slides or photos of your
work, or a website. Contact, Susan Brooks
510 845-2612
berkeleyartisans@yahoo.com
www.berkeleyartisans.com
2547 8th Street, 24a
Berkeley, California
94710
510 845-2612
Posted August 2, 2007
NCEG Presents:
Joanne Conant Cloisonne Workshop
Location: Cubberly Community
Center 4000 W. Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303
When: Oct 27-28, 2007
8:30am - 4:30pm
Cost: $180 members /$190 nonmembers + materials
The Workshop: This cloisonnè enamel project will utilize opaque and transparent enamels to achieve the soft skin tones and shading of a face. The student can use a drawing supplied by the instructor or one of their own. A base of opaque enamels will be used for the face and hair with transparent enamels used in subsequent firings to add shading and tone. The background will provide an opportunity to play with opaque, opalescent and transparent enamels to create clouds. The student can work on a second piece if desired. Two inch fine silver discs* and cloisonnè wire will be provided. And due to the short workshop, Joanne will bring the discs doomed and coated if the request is made 2 weeks prior to the workshop.
The fee for each fine silver disc will be around $20 based on the cost of silver at the time. Joanne Conant Bio www.JoanneConant.com Joanne is an enamelist and metalsmith with a commercial art degree from Minneapolis Technical Inst. She studied under Margaret Seeler and has taught for Tucson Museum of Art School, Eastern Connecticut State College and other workshops. Additionally she is the Enamels Studio Manager at the Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, Connecticut. She has shown Internationally and Nationally and has received awards from and is represented in the Tucson Museum of Art permanent collection.
For information contact:
Maryland Edwards
650-964-1968 maryland.edwards@sbcglobal.net
Send registration form and payment to:
Roberta Smith, NCEG Treasurer 75
Garland St. Oakland, CA 94611-5518
PDF Registration Form
Posted August 2, 2007
Free Legal Clinic
August 8th, 2007
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Do you have a legal question involving your small business? Have you wondered whether you should continue as a sole proprietor or form a corporation or LLC? Do you have questions about a lease or a contract?
The Legal Services for Entrepreneurs Program is hosting an office hour’s program where you can ask a business lawyer questions about your small business in areas including: · entity formation · intellectual property (copyright, trademark) · employment · real estate · equity and debt financing · contracts Presenter Presented by Beatriz Esparza Dueñas, LSE Buchalter Nemer Fellow and Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) Attorney.
To Register
Contact
Antoinette Sanchez at 415-348-6248 to book a time slot (1/2 hour
minimum/ one hour maximum)
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
275 5th
Street
San Francisco, 94103
415-541-8580
Posted July 31, 2007
Mendocino Art Center
Three-day workshop, Sept. 14-16
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, CA Color
on Metal, Reticulation and Keum-boo by Katherine Palochak Reticulation
will be of the valley and mountain type for a deeply textured surface.
The keum-boo (high karat gold on silver) portion will include rolling your
own leaf and embossing texture. The colored metals will cover five different
liver-of-sulfur formulas, oils, resins, lacquer and Japan colors. Your
metals will never be plain boring silver and gold again!
Katherine Palochak
kpalchk@tribcsp.com
Posted July 27, 2007
JOB OPENING
AT Diablo Valley College Art Department
Diablo Valley College is currently looking for a Jewelry Instructor to teach a combined beginning and advanced Metalsmithing and Jewelry class for the fall 2007 semester.
This is an emergency replacement position and needs to be filled as soon as possible before August 15.
The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 4pm-6:50pm, from August 20- Dec. 16. The class is described online on the DVC Catalogue and Schedule of Courses at www.dvc.edu
Please contact Hopi Breton at hbreton@dvc.edu, or 510-434-0413 for more information. If interested, please provide a resume, portfolio, and DVC academic application (available online) and send to
Michael Almaguer
Chair, Division of Arts
and Humanities
321 Golf Club Rd.,
Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523
or directly to Hopi Breton at above contact. MFA degree in Metalsmithing and teaching experience preferable.
Posted July 26, 2007
DAVIDE BIGAZZI Chasing & Repousse` Workshops @ Davide Bigazzi Studio & Gallery in the South Bay Area.
Workshop Details
14 hours of individualized instruction
:: previous experience helpful but not required Limited Enrollment: 4
students only (early registration is encouraged) Use of tools :: no tools
required
Fall/Winter Schedule
- September 22-23, 2007
- October 20-21, 2007
- November 10-11, 2007
- December 1-2, 2007
- Hours are 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.
Come "apprentice" in the ancient art of chasing & repousse' (sbalzo & cesello) For more information visit www.dbcollection.net
DAVIDE
BIGAZZI STUDIO
75 Arbor Rd Suite K
Menlo Park, CA. 94025
www.dbcollection.net
Posted July 11, 2007/ Revised August 25, 2007
Shibumi Studio & Gallery
April Higashi
Looking for a jeweler who is self-directed, intuitive, efficient, able to consider fine details and also the big picture and bring their ideas in construction to the studio. Also interested in experimentation and enjoys trying things.
Position is available 2-3 days a week in Berkeley studio, additional take home work maybe available.
Requirements:
- Intermediate Level
- Recent bench work
- Must feel comfortable with gold / silver fabrication
- Bezel setting
- Casting clean up Ring sizing
Additional potential work interest:
- Enameling, no experience necessary but helpful
- Travel to craft shows to do sales and learn about doing retail shows.
- Part time seasonal retail work in gallery.
- (Note the above interest is not required but maybe available.)
Please email your resume, skill set and more about you.
april@shibumistudio.com
SHIBUMI STUDIO & GALLERY
April Higashi
t 510.528.7736
c 415.730.7736
http://www.shibumistudio.com
Posted July 11, 2007
Revere Academy Offers Classes in Metal Clay
Summer 2007
"We are very pleased to add PMC to our curriculum, with an expert of Lorene Davis's caliber." states Alan Revere, Director of the Academy. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from a professional about this exciting material.
Registration is limited. Reserve your space today! Call 415-391-4179
or register online at https://www.revereacademy.com/forms/registration1.html
METAL CLAY 1: INTRODUCTION New Elective
9 am - 5 pm on Sept 7 $169 + $105 kit
Metal Clay is an extraordinary new material for jewelry makers. Essentially
a suspension of microscopic fine silver (or gold) particles in an organic
binder, the material transforms from clay to metal upon firing. Metal
Clay’s ease of workability and firing, and its capacity to pick
up textures, make it unique. The material opens up vast
possibilities for makers, in many cases without equivalent. Learn to create
several key projects: a hollow bead, a syringe-drawn charm and a
double-sided silver pendant with dichroic glass. 7 hours
METAL CLAY 2: INTERMEDIATE New Elective
9 am - 5 pm on Sept 8 $169 + $110 kit
Building on the skills covered in Metal Clay 1, you will learn to manipulate
silver metal clay with greater detail and precision and create more complex
projects. Students make a hollow-form amphora, a torch-fired ring, and
create a mold for production work. Prerequisite: Metal Clay 1 or experience.
7 hours
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Christine Dhein
Assistant Director
www.revereacademy.com
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
760 Market Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94102
phone: 415-391-4179
fax: 415-391-7570
Posted July 11, 2007
Call For Artists:
SALEM ARTS ASSOCIATION is seeking submissions for its inaugural-juried show at Salem's Old Town Hall.
Ode to Cornell: What Would Joseph Do?
August 11, 12, & 16-19th, 2007
"Communicating beauty and magic in ordinary, often forgotten things."
-Lynda Roscoe Hartigan
show inspired by the current Peabody Essex Museum exhibit: "Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination", Salem Arts Association is seeking artists whose work is inspired by Joseph Cornell.
We are delighted to have Lynda Roscoe Hartigan as our juror. Ms. Hartigan is an internationally recognized authority on Cornell.
"Lynda Roscoe Hartigan is Chief Curator of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Previously, she was Chief Curator of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), where she was also the founding curator and Director of SAAM's Joseph Cornell Study Center. Her specialties also include modern and contemporary art, American folk art, and African American art."
The show will be juried from actual work. Maximum of 6 pieces per artist.
Both members and non-members are encouraged to apply. The application fee is $10/members, $20/non members. For more information on membership contact Gary LaParl, glaparl@comcast.net
Open to all artists over 18 years of age. Open to all media, including, 2-D, 3-D, sculptural works, photography, mixed media, fine crafts and experimental works. All work must be original and have been completed within the last five years. Entries will be accepted from original work only. Deadline for Submissions is August 9th. Show dates are August 11, 12, &16-19. Please download an application from our web site: www.salemartsassociation.org http://www.salemartsassociation.org/
Questions? Contact Gary LaParl at glaparl@comcast.net or call 978.745.4850 , Thurs.-Sun., 10am-6pm.
Posted July 11, 2007
Metal Works North: A Celebration of Fine Metal Arts
The creations of 35 metal artists from northern California will be assembled in a stunning exhibition at Ukiah’s Grace Hudson Museum to open July 21 and run through October 14. Featuring artists from San Jose to Arcata, including 20 metalsmiths from the greater Bay Area, “Metal Works North” will showcase pieces that span the spectrum from delicate jewelry to massive yet graceful hand-forged furniture. Premiere northern California metalsmiths as well as “rising star” artists will be exhibiting exquisite pieces fashioned in gold, silver, copper, and wrought iron, often mixed with other media. The free opening reception will take place on Saturday, July 21, from 5-7:30 p.m.
A week later on Saturday, July 28, at 2 p.m., curators Colleen and Marvin Schenck will conduct a free tour of the exhibition for the public. Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House are open from 10-4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 12-4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Suggested donation is $2 per person and $5 per family. From Hwy 101 take Gobbi St. to Main St. and turn right. The Museum is at 431 S. Main Street in Ukiah. www.gracehudsonmuseum.org or 7707-467-2836.
Posted June 29, 2007
CALL FOR ARTISANS AND GALLERIES
Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios.
For professional artisans producing quality handcrafted work. Artisans participate from their Berkeley studios giving the viewing public a glimpse into the working process.
17th Year.
Dates: Nov.24-25, Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 2007
11-6 pm
Spaces on the map/directory are limited.
Deadline September 1 (or when full)
We will need to see slides or photos of your work, or a website.
Contact, Susan Brooks
510 845-2612
2547 8th Street, 24a
Berkeley, California 94710
berkeleyartisans@yahoo.com
www.berkeleyartisans.com
Posted June 29, 2007
Partially Furnished Jewelry Studio Sublet:
Located in Oakland near 40th and San Pablo,
Year lease from Aug 2007 – Aug 2008, $400/month
Equipment includes: soldering station, ventilation hood, oxygen tanks (no regulator), natural gas hook-up (*you will need your own torch), pickle pot, jeweler’s bench, workbench, drill press, and polisher. Also: microwave, coffeepot, sofa, and bookshelves.
References required.
Please contact:
Anastasia Azure
(510) 872-9279
anastasia@forgedfiber.net
Posted June 22, 2007
"METAL WORKS NORTH"
Exhibit at Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah
When: July 21-October 14.
Saturday, July 21, 5-7:30 pm: Opening reception
(free)
Saturday, July 28, 2 pm: Public tour by curators Colleen and Marvin Schenck
(free)
September 6: Slide lecture: "Fine Art Metalsmithing, Traditional
Techniques to New Visions"
The creations of 35 metal artists from northern California will be assembled in a stunning exhibition at Ukiah’s Grace Hudson Museum to open July 21 and run through October 14. Featuring artists from San Jose to Arcata, including 20 Bay Area metalsmiths, “Metal Works North” will showcase pieces that span the spectrum from delicate jewelry to massive yet graceful hand-forged furniture. The exhibit is co-curated by Colleen Schenck, a well-known metal sculpture and jewelry artist, and her husband, Marvin Schenck, curator of Grace Hudson Museum.
The free opening reception for the exhibition will take place on Saturday, July 21, from 5-7:30 p.m. A week later on Saturday, July 28, at 2 p.m., the Schencks will conduct a free tour of the exhibit for the public.
Marilyn da Silva, head of the metal arts program at California College of the Arts, and her husband, metal artist and instructor Jack da Silva, whose work is also included in the exhibit, will deliver a free slide lecture, “Fine Art Metalsmithing, Traditional Techniques to New Visions,” on September 6 at the Grace Hudson Museum. In addition to the da Silvas, 18 other Bay Area artists are represented in the show.
Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House are open from 10-4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday, and 12-4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Suggested donation is $2
per person and $5 per family.
From Hwy 101 take Gobbi St. to Main St. and turn right. The Museum is
at 431 S. Main Street in Ukiah.
Go to www.gracehudsonmuseum.org
or call 707-467-2836 for more information.
Posted June 4, 2007
California College of the Arts: Extended Education
To register, please call 510.594.3710 or visit www.cca.edu/extended
Lost Wax Crash Course
Instructor: Suzanne Pugh
Sat. & Sun., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., June 16 & 17
2 sessions. $140. Noncredit. Prerequisite: basic metalsmithing skills.
Gear up and buckle down for this fast-paced introduction to lost wax casting!
In two days this course covers the basics, and some of the intricacies,
of making models out of wax, spruing, investing, burnout, casting, and
clean up. The focus is on process rather than finished pieces, so come
prepared with a few simple ideas for wax models.
A materials list will be sent to registrants.
Interlacing Structures
Instructor: Angela Hennessy
Sat. & Sun, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., June 23 & 24
2 sessions. $140. $30 materials fee payable to instructor at first session.
Noncredit. Prerequisite: experience in metals helpful but not required.
Interlacing structures in wire can be used to create intricate, small-scale,
three-dimensional objects. Students produce take-home samples, working
in a variety of textile techniques with an emphasis on free-form and pattern-based
crochet. Students experiment with copper, brass, and steel wire. A slide
presentation of work by contemporary artists will be presented at the
second session.
The materials fee covers a basic wire kit. A materials list will be sent
to registrants.
Damascene: The Original Velcro
Instructor: Thomas Madden
Mon.–Fri., 9 a.m.–5 p.m., July 30–August 3
5 sessions. $600. Noncredit (or for 1 credit).* $25 lab fee payable at
registration. $70 materials fee payable to instructor at first session.
Prerequisites: none.
Discover Damascene, the long-cherished secret of ancient masters. Create
surfaces of vibrant patterns through the rich contrast of gold, silver,
and copper on iron. This five-day studio experience will explore the direct
application of nonferrous metals onto articles of iron using the direct
chisel inlay process. Tool and surface preparation, overlay application,
dot inlay, finishing, and patination will be covered.
A materials list will be provided at registration.
*This course may also be taken for 1 credit (letter grade): $1,151.
California College of the Arts
Extended Education
510.594-3710
ext-ed@cca.edu
Posted May 16, 2007
MAG grant 2007
Attention all Metal Arts and Jewelry Students
A $300 grant will be awarded to a full or part time
student showing exceptional talent.
Entry: (5) 35mm slides labeled with artists name, title of work, medium dimensions, and date of completion along with proof of school enrollment. Deadline for entries May 15th.
Membership in the Metal Arts Guild is required for all entrants. Non members may join by filling out membership form and submitting the $20 membership fee with entry.
Send all entries to the Metal Arts Guild:
P.O. Box 590785
San Francisco, CA, 94159
For a complete entry form and questions, go to metalartsguildsf.org, or
contact Deborah Boskin (415) 503-1193.
Posted May 16, 2007
Maker Faire 2007
Build, craft, hack, play, MAKE.
ENGINEERING € CRAFTS € SCIENCE € ART
Bay Area: May 19 & 20, 2007
San Mateo Fairgrounds
Austin: Oct. 20 & 21, 2007
Travis County Fairgrounds
A two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering,
science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It's for creative,
resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. We call
them Makers.
Deadline for Advance Purchase of Maker Faire Tickets Extended. Will-call
Tickets can be purchased online until 6PM Friday, May 18th. Will-call
Only!
Maker Faire Hours: Saturday, May 19th from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, May
20th from 10am to 5pm. Check out the online program:
The links you need:
Maker Faire: http://makerfaire.com/
Swap-o-Rama-Rama: http://www.swaporamarama.org/makerfaire07.htm
San Francisco Craft Mafia: http://www.sfcraftmafia.com/
Posted May 16, 2007
The Crucible invites you to volunteer for the
2007 Fire Arts Festival!
July 11–14, 2007
Since our beginning, volunteers at The Crucible have made year round events possible. In donating your time, expertise and energy, you not only make our seasonal events succeed but you give yourself the opportunity to connect with other creative people you may otherwise not have met. Presently, we are looking for volunteers to participate in the 2007 Fire Arts Festival, to be held July 11th - July 14th. There are numerous ways to volunteer before, during and after the event for day and evening shifts. We need people to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket sales, will call, and youth escorts just to name a few.
Volunteers who participate in our Fire Arts Festival during the evening events held July 11-14 do not accrue volunteer hours. Hours volunteered during these events cannot be redeemed for volunteer benefits such as class discounts or membership. Set-up and clean-up volunteer shifts do accrue a volunteer benefit. However MAG Members do get 10% off a class already.
To volunteer, please fill out the application on our website (http://www.thecrucible.org/volunteer/vol_app_faf07.php) or send your name, email, and phone contact to volunteer@thecrucible.org. A volunteer coordinator will contact you for scheduling and to answer your questions.
Non-discrimination policy: The Crucible does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin or sexual orientation.
Using the Hydraulic Press
With Aimee Golant @ Scintillant Studio
1258 Valencia between 23rd and 24th Street, San Francisco
Saturdays 2-5pm
June 23 - July 21 2007Learn hinges & clasps too! Class size is limited to 8 people, so sign up soon! Five week class for $225.00
Beginning Jewelry and/or Classical Metalsmithing Skills Reqired
To enroll mail check to:
Aimee Golant
945 Taraval Street #16
San Francisco, CA, 94116
For questions call 415-682-7128
or email: info@aimeegolant.com
Posted May 16, 2007
Studio Mate Wanted
Looking for compatible artist/craftsperson to share great Berkeley studio
with jewelry/metal artist. Convenient location on San Pablo Ave. near
Cedar in Berkeley
$200.oo a month including utilities (no live in).
Contact Elaine at :
elainedgerber@yahoo.com
Available June 15
Posted May 9, 2007
PhotoShop Workshop with emiko oye
When: July 29, 2007 1pm-5pm
Where: RedTAP Internet Cafe. 1360 Valencia Street, SF
Course Description:
In this 4-hour class, you will learn how to turn those less-than-ideal
slide scans and/or digital photos of your artwork into images that are
ready for Juried Shows, Print, and Web. Our own MAG membership director,
emiko oye, guides you through the wonders of Adobe Photoshop CS2 for some
basic tips on color correction, selection, resizing, and file formats.
Prerequisite: Students should have basic computer skills and some familiarity
with Photoshop CS or CS2 software.
Contact: emiko oye, rewarestyle@mac.com, 415-515-5103.
Cost:
MAG MEMBERS - Register by July 4th: $ 84 Register after July
4th: $ 104
NON MEMBERS - Register by July 4th: $ 104 Register after July4th:
$124
Class size is limited so register early by sending your check along with your address, phone number and email address. You will get a confirmation, then a reminder prior to the workshop.
Send Registration Checks made out to the Metal Arts Guild
to:
Maureen Harvey, PhotoShop Workshop, 2301 Larkin St. #303, San Francisco,
CA, 94109
About emiko oye:
As a jewelry designer, photographer, and computer graphics artist, emiko
oye’s work has been in exhibitions across the United States and
in England. Her work was recently featured in Lark Book’s 500 Earrings,
500 Necklaces, and Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects, as well
as published in Metalsmith Magazine, The Crafts Report, and American Craft.
Visit her website: www.rewarestyle.com.
Bring:
MAC computers are provided. Students are welcome to bring their own laptops
to work on as long as Photoshop CS or CS2 is installed prior to the class.
Bring notebook, pencil and 1-2 large digital images of your jewelry/sculpture.
Requirements for images: scans from slides, or digital photos (do not
bring slides or photos); TIF or PSD format if possible; file size should
be 3MB to 25MB; image Resolution 300dpi; flash drive/memory stick or blank
CD to save/copy data.
Posted March 26, 2007
Italian Chasing & Repousse - Davide
Bigazzi Studio, California
12hr Intensive Workshops with Italian metalsmith Davide Bigazzi in a bottega
like atmosphere. 4 Participants Only!
NEW DATES- April 21-22, 2007 - May 12-13, 2007
Hours are 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm. For more info visit Davide's web
site at www.dbcollection.net
Posted March 22, 2007
Velvet Da Vinci
Gallery talk with curator Andea Wagner
Date: Saturday March 24, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m.
2015 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Eleven contemporary Dutch artists are exhibiting leading edge jewelry that goes beyond decorative beauty with its use of unusual material and concept. Not limited to traditional jewelry materials such as gold and diamonds they are using resin, porcelain, textiles, fur or glass with enthusiasm. Since the 60´s, innovative art jewelry in the Netherlands has prompted the development of avant-garde art jewelry in the rest of Europe and the U.S.
Posted March 22, 2007
Call for Gallery Images
Modern Jewelry from Modular Parts
Lark Books seeks images of contemporary jewelry for publication in the
gallery portion of a book tentatively titled Modern Jewelry from Modular
Parts, scheduled to be released in the fall of 2007. By "modular
jewelry," we mean metal jewelry assembled from small-scale, readymade
parts. Materials used can include: sliced hollow tubes and solid rods
of various profiles and thicknesses; sheet metal blanks or perforated
metal sheets; and commercial components such as metal fasteners and washers.
Other materials will also be considered. We accept high-quality transparencies,
35-mm slides, and high-resolution digital images. All visuals submitted
must represent work that is original in design. Recent work is preferred.
A maximum of five entries per artist is allowed. Artists whose work is
selected for inclusion will receive full acknowledgment within the book,
a complimentary copy, and discounts on the purchase of books. Artists
retain copyright of their work. No fee is required.
Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2007.
For more information, or to receive an entry form and guidelines,
email Larry Shea, Editor.
larry@larkbooks.com
Posted March 20, 2007
Seeking #2 pencils
Any and all used pencils, including broken, chewed,
eraser-less, and worn down to a nub.
I need over 30,000 pencils to assemble a new sculpture
about education and test taking.
- Clean out your junk drawer of leftover pencils;
- Rub out memories of erasers too small for mistakes in life;
- Protest the tyranny of standardized tests.
Ask local schools, students, or teachers to help.
Share or send this email to anyone and everyone else who might like to participate and contribute pencils.
Send pencils to artist:
Harriete Estel Berman
www.harriete-estel-berman.info
657 42nd Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403-5059
If you include your name, address and email, I’ll send you a card of the finished piece. If you would like to write a comment about your experience with standardized tests, send a statement with your pencil contribution.
- The testing industry is calculated to be a $400 million to $700 million industry.
- In 2001, the New York Times reported that the U.S .Department of Education set aside $400 million to help states develop and administer the tests that the No Child Left Behind Act mandated for children in grades 3 through 8. Among the likely benefactors of the extra funds were the four companies that dominate the testing market .
- Do you know that Educational Testing Service (ETS), best known for its administration of the SAT college-entrance exam, won a three-year, $50 million contract in October 2001 to develop and score California's high-school exit exam?
I am trying to gather donations of uneeded beads for a really important New Orleans cultural group, the Mardi Gras Indians, that has been struggling since Katrina.
"For more than 250 years, the "black Indians" of New Orleans have sung the ancient chants and donned the opulent costumes of a culture unique in the United States. Dubbed Mardi Gras Indians more than a century ago, they have nurtured the ancient rituals of Africa and the Caribbean in Louisiana, merging them with the rites of another marginalized people: Native Americans." I have put links to more information on them below, but basically they hand-sew elaborate beaded costumes that run about $4,000 in materials; the more expensive top $14,000.
I thought one way to help would be to donate all my unused beads to
them for these elaborate mardi gras suits. I spoke with Chief Darryl Montana
of the Yellow Pocahontas "Hunters" Mardi Gras Indian Tribe,
and I thought he would be a great person to give any beads, sequins etc
to so he could distribute them around to make their suits. Anyhow, I was
hoping the Metal Arts Guild would be the perfect group to ask to help
get any uneeded beads together so I could give it to him. If you could
run an article about it in your newsletter, it would mean a lot to me.
look forward to hearing from you,
Suzannah Murray 504 655 3675
4832 Constance St.
New Orleans, La 70115
Posted March 20, 2007
REVERE ACADEMY'S 10th MASTERS SYMPOSIUM
Call 415-391-4179 to sign up for these classes still available:
Jewelry Design 2 days
Friday & Saturday, Apr. 27, 2007 and Apr. 28, 2007
Instructor: Alan Revere
Skill Level: All
Seats Remaining: 18 of 30 Total Seats
Price: $295.00 + Materials Fee: $10.00 = Total Cost: $305
This hands-on class proceeds from the concept that original ideas for
design come from two specific realms; interpretation and abstraction.
Participants in this high-energy seminar learn to tap their own creative
sources and channel them toward original jewelry designs with amazing
results. Learn Alan Revere's system for generating and expanding original
design ideas. Participants work in several media, with eyes open and closed...
The Art of AJDC 1 hour
Saturday, Apr. 28, 2007 6-7 pm
Instructor: Alan Revere
Skill Level: All
Seats Remaining: 41 of 50 Total Seats
Price: $0.00 Total Cost: $0
This FREE hour long PowerPoint presentation is a visual delight. AJDC is a non-profit educational organization composed of highly respected jewelry designers. AJDC's mission is to raise the awareness and appreciation of the artistry of fine jewelry. Each year the group chooses a design theme for which members create one-of-a-kind pieces. The projects are for exhibition, only and they are not for sale. The projects are meant to stimulate both the artist and the viewer to think beyond common limits and elevate jewelry expression to the realm of fine art. The results are spectacular, with members employing the finest craftsmanship and materials, as a painter would work from his palette. No other association of designers comes together and invests so much for an annual challenge like the AJDC's design project.
While diamonds, gold, and platinum are used frequently in these pieces, members do not limit themselves to traditional materials. Wood, glass, photographs, Plexiglas, ball bearings, springs, mirrors, nuts and bolts, and even water have found their way into AJDC projects. While the polished metals and lustrous gems sparkle and have considerable value, it is the range and expression of human creativity that shines most in this collection. Alan Revere is president of AJDC.
TORCH FIRE ENAMELING with Deb Lozier
April 7-8, 2007
Enamel is a versatile medium that can be used the create a range of colors from shimmering golds and blues to muted tones resembling stone. Fusing enamel with a torch offers a direct approach to this transformation process. Day one focuses on color and design. Day two explores enameling on 3-D forms using creative fabrication and soldering techniques. Design, enamel application and effective use of the torch will be the technical focus throughout the class. Prerequisite: Fabrication 1 or experience.
In this class, you will punch, drill, saw and pierce intricate patterns in sheet silver. Then learn to prepare metal and prepare and apply enamels before enameling "in air" (no backing) with transparent or translucent enamels to create a a unique piece that resembles miniature stained glass. Students are encouraged to bring their own design ideas to class. Prerequisite: Fabrication 1 or experience.
PLIQUE-A-JOUR ENAMELING AND FILIGREE WIREWORK with
Diane Almeyda
April 9-13, 2007
Taking plique-a-jour to the next level, learn to create and incorporate a lattice of filigree wirework as the basis for an enameled pendant or earrings. Watch as the master shapes and solders wires into a filigree framework. The piece is then fired "in air" (with no backings) using transparent or translucent enamels. The end result is spectacular. Students select one of the instructor's designs or create their own project, depending on time and skill level. Prerequisite: Fabrication 2 or experience.
TEXTILE TECHNIQUES IN METAL with Arlene Fisch
April 16-20, 2007
This intensive workshop covers a variety of interlacing structures using thin sheet metals and small gauge wires. A small sample will be made of each of process using techniques from basketry and weaving, as well as flat, dimensional and structural braiding. Each sample will be a complete unit with edges and surfaces finished in a manner appropriate to the specific sample. Materials used include copper, brass and aluminum. No prior fiber or metalworking experience is required.
WORKING WITH THE HYDRAULIC PRESS with Cynthia Eid
April 23-27, 2007
Work with the biggest “hammer” in the shop! Learn to use Bonny Doon forming tools in the hydraulic press to explore the design and form possibilities they offer. Learn Hydraulic Press safety and care. Become skilled using the anticlastic and synclastic forming tool sets, the urethane and restraining rings forming system, as well as the contained urethane blocks and mushroom formers. Understand how to take advantage of the various thicknesses and durometers of urethane for effective and creative embossing and matrix die forming. Make and use your own embossing and matrix dies, and learn methods for split matrix dies and making a reversible matrix die to create hollow forms by soldering matching forms together. Combine hydraulic press forming with surface enrichment techniques for limitless possibilities! Prerequisite: Fabrication 2 or experience.
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
760 Market St, Ste 900
San Francisco CA 94102
phone: 415-391-4179
info@revereacademy.com
www.revereacademy.com
Posted March 18, 2007
Prospectus
Metal Works North
July 21 - October 14, 2007
Grace Hudson Museum
431 South Main Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Goal:
In an effort to display for the public the amazing current world of Northern California metalsmithing (from the San Francisco Bay Area north to the border), we are planning an invitational group show that features a wide range of stylistic work by some of the region's premiere metalsmith artists as well as rising new talent. Pieces on display will range from delicately wrought jewelry and fabricated sculpture to more massive hand-forged creations. Colleen Schenck, metalsmith, is the Guest Curator and organizer of this exhibit along with her husband, Marvin Schenck, Grace Hudson Museum Curator.
Timeline:
March 30, 2007: Deadline to submit portfolio and resume (computer disk or slides and hard copy). April 1 - 22: Studio visits by Curators as needed. April 23: Final selection of artists.
July 21: Opening Reception, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Contact Information:
Marvin Schenck at the Museum: Phone: (707) 467-2836
E-mail: marvin@gracehudsonmuseum.org
Posted March 1, 2007
Contemporary Crafts Market
This craft show features over 200 artists presenting their hand-made work including: jewelry, pottery, glass, textiles, and furniture.
Please visit Alison B. Antelman at booth F-426
March 10-11, 2007 Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fort Mason Festival Pavillion San Francisco, CA www.craftsource.org
(415) 995-4925
Be my guest:
You and a guest are invited to be my guest at the upcoming Contemporary Crafts Market at Fort Mason (Festival Pavilion) in San Francisco. To claim your free passes, go to www.CraftSource.org or www.ContemporaryCraftsMarket.com home page. Click and print one of the images and bring to the box office at the show.
Admission is $7, 12 and under free. Free parking and shuttle at the Marina green. Paid parking at Fort Mason and Marina Middle School.
If you have any questions, need directions, or cannot make it to the show and would like to see my work at another time, please feel free to call or email. My studio is open on most Thursdays from 11 to 5 and by appointment. Also visit my website for other event listings.
www.antelman.com
email: Alison@antelman.com
Posted March 1, 2007
Make it a MAKER Summer!
by Don Stuart
MAKER takes place June 9-12, 2007. For more information go to: www.makerworkshops.com Please contact Jack da Silva at: www.makerinformation@yahoo.com
Specialized workshops are a wonderful way to upgrade skills. During the summer there is a tantalizing array of them and, for metalsmiths, one of the most exciting is MAKER held every June near San Francisco. The 9th annual MAKER will take place June 9-12, 2007.
I have watched MAKER develop since it started in 1999. Jack da Silva is the mastermind behind it as it grew from his dream of having a metalsmiths’ retreat like no other- and it is! Most summer workshops offer a variety of media and are often spread out over a large campus. MAKER happens in one building where 7 different workshops happen at once. Yes, only metal! Although generally you participate in one, the interaction amongst all is very possible and extremely stimulating.
MAKER takes place at a YMCA camp set deep in the redwood forests south of San Francisco, just off the magnificent coastal highway. Accommodation is basic – bunk beds in camp cabins, bring your own sleeping bag! Ah, our youth is not all that long ago is it?!!! Hearty meals far from the expected camp fare with lots of fresh California produce- fruits, salads, even avocados- are served in the new dining hall in the center of camp. There are various social events including BBQ’s, campfires, slide presentations of instructors work, and treks to the beach a few miles away to watch the sun boil its’ way into the Pacific while the waves crash and sculpt the shore.
The workshops take place in the old dining hall in Rhode Lodge, perched overlooking the camp. The first day is a symposium format with each instructor sharing a short technical presentation, and then for the remaining days the specialized workshops take place. Stand in one spot and you can watch all the action (try that at any other workshop!!) This year Bob Cogan will have his group making the