Exhibition - Outer Limits at Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery

I recently became aware of a jewelry exhibition

currently on view at Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery

in Seattle, Washington

It's entitled: 'Outer Limits'

and is running until February 24, 2015

As described by the gallery,

“Orbital by nature, jewelry art lives on the body. 

Jewelry art invites comment. Jewelry art says, "Howdy!"

 Outer Limits, is 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.”

The nine artists invited to participate in this exhibit include:

 Jana Brevick, David Choi, Rebecca Hannon, Arthur Hash, 

Shayna Illingworth, Tia Kramer, emiko oye, 

Rachelle Thiewes and Myung Urso.

In all, there are 47 pieces to view, admire,

and purchase.

Materials used include: geodes, asian ink, linen, 

mulberry paper, glass infused nylon, 

metal embellished with car paint, recycled LEGOS, 

driftwood, handmade paper, exotic woods, 

along with more standard materials

 of precious metals and gemstones.

Let's take a look at some examples of the one-of-a-kind

jewelry included in this exhibition.

             

            

  

                   

                     

If you're in the area, pop in to see the exhibition.

I'd love to know your impressions.

You can see more at the

 Facere Jewelry Art Gallery.

Exhibition - Put A Ring On It

I’ve been carrying a romantic torch

for rings for quite a while.

Big or small, ornate or simple,

as long as it's made with

thoughtful craftsmanship and amazing design

I'm interested.

 

Taboo Studio in San Diego, California

has a cure for me –

an exhibition called Put A Ring On It.

They're describing this show as,

“ . . . extraordinary and unique rings by

23 accomplished artists.

Designs will include silver rings with

bezel set cabochons, animal rings,

gold and diamond stacking rings,

architectural rings, flower rings,

bee rings, and Damascus steel rings 

. . . a virtual ring extravaganza!”

 

Artists include: Brooke Battles • Steven Brixner •

Jim Cotter • Christine Simpson Forni • Diana Hall •

Barbara Heinrich • April Higashi • Deanna Jacobsen •

Dahlia Kanner • Ananda Khalsa • Janis Kerman •

Christy Klug • Kristin Lora • Sydney Lynch •

Victoria Moore • Rebecca Myers • Brigid O'Hanrahan •

Christina Y. Smith • Julia V. Turner • Myung Urso •

Donna Veverka • Jeff and Susan Wise

  

 

These are just a few of the incredible rings 

currently on display at Taboo Studio.
 

Luckily for us

Put A Ring On It will continue until March 22, 2013.

Exhibition - From Minimal to Bling

The current exhibition at the
Society of Arts and Crafts

in Boston, MA is called,

“From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry.”
 It runs from November 4 – December 30, 2011
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This biennial event is described as presenting

“the best of contemporary American studio jewelry

 and demonstrating the range of conceptual and technical

approaches being employed by 33 invited artists."

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Those 33 artists include:

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Efharis Alepedis, Amuck, Allyson Bone,

 Klara Borbas, Melissa Borrell, Jessica Calderwood,

Joseph Churchman, Lisa and Scott Cylinder, Fosterweld,

 Don Friedlich, Michele A. Friedman, Charity Hall,

Rebecca Hannon, Ian Henderson, Kevin Hughes,

Chris Irick, Laura Jaklitsch, Deb Karash,

Satomi Kawai, Judith Kinghorn, Andrew L. Kuebeck,

Brooke Marks-Swanson, Toby Milgrim,

Gustav Reyes, Marissa Saneholtz, Claire Sanford,

 Leslie A. Schug, Melissa Stiles, Cynthia Toops,

 Myung Urso, Jennifer Wall,

Stacey Lee Webber and Joe Wood.

With materials ranging from

enamel to plastic to metal

and themes ranging the spectrum from
organic motifs to techology,

this exhibit brings together

a wide range of work

appealing to a wide range of tastes.

The name 'From Minimal to Bling'

is an appropriate appellation for

such an interesting show.

Here are a couple of images

from this exhibit.

Charity Hall

Jessica Calderwood

Here’s an opportunity to see

an eclectic collection of work from a

diverse group of studio artists.

For more information about this exhibition

you can visit the SAC website.