Etsy Metal Members News May 2011

This is the first of a monthly feature on the blog. We want you to know where else you can find members of the Etsy Metal team. We will post shows, events, exhibits and publications here that feature our members. Please, check out our work or come and say hello if we are in your area.

Publications

The new Lark publication 30 Minute Rings includes many of our members- check it out.

Elizabeth Scott (esdesigns) is in the May/June issue of Southern Lady http://www.southernladymagazine.com/

2Roses is featured in the new book Jewelry From Found Objects, by Heather Skowood, from Stackpole Books.


Exhibitions

2Roses has two pieces accepted into the 2010 Bead Dreams Exhibition sponsored by Kalmbach Publishing's Bead & Button magazine.

Many of you know that members of the EtsyMetal team did a Ring-a-Day (RAD) last year. The Ring A Day show opens on May 5th at Punch Gallery in Seattle, WA!

From the press release:

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As a tie-in to the annual SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) conference, PUNCH presents this totally RAD (Ring a Day) exhibition showcasing 365 rings, accompanied by select photographs to illustrate the diverse, creative and inspiring rings artists have made from Day 1 to Day 365. Colleen Baran, Kathryn Cole, Shannon Conrad, Nina Gibson and Sara Westermark juried RAD from over 16,000 rings submitted to the Ring a Day group on Flickr (www.flickr.com/groups/rad2010/). The exhibition features 65 international artists with work ranging from ephemeral and conceptual art rings to functional jewelry in both alternative and classic

SarahHoodJewelry will be in a show at the Racine Art Museum opening in May.

LSueSzabo has 2 pieces in the Best of Ohio Craftsman show opening May 1st. You can view the entire exhibit online but here is a link to the page I am on. This show is at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus Ohio and will then be on tour at other venues for a year.

Shows

twigsandheather will be participating in the 36th annual Andover MA Crafts in the Park on Saturday May 7th and stART on the street- spring edition on Sunday May 22nd in Worcester MA.

rubygirl will be at Crafty Wonderland on 5/7 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Rachael Sudlow will be at Art in the Park festival in Lawrence, KS, May 1st

Jen Lawler will be in Summer of the Arts Festival in Iowa City, Iowa, June 4th and 5th. Right before the show begins, on June 3rd, she will also be the featured artist for Bella Joli, in Iowa City for the Art Walk downtown and will stay the featured artist for 6 months. On June 25th and 26th, she will participating in ArtFest Midwest in Des Moines Iowa.

Miscellaneous

lichenandlychee's work can be seen as of June 1st at the Seattle Art Museum and the Asian Art Museum.

experimetal has listings in her etsy shop for Japan Donations, in two different styles and amounts:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72947483/please-help-japan-donating-proceeds

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72940864/please-help-japan-donating-proceeds?ref=v1_other_2
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Well, that's the news for the month of May. Check back the first week of June for an update. We hope to see you around.

Sue