Members' News for March

I bet you've been wondering what the Etsy Metal team has on tap for March and I'm here to tell you-

Maria Whetman of Fluxplay has been selected to show in the prestigious Association of Contemporary Jewellers Diamond Jubilee Exhibition. Announcement and catalogue will shortly follow on Crafthaus. The exhibition tours the length of England and was curated by ACJ and Professor Jack Cunningham, so the tour starts in Birmingham at the School of Jewellery then visits the new Goldsmiths Centre in London established  then the tour ends in Scotland.

I have made a cluster of 3 "celebration hatpins for the Queens hat". One is a 'diamond' made from a Gordons Gin & Tonic can, set in a traditional stone setting with a subset faux diamond, the second is an icy clear resin, 'melting' ice cube containing a square faux diamond and all set in a traditional-inspired stone setting, the third pin is a repousse slice of lemon containing a pip-shaped (marquise) faux diamond. I have published a blogpost including a couple of photos of work in progress early on, click here to see them- http://fluxplay.blogspot.com/2012/03/gin-tonic-with-ice-and-slice.html
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March 12-17 Birmingham School of Jewellery.
June 11-17 (during London Jewellery week) Goldsmiths Centre, London.
July 2-28 SH Gallery, Morningside Rd, Edinburgh.
August 27-31 North Glasgow College,Glasgow.

Congrats to Maria on this fabulous accomplishment!


Shirlee Grund from Lichen + Lychee Jewelry is now available at Venue in Ballard.

L. Sue Szabo from lsueszabo (that's me folks) has 3 bits of news for this month-

I was accepted into Crafts National, a national multi-media show at the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka KS. The show runs from May 5- Aug 19, 2012.

My enamel work will now be carried in the gift shop of the National Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis TN.

My work was also recently accepted into the Women's Works show in Woodstock, IL. This is a national juried show of all media and runs March 3- May 1, 2012. Here is the website and the show will be up there after it opens- http://womensworks.squarespace.com/. Here's the accepted entry-






Finally, Meg Auth of SimplyMega will be exhibiting a peice entitled "Moveable Feast" in the
Mercury Bay Art Escape
Taste of the Tour
Showcase Exhibition
March 9 through April 10
At Hot Waves Cafe in Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel in New Zealand.
for further information: http://www.mercurybayartescape.com/

Well, I'll be back next month with more news on the Etsy Metal team. You never know where we'll turn up next.

Sue