We recently had a jury and are so excited for our new members! Over the next couple of weeks we will be featuring work by our new members, so stay tuned!
Metalsmiths and jewelry designers, here's a chance to show what you can do with some time constraints. I don't know about you, but I have to work quickly to get things done in the studio. I have a family of three with my youngest still at home, so needless to say, I've been working with mastering the 30-minute challenge!
Marthe Le Van at Lark Books is challenging us to submit our most modern and expedient designs to this book. I'm thrilled that she used two of my pieces to promote this book.
Here's what she has to say: "We challenge you to design a ring that can be made…start to finish…IN 30 MINUTES FLAT. Artists exceeded expectations by submitting stunning work for 30-Minute Earrings and 30-Minute Necklaces, the first two books in this series. Now we ask you to join the fun! Winning jewelers will be paid to create their designs. Winning designs will be published in a new Lark jewelry book, 30-Minute Rings.
Proposals due March 19, 2010 (and not a second later!).
For details and entry forms, visit: http://www.facebook.com/l/daa07;www.larkbooks.com/submissions/artist-submissions
Spring may almost be here in some parts of the country, but I am sending warm wishes to all those weathering the storms in the southeast U.S.A., and around the world!
WELCOME to the reveal of last weeks' Episode 3 Metropolitan Museum of Art entries! Below are our eleven EtsyMetal Team entries.
Last weeks' TV challenge was all about The Metropolitan Museum of Art, so we asked the designers to make a piece of jewelry using one piece from the MET museum as the inspiration, and this is what they came up with!
Sara says, "I chose a two-stringed lute for my inspiration piece from the Met's exhibit on Musical instruments from the Pacific Islands collectively called Oceania."
Beth says, "This week's challenge was fantastic. When I was in college I made several bra/bustier pieces and am really inspired by full chest ornamentation. There isn't an easy market for it, so I haven't done much in the past few years. My inspiration piece from the Met [was] created by the Cadora Jewels Corp [and] there's no real information about it.... but it was the first piece I saw when I typed in jewelry and I knew that was it!
All fused argentium sterling silver. handmade chain and organic vine cups."
Norsola says, "I was immediately struck by how this piece needed to be made fully 3-D... It's almost as though he left a blueprint for someone to do so... I'm pretty pleased with it.. it's a little rough and tumble, but I like it that way, and I think that perhaps Jasper Johns would have as well..."
Kira says, "The original spearhead is made of iron and gold. I was impressed by the amazing detail that went into the Tibetan armor made in the 17th century. My earrings are made of sterling and I gave them a matte black finish to resemble iron."
Stacey says, "I wanted to go with clothing since that is what the designers were given. i found this tunic by bonnie cashin. i loved the cool tones and it screamed sgrafitto to me, so that is what i did."
11-Victoria Takahashi Victoria says, "This piece was inspired/interpreted by an odd little simple object with no name and no description. It was made of Coral and little pillow sachets I believe from what I could see from the photos. I made a sort of talisman charm necklace because I thought the objects were some form of protection because of the sachets.
It is made of Sterling Silver, Copper, Topaz and Coral.
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