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.

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Exhibition - Beyond Bling: The Artist as Jeweler

Beyond Bling:

The Artist as Jeweler

is currently on exhibit until January 12, 2013

at Claire Oliver Gallery
in Manhattan.

This group show features

 over 30 established and emerging artists.
 

Working in a wide variety of

media, the invited artists utilized all sorts of materials
including mirror, crystal, blown glass, paint,
stoneware, rapid prototyping, collage, photography,
video, precious and semi-precious metals.

Each piece was created as a work of art
that happens to be wearable as jewelry.

 

To see more of the exhibit
go to the Claire Oliver Gallery website.

 

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Micro-Macramé Symmetry - Joan Babcock Jewelry

Colorful, detailed micro-macramé jewelry
by Joan Babcock is

 truly one-of-a-kind work.

Using Cavandoli techniques she is able to
precisely form her signature
geometric patterns and
maintain symmetry when working the
left and right halves of a balanced piece.

 

 

 

 

 

She incorporates stones, beads, shells,
metal and wood in elaborate designs
created with painstaking attention to detail.

 You can see more of her work
by visiting Joan Babcock's website.
 

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Fun and Colorful - Liz Hall Jewelry

 Colorful jewelry created by Liz Hall

makes me think of fun every time I see it.

Her work is recognizable yet most of it

is one of a kind.

Creating her elaborate work with PMC

and embellishing it with stones, polymer clay,

 glass, or whatever other found objects

 may catch her eye, this artist

has a wonderful ability to translate her ideas

into delightful and intricate compositions

of ever-changing patterns and sequences.

It never gets dull.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a whole lot more to
see on her website.

 

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Exploring Vulnerability - Laura Bennett Jewelry

Living in tune with nature

and following the ebb and flow

of life, Laura Bennett

creates jewelry using found

objects from the botanical world.

 

In a manner of speaking, by crossing

 plants with metal she's created a whole
new world of hybrids - jewelry that lives

as flora. Interestingly, she captures the

best characteristics of both elements and

manages to transform it all

into beautiful jewelry.

 

Her Dome Collection is simply beautiful,

and her Nature of Fragility Collection

includes sprigs of plants preserved with resin

captured just before they decay to

"offer the wearer an experience, challenging them

to confront their vulnerabilities . . . "

 

 

 

 

 

 By capturing their essence without
ruining their beauty and fragility
 this artist brings new appreciation to
the concepts of vulnerability and weakness.

There is alot more to see at
her website.



 

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Working With Mother Nature - Ann Jenkins Jewelry

When jewelry includes Mother Nature,

I tend to pay attention.

 

Natural elements like

 porcupine quills,

 dried flowers, sea shells, leaves,

butterfly wings, crushed gemstones,

feathers and other found objects

 become the jewels for Ann Jenkins' jewelry.

 

 Enshrined in spectacular frames

these 'jewelry reliquaries' as the artist refers

 to her creations,

become objects of beauty

and contemplation.

 

This tiny brooch features a dried cat's claw pod

encased in a sterling silver frame.

A clematis blossom is the

centerpiece for this brooch.





A delicate white coral is

protected in sterling silver.

 

 

 

 

This anemonite fossil is showcased within

a frame made with sterling silver and 24K gold.

 

 

This bracelet contains an array of delights including,

a lobster shell, a butterfly wing, an azurite geode,

a fish-egg case, turquoise, liche and a bit of tomatillo.



 

 

 

 

 

These porcupine quills are framed with

24K gold leaf, fine silver and oxidized copper.

 

  

 

 

Each reliquary is a little world

of contemplative splendor

providing a moment of being one with Nature.

 

Be sure to visit Ann Jenkins' website to see more

of her work.

 

 

 

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Mixing the Precious with the Mundane - Elaine Cox Jewelry

 

Elaine Cox designs jewelry that suggests
 landscapes with especially irregular
 and eroded rock formations.

 

Working with silver and 18 kt gold
each of her pieces are created with
multiple layers of richly textured surfaces
 using both precious and nonprecious materials.
 

Her work explores contrasts such as,
 rough with smooth,
 matte with burnished, light with dark,
 and precious with non-precious.
 

And many of her pieces are usually encrusted
with non-precious materials like dirt or salt
giving her gemstones the appearance of
 having just been pulled from the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I believe the key to

creating art jewelry is

to find a way to express

one's inner vision.

This artist definitely does.

 There's alot more to see

at Elaine Cox's website.

 

 

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The Bird is The Word - Teresa Faris Jewelry

Team members and business partners

can come together from various sources. 

Teresa Faris has a delightful working partner.

She makes artful jewelry incorporating

wood that's been partially chewed by her parrot.

 

Her ongoing series of jewelry

 has led to an artistic

connection between the two species.

Aptly, this collection is called,
"Collaboration with a Bird."

This year, she added additional pieces to the collection

 and "Collaboration with a Bird II" has emerged.

Several of these pieces are currently on view at

Racine Art Museum in an exhibition

called, Animal Nature.

 

 

I'm always intrigued by an artist's willingness
 to experiment with unorthodox materials.

The emphasis on organic and textured forms
combined with a strong sense of
exploration makes this jewelry playful and spontaneous.

And there is a lot more work to be seen at her website.
 

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