David Heston Designs: Bold and Masculine

April 26, 2008

David Heston During my trip to NYC a few months ago, I stopped by the Chelsea jewelry boutique, DVVS where co-owner, James Corry showed me several talented jewelry designers including the work of David Heston that they had recently started carrying. I like David’s work because it is bold and striking. One of his most […]

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Contemporary Jewellery From Italy: Touring Exhibition Coming to the U.S on May 1st

April 21, 2008

Velvet da Vinci San Francisco Alessia Semeraro Brooch, Iron, Silver Gold Solder Ute Kolar Ring, Silver Adrean Bloomard Neckpiece 18ct Gold, Crushed Turquoise During a quick trip to San Francisco this past week, I stopped in to Velvet da Vinci, a gallery of contemporary art jewelry. I was blown away by the quality and uniqueness […]

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Ancient Gold Necklace–Oldest Ever Found!

April 15, 2008

Although this story was widely reported worldwide in late March, I thought the necklace so beautiful and the story so amazing that I just had to include it as well. This gold necklace was found near Lake Titicaca in Peru and dates back more than 4,000 years (around 2100 BC) , making it the oldest […]

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Jeanne Johngren: Shimmering Elegance in Living Color

April 13, 2008

Jeanne Johngren I first saw Jeanne Johngren’s work at a tiny, 19th Street shop in the Chelsea district of NYC called DVVS. One of the store owners, James Corry, showed me around, pointing out some of his favorite artists. When we came to the Jeanne Johngren display, he mentioned that one of his clients wanted […]

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Melissa Finelli: Manipulating Metal-An Evolving Art Form

April 8, 2008

Melissa Finelli in her Boston Studio Photos by: Peter Harris Perusing http://www.metalcyberspace/ again, I came across some jewelry that appeared to me to be futuristic, ancient and outer space like…all at once. The pieces seemed almost eerie to me so I just had to find out more about the person behind this unusual and special […]

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Moche Beads From Ancient Peru

April 5, 2008

Christopher B. Donnan Christopher Donnan Lecture at Bead Society of Los Angeles Re-constructed Shell and Copper Pectoral Monkey Bead Spider Bead Catfish Cuff Bracelet (which took 18 months to reconstruct) I had the privilege this past Wednesday to attend a lecture at the Bead Society of Los Angeles by archaeologist, Christopher B. Donnan, on the […]

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Bead Contest–Bead Star Challenge!

April 3, 2008

Last night at the Bead Society of LA meeting, we learned of a new bead contest sponsored by Bead Star, a new annual beading publication comprised entirely of prize-winning designs. The winners are chosen by beaders worldwide through an online forum on beadingdaily.com and the lucky grand prize winner receives $5,000 in cash plus other […]

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Eni Oken: Fantastical, Whimsical, Ornate Beauty!

March 30, 2008

Eni Oken I’m always on the look out for jewelry designers who are doing unusual work, so when I asked my Los Angeles friend, bead/jewelry expert, Ken Rogers, who he would recommend, he pointed me to Eni Oken’s Jewelry website. Wowee! Such intricate wire work combined with bold colors for pieces that practically smile! It […]

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Cynthia Eid: Evolutionary Transformation

March 26, 2008

Cynthia Eid Folded Rings Sea Grass Necklace Sample Judaica: Miriam’s Cup I found Cynthia Eid on metalcyberspace which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite sites for viewing spectacular jewelry design and skill. Cynthia’s work first caught my eye with her beautiful and unusual “folded ring” design, but as I got to know her better, […]

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Meet Majesta of MajestaM!

March 20, 2008

Majesta in her Workshop Samples of MajestaM Projects My Own Rose Quartz Pendant from Majesta’s Class I have seen the MajestaM booth at nearly every trade show I have attended, but recently I took a cabochon class from Majesta herself and had the most lovely experience as she patiently showed me the step-by-step process, all […]

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