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SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths, is launching an exciting new project, the Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS). JaMS will bean annual survey of jewelry and metalsin contemporary art, architecture, craft, and design created in the previous year by emerging and established artists, as well as students. Every year, a new jury of curators, artists, designers, gallery owners, and historians will select the work. The goal is to showcase 200-juried objects made in the last year highlighting the wide range of work being made currently in the field of jewelry and metals. These objects
can be traditional or art jewelry, objects – functional or not, sculptural, architectural, public art, or design objects. JaMS 2017 JURORS: Vivian Beer, Cornelie Holzach, Alan Revere
Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox
(Schiffer, 2017).
Author: Mark Fenn
www.narrative-jewellery.com
www.markfenn.co.uk
mark@markfenn.co.uk
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The work is a collection of Symbols:
- Chain Maille necklace- War throughout history.
- Pure White Bullet Pearls- The innocent life lost in war.
- Plastic Toy Guns- Exposing our children at an early age to war as if it was a game.
- 22k Gold Peace Sign- The preciousness and high value of peace.
- Blood Red Teardrop Garnets- Loss of life/blood and tears cried from war.
- Chasing and Repousse’ Medieval Shields- We should Shield ourselves from Confrontation and War.
“WAR and PEACE Choke Her”
Handmade Chain Maille necklace, Chasing and Repoussé Medieval Shields, Hand Fabricated Peace Sign and Teardrop Garnet Bezels, Wire Wrapped Bullet Pearl Drops and Plastic Guns.
I work with narrative to connect and communicate metal jewelry and other elements such as gems and pearls to haiku poetry, a concept or a story. The wearer then transfers the idea to the public as an illustrative canvas.
Nancy Meli Walker is honored to be included in the contemporary jewelry books from Lark Publishing.
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Showcase 500 Rings
22-karat, black diamond; texture milled, fused, fabricated.
Juror: Bruce Metcalf
Photo by: Cindy Momchilov
Featured work among prominent contemporary bead work artists in “Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry” (Lark, 2012).
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Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry
The inspiration for my submissions to the Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry book was a review of the word “bead” in The New Oxford American Dictionary.
I was inspired by the definitions, especially “bead of caulking”, “prayer beads/rosary” as well as the traditional word “bead.”
“Bellissimo Chased Bead” 2011
22-karat gold bead and clasp, pearls, silk; Chased, fabricated, sewn, Kumihimo braiding.
Juror: Ray Hemachandra
Photo by: Stan Sholik
bead n. 1. a small piece of glass, stone or similar material, typically rounded and perforated for threading with others as a necklace.
chase2 v. [trans.] [unu.as adj.](chased) engrave (metal or design on metal)
“Coexist Prayer Beads” 2011
Sterling silver Peace and Star of David beads and clasp, rosewood Rosary, Buddist rudraksha seed prayer beads, Islamic Tasbih sandalwood prayer beads, leather; Chased, fabricated, assembled.
Juror: Ray Hemachandra
Photo by: Stan Sholik
bead (beads) a rosary.
coexist v. (of nations or peoples) exist in mutual tolerance despite different ideologies or interests.
“Beads of Silicone” 2011
Sterling silver, Silicone, silk; fabricated, Kumihimo braiding.
Juror: Ray Hemachandra
Photo by: Stan Sholik
bead n. a long, narrow strip of caulking/silicone compound.
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