Daniel Kruger at Sienna Patti Gallery

Over the past weekend my wife and I attended Daniel Kruger's exhibition and lecture at Sienna Patti Gallery. It was great to see Daniel and hear about the process behind his work. Daniel spoke of his upbringing in South Africa, his fondness of color and the methods used to construct his jewelry.

Craft & Bling Bling - Fake Exhibition featured on Mocoloco

Mocoloco

New Work and Solo Exhibition with Klimt02

A Fickle Sonance

Living Treasure

Living Treasure: Three Schools Project, published by Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, 
designed and edited by Hiroshi Sako and Fumie Sasaki, printed by Leaf ltd.

The book Living Treasure was given as a gift and I was very happy to recieve it. The book documents the collaboration between three collegial jewelry programs, Akademie Bildenden Kunste, Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry and Royal College of Art. From each program three students were selected to participate in the collaboration. The book profiles each student with a portrait and photographs of his or her work. It also has photographs of events and exhibitions that took place during the collaboration. Presented beautifully the cover is in rich grey, the name of each student embossed and the title standing out in gold leaf. Inside portrait photographs are in black and white while the photographs of the work are in color.

Circuits Bijoux

Circuits Bijoux

Platina

Platina sits on a busy Stockholm street. Owner Sophia Björkman has done a good job setting it out from the crowd. Entering the gallery jewelry is displayed in small white cubes placed along the walls at differing heights. The cubes' size and enclosed sides help to create an intimate setting between viewer and object. On the first floor one can find the jewelry of artists Adam Grinovich, Karin Johansson and Lisa Walker to name a few. The basement floor is reserved for exhibitions. Currently on view is Sophia's own work. In the first room of the basement, Sophia has carefully suspended elements of white oxford shirts, sleeves and collars are reconstructed into pendants. In the second room is a large grouping of brooches, bones or bone like structures encased in stocking material.

Along with jewelry there is also a nice selection of books. I purchased Alla, a catalog of brooches made by 29 different artists and their reaction to a political change in Swedish parliament.

La Frontera at Velvet Da Vinci

The Book

Otto Künzli The Book, ed. Florian Hufnagl, Arnoldsche Art Publishers

I have good friends. One good friend just sent me Otto Künzli's The Book.

Otto Künzli, an icon in the jewelry field, has had a fantastic career which continues today. Featured in the book are many of Künzli's most well known pieces: Gold Makes You Blind, Oh Say!, Ring For Two. There are also pieces and images I had never seen before.

Especially noteworthy is the interview between Künzli and Walter Grasskamp. The interview is broken into sections piece by piece. Grasskamp and Künzli discuss each piece through its conception, process, and reception.

RISDJM.com

Friends Mariah Tuttle and Kamal Nassif created risdjm.com, a website showcasing the Rhode Island School of Design's jewelry and metalsmithing department. The site includes a directory of past and present students and news/events. 

La Frontera

Me and Blinky

Alexander Blank

Alexander Blank at Ornamentum Gallery, opening reception April 20 6-8pm

Helter Skelter

From The Coolest Corner

From The Coolest Corner publication, edited by Widar Halén, Arnoldsche Art Publishers

Good friend and artist Märta Mattsson has written an article for Art Jewelry Forum sharing her experience at the exhibition/symposium From The Coolest Corner. Starting in Olso, Norway the exhibition, which shows the varied works of Nordic jewelers, will then travel to Copenhagen, Denmark.

Speaking of New Zealand Jewelers

I was given this book by Fabio Fernandez, Exhibitions Director at The Society of Art and Craft in Boston. It is a great little book showcasing jewelers from New Zealand and giving glimpse of life as a New Zealander. Peter Deckers, Warwick Freedman, Jason Hall and Lisa Walker are all featured artists.

Suspended In Pink