Posted by Monica on September 27, 2013 -
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Have I mentioned that I’m going to be in a movie? No? Ok, just kidding. Maybe. Who doesn’t want to be some small part–or at least a voyeur into the process–of a film? I recently heard about a documentary movie project that follows a jewelry design…
Posted by Monica on September 25, 2013 -
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Sevan Bicakci is an artist. He is a sculptor creating artwork through stone carving. It just happens to be of a scale that can be called jewelry…
Posted by Monica on September 24, 2013 -
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As the Editor of the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group’s website, I have the opportunity to profile some incredible jewelry designers as well as write about issues that are important to the artisan jewelry community…
Posted by Monica on September 20, 2013 -
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For 25 years, the American Jewelry Design Council has been promoting the work of independent American jewelry artists. Before this important non-profit started in 1988, the perception was that only European-trained masters could be revered for their innovative designs…
Posted by Monica on September 19, 2013 -
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I’m always pretty excited when a new jewelry book gets published. Preferably one with hoards of jewelry porn photos to ogle. It’s an extra bonus when the writing is very, very good and I feel like I’ve been transported into the creative minds and studios…
Posted by Monica on September 16, 2013 -
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Pamela Froman is a jewelry designer with her own unapologetically distinctive style. Besides the astonishing gemstones Pamela features, her jewelry is instantly recognizable for its textured finish, which she brands as…
Posted by Monica on September 10, 2013 -
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A trend to watch this Fall is the creative Art Deco interpretations that some jewelry designers are inventing. I’m calling it post-Deco. This new body jewelry by Colette Steckel exemplifies this trend, plus my current preoccupation for jewelry that wraps and drapes…