The time for Red show is getting closer. I’m plannig to have 3 pieces. The ring is done and I am still working on a big necklace and a bracelet.
Ciao!
I have been bouncing back and forth between a lot of new work, my pieces for the Red show, and I recently finished a painting + jewellery object for the Square Foot Art Show, which will be on display until September the 5th.
The new work I have been creating is in anticipation of the Queen West Art Crawl which is being held from September 17th until the 19th. I will be part of the annual Art and Craft sale in Trinity Bellwoods Park on the 18th & 19th. It is always a laid back and vibrant show to be a part of and every year my sister comes into Toronto to help me out (another aspect I look forward to).
So be sure to check out my latest meanderings and I look forward to a lot of visitors at my booth (C36) for QWAC.
Alexis
It seems like every couple of months I go through an intense application writing period. I have not been slacking off by any means, it is a question of when the calls for entry come out and when they are due. They tend to cluster around a few times of the year and we are heading into another one right now. I realized it yesterday when I was in a panic that there were to many things to make, to many essays to write and not enough hours in the day. I spent yesterday flustered by all of it and today I settled into making lists of what was due and creating a schedule I could comfortable work with to get everything in on time.
So what has me working up a sweat at the bench you ask? Below are some links but if you just start searching you will find many many more. You may have missed some of these deadlines but mark them down on your calendars and next year you will be ready!
https://www.nicheawards.com/
https://www.topretailerawards.com/
https://www.smm-metalinclinations.org/enter
https://www.saulbellaward.com/CallForEntries.aspx
Good luck to all who enter!
Gillian
The image shows the earrings I recently created with casted forget-me-not flowers in sterling silver. I will see you all this evening for the studio meeting.
Leads to lots of new ideas! Last week I spent a week at my parents place in Muskoka. The time off got my mind racing with new ideas! We spent lots of time on the lake canoeing and relaxing on the beach. We also picked wild flowers, went on ice cream walks and spent lots of time with friends and family! Here are a few of my favorite photos from the trip.
What gets you pumped? It’s always been my dream to be featured in a jewellery show—actually, any show will do…. American Bitchelorette, Sexy Idle, you name it– and now it looks as if I’ll finally get my chance. Granted, I’ll be sharing the limelight with my fellow goldsmiths from the Jewel Envy studio, but I’m jazzed nonetheless. Yes, I’m downright excited to be sharing the stage with these talented women at our upcoming jewellery show called Red.
I’m no politician and I’m no Old Spice gal with a YouTube audience, and despite the realization that I may be more of a passerby than a mover and shaker, I feel that it is my responsibility to alert people to the dangers of global warming. For the purposes of the show, I’ve crafted a custom volcano of silver and gemstones as a metaphor for the destruction of the planet caused by humans. I’m seeing Red… how about you?
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Young Kyoung Ko
P.S. RED will be featured at the Distillery, Pearson Airport and 18 Karat.
July is starting to wind down, and it’s been a busy one!
For those of you who didn’t know, I participated in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square on July 9-11. It was a great weekend, and despite setting up in a torrential downpour.
I had the help of my father again, who likes to drive in from Montreal (or rather, I volunteered his services for a weekend…. parents are handy that way). The show was a huge success despite many roadblocks that made it harder to work at the studio (G20 Summit….a downtown power outage).
I finished many new designs and showed over 60 pieces of jewellery. I was really honoured to receive the award for Best Jewellery in that category for the second year in a row – I didn’t think it possible! Now I am gearing up for our group exhibition “RED” in which I will make jewellery inspired by debt, visual language of sales and advertising……..I’m sitting here cutting out many many many “red tags” with the word “sale”…which will eventually turn into a necklace of giant proportions.
Next enameling class is scheduled to begin Wednesday, August 18th! This 8 week class will run Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 pm and is offered at a beginner (no experience necessary) or intermediate level (for those who have taken fabrication and beginner enameling or equivalent elsewhere) Can’t wait!
Please visit my Metal Arts Guild page for more photos from the Outdoor Show and some of my most recent work!
Signing off for now!
Hi, Jennifer the Intern here, checking in to share some thoughts on this past weekend…
It is good to be open. Open concept, open-ended, open for business, open to possibility. The best part of “open” is the process, the opening, if you will. There is a dual, hopeful anticipation of both the opener and the open-ee, as the mental or physical boundaries are pried away and “new” is revealed. As artists, we participate on both sides, often simultaneously. We stir our creative soup to see what will present itself to us, then prepare it to share with someone else who shares with us again. In the best openings, there is thrill of the find, thrill of the risk, and lots of wine with good bread and cheese.
Saturday night was the opening of Gillian Batcher’s work at Robin Gray’s newly transplanted Organic Metal Gallery, 578 College Street. The space is elegant and comfortable and… well… organic? It’s obviously not the T2, mercury-looking, crazy, living metal biosphere one might hope for when thinking of “organic metal”, but the insurance would be through the roof on something like that, so it’s okay. Wood has been beautifully introduced into the space, including the nice, large cases for featured work and sweet, natural touches added with great craftsmanship.
The work that was opened Saturday night added playful, fresh colour to the space and a great opportunity to show Gillian’s enthusiasm for enameling. The party was fun and the best way to get the metal-heads off the bench, around jewellery, onto good conversations, and into a little booze. Cynthia was a perfect goldsmith host 🙂 Afterwards, the Jewel Envy crew went out to dinner on College Street, which is never a bad thing, and ended the night happy and half-asleep.
Hi all, this is my turn to blog this week or last week 😛 Sorry of delaying if you follow our blog. First of all, I want to congrats Emily Gill who won the best jeweler in TOAE. Emily, you rock!
I have been working hard on my first mirror locket for Red. It took me a while figuring out the best way of depicting the theme which is Snow White. I use copper to build the shape. It is actually my first time of making things with copper, and it wasn’t easy because it’s so soft after heating. Therefore, I spend a lot of time on fixing my mistakes during construction! Finally, I encountered those technical difficulties and it is almost DONE! Woohoo….I can’t wait to see the finish product myself. However, I should calm down a little since I tend to ruin things when I get too excited or try to rush it. (pictures will be updated for showing process)
Here is a site I like to share with you. Maybe you guys have heard of it already.
www.ted.com
It is an inspirational site. It’s a huge community where people from various profession and talk about different things such as science, arts, culture and etc. I just found a topic that reminds me of what I am doing now. It is, Yves Behar on designing ojects that tell stories. Now I am going to listen and to find out what he is trying to tell us!
Also, I watched a documentary, Objectified. It talked about industrial design and what is considered as good design. Even though I am a jewellery designer, I personally learn a lot from their aspect and beauty of design.
Talk to you all soon!
ChiaChien
I started a jewelry group on Facebook for my jewelry design. I will share my work process, inspiration and new work and news. I hope to see you at:
www.facebook.com/pages/Efrat-Deutsch-Jewelry-Design/111142605597975?ref=ts
Here is a little promo for my new enameling work
It has a shiny back and a colorful front.. SOON TO COME! 🙂
Efrat 🙂
