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Dana Singer
Dana Singer, Executive Director 
Week of March 5, 2012

Greetings!  

Every year we ask the candidates running for president and the board of directors to respond to a list of questions (this is separate from asking the members to submit questions for the presidential candidates to respond to). By way of example, one question is "What expertise, experience and strengths will you bring to the position?"

We have published all these questions and answers on our website, set up so you can easily compare all the candidates' responses to each question, one at a time, without having to flip back and forth between pages.

For Michael Dale Bernard and Susan Skoczen, the two candidates running for the seat on the Nominations and Elections Committee, you'll see their bios but no specific questions for them to answer.  
Bolo Tie Competition
The New Mexico Metalsmiths Guild is hosting a Bolo Tie Competition. The competition offers both merchandise awards and the possibility of inclusion at a show at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Fall 2012.

The 1st annual NMMG Metals Competition coincides with the centennial anniversary of the statehood of New Mexico. Since the state tie of New Mexico is the bolo, it is only fitting that NMMG's first is a Bolo Competition.

The competition is open to all metalsmiths working and/or studying in the field of metals. All entries must be wearable, made by your own hands and must be of your own design. Go to artistfront.com for the prospectus and to enter.
ALLOY: U Mass Dartmouth Metals Symposium  ALLOY
The graduate students of the metals program are holding an intercollegiate  metals symposium April 14-15, which brings together sculpture and metalsmithing. Their line up of speakers includes blacksmith Elizabeth Brim, sculptor Kitty Wales, and silversmith Joost During.

Contact event organizer Grace Hilliard-Koshinsky.

SNAG Silent Auction and Raffle on Facebook 

We want you to "Like" our new Facebook page about the terrific donations we've received for the Silent Auction and Raffle.   

 

Come comment on the donations we've received so far, and post images of what you are planning on donating to the auction and raffle this year--jewelry, hand tools, gift certificates for services (photography, marketing, casting), jewelry software, you name it.   Or contact coordinators Lynn Cool and Bryan Petersen. 


7th Annual Halstead Business Development Grant  Halstead Bead Inc. invites new silver jewelry designers to enter its 7th annual grant competition for artisans in the industry. The focus on silver is new to the grant in 2012, due to the volatile metals costs. Other accent materials are welcome, however the artist's primary metal medium should be silver.

The winner of the 2012 business development grant will receive a prize package including $6,000 in cash and merchandise. Submit applications between April 15 and June 9. <halsteadbead.com>

Find many other opportunities and information in the March issue of
SNAG News.
"Mitsuro-hikime: A Casting Wax" Technical Article We've just published a technical article by Susan Weiss about using mitsuro-hikime wax for casting. 
 
Mitsuro-hikime is a pliable wax, which behaves like taffy and during processing develops a unique linear pattern.  
 
Most effective in simple designs, Mitsuro-hikime will fold, curl, intertwine and give surface detail. Along with these interesting properties come some technical challenges.  
 
In Susan's article she provides the wax formula and the process for designing Mitsuro-hikime, how to prepare the wax from its ingredients, and gives the names of suppliers for purchasing the ingredients. 

FREE SNAG Weekend Admission to Craftboston   

There are still some FREE weekend passes to the Spring Craftboston, March 23-25 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. Available only to SNAG members, first come, first served. Email Dana Singer to receive your admission pass in the mail.  

 

SNAG is a non-profit partner of Craftboston. All SNAG member exhibitors automatically receive $35 off their booth fee.    

SNAGTV Video Call for Entries   

Shoot your story and share your video online with SNAG members, conference attendees, and the world. SNAG TV will be a constant stream of video revealing the stories, inspiration, and artwork of our members.     

 

This exhibition will grow online with a YouTube channel, a Facebook page and a View + Vote period leading up to the "Heat is On" conference in Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ. The #1 ranked video in each of our 4 submission categories will be awarded a $100 electronics gift card at the conference final night party!  

 

Deadline May 5. Read the prospectus and entry form.     

Charles Lewton-Brain to Receive Prestigious Award
Calgary goldsmith, artist and educator, renowned internationally for his innovative work in the world of jewelry, Charles Lewton-Brain,
will receive the 2012 Saidye Bronfman Award, together with a special issue medallion sponsored by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Studio Space in Brooklyn
A fully-equipped metal  
working shop in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is available. 
 
Multiple semi-private professional working spaces with access to a large well-equipped common working area. 
Contact Alex Lozier. 
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SNAG Juried Student Exhibition Deadline March 12
"FUSION": As temperatures increase, materials and objects begin to melt as they change from solid to liquid under the intense heat.  The process often results in the joining together of two or more elements to form a single entity.  The intensity of educational programs often leads to similar blending of ideas, techniques or materials.

The 2012 SNAG Juried Student Exhibition will focus on fusion... showcasing the best student work from college and university metalsmithing and jewelry programs across North America.  Jurors will make selections from a full range of metal and jewelry work, including traditional and non-traditional approaches, promoting innovation and success in the next generation of metals and jewelry artists.

Jurors: Lynn Cool, French Thompson, Michael Parrett. Click here to access the Prospectus.

Held at the conference hotel, Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.
Welcome New Members
Welcome to all the new SNAG members who joined in February:

Anna Ahnert, Philadelphia PA     

Jennifer Archie, San Francisco CA    

Simon Azzopardi, Earlwood Australia
Joseph Bacik, Phoenix AZ    
Lydia Bailey, Denton TX    
Breanna Batson, Austin TX    
Jeanne Bennett, Putney VT    
Paul Bensel, Yuma AZ    
Sara Bergman, Los Alamitos CA    
R. Merrill Bollerud, Tucson AZ    
Elizabeth Borsetti, Richmond VA    
Shannon Brown, Mehndarie Jewelry, Randallstown MD    
Helen Bunch, Ann  Arbor Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor ,MI    
Patrick Burt, Tempe AZ    
Linda Bushee, Bristol RI    
Melissa Cameron, Seattle WA    
Irene Canivet, Oceanside CA    
Caryn Charter, Dearborn MI    
Andree Chenier, Ottawa ON Canada
Ann Chikahisa, Chicago IL    
Yun Son Choe, Brooklyn NY    
Christina Church, Grants Pass OR    
Alexia Cohen, Brooklyn NY    
Aaron De Lanty, Milwaukee WI    
Dani DiPentino, Livingston MT    
Naomi Draper, Richmond Hill ON Canada
Lynne East-Itkin, Tucson AZ    
Christine Epstein, Rincon PR    
A. Rochelle Eytchison, Boise ID    
Chelsea    Fay, Rochester NY    
Courtney Fifield, Bedford NS Canada    
Brittnee Forline, South Gate CA    
Colleen Freeman, Richmond VA    
Catherine Friederich, Tucson AZ    
Kelly Garland, Toronto ON Canada
Sara Glover, Mt Epharim NJ    
Megan Graham, Kalamazoo MI    
Nicole Grogg, Allendale MI    
Lori Hawke, LaFayette NY    
Ananda Heller, Savannah GA    
Taylor Hermes, Brooklyn NY    
Teresa Hettick, Teresa DeLeen, Des Moines WA    
Lei Hocking, San Leandro CA    
Susan Hojel, Park City UT    
Krystal Howell, Toronto ON Canada
Shaomo Huang, Long Beach CA    
Gowri Jagannath, Irvine CA    
Shari James, Tucson AZ    
Ashley Jay, Denton TX    
Tammy Jones, Lafayette LA    
Jean Kee, Savannah GA    
Julie Kemble, Point Roberts WA    
Lisa Kim, Burbank CA    
Yunhee Kim, Philadelphia PA    
Nicole Koning, Bozeman MT    
Linda Koutroulis, San Juan Capistrano CA    
Keiko Kubota-Miura, Brooklyn NY    
Carla Kuhn, Carson City NV    
Peter Kurst, Boise ID    
Elizabeth Lamb, Bel Air MD    
Jessica Lawrence, Dunwoody GA    
Erica Leal, Edmonton AB Canada
Jeanette Lee, Coorparoo Australia
Slgi Lee, Philadelphia PA    
John Leeds, Richmond KY    
Paula Lichvar, Brewerton NY    
Carol Luckhardt, Luckhardt Design, Upper Grandview NY    
Kim Maitland, Chapel Hill NC    
Benjamin Mark, Edinboro PA    
Jennifer Meche, Lafayette LA    
Sarah Meranda, Seattle    WA    
Matthew Moerman, Baxter Moerman Jewelry, San Luis Obispo CA    
Mara Moranz, Philadelphia PA    
Algirdas Morkunas, Yate, Great Britain
Nancy Mudd, Resonance Designs, Gore VA    
Emilie Mulcahey, Richmond VA    
Newman's Design Mine, Tucson AZ    
Elisabeth Newton, Chapel Hill NC    
Satoko Nobe, New York NY    
Lacee Norris, Long Beach CA    
Natalyn Obey, Baltimore MD    
Kris Olsen, KGO Art & Design, Phoenix AZ    
Jennifer J Park, Wear Ever Custom Jewelry, Budd Lake NJ    
Benjamin Pastrana, San Juan PR    
April Peebles, Schoolcraft MI    
Emily Petree, Oklahoma City OK    
Deanna Poelsma, Columbus OH    
Cathy Prieto-Smith, Houston    TX    
Ingrid Psuty, La Jolla CA    
Judith Radwanski, Toronto ON Canada
Skyler Reynolds, Edmond OK    
Hoss Rogers, Hoss Rogers Jewelry Design, Tempe AZ    
Diane Rouge, Scottsdale AZ    
Naomi Sarna, New York NY    
Amy Schmidt, Cottonwood Heights UT    
Kayle Schneider, Mckean PA    
Blanca Schusterman, Chapel Hill NC    
James Seitzer, Sunbury    PA    
Matthew Shadis, Santa Fe NM    
Marina Shaltout, Normal IL    
Patricia Shepherd-Achenbaugh, Cave Creek AZ    
Lee Skalkos, Joel Barlow High School, Turnpike Redding CT    
Dustin Smalley, Alamosa CO    
Cheyenne Sosman, Kalamazoo MI    
Meghann Sottile, Anthem AZ    
Gail Stephenson, Mesa AZ    
Sadee Stucky, Bozeman MT    
Deepak Swarup, Los Angeles CA    
Lauren Thiele, Kalamazoo MI    
Clark Thomas, OldGate Designs, Dallas TX    
Edward Thornburg, Richmond IN    
Frank Toan, Richmond VA    
Brianne D Toledo, Piedmont OK    
Chris Turner, Middleton ID    
Pam Tymensen, Toronto ON Canada
DeeAnn von Hunke, Jamesville NY    
Kevin Wei, New York NY    
Thomas Welch, San Antonio TX    
Christine Wheaton, Edmond OK    
Kathleen White, Ferocious Design Studio, Kenwood CA    
Travis Willett, Baltimore MD    
Kelly Williams, Fort Valley GA    
Alyssa Wilson, New Braunfels TX    
Ashley Yates, Lawrence KS    
Trista Zehnpfennig, Lomita CA     
This Week
 
Bolo Tie Competition

U Mass Dartmouth
Metals Symposium 

SIlent Auction and Raffle
on Facebook

Halstead Business Development Grant

Technical article, Mitsuro-hikime: A Casting Wax 

Craftboston FREE passes

SNAGTV Video
Call for Entries
Charles Lewton Brain

Studio Space in Brooklyn

SNAG Juried Exhibition Deadline March 12
 
Welcome New Members

 

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