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3 Jewelry Artists 
Jennifer Bennett
Iris Guy
Micki Lippe
 

October 1 - October 29

KOBO Gallery at Higo 
Japantown/International District   
 
604 South Jackson Street 
 Seattle, Washington 98104
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Three Jewelry Artists
Iris Guy 
Jennifer Bennett
Micki Lippe
  October 1 - October 29   Opening reception Saturday, October 1, 5 - 7pm 

Jenniffer Bennett  
  Jennifer Bennett, Di Luce Design
 
Seattle artist, Jennifer Bennett has been making jewelry and sculptural objects for over a decade. Interested in material and form she scavenges materials from the woods (like moss), and unlikely places like grocery stores, one find was Japanese seaweed.

Re-discovering mica several years ago, she remembered that she used to flake it from rocks up the road from her childhood home in Idaho.  She continues to incorporate this material into many of her wearable objects. Mica comes from the Latin word micare, which means to glitter. Jennifer has always been drawn to objects that reflect light, are translucent, or are light in weight when worn on the body.

Jennifer considers herself fortunate enough to share studio space with many talented local jewelers from whom she seeks advice and inspiration. She has learned a lot from some great teachers inside and outside institutions. A former elementary teacher herself, she now makes art, raises her son, and volunteers for two organizations that support underprivileged women and children in Nepal.
 

Iris Guy

 
 
Iris Guy

Simple, contemporary and lightweight, Iris's jewelry collection offers something for everyone. Each individual piece is hand made, culled from unspoken desires and organic forms, playful rock shapes and circles. Her pieces say to their wearers - "Respond to your inner truth and desires"

Iris Guy began studying conceptual design at an early age. Her avid interest in the field led to her formal study at the renowned Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.

Today the Iris Guy collection is available at fine boutiques and galleries in Seattle and around the world and in the prestigious Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel. Seattle Art Museum and the Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF.  www.irisguy.com
 
 
 
 
 

  

 Micki Lippe 
 Micki Lippe
 

The woods -  Spring, summer, winter and fall. I hike or cross-country ski most every week; the images from these experiences swirl in my head. I reflect on the seeming randomness of the undergrowth and various components of the forest. The jewelry is a meld of my sense of awe of the natural bounty of the Northwest with my personal aesthetic.

My studio is my safe place. I make the rules. There are no stop signs, no speed limits. It is the place I go to when life is good and when life is bad. Making jewelry offers me the pleasure of working with my hands building things. 

 

 

KOBO Gallery at Higo  

Upcoming events and exhibits   

 

September 17 - October 9
"Sen-nin-bari (千人針）/One Thousand stitches".

Artists will present their interpretation of a Japanese amulet made during war time to protect loved ones.

Ayumi Horie, Elizabeth Jameson, Jason Hirata, Junko Yamamoto , Yuko Kunugi, Toshi Asai, Tomoko Uno, Etsuko Ichikawa, Kinu Watanabe,Yuki Nakamura, Maki Tamura, Saya Moriyasu,Natsue Makino, Rumi Koshino  

View part of the show online here. 

 

October 1 - 29

Jewelry Show

Opening reception: Saturday, October 1, 5-7pm

Jennifer Bennett, Micki Lippe, Iris Guy

 

October 15 - November 6 

George Rodriguez, Ceramics, new work

Opening reception:  Saturday,October 15, 5-7pm

In 2010, a prestigious travel fellowship awarded through the University of Washington took Seattle ceramist, George Rodriguez to over 30 countries in 8 months. He brought back a fresh outlook on culture, fashion, architecture and how society expresses itself.

 

November 5 - December 3

Junichi Tsuneoka, Illustrations

Opening reception: Saturday, November 5, 5-7pm

Junichi Tsuneoka graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, and later came to the U.S. and studied graphic.  He was hired by the internationally notorious Seattle-based design company, Modern Dog, as a designer/illustrator right after graduation.  After working at Modern Dog for several years and receiving accolades from many design publications such as PRINT magazine, he founded his own design/illustration studio, Studio Stubborn Sideburn and also teaches at Cornish College of the Arts and the School of Visual Concepts.

 

November 12 - December 2011

Simple Cup Show - 6th Annual 

Opening reception: Saturday, November 12, 6 - 9pm.

Showing casing over 200 cups from around the Northwest and from Japan.

Co-sponsored by Seward Park Clay Studio.  This year a portion of the sales will go to the Mashiko Foundation helping the  Mashiko potters in Japan, many of whom lost kilns and studios during the recent earthquake.    

   

Saturday, December 3, 12 - 6pm

Trunk show with Karazi Design

 

 
Many events are coming up this Fall, look for updates on our website and events calendar.  

 

  
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