Dana Singer
Dana Singer, Executive Director 
Week of August 6, 2012

Greetings!  

I'm starting something new with this issue of Riveting News, giving a shout out at the end to one of our Maker Profiles each week.

This is not a popularity contest, it's just me noticing what people are making that catches my eye.  This week it's John Lunn.  He makes flutes, entirely by hand. He uses traditional forming & chasing techniques and builds unique instruments from raw precious metal. 

John is also one of a number of artists featured in "Musical Metal: Contemporary Ornate Instruments," by Kirsi Hastings, in the October issue of Metalsmith. 
Saul Bell Design Award Competition  

Now in its second decade, the Saul Bell Design Award competition invites you to challenge yourself. Stretch your boundaries. Overcome limitations. Push your most innovative ideas into the spotlight. Inspire us all.

 

This invitation is extended to all members of the jewelry or hollowware community and students of a jewelry or hollowware program.  The Grand Prize is a $10,000 Rio Gift Certificate. 

 

Their esteemed panel of judges is comprised of a broad spectrum of respected jewelry artists and designers. Submissions are judged on the following criteria:

  • The innovation and uniqueness of the design.
  • The successful incorporation of media into the design.
  • The wearability of the piece (except hollowware/art objects) as adornment.
  • The quality of workmanship (for final judging).
For more information click here. Deadline: September 14.
When Shipping Goes Wrong it Really Goes Wrong  
This Slideshare presentation by crafthaus founder Brigitte Martin is
the latest installment from the 2012 Professional Development Seminar, now available on SNAG's website.

Take time to also listen to the many other PDS presentations found on our website, from 2012 and previous years.

We'll continue to let you know each week as the other talks from this year's Professional Development Seminar are available. 
Craftboston Call for Applications
John Manikowski

 

 Applications are now being accepted for Craftboston Spring and Holiday 2013. There is only one application and only one deadline for both 2013 shows. Online application at Juried Art Services. 

 
Craftboston Spring

April 19-21, 2013
Seaport World Trade Center


Craftboston Holiday
December 6-8, 2013 (proposed)
Cyclorama at The Boston Center for the Arts  
For more information, visit Craftboston or contact Alyce Delbridge.

New Head of Jewelers of America
Dave Bonaparte

Jewelers of America has appointed Dave Bonaparte, senior vice president of JCK Brands for Reed Exhibitions, as its new president and CEO.

In January, current president and CEO Matthew A. Runci announced his desire to retire at the end  

of 2012. Bonaparte will work side-by-side with  

Runci starting Oct. 1, and officially take the helm  

on Jan. 1, 2013. 

 

Bench Jeweler Opening
Luisa Graff Jewelers is looking for the perfect combination of artist and metalsmith.

Enthusiastic, disciplined and proud of your craft. Flexible, creative, professional. Skilled in working precious metals and gemstones, have a fine eye for quality and custom design, and want an opportunity to showcase your ability and handiwork,

Please send your resume to Luisa Graff Jewelers, in Colorado Springs, CO.


Call for Entry "Holding Place: A Repository of Containers and Vessels by Metalsmiths Around the World" 
The exhibition is open to all metalsmiths, professional and amateur, advanced and beginner, around the world. All metal containers and vessels are eligible for entry. Examples include, but are not limited to, pill boxes, vases, bowls, pitchers, lockets, prayer boxes and memento mori.
 
Curated by Beth Wicker, North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths.  For details and other information click here. Deadline: January 15.
 

Crafts Technician opening, College for Creative Studies
Crafts Technician is responsible for maintaining all Crafts facilities; including Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Art Furniture, and Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design. The Crafts Technician will cooperate with faculty, staff and administration in facility development and planning.

Organized, self-motivated, and problem solving abilities are required. Undergraduate degree in Crafts or Industrial Arts preferred. Mechanical and fabrication skill desired. Ability to weld and an understanding of mechanical systems is a plus. Must be flexible to work days, evenings, and weekend hours as required.

Maker Profile John Lunn
John Lunn 
 
 Silversmith, novelist, musician and flutemaker
 
Welcome New Members
Welcome to all the new SNAG members who joined in July.

Marla Anderson, Alpine CA

Kristin Anderson, Apalachicola FL

Molly Avellar, Orleans MA

Patrick Awotwe, Grand Forks ND

William S Bradford, Junction City CA

Kim Cullen Cobb, KCC Conservation LCC, Alexandria VA

Lisa Cottone, Franjuli, Huntington Station NY

Sara Cumming, Mississauga ON, Canada

Brandon Cunningham, Daniel WY

Stephanie Dotson, Wyldewoode Jewelry, Paris TX

John Downie, Brookside NS, Canada

Brooke Eberle, Los Angeles CA

Cheryl Fraser, Zilberschmuck Art-Jewellery, Toronto ON, Canada

Paul Holding, Washington MS

Pam Hurst, Martinsville IN

Duwenavue Johnson, San Francisco CA

Christine Jones, Christine Jones Jewelry, Raleigh NC

Iona Kanellopoulos, Toronto ON, Canada

Michelle Kurtz, Landisburg PA

John Lunn, John Lunn Flutes, Newport NH

Fiona MacIntyre, Toronto ON, Canada

Vicki Mathieu, Gardnerville NV

Natsumi Mori, San Jose CA

Michelle Moyer, Kenneth Pierre Designs, Phoenix AZ

Lynn Occhiuzzo, James Carter Studio, Hillsborough NC

Melissa Osgood, Boise ID

Pennee Parker, All Wired Up Jewelry Designs, Westminster MD

Elizabeth Paul, Los Angeles CA

Annamarie Sandecki, Tiffany Archives, Parsippany NJ

Wendy Shingler, Toronto ON, Canada

Madelyn Smoak, Durham NC

Deirdre Stanard, Washington DC

Carree L Syrek, Kismet/Inji, Croton on Hudson NY

Lauren Tobey, Meltdown Studio, Albuquerque NM

Nancy Troske, Nancy Troske Contemporary Jewelry, Princeton NJ

Annette VanLeeuwen, Toronto ON, Canada

Paul Weller, Aeropablo Designs, Asheville NC

Kinsey Yee, San Francisco CA

 
This Week
 

Saul Bell Design Award
Competition

When Shipping Goes Wrong 

Craftboston
Call for Applications

New Head of JA

Bench Jeweler Opening

Ganoksin Call for Entries
Containers and Vessels

Crafts Technician Opening

Maker Profile
John Lunn

New SNAG Members 
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