Did you attend the SNAG conference in Boston? Tell us what you think!

If you fill out the survey by July 1st and include your email, you will be entered in a drawing to win one of these prizes: 1/4 page ad in Metalsmith, 1 year SNAG membership, 1 free registration for SNAG NeXt Asheville 2016. We value your feedback!

SNAG Links Project coordinator, Victoria Lansford, invited twelve artists to create links that were part of a silent auction at the conference in Boston last month. We have only three links remaining. If you are interested in purchasing any of these links please email Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith.

Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez Array Photo-Transfer Electroplating, Formed and Fabricated, Sifted powder enamel with resin on plastic Sterling silver, 22k gold, plastic, stainless steel pins, rubber, pearls 3.5" x 3.5" x .75"

Ronda Coryell Argentium Granulation Link Argentium 2" x 1" x 1"

Dawn M. Miller Cephalopod Etched, Chase and Repousse, Welded, Soldered Copper, Sterling Silver, Sapphires, Onyx, Hematites 4" x 3"

Linking Our Lineage is an ebook of jewelry and metalsmithing techniques with chapters by Nanz Aalund, Lessley Burke, Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez, Andy Cooperman, Ronda Coryell, Robin Gordon, Mary Lee Hu, Linda Kaye-Moses, Brian Meek, Dawn M. Miller, Chris Ploof, and Jayne Redman, and edited by Victoria Lansford.

The processes illustrated range from beginning to advanced and are presented with over 130 color photographs and 7 videos. The links created and written about were part of the 2015 SNAG Links project, a recent fundraiser for SNAG. All proceeds from the book benefit SNAG.

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SNAGneXt will take place in Asheville, NC from May 19-21, 2016.

SNAG is seeking presentation proposals around the theme of COMMUNITY. How does your community help you to be successful?  What about community, as an artist, is important to your success?  Have you created your own community to help your success?  How do you share your success with your community?  Do you make your living by working with your community? Deadline is today, June 15th.

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SNAG member Casey Sheppard is converting her vehicle to a live/work space to take a year-long U.S. tour to connect communities. She will be getting involved, volunteering, and teaching workshops, while keeping a blog about her travels.

Casey is currently seeking schools, art centers and other venues to teach workshops on cold connection and found objects. She also invites students and staff to join her after the class for a tour of her traveling metal studio.

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Patina Gallery presents the work of collaborative jewelry artists Steven Ford and David Forlano with The Language of Color, through June 28. Ford and Forlano work in vibrant polymer clay which they fold and blend to create an intricate design. Inspired by seed clusters, shell formations, and flower buds, the works have individuality in shape as well as color.

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   Take advantage of this member benefit and get more exposure!  Make sure you have at least five high quality images so we can feature your work in Riveting News and on social media.

SNAG is a tribe -- a creative community of artists, designers, makers, collectors, curators, historians, patrons, and the curious. We've been able to do so much with your support. Please make a tax-deductible donation today of any amount and invest in SNAG's future. You have the choice to make a one-time donation or take advantage of our Monthly Giving Program.

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