Would you like to know what your fellow blacksmith peers are saying about their blacksmithing businesses, or get inspired by a project they are working on or techniques they are using?  You can do that by listening to interviews with Victoria Patti on BlacksmitHER Radio.

What is BlacksmitHER Radio?  An audio only podcast show that:
*    Interviews blacksmiths around the world.
*    Provides relatable topics that can help blacksmiths such as tool usage, pricing and time management.
*    Offers education, entertainment and a sense of community and camaraderie among the guests and listeners.

Angela Bubash, another one of our amazing board members, shares why she wanted a position on the board: "I want to give back to an organization that is important to me. The SNAG community has been vitally important to my development as an artist and educator."

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WE ARE SNAG: Contemporary Smiths seeks images of works crafted using traditional or contemporary smithing processes including, but not limited to: vessels, objects, sculpture, jewelry, and architectural works. This online exhibition intends to embrace the work of contemporary smiths and highlight some of the extraordinary works created by members of SNAG. Deadline September 6th.

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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. All proceeds from the book benefit SNAG.

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CoOperation Garnish is a traveling group exhibition organized by Brigitte Martin and Rachel Timmins. The show features collaborative works by 22 artist teams, which consider the material and historical past of metal/jewelry/object making.

A garnish can be anything from an adornment that adds or enhances the body (human or animal) to a functional or nonfunctional object that decorates and spices up a room. This exhibition asks viewers and participants to examine the idea of a garnish made by two different subsets of makers who have come together to create an embellishment that satisfies both.

It can be seen through September 20 at Velvet da Vinci in San Francisco.

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SNAG member Alaina Clarke is participating in Artprize this fall in Grand Rapids, MI. She will be creating an outdoor installation on the Gillett Bridge, a walking bridge that spans the Grand River. She plans to cover the 80 x 10 space of the bridge will love letters. The installation is called Curated Love: To Be Continued...

Clarke is collecting your handwritten love letters and the deadline is September 18th. Her goal is 1,400 letters! You can mail them to:  Alaina Clarke, 401 Hall Street SW #36, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.

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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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