FEBRUARY 15

2015

Ivan Barnett of Patina Gallery and Meg MacDonald of Travel Muse are joining forces to plan a tour for contemporary jewelry collectors and enthusiasts to visit studios, schools, museums, and private collections in different cities around the country to discover the exquisite world of art jewelry. Their inaugural tour will visit San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Houston, with amazing opportunities to go behind the scenes to see what really goes into making that piece that you love and cherish. AJF is hosting the San Francisco portion of the tour from April 18 - 21.

If you've ever wanted to see AJF Chair Susan Cummins's private collection, AJF Marketing Chair Raļssa Bump's quirky live work-space, or the studio of emiko oye, the creator of the 2015 AJF pin, this is your chance. Many additional great collections, artist studios, and opportunities to see student work are also included on the tour. All you need to know -- dates, cost, itinerary, registration form and contact information -- can be found in this brochure or by contacting Meg MacDonald directly.

We hope you come visit us in San Francisco!

FEATURED ARTICLE

Je suis #hashtag

Kevin Murray

A look at recent events that used badges, in the physical and digital sense, to create awareness and solidarity among people. Kevin Murray writes about the power of hashtags to connect people, express outrage, and lend a helping hand, and wonders how the physical and digital can coexist in our modern world.

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FEATURED EXHIBITION REVIEW

Wearable Zoo

Monika Auch

This is an exhibition to see! Beauty of the Beast

is currently on view at Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, the Netherlands, curated by Eveline Holsappel. It explores the modern influence of taxidermy in contemporary jewelry and touches on the complexities involved when working with a once-living object on a currently living body.

NEW INTERVIEWS


Tabea Reulecke Galeria Thomas Cohn, Sćo Paolo, Brazil	Helen Drutt Gifts from America State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia	Jane Dodd Rococo Revolution Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, USA

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MEDIA SIGHTINGS


Wired Leatherman's New Wearable Tech Can Repair Your Wearable Tech Rene Chun	Gawker Dangerous Style: How Wearing the Wrong Jewelry Can Get You Locked Up Donovan X. Ramsey	New York Times Photo Essay: Talking With Their Hands Daniėlle van Ark	CODA Museum CODA Museum Receives €255,000 - BankGiro Lottery Press Release

FEATURED GALLERIES


Four Tarja Tuupanen: Marbles Gothenburg, Sweden	Facčré Gallery Outer Limits Seattle, Washington, USA	Studio Fusion Gallery Blue and Black London, UK

The Gallery at Reinstein \| Ross Gaetano Pesce: For Her New York, New York, USA	Galerie Pont & Plas Karin Seufert: KGB Juwellen Ghent, Belgium	Galerie Marzee Winfried Krüger: Karambol 33+ Nijmegen, the Netherlands

AJF PUBLICATIONS

These books make a great addition to any craft-conscious library!

<<< Damian Skinner's survey of different facets of the field, Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective, with contributions from many thinkers on the topic, is a great introduction to the wide world of contemporary jewelry.

>>> Benjamin Lignel's AJF Best of Interviews is a look behind the scenes into the private thoughts of makers, curators, and collectors.

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