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 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 Ra�ssa 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!
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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.
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Tabea Reulecke
Galeria Thomas Cohn, S�o Paolo,
Brazil
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Helen Drutt
Gifts from America
State Hermitage Museum,
St. Petersburg, Russia
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Jane Dodd
Rococo Revolution
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, USA
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Wired
Leatherman's New Wearable Tech Can Repair Your Wearable Tech
Rene Chun
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Gawker
Dangerous Style: How Wearing the Wrong Jewelry Can Get You Locked Up
Donovan X. Ramsey
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New York Times
Photo Essay: Talking With Their Hands
Dani�lle van Ark
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CODA Museum
CODA Museum Receives €255,000 - BankGiro Lottery
Press Release
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FEATURED GALLERIES
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Four
Tarja Tuupanen: Marbles
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Fac�r� Gallery
Outer Limits
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Studio Fusion Gallery
Blue and Black
London, UK
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The Gallery at Reinstein | Ross
Gaetano Pesce: For Her
New York, New York, USA
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Galerie Pont & Plas
Karin Seufert: KGB Juwellen
Ghent, Belgium
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Galerie Marzee
Winfried Kr�ger: Karambol 33+
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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AJF PUBLICATIONS
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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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