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Web-Surf to the Primavera Gallery

Posted by learntobead on April 3, 2009

THE PRIMAVERA GALLERY
210 11th Avenue at 25th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001
http://www.primaveragallery.com/index.asp

Jewelry

Jewelry is a major part of Primavera Gallery. They offer fine, rare and collectible jewels spanning over 200 years of jewelry design, with pieces dating from the late 17th century up until the present. Their  emphasis, however, is on unusual signed pieces, Art Deco through the 1960’s.

They are not interested in large diamonds or masses of precious stones — this, for them, is geology rather than jewelry. They are interested in great style, exciting design and integrity of workmanship. Their collection includes all of the major individual designers, as well as the great jewelry houses. In their spacious new Chelsea gallery, they are also showing jewelry by both well-known and emerging Studio jewelers.

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They also offer the work of individual contemporary jewelry designers of special merit, among them Pol Bury, Bruno Martinazzi and Andrew Grima, and they are adding interesting contemporary and studio jewelry from many talented designers working today.

Some things in the Gallery:

 

MARCHAK TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND RING
primavera1A very unique cocktail ring. The sugar-loaf turquoise set in a domed turquoise and diamond base creates, literally, high drama. The House of Marchak excelled at creating unusual pieces, and especially this kind of jewelry in the 1950’s.
Marchak, Paris

ART DECO BRACELET WATCH

primavera2An elegant and refined bracelet with great Art Deco style in 18k gold set with damonds and calibre-cut rubies. The clasp is also set with rubies, and the central motif cleverly conceals a watch.

 

BOIVIN “LILAC LEAF” BROOCH

primavera3The House of Boivin is well known for beautiful jewelry based on natural forms. This leaf shimmers with the colors of aquamarines, peridots, citrines, and amethysts. It will bring Springtime to any season.
French, ca. 1938

 

 

 

 

 

BUCCELLATI DIAMOND RING

primavera4A wonderful vintage Buccellati, with their famous exquisite gold and silver work, and a 4 carat diamond of unusual and mysterious color.
Buccellati, Italy
 

 

 

 

 

SUSANNE BELPERRON RING

primavera5Pale blue chalcedony was one of Suzanne Belperron’s favorite materials. Here, it is finely carved and centers a fine pearl. Belperron’s jewelry is in great demand, and there are few pieces around. This is a beauty.
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Lot’s of pretty stuff to admire on their website.

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Worldwide Tour of Jewelry Exhibits

Posted by learntobead on March 31, 2009

Jewelry Exhibits Around The World:
Let’s Web Surf

I don’t have the money nor the time to go visit every museum with ongoing or special exhibits on jewelry.   So thank God for the internet.   I can get my cultural fix.

WIRE KNOTTING WITH LOREN DAMEWOOD
New York City 92nd st Y
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http://www.golden-knots.com/

Loren describes himself as “I’m a middle aged guy with a red face and not much hair, at least for now. I was born in the early fifties, observed the hippie generation mostly from the sidelines, and managed to survive the Viet Nam war by dint of becoming a technician instead of a killing machine. The former might not pay as well, but it’s a more marketable skill. That’s what I’ve been doing ever since, anyway, up until the end of 2006, when I retired from the aerospace industry.”

Many of his pieces are based on what he calls the Turk Head Knot.   See the ring above.

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GIA MUSEUM
Carlsbad, California
http://www.gia.edu/research-resources/museum/index.html

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The GIA Museum’s current focus is building the Historical Collection, a sophisticated collection of jewelry, objets d’art and gemstones of known provenance from earlier cultures and periods.

 

 

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Barbara Paganin and Patricia Lemaire

Galerie Orfeo

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

http://www.galerie-orfeo.com/ausstellung.html

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Founded in April 1992 by Susy Ciacchini, the Orfèo Gallery is the meeting point of the Art of contemporary jewellery in Luxembourg.
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Link to other jewelry artists which the gallery represents:

http://www.galerie-orfeo.com/kuenstler_e.html

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LUCCA PREZIOSA
Contemporary Jewelry
Toscany, Italy
Group Jewelry Artist Showing

http://www.luccapreziosa.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205&Itemid=62&lang=en

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Masriera Gold Enamel Jewelry

Posted by learntobead on March 19, 2009

Masriera Gold Enamel Jewelry

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A couple of years ago, I visited Barcelona, Spain.    I was lucky enough to stumble upon a jewelry gallery displaying the original gold enamel work of Masriera.    The Art Nouveau and Art Deco pieces from the late 1800’s, early 1900s were unbelievable.    I’ve wanted to duplicate some of them in bead-woven pieces, but haven’t figured out exactly how to go about that.

http://www.masriera.es/

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The company still exists and presents new and reproduced pieces each year.

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Masriera pioneered the idea that each piece of jewelry should be a miniature piece of art.    Prior to that, the primary focus of jewelry was on particular stones, cut or otherwise.     Everything else within the piece of jewelry was “frame” or “outline”.     In Masriera’s pieces, the stone became part of the artistic story or presentation of the whole piece.

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Years ago, there was a fabulous coffee table book published about the Masriera collection.   I reviewed the book at the gallery in Barcelona, but it’s been long out of print.    Every year I search the used art book websites to try to secure a copy.  No luck so far.

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Other links with images:

http://www.geoffreyrothgallery.com/masriera_gallery.html

http://www.jacksonsquare.com/sc-jewelry/sc-masriera/masriera.html

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The Legacy of Maharaja of Baroda

Posted by learntobead on March 13, 2009

You need to check out the beadwork and jewelry at this link:

http://www.luxuryculture.com/home.html?gotourl=LN/features/0000385/luxury-now/simply_sophisticated

 

CLICK on the link for THE LEGACY OF MAHARAJA OF BARODA.

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The Maharaja was one of the most important jewelry collectors of the 19th century.  

Check out the details on the legendary Pearl Carpet of Baroda.   

The Moon of Baroda was the diamond worn by Marilyn Monroe in Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend.

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Hot Links – by Connie Welch

Posted by learntobead on March 7, 2009

This weeks must-see hot links:

 

…BEAD STUDY « Learn To Bead Great write up of Wed. Bead studies
 
 
Etsy :: SusiMakesStuff :: Susi Makes Stuff  Susi has a space on Etsy LOOKS GOOD
 
 
Regifting Robin  If you can figure this out – let me know

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What’s Happening at CBJA

Posted by learntobead on February 28, 2009

logo1smTHE CENTER FOR
BEADWORK & JEWELRY ARTS
If you want to add your email address to receive our Spring and Fall Designer Gazettes, email us at
oddsian@landofodds.com
type DESIGNER GAZETTE in the subject line

BEAD STUDY

TOPIC: Dimensional Shapes in Beadwork

We will be using Diane Fitzgerald's new book on dimensional shapes as a study guide. The book is entitled "Shaped Beadwork: Dimensional Jewelry with Peyote Stitch". We have copies for sale in the shop.

We will probably stick with this topic for the next 12 months.

We will organize the studies into 5 units:

(1) Making basic polygons

(2) Making donut polygons

(3) 3-Dimensional Shapes

(4) "Shape" as a design element

"Dimensionality" as a design element

(5) Other Geometrics from other artists, like Julia Pretl, Jean Powers, Judith Walker, Laura McCabe

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BEAD WEAVING WORKSHOPS
Laura McCabe – May 1-3, 2009

(1 places remaining)

Friday, 5/1/2009

Geo-Floral Beaded Bead (Registration fee, $125.00)
Kits available for purchase from instructor – cost $45.00.
LOOK N’ SEE:
www.landofodds.com/beadschool/images/laura-mccabe-geo-floral-beaded-bead.jpg

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(4 places remaining)

Saturday/Sunday, 5/2-3/2009
Dahlia Garland Necklace (Registration fee, $250.00)

Kits available for purchase from instructor – cost $110.00.
LOOK N’ SEE:

www.landofodds.com/beadschool/images/laura-mccabe-dahlia-garland-necklace.jpg

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Cynthia Rutledge – October 9-11, 2009

Cynthia Rutledge – October 9-11, 2009

(12 places remaining)

Friday, 10/9/2009

A Chain Reaction (Registration fee, $125.00; optional kit, $70.00 (4 palettes available)

LOOK N' SEE:

http://www.cynthiarutledge.net/workshops/b-chain-reaction.htm

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(10 places remaining)

Saturday and Sunday, 10/10-11/2009

Intermezzo Necklace (Registration fee, $250.00, optional kit, price to be announced (2 palettes to be available)

LOOK N' SEE:

http://www.cynthiarutledge.net/workshops/n-intermezzo.htm

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Dallas Lovett – April 16-18, 2010
Workshop topics to be announced

Marcia DeCoster – September 10-12th, 2010
Workshop topics to be announced

Sherry Serafini – August 26-28, 2011

Workshop Topics to be announced

SILVERSMITHING WORKSHOPS BY DON NORRIS

There is a limit to 10 registrants per workshop. His workshops fill quickly.

(8 slots available)

Monday, April 6th, 9am-6pm, (1-day) Beginner Silversmithing Workshop
$200.00 fee includes instruction, all materials and tools

Emphasis on learning how to solder with a hand held torch, and creating a setting for a stone

PMC and WIREWORK EARRINGS WORKSHOP
EARRINGS, EARRINGS, EARRINGS
Sat, 6/27, 10am-4pm

Instructor: Elesa Phares
$130.00 fee plus $35.00 materials charge

($165.00 deposit reserves space)

(8 slots available)

This is an all day class. The student will learn a few PMC (precious metal clay) techniques, make a pair of PMC (precious metal clay), earrings and while firing, will learn 2-3 other wire-wrapped earring designs.

COME STUDY JEWELRY DESIGN WITH US IN TUSCANY, ITALY
“Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry”
TBA, 2010

Toscana Americana has invited us to lead an 8-day workshop in Cortona, Italy in Tuscany and near Florence. The workshop – Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – teaches some bead stringing and bead weaving techniques, introduces you to some in-depth jewelry design concepts and theories, and guides you in the creation of 2 or 3 contemporized pieces of jewelry. More information on-line:
www.landofodds.com/store/toscananarrativesynopsis.htm

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Tibetan Pendant with Strap

Posted by learntobead on February 22, 2009

This is one of my favorite pieces, which, unfortunately, since it is small, it is difficult to create a decent image to post online.

The Pendant is an adaption of a segment in Cynthia Rutledge’s Tibetan Bangle Bracelet. The strap is beadwoven, and based on an antique chain I saw in an antique store in Nassau, The Bahamas. The strap takes longer to make than the pendant itself.

Tibetan Pendant with Strap

Tibetan Pendant with Strap



I have other pieces I’ve made, some of which I teach or have instructions/kits for, on my website.
Warren Feld Jewelry

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Fun project – Etruscan Square Stitch Bracelet

Posted by learntobead on February 21, 2009

gesquarebracefullThis is one of the pieces I teach in Italy in my Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry workshop.

You can download a free copy of draft instructions for this piece. If you make the piece from the instructions, please let me know if anything needs to be better written.

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— Warren

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4th Place, Swarovski 2008 Contest

Posted by learntobead on February 21, 2009

I won 4th place in Swarovksi’s 2008 annual Create-Your-Own-Style contest with this piece. The theme was Naturally Inspired. There were 1200 entries. I named my piece, “Canyon Sunrise.” — Warren

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