The 2008 Jewelry Arts Awards
Jewelry Artist magazine's annual competition
yields 10 outstanding winners
We proudly present the winners of the seventh
annual Jewelry Arts Awards. Entries were
judged for excellence, visual appeal and impact,
originality, and execution in these five categories:
Pendants/Necklaces, Bracelets, Pins/Brooches, Rings, and
Miscellaneous Jewelry.
Three independent experts judged this year’s entries.
Nanz Aalund is an accomplished metalsmith and a goldsmith
with more than 30 years’ experience. The owner of
Nanz Designz in Seattle, Washington, she has won numerous
design awards (www.nanzaalund.com).
Robert Dancik is
the originator of Faux Bone™, a carvable material, and a
jewelry artist and teacher with more than 30 years of experience. He often teaches
workshops at art centers in the U.S. and abroad (www.fauxbone.com, www.robertdancik.com).
Larry Sanders is an experienced jewelry photographer who photographs
artists’ handiwork for submission to juried shows
(www.juryslides.com).
Our thanks to the judges and all who entered for their
hard work and participation.
To enter the 2009 Jewelry Arts Awards, entry forms will be available for
download in mid November 2008 at www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/contest.
Compiled by Kristen L. Gibson, Assistant Editor. For more information about
our competitions, e-mail Kristen at kgibson@interweave.com or call (610)
232-5715.
Marie Scarpa- Best of Competition
(also First Place, Pendants/Necklaces)
NAUTILLESQUE
3.5" x 3" x .625". Fluorite, round fancy
faceted, 5.75 carats. 12mm. 47 round, white Chinese freshwater
pearls, 3.12mm to 4.51mm. Hand-fabricated sterling sheet, fine
silver, and 22K wire. Photo: Hap Sakwa.
707-765-7665, www.mariescarpadesigns.com |
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Jewelry Arts Awards 2008 Winners |
Bracelets
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Eva Martin
First Place
Bracelets
TEMPLE TREE CUFF BRACELET. 55mm x 65mm x
70mm. Oxidized sterling silver, 18K yellow gold, 2.1
carats orange sapphires. Cast, soldered, engraved,
and oxidized branches. Hand fabricated and soldered
leaves. Bezel set sapphire flowers. Photo by the artist. eva@evamartin.com, www.evamartin.com
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Janet Huddie
Second Place
Bracelets
UNTITLED. 7.5" L x 1.5" W x .25" D. Oxidized sterling silver,
rubber
cord. Cast and fabricated. Photo: Joseph Hyde.
janet@janethuddie.com
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Pendants/Necklaces
Marie Scarpa- Best of Competition - Photos
in intro
(also First Place, Pendants/Necklaces) NAUTILLESQUE
3.5" x 3" x .625". Fluorite, round fancy faceted, 5.75 carats.
12mm. 47 round, white Chinese freshwater pearls, 3.12mm to 4.51mm. Hand-fabricated
sterling sheet, fine silver, and 22K wire. Photo: Hap Sakwa. 707-765-7665, www.mariescarpadesigns.com
Jeffrey Appling
Second Place - Right
Pendants/Necklaces
AMERICAN INGENUITY. 19.5". Platinum, 14K white gold, 10
hand carved drusy onyx with rhodium plate, one 25mm large
round drilled center ametrine, chrome tourmaline, 4.13
carats; hot pink sapphire, .48 carats; blue sapphire, 2.86
carats; spessartite, 2.52 carats; rubellite, 3.52 carats; tsavorite,
1.91 carats; citrine, 1.10 carats; amethyst, 2.50 carats;
diamonds, 2.21 carats. Hand fabricated, cast and assembled,
drawn wire, and carved. Photo: Hap Sakwa.
760-322-2883, www.JeffreyAppling.com
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Pins & Brooches
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Minna Karhu
First Place
Pins/Brooches
PICKED ONE. 122mm x 72mm x 74mm. Recycled plastic,
silver, steel. Cut plastic pieces formed with heat and combined
with riveting. Photo by the artist.
narppa@gmail.com |
Anne Havel
Second Place
Pins/Brooches
FRAGILE. 4.125" x 2.875" x .75". Sterling silver, copper wire
and sheet, sterling tubing. Two layers of pierced copper sheet
for shadow layer. Tubing for pin/pendant findings and between
layers. Torch-fired vitreous enamel on copper, approximately
16 firings total, layers riveted together and oxidized silver.
Photo: Larry Sanders.
802-325-2319, annehavel@vermontel.net
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Miscellaneous
Jewelry
llyn strong
First Place
Miscellaneous Jewelry
YELLOW BERYL SUITE. Ring, 20mm x 16mm, 18K white and yellow gold, 22.40 carats
yellow beryl; 18 carats total weight diamonds, GH, VVS1; and a .025 carat yellow
diamond. Pendant, 17mm x 35mm, 18K white and yellow gold, 11.20 carat yellow
beryl and 37-.92 total carat weight round diamond brilliants. Necklace, 27",
18K yellow gold, 26.77 carats total weight yellow diamond beads. Earring jackets,
18K yellow and white gold, 2-10.20 carats total weight yellow beryls and .22
carats total weight diamond brilliants. Earrings, 18K white and yellow gold,
10-.40 total carat weight diamond brilliants. CAD to wax mold, cast and set.
Photo: Robert Diamante. info@llynstrong.com, www.llynstrong.com |
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Leah Gerber
Second Place
Miscellaneous Jewelry
THEATRE HANDBAG. 140mm x 93mm. Sterling sheet and wire, synthetic opals
12mm x 10mm and 9mm x 7mm. Roller printed, hand forged, and fabricated. Photo:
Marina Wasserman.
leahgerber@hotmail.com, www.leart.by.ru
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