Mastery inJewelry &Metals:

IrresistibleOfferings!

Gail M. Brown,Curator

Mastery in Jewelry & Metals:Irresistible Offerings!

Gail M. Brown,Curator

Participating Artists

Julia BarelloHarriete Estel BermanElizabeth BrimDoug BucciKathy BuszkiewiczHarlan W. ButtChunghi ChooSharon ChurchJohn CogswellChris DarwayJack DaSilvaMarilyn DaSilvaRobert EbendorfSandra EnterlineFred FensterArline FischPat FlynnDavid C. FredaDon FriedlichJohn G. GarrettLisa GralnickGary S. GriffinLaurie HallSusan H. HamletDouglas Harling

Mary Lee HuMichael JerryRobin Kranitzky & Kim OverstreetRebecca LaskinKeith LewisCharles Lewton-BrainLinda MacNeilJohn MarshallBruce MetcalfEleanor MotyTom MuirHarold O'ConnorKomelia OkimAlbert PaleyBeverly PennSuzan RezacStephen SaracinoHiroko Sato-PijanowskiSondra ShermanHelen ShirkLin StanionisBillie TheideRachelle ThiewesLinda Threadgill

WHAT is Mastery? The pursuit and attainment, achievement of purpose, knowledge, sustained accomplishment and excellence. The creation of irrepressible, important studio jewelry and significant metal work: unique, expressive, often remarkable, wearable objects, hand wrought vessels which address utilitarian purpose and tactile enticement, distinctive, arresting sculptural forms, unforgettable, temporary and permanent public installations- all of which have challenged, consecutively seduced and retained as indelible memory, from the creativity in this community.

Founded in 1969, SNAG has brought together makers of singular, individual, personal goals, values and commitment to the field- a tribe of unique and collective imagination, of passion for their exploratory works - and then spotlighted their presence and production, creating attention by avid audiences eager for those unexpected challenges. Individuality within the diverse and unexpected possibilities. Appreciation for historic and ceremonial precedents. Next dialogues within the continuum of traditions and craft history. Evolving or revolutionary ideas. Subtle or overt actions. Elegant or whimsical outcomes. Pushing or leaping over limits. Respect and absorption of the knowledge and experience of precedents. Generous sharing of individual discoveries; teaching and dialogue in and out of the studio and academic communities.

Addressing the body: ears, chest, fingers, neck, shoulders, wrist. The domestic scene as stage- function identified, utility as task and ritual objects as design inspiration. The dialogue of unending possibilities for sculptural forms. The intrigue of complex ideas for temporary and permanent installations. Metals, enamel, stones, clay, glass, mosaics, wood, mixed and repurposed materials. Annealed, anodized, assembled, beaded, built, carved, cast, collected, constructed, crafted, designed, enameled, folded, formed, fused, gilt, inlaid, knitted, mokume-gane, molded, oxidized, printed, raised, set, smithed, snipped, stitched, technology, woven.

What IS Mastery?

A singular idea, a function, a symbol becomes a concept, a series, a marker- a recognizable visual attitude and identifiable vocabulary which grows into an observation, a continuum, an unforgettable commentary. Risk taking. Alone and juxtaposed….so many ideas inviting exploration.

Contrasting moods and attitudes, stimuli and emotional temperatures. Subtle or bold. Serene or exuberant. Pithy observations of the natural and manmade worlds. The languages of beauty, aesthetics and art. Observation and commentary. Values and conscience. Excess and dearth, appreciation and awareness. Heavy moods and childlike insouciance. Wisdom and wit. Humor and critique. Reality and fantasy. Figuration and abstraction. Reality and Symbolism. Icons. Life. Contradictory content, questions and narratives. Style, color and decoration. Embrace of technology. Social issues and political platforms. The continuum of traditional craft palettes; the unexpected as new media. Choices.

What is MASTERY?

Larger provocations identified, striven for and met, refinements, working rhythms, sequential self-challenges proceeding onward. New more daring goals. Individual evolutions building presence, prowess and virtuosity. The attainment of a visual ease and grace, while narratives and vocabularies build, blossom and become part of craft history.

Those well-known and acknowledged. Their works visually and actually well-travelled, exhibited, documented They are artists, jewelers, metalsmiths, craftspeople who have vigorous, prolific studio practices while they are experienced, generous and inspiring educators. They are identified nationally and internationally, working, teaching, influencing the individual and collective story of SNAG at 50. Continuing purposeful pursuit, identifiable feats of technical challenge, intention, achievement and prowess. Sequential evolution, radical new paths of exploration and experimentation. Seemingly inexhaustible ideas, unanticipated diversions and production. New Roads. New risk taking. Authentic and recognizable. Successful and ever-surprising. Virtuosity. Refinement. Sustained passion. Celebration of the human experience. Evidently joyous roads well travelled and self-determined accomplishments met and exceeded.

Gail M. Brown, Curator

WHAT is Mastery? The pursuit and attainment, achievement of purpose, knowledge, sustained accomplishment and excellence. The creation of irrepressible, important studio jewelry and significant metal work: unique, expressive, often remarkable, wearable objects, hand wrought vessels which address utilitarian purpose and tactile enticement, distinctive, arresting sculptural forms, unforgettable, temporary and permanent public installations- all of which have challenged, consecutively seduced and retained as indelible memory, from the creativity in this community.

Founded in 1969, SNAG has brought together makers of singular, individual, personal goals, values and commitment to the field- a tribe of unique and collective imagination, of passion for their exploratory works - and then spotlighted their presence and production, creating attention by avid audiences eager for those unexpected challenges. Individuality within the diverse and unexpected possibilities. Appreciation for historic and ceremonial precedents. Next dialogues within the continuum of traditions and craft history. Evolving or revolutionary ideas. Subtle or overt actions. Elegant or whimsical outcomes. Pushing or leaping over limits. Respect and absorption of the knowledge and experience of precedents. Generous sharing of individual discoveries; teaching and dialogue in and out of the studio and academic communities.

Addressing the body: ears, chest, fingers, neck, shoulders, wrist. The domestic scene as stage- function identified, utility as task and ritual objects as design inspiration. The dialogue of unending possibilities for sculptural forms. The intrigue of complex ideas for temporary and permanent installations. Metals, enamel, stones, clay, glass, mosaics, wood, mixed and repurposed materials. Annealed, anodized, assembled, beaded, built, carved, cast, collected, constructed, crafted, designed, enameled, folded, formed, fused, gilt, inlaid, knitted, mokume-gane, molded, oxidized, printed, raised, set, smithed, snipped, stitched, technology, woven.

What IS Mastery?

A singular idea, a function, a symbol becomes a concept, a series, a marker- a recognizable visual attitude and identifiable vocabulary which grows into an observation, a continuum, an unforgettable commentary. Risk taking. Alone and juxtaposed….so many ideas inviting exploration.

Contrasting moods and attitudes, stimuli and emotional temperatures. Subtle or bold. Serene or exuberant. Pithy observations of the natural and manmade worlds. The languages of beauty, aesthetics and art. Observation and commentary. Values and conscience. Excess and dearth, appreciation and awareness. Heavy moods and childlike insouciance. Wisdom and wit. Humor and critique. Reality and fantasy. Figuration and abstraction. Reality and Symbolism. Icons. Life. Contradictory content, questions and narratives. Style, color and decoration. Embrace of technology. Social issues and political platforms. The continuum of traditional craft palettes; the unexpected as new media. Choices.

What is MASTERY?

Larger provocations identified, striven for and met, refinements, working rhythms, sequential self-challenges proceeding onward. New more daring goals. Individual evolutions building presence, prowess and virtuosity. The attainment of a visual ease and grace, while narratives and vocabularies build, blossom and become part of craft history.

Those well-known and acknowledged. Their works visually and actually well-travelled, exhibited, documented They are artists, jewelers, metalsmiths, craftspeople who have vigorous, prolific studio practices while they are experienced, generous and inspiring educators. They are identified nationally and internationally, working, teaching, influencing the individual and collective story of SNAG at 50. Continuing purposeful pursuit, identifiable feats of technical challenge, intention, achievement and prowess. Sequential evolution, radical new paths of exploration and experimentation. Seemingly inexhaustible ideas, unanticipated diversions and production. New Roads. New risk taking. Authentic and recognizable. Successful and ever-surprising. Virtuosity. Refinement. Sustained passion. Celebration of the human experience. Evidently joyous roads well travelled and self-determined accomplishments met and exceeded.

Gail M. Brown, Curator

Hiroko Sato-PijanowskiMokume-Gane Candy BoxFine Silver And Shakudou2019

Linda MacNeilNeck Collar No.30Glass, 24K Gold Plated Brass2017Photo: Bill Truslow Photography

Don FriedlichLumina Series BroochBorosilicate Glass, Dichroic Glass, 14k Gold2018Photo: Sanders Visual Images

Julia BarelloLight Blue TripletDyed X-ray Film, Monofilament, Sterling Silver2016

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Suzan RezacThe Eclipse24K Gold, 18K Gold, Fine Silver, Sterling Silver2018

Lisa GralnickThe Gold Standard Part III:Three Brooches, Three Centuries18K Gold, Blood, Enamel, Glass,Plexiglass Frame2012Photo: Jim Escalante

Doug BucciIslet - Bracelet3D Printed Stainless Steel & Custom Silk Boxwith Numbered Stainless Badge2010-present

Robin Kranitzky and Kim OverstreetRevealAcetate, Acrylic, Bamboo, Brass, Copper,Glass, Paper, Porcupine Quills, Shell, Thread,Wood, Wood Putty2016Photo: Allen Hurdle

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Rachelle ThiewesSlipstreamAutopaint, Steel2012

Billie TheideC.T. Colortone: Lincoln (Teapot)Vintage C.T. Colortone Linen Postcards, Birch2016

Harold O'ConnorAcross the MesaAmber, Seven-Fifty gold, Silver, Spectgrolite24K Gold2016

Tom MuirFlower of Sentience -Elephant Snout Belt BuckleBronze, Copper, Resin Print, Sterling Silver2019Photo: Tim Thayer

Beverly PennCeanothus AmaranthusBronze 2017Photo: Christopher Zaleski

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Charles Lewton-BrainSwoop Bracelet B999Electroformed Copper, Garnets, Electroformed24K Gold, Stainless Steel2017

Pat FlynnLeaf Locket18K Yellow Gold, 22K Yellow Gold, Iron,Mineral Glass, Poplar Leaf, Stainless Steel2018Photo: Hap Sakwa

Harriete Estel BermanOver Growth, Over Abundance,Over Consumption, OverwhelmedCopper, Recycled Tin Cans,Vintage Steel Dollhouses2019

Gary Griffinet per se and - Maquette #5Steel2018

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Eleanor MotyCoded BroochQuartz Crystal,Sterling Silver,22K and 18K Gold2017

Marilyn da SilvaQuiet IISterling silver, copper, brass, gesso,colored pencil, sand2016Photo: M. Lee Fatherree

John G. GarrettBabble Basket 3Aluminum (plain, painted, salvaged),Brass Wire, Copper Sheet/Wire, Fabric Scraps,Rebarties, Printed Tin, Steel Armature/Grids,Salvaged Scraps/Wire2019Photo: Margot Geist

Sharon ChurchGaiaAcrylic Paint, Carved Delrin, Diamonds,Dyed Freshwater Pearls, Epoxy, Found Objects,Labradorite, Oxidized Sterling Silver,PaperClay Over Styrofoam Balls2018Photo: Ken Yanoviak

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Sondra ShermanD.T.L.ADigital Print On Aluminum, Enamel Paint,Steel, Sterling Silver2018Photo: Luna Perri

Rebecca LaskinArm Piece #1 & Arm Piece #2Nylon (3D Printed)Modelled In Rhino, Hand-Painted2015

Chunghi ChooBody OrnamentFiber, Pin with Foilstamping, Metal, Stones,Found Object2010

Harlan ButtGlacier Vessel #5Enamel, Silver2017

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Lin StanionisApocrypha22K/18K Gold, Sterling/22K Bimetal,Sterling, Octahedral Diamonds, Enamel2019Photo: Jon Blumb

Helen ShirkWeeds NecklaceMild Steel2018

Keith LewisThe Saddest Aisle #23Electroformed Copper Goodwill Basket,Enamel, Lens, Mirrors, Plastic, Steel,Sterling Silver, Theatrical Gel2016

Bruce MetcalfTiamet's SongBoxwood, Brass, Maple, Micarta (PhenolicResin), Sterling Silver2018

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Douglas HarlingAnimate Series (group of 3)Cast Bronze Forms With 23.5K Gold Leaf,Fabricated Bronze Bases With Tinned Surfaces2017

Fred FensterStar David Kiddish CupPewter2005Photo: Tamara Tsurkan

Kathy BuszkiewiczDouble Dutch: Skip the RhetoricU.S. Currency, 24K Yellow Gold, Wood2016

Elizabeth BrimShimmyBronze, Oil Paint, Steel2019Photo: Jenny Eden Wolf

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Mary Lee HuBrooch #3818K Gold, 22K Gold2015Photo: Daniel Fox

Laurie HallProtest is PatrioticSterling Silver, Mixed Materials (On Parade)2018Photo: Dan Kvitka

Sandra EnterlineDuo Pendant24K Yellow GoldOxidized Sterling Silver, Steel2016Photo: Mark Johann

Chris DarwayMechanical Brooch #6 with BoxEbony, Copper, Brass, Hematite, Moonstone,Nickel, Stainless Steel2018Photo: Chet Bolins

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Albert PaleyProposal for Portal Gate,Naples Art Museum, Naples, FLGraphite And Red Pencil On Transparent Film2000

John MarshallUrnSilver Basalt2010Photo: Jerry Davis

Bob EbendorfRing Around the RosieMixed Media2019Photo: Jonathan Meade

John CogswellPie Server (untitled)Sterling Silver2018

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Komelia OkimGodfather: Memorabilia VesselFine and Sterling Silver, 24k Gold,Sumac Lacquering2015-2016Photo: KANG, Jongjin

David FredaDanis Danis Butterfly18K Yellow Gold, 950 Platinum, Diamonds,Vitreous Enamel2017Photo: David Behl

Arline FischPink and Purple Bead NecklaceCoated Copper Wire, Sterling SilverClasp and Wire2017

Jack DaSilvaYad I- Et Dei-WIll of God &Yad II- Verbum Dei-Word of GodSterling Silver, Formed Anticlastically2018Photo: George Post

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Linda ThreadgillRuby RosetteCopper, Enamel, Pearl, Silver2018Photo: James Threadgill

Stephen SaracinoPineapple of AnguishBoar Tusk, Mokume Gane, Sterling Silver2014Photo: Bruce Fox

Michael JerryBracelet with StonesSterling Silver, Semiprecious Stones2019

Susan H. HamletNecklace - Winter BranchesSterling Silver2012

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Mastery in Jewelry & Metals:Irresistible Offerings!

Gail M. Brown,Curator

YEARSThe Society of North American Goldsmiths advances jewelry and metalsmithing by inspiring creativity, encouraging education, and fostering community. More information available at: www.snagmetalsmith.org

Helen Shirk - Weeds Necklace

Exhibition Hosted By:

2052 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Cover Artwork:

Catalog Design By:Matthew Smith Graphic Designwww.matthewsmithgraphicdesign.com

The 50th Anniversary Committee would like to thank Gail M. Brown for her support and dedication to SNAG, and for curating this exhibition.

50th Anniversary CommitteeElizabeth Shypertt - ChairDominique BereiterDan DiCaprioDon FreidlichGwynne Rukenbrod SmithJessica ToddChristiana Updegraff

Stephanie Fedoroff - SNAG Exhibitions Intern

SNAG would like to thank Nora McCarthy and Gallery 2052 for hosting this exhibition in celebration of SNAG’s 50th anniversary.

© 2019 Society of North American Goldsmiths