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Editor’s Picks
Silver & Gold
These precious metals have been part of the lexicon of jewelers since humans mastered blacksmithing, thousands of years ago.
RAPHAEL SANZIO PENDANT
by Roberta and David Williamson.
Features and Departments
Timo Krapf Volume 45.2
David Updike follows the next generation of a family of master metalsmiths, as he relates the love for anticlastic raising that Timo Krapf has developed in his jewelry. Returning to school at the Savannah College of Art & Design for his MFA, Krapf wishes to continue growing as an artist.
Bob Ebendorf Volume 45.1
Ashley Callahan gives one of the father’s of contemporary art jewelry his due, celebrating fifty years of Bob Ebendorf’s work from the generous Porter • Price Collection, donated recently to the Mint Museum.
Chunghi Choo Volume 44.4
Having received the Visionary Award in Metal at the 2023 Smithsonian Craft Show, we explore the jewelry of Chunghi Choo.
Maria Wolff Volume 44.3
Visiting with Maria Wolff, a multimedia jewelrymaker whose father was a Danish furniture maker and immigrant, reminds us of the power of our heritage.
Carl and Irene Clark Volume 44.1
Patrick R. Benesh-Liu describes the superbly intricate micromosaic jewelry of this Navajo couple.
Queerphoria Volume 43.3
These jewelrymakers share how their identity, often paired with difficult experiences, gives them great joy.
Shuoyuan Bai Volume 43.1
The quiet and conscious aesthetic of Chinese jeweler Shuoyuan Bai, born in China but taught in America, is revealed in this article.
The Process of Becoming 42.4
Craft in America Jewelry Episode 42.4
Please note that these articles have been reformatted for web viewing. To read the full article as it was intended, purchase the magazine or article PDF.
Best of
Wearable Artists
As the 60s and 70s, the heyday of wearable art as a new medium, fade into the past, contemporary wearable art has become more refined, minimalistic, and influenced by fashion. This divergence has seen some of the spiritual successors to wearable art branch off into popular culture, such as Burning Man, cosplay, and fursuiting.
JACKET by K. Riley, of hand-carved blockprinted fabric, 2019.
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