Please join us Sunday October 12th at 2pm in the gallery for a talk with visiting artist Peter Hoogeboom.
Peter will be discussing his work in support of his exhibition Greenware, Crockery, Chinawear at Gallery Loupe, opening on October 11th.
Please join us for an artist talk with Mari Ishikawa. Ishikawa is visiting BKMW to give a special two – day workshop, Broder-Parallel World, on September 25-26. Border-Parallel World is a extraordinary opportunity to learn from a master jeweler whose unique use of materials and conceptual frameworks creates thoughtful and otherworldly work.
Artist Lecture in the Gallery
August 10th at 5pm
In support of Reifen’s solo exhibition All Is Dvash on view at Sienna Gallery July 26th – August 17th.
“Be aware of beauty” is a moto I have grown up with. “It brings joy into your life” I was told, and this is my ultimate goal in my work.
Flowers, little gems of beauty, displayed freely by nature, have punctuated my life with slivers of happiness. Their myriad shapes and colors, their undulating, flowing lines, are the source of my inspiration, and have led to my fanciful compositions.
Flowers hold the promise of future fruits, their nectar the promise of future honey. Coming from the land of ‘Milk and Honey’, I have titled my show ‘All is Dvash’ – all is honey, hinting to the wonder of hope and joy contained within each flower.
Each piece is unique. Individually sculpted by hand, and electroformed in my studio, brought to life by highlights of color. Bold yet delicate, each is an invitation for you to connect to those moments of happiness aroused by flowers in your life, and outwardly adorn yourself with them.
– Ruta Reifen on All Is Dvash
Please join us Sunday July 20th at 5pm in the gallery for an artist talk with Mallory Weston. Mallory’s talk is in support of her Emerging Artist exhibition at Sienna Gallery on view from July 9th – 26th.
Please join us next Tuesday July 15th at 7pm for a special lecture with visiting artist Nano Pulgar of Walka Studios in Santiago, Chile. A temporary exhibition of work from the Matadero series will also accompany this lecture. This show will be on view through 7/18.
Nano is currently in the US in support of Delirio y Cordura (Delirium and Sanity): Chilean Contemporary Jewelry now on view through August 10th at Velvet Da Vinci in San Francisco.
In conjunction with her solo exhibition Half Full at Sienna Gallery, Biba Schutz will be giving a lecture at Brooklyn Metal Works on July 8th at 7pm. Biba will be discussing this new body of work that incorporates blown glass and metalworking.
In support of her solo exhibition at Sienna Gallery (May 24th – June 15th) Raïssa Bump will be giving an artist talk on Tuesday evening June 17th at 7pm in the gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works. The lecture’s primary focus will be about her new body of work, Seeing the Familiar. This talk is open to the public and a $10 suggested donation is appreciated.
Raïssa will also be offering a two hour workshop on Wednesday June 18th entitled Simple Stretches to Keep You Making. This workshop is designed for all makers, and will teach you stretches that can be easily integrated into your workday.
One of the many demands of being a professional in the field of jewelry is choosing a title to define oneself. Goldsmith, craftsman, designer, artist; these are just a few of the possible designations that an emerging individual could choose. After leaving the security of an educational system a jeweler is faced with the task of trying to understand what exactly he or she identifies with in regards to the broad concept of being a maker.
“Indefinite” seeks to compare and contrast two young jewelers, one focused on contemporary jewelry and design in Europe and the other working in the American fashion industry. The artists were drawn together by mutual feelings of uncertainty concerning the exact label they use to define their specific forms of expression. Their point of convergence: the concept of jewelry and the challenge of comprehending its tradition in a contemporary context.
“Indefinite” is a tracing of two lines of flight, from education to professional practice, resulting in a unique dialogue about jewelry in contemporary culture.
Adam Grinovich is an American born jeweler living and working in Stockholm Sweden. He received his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and his MFA at Konstfack University in Stockholm Sweden, underneath the guidance of Dutch jeweler Ruudt Peters. He is a founding member of the experimental jewelry group A5 (www.afive.se) and the design collective Critical + (www.criticalplusdesign.com)
Christine Santanastaso received her BFA in 2011 from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and began her career in the fashion industry, where she creates jewelry for private label companies, as well as works on collaborations with top designers for their runway shows. She is a current Designer at Sequin LLC, a New York City based design house that caters to the needs of many boutiques, companies and fashion designers.
Saturday January 25th, 6pm
Suggested donation at the door $10
All are welcome, please join us!
