11th Biennial Juried Member Exhibition
Held at
Target Gallery, The Torpedo Factory Arts Center,
105 North Union street Alexandria Virginia 22314
November 23, 2002 – January 12, 2003
Items shown included jewelry, sculpture and holloware and ceremonial and ritual objects. Gold and silver predominated in the materials used, other materials included gemstones, enamel and found objects.
76 Artists showed 183 pieces. Photographs and remarks by the president and jurors can be seen by following the links below
6 exhibitors were awarded Juror’s special recognition (images above from left) Nick Grant Banes, Tina Chisena, Susan M. Garten, Wesley Glebe, Eric Margry and Evelyn Purvis |
JURORS STATEMENT
Thomas Gentille
Bringing forth a piece of jewelry from any material can be extremely difficult and extraordinarily rewarding. In this we are all fortunate, for success or failure is accomplished through our own talents and efforts.
Do not envy anyone asked to judge an exhibition. It can be amazingly complex and exhausting. Being absolutely honest and fighting one’s personal prejudices (both good and bad) when looking at hundreds of works is tiring. It is also hard on the feet, the back, and the eyes. However, as in the Washington Guild of Goldsmiths’ exhibition, when the quality and enthusiasm of the work runs high, a kind of joy overtakes the judge. This joy soars when working with a fine fellow judge, and especially when aided by a superb, hardworking, and gracious staff.
By the time we announced the prizes, I was on cloud nine. It is most pleasant to float on that cloud above the earth for a while. Perhaps you might envy the judge after all, or better yet, take pride in that you enabled someone to soar.
Chris Darway
Metal working and its traditions go back in time almost six thousand years. Simply gaining an ( awareness of all known techniques would be a daunting task, let alone learning them. It would be a life’s work just to master one or two techniques of jewelry-making, not to mention the techniques of sculpture, hollowware, and blacksmithing.
There are numerous ways that people acquire the skills of metalsmithing. Some people come to metals as a hobby or a part-time endeavor and polish their skills through workshops, videos or books. It doesn’t matter where or how we learn. The goal is the same. We strive to develop our skills to a level where a design in our minds eye can become an object that can be held in the hands.
My designer-craftsman training was comprised of a foundation program at a traditional art college, followed by classes in design, sculpture, drawing, and metals. The term ‘designer-craftsman was coined during the sixties to describe who we are and what we do. When I look at others’ work, I do so as a designer, a craftsman, and as a teacher.
There are several different goals to achieve, as a juror, when critiquing someone’s work For me, critiquing is teaching by advice -offering options and suggestions. The two main areas to critique are design, which can be subjective, and technique, which is not. To jury is to judge a work. The work must be judged on its own merit and must be compared to all work that has come before it. Remember our tradition.
As a juror, I look for work that will raise my eyebrow for its technical merit or put a smile on my face with a clever solution to a design problem.
The Washington Guild of Goldsmiths gave me the chance to raise my eyebrow and smile a number of times. As a designer-craftsman and a teacher, I encourage people to come to the craft with the sole intention of pleasing themselves with their work first, and worrying about others’ opinions later.
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Dorothea M.Stover Jazz II – Pendant 2″ x 1 1/4″ x 1/2″
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Barbro Eriksdotter Gendell Golden Points View #1 Pendant with Chain 3″ x 2″ x 1/2
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Pamela L. Browning Rising Sun – Pendant 3″ x 1 1/2″
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James Cohen Harlequin Shot Glasses – set of three 2″ x 1 1/2″
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Winifred Anthony Painted Pear – Locket/Pendant 2 ½” x 1 5/8” x ¼”
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Virginia Kliever Gentle Hands I – Pendant on chain 1 1/2″ x 1 1/16″ x 1/3″
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Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I – nest with eggs 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
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Lois Schwartz Ivy Vine Necklace 19″ x 1 1/2″ x 1/4
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Eric Margry Bulge – Necklace 7″ x 9″ x 1″
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Susan M. Garten Here Be Dragons Bowls I & II 4 1/2″ x 7″ x 6 1/2″
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Anne Paynter-Hill Moon Glow Necklace 1 7/8″ x 1 7/8″ x 3/8″
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Tina Chisena Mirror of Life 4 3/4″ x 2 1/8″ x 2″
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ZsuZsi Wolf Bracelet 8″ x 13 mm x 11 mm
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Phoebe Mix Standing Spoon 7″ x 2″ x 1″
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Estelle Renee Vernon Brooch #3 Grasses with Diagonal / Japanese Textile Series 3″ x 7/8″ x 3/8″
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Wesley Glebe 4 rings 23mm x 3mm
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Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I – nest with eggs 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
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Lisa VershbowNovy Arbat #12 – Sculpture with Brooch 16 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/2″
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Johnnie Gins Red Frog Pin/Pendant 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″
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Cynthia Brown-Milans Princess – Ring size: 6 1/2″
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Diana Dardis Gold Flow Bracelet 8″ x 3/4″ x 3/16″
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Mimi Harris Bug Spoons – set of 8 6 3/8″ x 1 1/4″ x 18g
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Cecilia Tao To Fly – Brooch 5″ x 1 1/2″
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Beth Carey Secret Shield Pin 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ x 3/8″
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Carol Oshinsky Urban Renewal I Brooch 1 1/2″ x 1 13/16″ x 3/16″
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Cindy Calahan Lobster Pearl 2″ x 2″ x 1/2″
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on SuddendorfSpinning Top Moonstone Ring 6 5/8 ring size
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Naomi Heller Interrupted 1″ x 3 1/2″
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Abby Schindler Goldblatt Red Wall – wall sculpture 8″ x 7″ x 5″
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Joann SordelliniPatterns of Places – Necklace 2 3/8″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/4
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Yvonne Arritt Bronze Vase 8 1/2” x 3” x 3”
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Nan Harmon Priscilla – Mask 13″ x 8 3/4″ x 1 1/2″
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Dawn Benedetto Wide Cuff 2″ x 2 5/8″ x 1″
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Gretchen Raber “Morphosis Landscape Grid” – Brooch 4″ x 4 1/2″ x 3/4
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Nancy Kahn De Mulder Mix it Up – Detachable Rearrangeable Lavalier/Pendant drop 6 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 1/4″
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Roy Ysla Brooch III 2 1/2″ x 1″ x 1/8″
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Dana Bussell Untitled Pin 2 1/4″ x 1″ x 1/2″
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Jan Maddox Open Grid Brooch 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/4″
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Evelyn Purvis No Sugar, No Calories, No Fat – Table piece1 1/2″ x 7″
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Kim Jones Brooch 2″ x 2″ x 1/8″
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Jacalyn Watson Thomas Collar 16 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ x 30″
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Adrian Luxmoore Teapot 7″ x 4″ x 7 1/2″
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Alicia Roman, Coif the King – Necklace 4″ x 1 1/4″ x 3/16
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Angela Venier
sterlingsilver, pink coral
carved, cast
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Cindy Brandt Dichro Window Necklace 8″ x 6″ x 1/4″
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Susan Sanders Brooch 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
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Maria Carvalho Imitating Nature – Pendant & Neck Ring 9″ x 5 3/16″
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Mary Ellen Trozzo Aquamarine Ring 1.08″ x .84″
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Ron Starr Torah Breast Plate 19″ x 8″ x 1/2″
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Nick Grant Barnes Bowls, Owzat I & II 3” x 4” x 4” each
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Louise Rothenberg Business Card Holder 1 3/4″ x 4″
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Nella Fischer Shell, box 2 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ x 2″
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Christina Gebhard My 1st Noise Maker-Baby Rattle 2 1/4″ x 2 1/8″ x 1″
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Marie SusinnoPentagon Cut Away I – Brooch 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ x 1/4″
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Shelley Walck SeeShell Hors d’oeuvre Set 4 1/2″ x 3/4″
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Judy Sugar Twigs – Brooch 1 1/4″ x 6″ x 1/2″
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Christina Solak Flower Ring 5/8″ x 7/16″ x 7/8″
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onnie Badowski, Rattlesnake Toy 13” x 1” x 1”
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Kathleen Baker Necklace 3/4” x 1 3/8” x 1/8″
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Patricia M. Perito Gift from the Sea – Table Sculpture 3 3/4″ x 5″ x 4 1/4″
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Janet Long Bracelet 2 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ x 1″
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Jeanette Landenwitch
Mini Flower Vase with Base 3 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ x 2 1/2″
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Ximena Briceno Fall Poppy – Lapel Pin on Box A 6″ x 2 3/4″ x 1/4″
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Ralph Scorza Artifact 2098 – Pendant 3″ x 1″ x 1″
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Carol Lavrich Chain Necklace and Domed Pendant 27″ chain; 2 1/10″ diameter pendant
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Carrie Singer Visions of Marienna – Necklace 9″ x 6″ x 1/4
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Katja Toporski Earrings 1″ x 1″ x 1/4″
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Penelope C. Barringer Untitled #1 – Brooch 3 1/4” x 2 1/4” x 1/2”
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Velvette DeLaney GWA Brooch 1″ x 2″ x 3/8″
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Dina Weavers Seaweed Necklace 17″
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Cynthia Corio-Poli Enameled Ring with Circles ring size 5 ½
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Monica Tinker Full Circle – Pendant/Brooch 5 1/2″ x 2″ x 1/4″
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Ursula McKinney Trumpet Flower – Necklace 1″ x 1/2″ x 1/8″; necklace 26 inches
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Pamela Hill-Byrne Bracelet 7 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
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Jan Mandel Brooch/Pendant 4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1 1/4″
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Bill Hall Tall Tea- teapot 10″ x 8″ x 4″