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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Pamela Hill-Byrne Bracelet 7 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
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Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I – nest with eggs 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
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Ralph Scorza Artifact 2098 – Pendant 3″ x 1″ x 1″
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Kim Jones Brooch 2″ x 2″ x 1/8″
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Cindy Brandt Dichro Window Necklace 8″ x 6″ x 1/4″
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Dana Bussell Untitled Pin 2 1/4″ x 1″ x 1/2″
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Johnnie Gins Red Frog Pin/Pendant 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″
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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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Diana Dardis Gold Flow Bracelet 8″ x 3/4″ x 3/16″
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Abby Schindler Goldblatt Red Wall – wall sculpture 8″ x 7″ x 5″
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Cynthia Corio-Poli Enameled Ring with Circles ring size 5 ½
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Carol Lavrich Chain Necklace and Domed Pendant 27″ chain; 2 1/10″ diameter pendant
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Cecilia Tao To Fly – Brooch 5″ x 1 1/2″
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Dorothea M.Stover Jazz II – Pendant 2″ x 1 1/4″ x 1/2″
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Christina Solak Flower Ring 5/8″ x 7/16″ x 7/8″
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Joann SordelliniPatterns of Places – Necklace 2 3/8″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/4
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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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Susan M. Garten Here Be Dragons Bowls I & II 4 1/2″ x 7″ x 6 1/2″
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Gretchen Raber “Morphosis Landscape Grid” – Brooch 4″ x 4 1/2″ x 3/4
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onnie Badowski, Rattlesnake Toy 13” x 1” x 1”
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James Cohen Harlequin Shot Glasses – set of three 2″ x 1 1/2″
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Kathleen Baker Necklace 3/4” x 1 3/8” x 1/8″
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Beth Carey Secret Shield Pin 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ x 3/8″
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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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Ximena Briceno Fall Poppy – Lapel Pin on Box A 6″ x 2 3/4″ x 1/4″
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Wesley Glebe 4 rings 23mm x 3mm
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Cindy Calahan Lobster Pearl 2″ x 2″ x 1/2″
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Cynthia Brown-Milans Princess – Ring size: 6 1/2″
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Louise Rothenberg Business Card Holder 1 3/4″ x 4″
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Monica Tinker Full Circle – Pendant/Brooch 5 1/2″ x 2″ x 1/4″
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Mary Ellen Trozzo Aquamarine Ring 1.08″ x .84″
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Velvette DeLaney GWA Brooch 1″ x 2″ x 3/8″
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Jacalyn Watson Thomas Collar 16 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ x 30″
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Bill Hall Tall Tea- teapot 10″ x 8″ x 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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Lisa VershbowNovy Arbat #12 – Sculpture with Brooch 16 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/2″
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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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on SuddendorfSpinning Top Moonstone Ring 6 5/8 ring size
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Carol Oshinsky Urban Renewal I Brooch 1 1/2″ x 1 13/16″ x 3/16″
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Phoebe Mix Standing Spoon 7″ x 2″ x 1″
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Mimi Harris Bug Spoons – set of 8 6 3/8″ x 1 1/4″ x 18g
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Jan Maddox Open Grid Brooch 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/4″
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Maria Carvalho Imitating Nature – Pendant & Neck Ring 9″ x 5 3/16″
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Penelope C. Barringer Untitled #1 – Brooch 3 1/4” x 2 1/4” x 1/2”
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Lois Schwartz Ivy Vine Necklace 19″ x 1 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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Judy Sugar Twigs – Brooch 1 1/4″ x 6″ x 1/2″
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Shelley Walck SeeShell Hors d’oeuvre Set 4 1/2″ x 3/4″
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Marie SusinnoPentagon Cut Away I – Brooch 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ x 1/4″
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Ron Starr Torah Breast Plate 19″ x 8″ x 1/2″
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Adrian Luxmoore Teapot 7″ x 4″ x 7 1/2″
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Evelyn Purvis No Sugar, No Calories, No Fat – Table piece1 1/2″ x 7″
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Eric Margry Bulge – Necklace 7″ x 9″ x 1″
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Alicia Roman, Coif the King – Necklace 4″ x 1 1/4″ x 3/16
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Ursula McKinney Trumpet Flower – Necklace 1″ x 1/2″ x 1/8″; necklace 26 inches
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Carrie Singer Visions of Marienna – Necklace 9″ x 6″ x 1/4
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Nick Grant Barnes Bowls, Owzat I & II 3” x 4” x 4” each
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Dina Weavers Seaweed Necklace 17″
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Naomi Heller Interrupted 1″ x 3 1/2″
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Katja Toporski Earrings 1″ x 1″ x 1/4″
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Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I – nest with eggs 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
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ZsuZsi Wolf Bracelet 8″ x 13 mm x 11 mm
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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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Yvonne Arritt Bronze Vase 8 1/2” x 3” x 3”
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Dawn Benedetto Wide Cuff 2″ x 2 5/8″ x 1″
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Tina Chisena Mirror of Life 4 3/4″ x 2 1/8″ x 2″
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Winifred Anthony Painted Pear – Locket/Pendant 2 ½” x 1 5/8” x ¼”
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Jan Mandel Brooch/Pendant 4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1 1/4″
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Pamela L. Browning Rising Sun – Pendant 3″ x 1 1/2″
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Janet Long Bracelet 2 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ x 1″
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Angela Venier
sterlingsilver, pink coral
carved, cast
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Barbro Eriksdotter Gendell Golden Points View #1 Pendant with Chain 3″ x 2″ x 1/2
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Nella Fischer Shell, box 2 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ x 2″
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Susan Sanders Brooch 1/2″ x 2 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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Nan Harmon Priscilla – Mask 13″ x 8 3/4″ x 1 1/2″