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