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Metalwork 2002

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.

Ximena Briceno Fall Poppy - Lapel Pin on Box A 6" x 2 3/4" x 1/4"
Ximena Briceno Fall Poppy – Lapel Pin on Box A 6″ x 2 3/4″ x 1/4″
Jan Maddox Open Grid Brooch 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 1/4"
Jan Maddox Open Grid Brooch 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/4″
Dina Weavers Seaweed Necklace 17"
Dina Weavers Seaweed Necklace 17″
Phoebe Mix Standing Spoon 7" x 2" x 1"
Phoebe Mix Standing Spoon 7″ x 2″ x 1″
Susan Sanders Brooch 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Susan Sanders Brooch 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Yvonne Arritt Bronze Vase 8 1/2” x 3” x 3”
Yvonne Arritt Bronze Vase 8 1/2” x 3” x 3”

onnie Badowski, Rattlesnake Toy 13” x 1” x 1”
onnie Badowski, Rattlesnake Toy 13” x 1” x 1”
Ron Starr Torah Breast Plate 19" x 8" x 1/2"
Ron Starr Torah Breast Plate 19″ x 8″ x 1/2″
Cecilia Tao To Fly - Brooch 5" x 1 1/2"
Cecilia Tao To Fly – Brooch 5″ x 1 1/2″
Lisa VershbowNovy Arbat #12 - Sculpture with Brooch 16 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 1/2"
Lisa VershbowNovy Arbat #12 – Sculpture with Brooch 16 3/4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1/2″
Nan Harmon Priscilla - Mask 13" x 8 3/4" x 1 1/2"
Nan Harmon Priscilla – Mask 13″ x 8 3/4″ x 1 1/2″
Louise Rothenberg Business Card Holder 1 3/4" x 4"
Louise Rothenberg Business Card Holder 1 3/4″ x 4″

Kathleen Baker Necklace 3/4” x 1 3/8” x 1/8"
Kathleen Baker Necklace 3/4” x 1 3/8” x 1/8″
Nancy Kahn De Mulder Mix it Up - Detachable Rearrangeable Lavalier/Pendant drop 6 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/4"
Nancy Kahn De Mulder Mix it Up – Detachable Rearrangeable Lavalier/Pendant drop 6 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 1/4″
Marie SusinnoPentagon Cut Away I - Brooch 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 1/4"
Marie SusinnoPentagon Cut Away I – Brooch 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ x 1/4″
ZsuZsi Wolf Bracelet 8" x 13 mm x 11 mm
ZsuZsi Wolf Bracelet 8″ x 13 mm x 11 mm
Diana Dardis Gold Flow Bracelet 8" x 3/4" x 3/16"
Diana Dardis Gold Flow Bracelet 8″ x 3/4″ x 3/16″
Dawn Benedetto Wide Cuff 2" x 2 5/8" x 1"
Dawn Benedetto Wide Cuff 2″ x 2 5/8″ x 1″

Monica Tinker Full Circle - Pendant/Brooch 5 1/2" x 2" x 1/4"
Monica Tinker Full Circle – Pendant/Brooch 5 1/2″ x 2″ x 1/4″
Virginia Kliever Gentle Hands I - Pendant on chain 1 1/2" x 1 1/16" x 1/3"
Virginia Kliever Gentle Hands I – Pendant on chain 1 1/2″ x 1 1/16″ x 1/3″
Mary Ellen Trozzo Aquamarine Ring 1.08" x .84"
Mary Ellen Trozzo Aquamarine Ring 1.08″ x .84″
Kim Jones Brooch 2" x 2" x 1/8"
Kim Jones Brooch 2″ x 2″ x 1/8″
Carrie Singer Visions of Marienna - Necklace 9" x 6" x 1/4
Carrie Singer Visions of Marienna – Necklace 9″ x 6″ x 1/4
Velvette DeLaney GWA Brooch 1" x 2" x 3/8"
Velvette DeLaney GWA Brooch 1″ x 2″ x 3/8″

Bill Hall Tall Tea- teapot 10" x 8" x 4"
Bill Hall Tall Tea- teapot 10″ x 8″ x 4″
Pamela Hill-Byrne Bracelet 7 1/2" x 1 1/2"
Pamela Hill-Byrne Bracelet 7 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
Winifred Anthony Painted Pear - Locket/Pendant 2 ½” x 1 5/8” x ¼”
Winifred Anthony Painted Pear – Locket/Pendant 2 ½” x 1 5/8” x ¼”
Ursula McKinney Trumpet Flower - Necklace 1" x 1/2" x 1/8"; necklace 26 inches
Ursula McKinney Trumpet Flower – Necklace 1″ x 1/2″ x 1/8″; necklace 26 inches
Mimi Harris Bug Spoons - set of 8 6 3/8" x 1 1/4" x 18g
Mimi Harris Bug Spoons – set of 8 6 3/8″ x 1 1/4″ x 18g
Anne Paynter-Hill Moon Glow Necklace 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" x 3/8"
Anne Paynter-Hill Moon Glow Necklace 1 7/8″ x 1 7/8″ x 3/8″

Maria Carvalho Imitating Nature - Pendant & Neck Ring 9" x 5 3/16"
Maria Carvalho Imitating Nature – Pendant & Neck Ring 9″ x 5 3/16″
Jeanette Landenwitch
Mini Flower Vase with Base 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Jeanette Landenwitch Mini Flower Vase with Base 3 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ x 2 1/2″
Pamela L. Browning Rising Sun - Pendant 3" x 1 1/2"
Pamela L. Browning Rising Sun – Pendant 3″ x 1 1/2″
Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I - nest with eggs 5" x 5 1/2" x 1 3/4"
Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I – nest with eggs 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
Katja Toporski Earrings 1" x 1" x 1/4"
Katja Toporski Earrings 1″ x 1″ x 1/4″
Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I - nest with eggs 5" x 5 1/2" x 1 3/4"
Pamela Hackim Sanctuary I – nest with eggs 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 3/4″

Estelle Renee Vernon Brooch #3 Grasses with Diagonal / Japanese Textile Series 3" x 7/8" x 3/8"
Estelle Renee Vernon Brooch #3 Grasses with Diagonal / Japanese Textile Series 3″ x 7/8″ x 3/8″
Ralph Scorza Artifact 2098 - Pendant 3" x 1" x 1"
Ralph Scorza Artifact 2098 – Pendant 3″ x 1″ x 1″
Evelyn Purvis No Sugar, No Calories, No Fat - Table piece1 1/2" x 7"
Evelyn Purvis No Sugar, No Calories, No Fat – Table piece1 1/2″ x 7″
Janet Long Bracelet 2 1/2" x 2 5/8" x 1"
Janet Long Bracelet 2 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ x 1″
Nick Grant Barnes Bowls, Owzat I & II 3” x 4” x 4” each
Nick Grant Barnes Bowls, Owzat I & II 3” x 4” x 4” each
Shelley Walck SeeShell Hors d'oeuvre Set 4 1/2" x 3/4"
Shelley Walck SeeShell Hors d’oeuvre Set 4 1/2″ x 3/4″

Tina Chisena Mirror of Life 4 3/4" x 2 1/8" x 2"
Tina Chisena Mirror of Life 4 3/4″ x 2 1/8″ x 2″
Johnnie Gins Red Frog Pin/Pendant 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
Johnnie Gins Red Frog Pin/Pendant 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″
Beth Carey Secret Shield Pin 3 1/2" x 1 3/4" x 3/8"
Beth Carey Secret Shield Pin 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ x 3/8″
Cynthia Brown-Milans Princess - Ring size: 6 1/2"
Cynthia Brown-Milans Princess – Ring size: 6 1/2″
Angela Venier
sterlingsilver, pink coral
carved, cast
Angela Venier sterlingsilver, pink coral carved, cast
Dana Bussell Untitled Pin 2 1/4" x 1" x 1/2"
Dana Bussell Untitled Pin 2 1/4″ x 1″ x 1/2″

Eric Margry Bulge - Necklace 7" x 9" x 1"
Eric Margry Bulge – Necklace 7″ x 9″ x 1″
Cindy Brandt Dichro Window Necklace 8" x 6" x 1/4"
Cindy Brandt Dichro Window Necklace 8″ x 6″ x 1/4″
Wesley Glebe 4 rings 23mm x 3mm
Wesley Glebe 4 rings 23mm x 3mm
Jan Mandel Brooch/Pendant 4" x 1 3/4" x 1 1/4"
Jan Mandel Brooch/Pendant 4″ x 1 3/4″ x 1 1/4″
Gretchen Raber "Morphosis Landscape Grid" - Brooch 4" x 4 1/2" x 3/4
Gretchen Raber “Morphosis Landscape Grid” – Brooch 4″ x 4 1/2″ x 3/4
Abby Schindler Goldblatt Red Wall - wall sculpture 8" x 7" x 5"
Abby Schindler Goldblatt Red Wall – wall sculpture 8″ x 7″ x 5″

Christina Solak Flower Ring 5/8" x 7/16" x 7/8"
Christina Solak Flower Ring 5/8″ x 7/16″ x 7/8″
James Cohen Harlequin Shot Glasses – set of three 2" x 1 1/2"
James Cohen Harlequin Shot Glasses – set of three 2″ x 1 1/2″
Adrian Luxmoore Teapot 7" x 4" x 7 1/2"
Adrian Luxmoore Teapot 7″ x 4″ x 7 1/2″
Dorothea M.Stover Jazz II - Pendant 2" x 1 1/4" x 1/2"
Dorothea M.Stover Jazz II – Pendant 2″ x 1 1/4″ x 1/2″
Patricia M. Perito Gift from the Sea - Table Sculpture 3 3/4" x 5" x 4 1/4"
Patricia M. Perito Gift from the Sea – Table Sculpture 3 3/4″ x 5″ x 4 1/4″
Penelope C. Barringer Untitled #1 - Brooch 3 1/4” x 2 1/4” x 1/2”
Penelope C. Barringer Untitled #1 – Brooch 3 1/4” x 2 1/4” x 1/2”

Carol Lavrich Chain Necklace and Domed Pendant 27" chain; 2 1/10" diameter pendant
Carol Lavrich Chain Necklace and Domed Pendant 27″ chain; 2 1/10″ diameter pendant
Joann SordelliniPatterns of Places - Necklace 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" x 1/4
Joann SordelliniPatterns of Places – Necklace 2 3/8″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/4
Alicia Roman,  Coif the King - Necklace 4" x 1 1/4" x 3/16
Alicia Roman, Coif the King – Necklace 4″ x 1 1/4″ x 3/16
on SuddendorfSpinning Top Moonstone Ring 6 5/8 ring size
on SuddendorfSpinning Top Moonstone Ring 6 5/8 ring size
Barbro Eriksdotter Gendell Golden Points View #1 Pendant with Chain 3" x 2" x 1/2
Barbro Eriksdotter Gendell Golden Points View #1 Pendant with Chain 3″ x 2″ x 1/2
Roy Ysla Brooch III 2 1/2" x 1" x 1/8"
Roy Ysla Brooch III 2 1/2″ x 1″ x 1/8″

Nella Fischer Shell, box 2 1/2" x 2 5/8" x 2"
Nella Fischer Shell, box 2 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ x 2″
Jacalyn Watson Thomas Collar 16 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 30"
Jacalyn Watson Thomas Collar 16 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ x 30″
Cynthia Corio-Poli Enameled Ring with Circles ring size 5 ½
Cynthia Corio-Poli Enameled Ring with Circles ring size 5 ½
Susan M. Garten Here Be Dragons Bowls I & II 4 1/2" x 7" x 6 1/2"
Susan M. Garten Here Be Dragons Bowls I & II 4 1/2″ x 7″ x 6 1/2″
Christina Gebhard My 1st Noise Maker-Baby Rattle 2 1/4" x 2 1/8" x 1"
Christina Gebhard My 1st Noise Maker-Baby Rattle 2 1/4″ x 2 1/8″ x 1″
Carol Oshinsky Urban Renewal I Brooch 1 1/2" x 1 13/16" x 3/16"
Carol Oshinsky Urban Renewal I Brooch 1 1/2″ x 1 13/16″ x 3/16″

Naomi Heller Interrupted 1" x 3 1/2"
Naomi Heller Interrupted 1″ x 3 1/2″
Judy Sugar Twigs - Brooch 1 1/4" x 6" x 1/2"
Judy Sugar Twigs – Brooch 1 1/4″ x 6″ x 1/2″
Cindy Calahan Lobster Pearl 2" x 2" x 1/2"
Cindy Calahan Lobster Pearl 2″ x 2″ x 1/2″
Lois Schwartz Ivy Vine Necklace 19" x 1 1/2" x 1/4
Lois Schwartz Ivy Vine Necklace 19″ x 1 1/2″ x 1/4

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