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Eli relaxes with
mother and baby a day or two before he arrives, and
newly-arrived baby Aidan.
It’s A
Boy!
Congratulations to our lovely goldsmith,
Whitney Robinson
and her husband Eric, on
the arrival of their handsome baby boy, Aidan! We are
all happy and excited for the three of them, and Eli
can’t wait to meet the youngster in person. What a
wonderful December gift!
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Fill Out Your
Wish List!
We have all
heard about writing a list of things you desire to have in
your life, to help them manifest into your reality. Hanna
had this in practice here at Studio Jewelers long before
Oprah and others made the idea more mainstream. Many of our
friends come into the shop to “visit” pieces of jewelry
that resonate with them, until the day arrives when that
glowing jewel can be taken home.
We welcome you to stop in and find the objects of your
heart’s desire; those special pieces of art that you wish
to have in your life. We’ll keep that list on file here
at the store. If you’d like, we’ll give you the card
pictured above, with the details of the jewels that you
love written on it. You can share the card with someone who
may wish to give you a gift, or you can keep it tucked away
for yourself as a reminder. (Should a loved one stop in to
see us, knowing you admire our shop, we’ll be able to check
your list and make thier shopping experience much more
rewarding!)
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Studio Jewelers
Winter/ Holiday Newsletter
The
latest issue of our newsletter is hot off the presses and
should be in your mailbox! If you moved and may have missed
your copy, you can enjoy a pdf copy from our website. Just
navigate yourself over to the left of this screen, and find
the “Newsletters” tab. Click on the image of the page you’d
like to read, and catch up on the latest jewelry
news!
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Eleanor Moty
Keeping Busy
Eleanor Moty’s signature brooches are earrings are in
museums and private collections world-wide. A feature
article about her work written by Marjorie Simon will be
published in this winter’s issue of Metalsmith magazine, from the Society of North American
Goldsmiths, due
out in January 2012.
Eleanor has also been designated “Master Metalsmith 2012”
at the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN. Her retrospective
exhibition will be on view September 7th to December
2nd, 2012. She will participate in Repair Days at the
Metal Museum October 5th - 7th, and will present a
gallery talk on October 6th.
As Emeritus faculty, Eleanor Moty and Fred Fenster will exhibit work in the Art
Department Faculty Exhibition at the Chazen Museum of
Art, February
4th to April 1st, 2012.
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Fred
Fenster receives honors
The
National Ornamental Museum in Memphis, Tennessee has named
Fred Fenster as Master Metalsmith for 2011, and is mounting
a major exhibition of his work. The exhibition will be
comprised primarily of hollowware and serving pieces made
of pewter but will include some sterling silver objects.
About half of the objects in the exhibition, including
functional table pieces (vase forms, salt and pepper sets,
pitchers and cups) are recent works. Fred will give a
gallery talk, demonstration and slide lecture the weekend
of October 1st. Master Metalsmith 2011:
Fred Fenster runs from September 16th to
December 4th, 2011. Visit the Metal Museum’s website
for more
information on the show.
This summer Fred was also honored with the Outstanding
Artist Educator Award at Penland School of Craft in North
Carolina. In addition to his work at the University of
Wisconsin, he has taught at Penland for over 40 years as
part of a lifetime of contributions to the field of
education. Penland School of Crafts
is a national
center for craft education located in North Carolina's
Blue Ridge Mountains. Penland's focus on excellence, its
long history, and it’s inspiring, retreat setting have
made it a model of experiential education. The school
offers workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing and
painting, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking
and letterpress, textiles, wood, and other media.
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Hanna
Cook-Wallace Continues to Serve the
Community
Hanna
is keeping busy in the community, in addition to all her
duties here at Studio Jewelers. She is serving on
the Wisconsin Jewelers Association
board as
ex-officio Chair of the WJA 2012 five-state wholesale
jewelry show. The WJA is a nonprofit association
promoting professionalism and high ethical standards of
business practice in the jewelry trade. Their
mission is to provide educational programs and services
to improve the knowledge and skills their
members.
Hanna also is Trustee Designee of Opera for the Young, and has underwritten their
adaptation of the opera Cinderella, which will be performed in
grade schools and middle schools in Wisconsin and the
upper midwest in the fall of 2012. Opera for the Young
is a very special organization in that students are
involved at each school in their performance. The sense
of pride and accomplishment that children gain from
performing onstage with OFY’s professional artists is
immeasurable, helping create future opera and theatre
enthusiasts and performers.
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Studio
Vincent visits Studio Jewelers
Artist Stephen
Vincent and his lovely wife Catherine visited us recently,
bringing with them a number of fresh new designs. Steve
Vincent’s line of stainless and damascus steel rings have
always been popular, and he’s expanded his body of work to
include earrings and pendants in a variety of metals. Don’t
miss the necklaces with interchangeable center pendants
that we’ve added to our selection of his work, stop by to
see them today!
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We
Welcome Alexandra Hart as our Latest Featured Artist
Alexandra is known for her sophisticated and artful couture
jewelry and metal sculpture. With both Bachelors and
Masters degrees in art and metalsmithing, she has achieved
a synergy among artistic inspiration, high design and
skillful craftsmanship. Alexandra hopes to create jewelry
which captures the delicate balance of the bold and
sculptural with the sensual and graceful. She exploits the
technique of hammer forming which allows her to "listen" to
the properties of the metal, as well as carving and
fabricating to fully utilize the metal’s three dimensional
potential.
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Studio Jewelers supports worker’s rights,
please
click here
to view a statement from owner Hanna Cook-Wallace.
Please visit
http://takingbackwisconsin.com/
for more information on how you can help recall Scott
Walker and others.
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Chris
Keenan at the Studio workbench
Featured
artist Chris Keenan’s
work has been
well received here at Studio Jewelers. Chris’s design
influences range from the natural textures found on tree
bark or a feather to details from his Grandmother’s
applique work. Chris has been part of the Madison area
jewelry industry for decades, and we’re happy to include
his expertise to our roster of on-staff goldsmiths.
Chris, Whitney Robinson, and Hanna Cook-Wallace are all
available for custom design
appointments.
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Smithsonian Curator Jeffrey Post visits Studio
Jewelers
Tom Dailing
piece to be added to Smithsonian's National
Collection
Jeffrey
Post, curator of the Smithsonian Institute gem collection,
met with artist Tom Dailing at Studio
Jewelers in June to discuss the Smithsonian's
acquisition of one of Tom's pieces for the National Gem
Collection.
~Above, Mr. Post enjoys looking through Tom Dailing's
display case of jewelry, joined by Tom and Gallery owner
Hanna Cook-Wallace.


Mr. Post
examines his two favorite Tom Dailing pieces,
Nautilus
and
Aurora.
Nautilus won the
Saul Bell Award's Top Prize, and Aurora
took the
top honors at the AGTA's Spectrum Awards.
Both pieces
are pendants which feature a highly polished
dish-shaped reflector to accent center gemstones cut
by Master lapidary artist Richard Homer.
(Nautilus
was chosen
to be added to the Smithsonian’s collection).


Whitney
looks on as Mr. Post signs her copy of his book, "The
National Gem Collection". An online review describes
the book; "The
Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural
History holds the world's greatest collection of gems.
In this beautiful book, now available in paperback,
Dr. Jeffrey E. Post, curator of the National Gem and
Mineral Collection, discusses everything from
diamonds, rubies, and emeralds to jade and lapis
lazuli, as well as the Hope Diamond and other
world-famous stones in the museum's collection. More
than 100 stunning photographs capture the colors and
brilliance of these wonders of the mineral
kingdom."
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