Conceptual musings about art and fine craft
(re)Focus 2024: Art in City Hall is a juried exhibition that is part of a city-wide festival of galleries and art spaces within the City of Philadelphia and a collaboration between the Art in City Hall program and Women’s Caucus for Art. This exhibition showcases the work of 46 women and gender non-conforming local artists…
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The Woodmere Annual opened this month in the scenic historic neighborhood of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Juried by Temple University arts professor and jeweler-extraordinaire Doug Bucci, the exhibit encompasses works in all media by fifty-four Philadelphia-area artists. The theme for this year’s Annual selected by Bucci is to explore novel and infinite ideas and methods of…
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Opening this Saturday afternoon, the Woodmere Art Museum located in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania opens its 81st Annual Juried Exhibition of works from fifty-four selected Philadelphia artists. Juried by Doug Bucci, artist/jeweler extraordinaire and Temple University Assistant Professor of Metals/Jewelry and CAD-CAM, Bucci invited artists to submit work that explores novel and…
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My fascination with colorful birds and the habitats where they reside became an interest of mine circa 2016ish when I started placing various types of suet bird feeders outdoors around my yard. Reading books and doing research on birds I saw while travelling also further fueled my obsession with these magnificent species. Discussions with close…
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Philly’s Freedom: Artists Speak Out opened this past weekend in downtown Philadelphia as the first exhibition to re-open the National Liberty Museum in historic Old City. Imagine my excitement to be in the company of 50+ Philly-area artists sharing such relevant, socially-engaging and moving artwork. I attended the artist-only preview event last Tuesday to see…
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Last month I attended the opening preview for the Wayne Art Center’s prestigious Craft Forms, an international juried exhibition of contemporary craft, located on Philadelphia’s Main Line suburbs. As one of the artists selected for this stellar exhibit, I feel extremely fortunate to show one-of-a-kind jewelry in the midst of “this multi-generational conversation” of artists,…
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Friday evening December 5th, the Wayne Art Center located on Philadelphia’s prestigious Main Line will host a Gala Preview event and opening for the 20th anniversary of the Craft Forms 2014 international juried exhibition. I am thrilled to be one of the chosen artists to show my metalwork. This year’s exhibit will showcase the artwork…
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