Blackout; Reflected Moon - Necklace/Brooch; hand fabricated and forged, fold formed, hollow synclastic forms (spiculum), 18 + 22k yellow gold, oxidized sterling patina, stainless steel wire, tangerine garnet and vesuvianite

Alison Antelman

Berkeley, CA
MAG Past President, 2007-11

Contact
www.antelman.com

Alison B. Antelman exhibits and sells her work from her studio, galleries and at craft shows nationally where she was awarded; 2010 and 2009, Best of Jewelry at Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival in Ketchum, Idaho; 2009 Best of Show-Jewelry at Park City Kimball Arts Festival in Park City, Utah. Her work is published in Art Jewelry Today 3 by Schiffer Publishing -fall 2011, Best of Jewelry V. II by Kennedy Publishing, Lark Books 500 Gemstone Jewels, the December 2011 issue of Lapidary Journal’s Jewelry Artist magazine featuring mechanisms and hinges, and the November 2010 issue of Lapidary Journal’s Jewelry Artist magazine which featured Pendants.
Alison teaches classes and workshops (specifically on mechanisms/clasps) at art centers including; Mendocino Art Center and Richmond Art Center in California, Sun Valley Center for Arts in Sun Valley, Idaho, at other artists studios and schools, through Guilds across the country, as well as out of her own studio in the historic Sawtooth Building.
As former President (2007-2011) of the San Francisco Metal Arts Guild (founded in 1951) she continues enjoying proselytizing the word of metal arts. She is often found creating one-of-a-kind jewelry in her well-lit studio, The Sawtooth building in Berkeley, California.

Metropolis II: Reflections on the Hudson - hand fabricated and forged, hinged, fold formed, hollow synclastic forms (spiculum), hand-made box clasp shown in center, 18 & 22k yellow gold, oxidized sterling, faceted and cabochon blue and green tourmaline, peridot, and vesuvianite

Metro Ring - hand fabricated and forged, fold formed, hollow synclastic forms (spiculum), oxidized sterling, 18 + 22k yellow gold, faceted tangerine garnet and vesuviante