Orly Ruaimi

Orly Ruaimi

The Path Necklace - copper, etched, hydraulic pressed, metal paint, liver of sulfur patina

 

Orly Ruaimi

San Francisco, Ca
www.orlyruaimi.com

My work is inspired by the eternal life and beauty of the spirit. To accentuate the different stages/aspects of the spirit – I like to use mixed media for my art. For paintings I use charcoal, pastel, acrylics and oil colors, and for my jewelry pieces I use found objects, organic materials, gemstones and metal mainly copper. When I start creating I imagine the finished piece, I try not to surrender my creativity to any boundaries; therefore I always look for the organic and natural way to resolve my piece, hence letting my subconscious bring my jewelry/painting to life. For my jewelry – the reason why I like to use copper and not silver or gold, is because copper has healing properties and so as the gemstones I use. I would like to think that by someone wearing a piece I made, some kind of natural healing will happen to them. The same thing goes for my paintings, even though I am not using any healing materials per say, I do think about how can I create a painting what will inspire and create healing.

 

Orly Ruaimi

DNA Cuff - copper, galena mineral, metal paint, liver of sulfur patina

 

Orly Ruaimi

DNA Ring - copper, crystal quartz stone, metal paint, liver of sulfur patina

 

Jenny Reeves

Jenny Reeves

Cobblestone Pendant - argentium sterling silver, 18k, blue tourmaline, yellow sapphire, diamonds

 

Jenny Reeves

San Francisco, Ca
Contact
www.jennyreeves.com

I’m fascinated by sacred geometry in nature, and design jewelry that explores these relationships.  These pieces are created by fusing layers of Argentium sterling silver and 18K gold. The process develops a rich, organic texture that is balanced by clean lines and classical proportions.  Patinas create areas of light and dark, and stones are added for color and sparkle.  Each piece is unique!

 

Jenny Reeves

Plantain Earrings - argentium sterling silver, 18k, 22k, rubies

 

Jenny Reeves

Seafoam Cuff - argentium sterling silver, 18k chrysocolla, diamond

Owen McInerney

Owen McInerney

 

Owen McInerney

San Francisco, Ca
www.owenmcinerney.com

 

Owen McInerney

 

Owen McInerney

 

Owen McInerney

 

John Leonard

John Leonard

Dragonfly Pendant - 7x5mm crystal opal and 18k gold

 

John Leonard

San Francisco, Ca
Contact
www.johnleonardstudio.com

John Leonard is a Bay Area native, born in San Francisco in another century. He came to making jewelry as the fulfillment of a life long dream that got side tracked by following some other more traveled roads.
As midlife transition came upon him he decided it was time to live the dream or give it up. As owner and designer at John Leonard Studio, John has been living that dream since 1996.

 

John Leonard

Free-form Gold Wedding Band - 14k gold

 

John Leonard

Flowing Gold Torso Pendant - 14k gold

 

Angela Gleason

Angela Gleason

See No Evil - etched and pierced brass, re-purposed frames

Angela Gleason

Santa Cruz, Ca
Contact
www.angelagleason.net

Angela Gleason lives and works in her art studio in Santa Cruz, California. She currently teaches jewelry and sculpture at Cabrillo and Hartnell Colleges and has taught at Monterey Peninsula and Evergreen Valley Colleges, San Francisco State and Central Washington Universities as well as many workshops. She received her Bachelor degree from San Francisco State University in Industrial Design with an emphasis on Graphic Reproduction. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Central Washington University. Her artwork has been published in numerous books and shown throughout the United States at Galleries, Universities and Museums.

 

Angela Gleason

If Looks Could Kill - bullet holes in a private property sign, re-purposed frames

 

Angela Gleason

Eye Bra - etched and pierced copper

 

 

Jo-Ann Maggiora Donivan

Olga Pendant

Olga Pendant - drusy green garnet, sunstone, orange garnet and diamond 14k yellow gold pendant and stainless steel cable with gold closure

 

 

Jo-Ann Maggiora Donivan

San Francisco, Ca

www.donivanandmaggiora.com

 

The Rose de France Brooch

The Rose de France Brooch - 14k yellow gold, rose da France amethyst, and diamond melee

Alison Antelman

Blackout; Reflected Moon

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

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

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

 

Shana Astrachan

 

Shana Astrachan

ring made from sterling silver, felted wool and cashmere

Shana Astrachan

San Francisco, CA
www.shanaastrachan.com
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Shana Astrachan is a metal artist and object maker working and living in San Francisco, CA. She is fascinated with the exploration of unexpected materials not found within the context of traditional jewelry materials. She is constantly experimenting with new materials and unconventional approaches to working with them.

Shana’s work has been exhibited across the United States and has been featured in many books including Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing, Wire in Design, 1000 Rings, Felted Jewelry, and Art Jewelry Today.

A full interview about her career and inspiration can be viewed here.

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly Nedderman

Kelly Nedderman Pendantpendant made from sterling silver, handmade paper, vintage lens

Kelly NeddermanKelly Nedderman

San Francisco, CA
MAG Co-Programs Director
Contact re: MAG

www.kellynedderman.com

I was trained primarily as a textile designer and, every time I sit down at my bench, I strive to combine my passion for metal with my passion for pattern, repetition and textures. Many of my jewelry pieces contain my own hand made paper that I have screen-printed and manipulated. They are then set under vintage eyeglass, microscope or camera lenses, which serve to protect, enhance, distort and magnify them. In this instance, the surface is contained and protected. Additional pieces have focused on bringing the surfaces to the outside, thereby creating a unique tactile experience for the wearer. The contrast between surfaces is what I find most appealing.

 

Imogene Tex Gieling

tex Gieling's  brooch

brooch made from gold, sterling silver, turquoise

 

Imogene Tex Gieling

San Francisco, CA
MAG Founder

Imogene “Tex” Gieling was a pioneer in the metal arts in the Bay area—an artist, educator, visionary, and philanthropist. During her career, which spanned decades, she influenced a generation of teachers in the field while continuing her own work in metals. Dedicated to the metals field in the Bay Area, she was a founder of MAG, and of the metals departments at the University of California Berkeley and San Francisco State University. To the Oakland Museum of California she endowed the Imogene Gieling Curator of Crafts and Decorative Arts position (held by Julie Muniz). Her jewelry has been widely exhibited in the United States and abroad, and she has completed numerous public and private commissions including one for the San Francisco Arts Commission. In 2003 she received the Honorary Member Award from the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) in recognition of a lifetime of achievements in the metal arts field.