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Emerge

Emerge 2021 - San Diego Jewelry Lab’s Juried Spring Exhibition

We are thrilled to share the exceptional artwork submitted to "Emerge", our online juried exhibition.
The quality of the work was truly exceptional and the judging was tough! But, we were able to agree on some standouts and we'll share them with critiques and evaluations from our judges at the Metal Arts Adventure Opening Reception on Thursday, June 17th 2021.
Jeanne Abriel
Helene Daniels
Kathe Dunn: Winner "Most Creative"
Silke Espinet: Winner "Best Steel & Gold Piece"
Charlotte Ewalt
Carol Holaday: Winner "Best In Show"
Jan Piazza
Karen Rood: Winner "Best Mokume Gane Piece"
Ed White
Click any image to view the artist's entries.

About the show

As the sun warms the earth, green things emerge, slowly unfolding their leaves.
As the cold winds depart, wild animals emerge, leaving their winter dens.
As the vaccines arrive, we too emerge, hugging friends and revisiting normalcy.
In this time and place, like none we've ever known, what does it mean to emerge?

Online Show Dates
6/8/21-7/20/21
In early Spring of 2021, San Diego Jewelry Lab invited all jewelry/metals arts artists to enter their work in online exhibit "Emerge". Pieces were juried by metalsmith and instructor Bette Barnett and Jewelry Lab co-owners Anne Wolf and Ame Stanko on craftsmanship, creativity and use of the theme and our panel of instructor judges awarded prizes for the best submissions. Exhibition was open to metalsmiths worldwide. Work could be any size; wearable, functional, or sculptural; made within the previous 12 months.  Artists are welcome to offer their work for sale with no commission - buyers can contact artists directly via their online show page. All accepted entries are featured on our website and social media feeds and at Metal Arts Adventures, our live online show (great for search engine optimization).

Awards and prizes

Zoom Opening Reception Recap Video

On Thursday, June 17th we hosted a live Zoom opening reception and awards ceremony with all of the artists in attendance offering their comments, inspiration and more. Judgest Anne Wolf and Bette Barnette explained their evaulation criteria and spoke about the merits of the pieces (including the great photos!). We also covered some announcements and even shared a few tool alerts!
Picture
Best in Show: Carol Holaday's "Here Comes the Sun" pendant.
Includes works from any metal arts technique. Award: $100 Rio Grande Gift Certificate.

Best Mokume Gane Piece: Karen Rood's "Reversible Mokume & Patterned Sterling Silver" bracelet.
Must be hand-patterned mokume gane. Award: hand-forged mokume blank  by master artist Earl Bushey and a special mokume chisel from Anne.

Best Mixed Metals Steel Piece: Silke Espinet's "Broken" cuff bracelet.

Can include fusing, keum boo (gold or silver), etching or a combination thereof. Award: a limited edition, hand-picked perforated steel variety pack of 15 sheets including a range of designs from woven to honeycomb. 

Most Creative: Kathe Dunn's "Flo Nightingale" pendant.

Innovative design, materials or execution (weird, but good weird). Award: Artisan Inspiration-Booster Combo Pack by Ame.

Best Mokume Gane Prize: custom mokume blank and chisel.
Best Steel & Gold Prize: limited edition steel variety pack of 15 patterning sheets.
Hand-picked, high quality patterning sheets from Bette Barnette.
Creativity kit featuring metal blanks, cabs, a sketchbook and some very special suprises!
Click images to view larger.
Thanks so much to everyone who participated!
We wish you all the best as you emerge in whatever ways make sense to you. ~ Anne & Ame
#EmbraceYourVises
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  • SDJL Padlet
  • Blog
  • Our Story
  • Events
    • Online Sawing Circle
    • International Artisan Showdown
    • Metal Arts Adventures
    • Emerge Online Show >
      • Jeanne Abriel
      • Helene Daniels
      • Kathe Dunn
      • Silke Espinet
      • Charlotte Ewalt
      • Carol Holaday
      • Jan Piazza
      • Karen Rood
      • Ed White
  • Resources