SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Category: artists

  • Fine silver lace

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    My friend Susan Shahinian was kind enough to demonstrate how to create fine silver lace using silver metal clay paste. With great weather, a nice local farmer’s market nearby, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the meeting room, members of our local guild watched and learned from Susan. She started with cloth lace…

  • Catseye Obsidian Cabochon Article

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    My friend Bob Rush has an article published in the current (July 2010) issue of Lapidary Journal. I saw the article  “Catseye Obsidian Cabochon” when I browsed through the magazine tonight.

  • 500 Gemstone Jewels: A Sparkling Collection of Dazzling Designs

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    My friend, and fellow jewelry artist, Fran Grinels is very happy to have one of her rings included in the new “500 Gemstone Jewels: A Sparkling Collection of Dazzling Designs” book published by Lark Books. Sam Grinels, the photographer, is her husband, and it’s nice that they were both published at the same time.

  • Wire Figures, Part 1: Piranha Skull

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    Last Spring I took a weekend wire sculpture workshop from Thomas Hill at Scintillant Studio, and almost completed a wire outline of a piranha skull. I posted a picture of the skull and the work in progress here. A friend of Tom’s had given him a piranha skull they’d found. The skull was one of…

  • Chi ha paura…? and droog

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    “Chi ha paura…?“ means “Who’s afraid…?” in Italian, and is a message about the fear artists have of creating non-traditional contemporary jewelry. If you have a chance to hear Gijs Bakker speak, you’ll enjoy it. He discusses his start in design, the beginnings of droog and Chi ha paura…? and shows pictures from his early…

  • Electroforming – Part 1

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    My friend Susan Shahinian was kind enough to give an in depth demonstration of electroforming to the local metal clay guild, her second time doing so. When I saw the first demo I didn’t take many pictures; this time I did. And, I took note of the equipment needed to electroform, so this first post…

  • Radiators Reworked into Wearable Art

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    Edith Sommers recently shared her use of radiator parts in a lecture at the November meeting of the Metal Arts Association of Silicon Valley. She kindly brought many examples of radiators, fins from radiators, and pieces she has created with radiator fins. Edith thoroughly cleans her donated radiators before creating her wearable radiator art. Edith…

  • Upcoming Artists’ Reception

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    Emerging art jewelers Fran Grinels and Sherry Cordova are very excited to be the featured artists at an artists’ reception in Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art at 3980 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA on Friday August 7th, 2009. Sherry Cordova and Fran Grinels will be at Lireille from 5:30 to 8:30 pm along with finger foods, wine and…

  • Art Jewelry in the News

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    Friend and fellow jewelry artist, Fran Grinels, loaned me two interesting articles on art jewelry from this week and last December. The Economist’s “Golden Globes” article focuses on the trend, galleries, artists and shows in the Netherlands. The second article in the Seattle Times “Pacific Northwest” Sunday magazine focuses on the large art jewelry community of…

  • Reduction Ideas

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    Friend, fellow jeweler, and Out on a Whim store owner, Beki Haley, is looking for ideas on how to reduce plastic use at her store and at shows. If you have some ideas, head on over to her blog and share.