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Embrace Exhibit + Sale

2 pairs of new art jewelry earrings by Sherry Cordova with details of the Monterey CA USA exhibit + Sale

Nov 18, 2022 – Jan 6, 2023

Embrace

Exhibit + Sale

ZFolio Gallery, 750 Cannery Row, Suite 112,
Monterey, California 93940

Sherry Cordova is one of the eleven artist members of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild
share their amazing hand made artisan jewelry

Art in the exhibit+ sale covers a wide range of styles, forms, and metalsmith techniques. Come enjoy the necklaces, earrings, bracelet and rings. Our artists handmade one-of-a-kind pieces for everyone to enjoy.

Visit ZFolio to view the exhibit and buy one-of-a-kind art from local artists. The exhibit items are all for sale and can be taken home with you the same day.

ZFolio Gallery is FREE admission for all and ADA accessible. Groups are welcome! Masks are suggested.

Can’t visit, but see something you like? Call the gallery; they’ll be happy to help.  1.831.655.9891

GALLERY HOURS

Fri – Mon: 10:00am – 6:30pm
Tues – Thurs: 11:00am – 6:00pm

The gallery is open every day of the year except Dec 25, 2022

VISIT ZFOLIO

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Reflections Exhibit + Sale

Front view of the Snowflake Coral Polyp Travels brooch - pendant

The exhibit + sale ended Oct 3, 2021 at the Pajaro Valley Arts gallery in Watsonville, CA

“Snowflake Coral Travels” was a new piece created for the Reflections exhibit + sale

As land traffic quieted down, ocean shipping traffic increased. Snowflake coral, an opportunistic hitchhiking animal, travels from port to port in the bilge water of ships. Bilge water released at a ship’s destination spreads the polyps who quietly invade and colonize new ports and defenseless reefs.

Argentium sterling silver, repurposed leather offcuts, stainless steel

1 x 7 x 6.4 cm

show side view details of this unique piece of contemporary jewelry art
Side view of Snowflake Coral Polyp Travels
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Surf, Sand, and Silversmiths

“Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO” Earrings
Recycled Sterling Silver
Electrolytically Etched & Hand Fabricated
30 x 30 x 10mm each
Microscopic sea creatures enlarged to swim through life with the wearer

Collosphaera Huxleyi, Müller DMO Trio

Recycled Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Electrolytically Etched & Hand Fabricated
52 x 52 x 10 mm
Pendant on neckwire

“Radiolaria Collosphaera Cordova DMO”
Necklace
Recycled Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel
Electrolytically Etched & Hand Fabricated
52 x 52 x 7mm
Imaginary companion for Haeckel’s Collosphaera Radiolarians

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Creating Components

In the years since I made a certain filigree component, I forgot which gauge wires I used. I also forgot that I’d annealed several times during the process, an oversight which was easily remedied after the small twisted strands broke a few times and I spent a few seconds thinking about it. Turns out I liked the large wire combo better for what I have in mind.

  • 20 gauge fine silver + twisted doubled strand of 28 gauge fine silver (top left half of the picture)
  • 18 gauge fine silver + twisted doubled strand of 26 gauge fine silver (bottom right half of the picture)

Fine silver twisted wire components
Fine silver twisted wire components

Today’s samples could become a part of a filigree hinged cuff idea that is in the process of moving from my mind into silver. Yesterday I flattened wire and made fine silver diamonds that could maybe – possibly – perhaps also be part of the final design.

Fine silver diamond sheet shapes
Fine silver diamond sheet shapes

The other day I made these

Variations of wrapped wire and flattened wire
Variations of wrapped wire and flattened wire

And, tomorrow or someday soon, I’ll get back to making consistent versions of these

More practice needed: fine silver components
More practice needed: fine silver components

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In the Mix in the Oakland Magazine

The layout where Souls Medal of Honor is published
The “In the Mix” section. Love the bottom half of the right hand page 🙂

Yesterday I half-heartedly leafed through the Sept/Oct edition of  Oakland Magazine for an article on Lireille Gallery; we’d expected to see the article printed in the July edition. I was stopped mid-turn by a photo I recognized: “Souls Medal of Honor”, a piece of mine that I just wrote about here a few days ago.

the In the Mix section. Love the bottom half of the right hand page :)

 

Very shocking and very nice! The “In the Mix” section of Oakland Magazine includes a very nice article on Lireille Gallery, and my photo is the one they chose to run with the article. If you’re looking for the magazine in stores (aren’t you?! 🙂 ) here’s what the cover looks like.

 

the cover of the September/October 2009 edition

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Art Jewelry in the News

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 artists, gallerists, and collectors in the Seattle area.

I enjoyed reading the articles and am happy that interesting contemporary jewelry is getting some good press.

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An Afternoon @ the Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art

Today I was lucky enough to be at Lireille Gallery when a very nice couple came to pick up two of my “Kelp” Rings. Below is a picture of the rings being worn for the first time.

Kelp Rings being worn for the first time
“Kelp” Rings being worn for the first time

Sherry Cordova Jewelry in the window of the Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art, Oakland
Sherry Cordova Jewelry in the window of the Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art, Oakland

Two of my pieces “Coral Cookie” Necklace and “Coral Pillows with Blue Pearl” Earrings made from recycled fine silver are now in the window of the gallery near the entrance. While taking a picture of the pieces I ended up taking a partial self portrait. Gallery owner Yan Liu can also be seen in the window reflection.

Lirelle Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art, 3980 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA
Lirelle Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art, 3980 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA

The gallery is located one storefront off the corner of Monte Vista and Piedmont Ave, at 3980 Piedmont Ave, in Oakland.

Piedmont Ave and Monte Vista Ave, Oakland, CA
Piedmont Ave and Monte Vista Ave, Oakland, CA

Sculpture Exhibition and Fundraiser: June 2009
 June 5th – July 19th, 2009 Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art 3980 Piedmont Ave, Oakaland CA

Fellow art jeweler Fran Grinels and I placed new jewelry in Oakland’s Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art today, and were fortunate to catch a preview of the upcoming show ” Pioneers in Art: CSU East Bay Sculpture Department Advanced Student Exhibit “. The show opens Friday, June 5th 2009. Enjoy a preview of the show via the mid-install process photos below.

Sculpture by Monica Schmid
Sculpture by Monica Schmid

Pre-show install in process: CSUEB Sculpture Students Show
Pre-show install in process: CSUEB Sculpture Students’ Show

Preview of CSUEB Student Sculpture Exhibit
Preview of CSUEB Student Sculpture Exhibit

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Peridot Ring – Flush & Prong Set



A fresh iteration of the “Bottleneck” ring design. All peridots. Four flush set and one prong set. The ring is ‘fresh’ because it’s less than 2 hours old. 🙂

Please pardon the hot spots and other issues with the photos. I’ll take a nice photo for the website someday….

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Pacific Grove & a weekend at the Jody Royee Gallery in Carmel


The weekend was enjoyable at the Jody Royee Gallery in Carmel, where I showed my jewelery along with fellow art jewelers Fran Grinels and Daria Salus. Lesley Anne Spowart joined us also and her paintings help make the gallery a lovely place.


The Friday night opening of the tour at the Pacific Grove Art Center was lively. Afterwards, Fran and I dropped off artwork for the “Expressions in Metal” show which runs from Oct 24th to Dec 11th at the Pacific Grove Art Center.