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Jewelry Artist is pleased to announce the winners
of our 2007 Jewelry Arts Awards. Entries for our sixth annual competition were
judged by Todd Reed, a self-taught goldsmith and metalsmith who has been exploring
the use of rough diamonds in his award-winning, signature jewelry since 1992;
Robert Diamante, a professional photographer who has been photographing jewelry
for the craft industry since 1993; and Thomas Mann, a jeweler committed to both
the artistic and business sides of jewelry making, who has been active in the
contemporary craft movement for more than 30 years.
Congratulations to the winners and our thanks to the judges and everyone who
entered.
To enter the 2008 Jewelry Arts Awards, entry forms will be available for download
in mid November 2007 at www.jewelryartistmagazine.com/contest.
Compiled by Kristen L. Gibson, Assistant Editor. For more information about
our competitions, e-mail Kristen at kgibson@interweave.com
or call (610) 232-5715.
Right:
Daniel M. Nagy - Best of Competition
(also First Place, Miscellaneous Jewelry) Frutto di Mare
14K yellow and white gold 353.5g, 3pcs Tahitian pearls 9mm semi baroque, 2pcs
10.5 round AAA grade 86 pcs, 1.659 ct. brilliant cut diamonds. Wax carved and
chased shells, hand cut handpiece, and engraved gemstone buttons. Original electronics
only; workable inner part is rebuilt based on design and requirements. 200mm x
80mm x 70mm.
Photo: Arion Kudasz Gabor.
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Miscellaneous Jewelry
First Place: Daniel M. Nagy, Frutto di Mare,
above.
Second Place: Blue Moon, Marie Scarpa
Maria Scarpa, Second Place
Miscellaneous Jewelry
Blue Moon, 18K gold and platinum, hand fabricated pin/pendant; bezel-set
18mm 7.15ct abalone pearl center and 64 spires divided into 3 levels. Woven, invisibly
soldered. Embellished with 28 round faceted 2.0mm pink sapphires, 4 round faceted
2.5mm yellow sapphires, eight round faceted 2.5mm blue sapphires, 4 round faceted
2.9mm blue sapphires, 16 round faceted 3.0mm teal green tourmalines, 4 round faceted
3.5mm teal green tourmalines. Hand fabricated and hand woven. 2.25".
Photo: Hap Sakwa.
www.mariescarpadesigns.com |
Earrings
First Place (tied): Dream
Catcher, Jeffrey Appling (below left)
First Place (tied): Whirlpool,
Daniel M. Nagy (below right) |
Jeffrey Appling, First Place (tied)
Earrings
Dream Catcher, platinum chain, 18K yellow and white gold. Two half-moon
diamonds, two 5-point-star diamonds, six natural yellow diamonds, 2mm square and
round ruby, blue and yellow sapphire, spessartite, tsavorite, blue/green tourmaline,
amethyst, two half-moon drusy onyx tablets. Cast manufacture, hand fabrication,
bezel, tube, bead, and mock (bead) setting for cubes. 62mm x 26.5mm.
Photo: Hap Sakwa.
www.jeajewelry.com |
Daniel M. Nagy. First Place (tied)
Earrings
Whirlpool, 18K white gold, 15.5g. Tahitian pearl AAA, 10mm round 2pcs.
Computer designed, wax printed, chased, hand finished. 120mm x 20mm x 20mm.
Photo: Daniel M. Nagy.
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Rings
First Place: Pearl Protrusion,
Jeffrey Appling (below left)
Second Place: Message, Daniel M. Nagy
and Agnes Kertesz (below right) |
Jeffrey Appling, First Place
Rings
Pearl Protrusion, 950 platinum, 8.5mm faceted black cultured pearl
and 8.5mm faceted white cultured pearl, tsavorite garnets and pink sapphires.
Hand carved wax and of cast manufacture, bead-set small round gemstones and hand
carved (artwork) along outside borders. 10.5mm x 20mm. Photo: Hap Sakwa.
www.jeajewelry.com |
Daniel M. Nagy & Agnes Kertesz, Second
Place
Rings
Message, 18K white gold 10.8g, Tahitian pearl AAA round 1pc 9.4mm,
brilliant cut diamonds. 20mm x 15mm.
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| Bracelets
First Place: Salad Blues,
Laura Parr
Second Place: Dragon of 4 Elements,
Dmitriy Pavlov |
Laura Parr, First Place
Bracelets
Salad Blues, forged and riveted sterling silver sheet, wire, tube,
copper sheet; ten 1.5 millimeter, tube-set and riveted sapphires; ink. 51mm x
82mm x 72mm.
Photo: Jeremy Addington.
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Dmitriy Pavlov, Second Place
Bracelets
Dragon of 4 Elements, pierced, bent, and engraved sterling silver.
51mm x 82mm x 72mm.
Photo: Galina Pavlova.
 
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Pins
& Brooches
First Place: Inception,
Tricia Lachowiec
Second Place: Star, Wendy McAllister |
Tricia Lachowiec, First Place
Pins/Brooches
Inception, 18K gold on sterling silver, copper, enamel, diamond, steel.
Chasing and repoussé, enameling. 2-3⁄4" x 1-5⁄8"
x 3⁄4".
Photo: Dean Powell.
www.tricialachowiec.com |
Wendy McAllister, Second Place
Pins/Brooches
Star, sterling silver, acrylic, lenticular lens, 24K gold leaf, fabricated
silver brooch, fabricated double pinstem back; found objects: candle bobeche and
child’s ruler. 3.5".
Photo: Ralph Gabriner.
mcallisterdesign@aol.com
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| Pendants &
Necklaces
First Place: Mary Darwall
Second Place (tied): Evolution,
Jeffrey Appling
Second Place (tied): Fruit,
Tricia Lachowiec |
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Mary Darwall, First Place
Pendants/Necklaces
Eleven turquoise cabochons, turquoise beads, freshwater pearls, glass seed beads,
beading cloth, nylon thread, 49-strand wire, 14K closure, leather backing. Hand
needle woven, bead appliqué, freeform peyote, branching stitches. 18".
Photo: John Yohman.
www.marydarwall.com
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Jeffrey Appling, Second Place (tied)
Pendants/Necklaces
Evolution, 30.37ct drilled citrine intruded with malachite, coral,
and lapis tubes, 3.66cts. Drilled-out citrine pavilion injected with gemstones,
pendant area cast, and hand fabricated. 16", 30.5mm x 33mm.
Photo: Hap Sakwa.
www.jeajewelry.com |
Tricia Lachowiec, Second Place (tied)
Pendants/Necklaces
Fruit, oxidized sterling silver, electroformed copper, enamel, 14K
gold, cognac diamonds, sapphires. Electroforming and enameling. 10" x 6-1⁄4"
x 1-1⁄4".
Photo: Dean Powell.
www.tricialachowiec.com
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