Jewelry Art

thalermark asked:

Photo slideshow of jewelry designs by local San Francisco designer Mark Thaler.

Rena Klingenberg asked:


Teaching jewelry making workshops is a fun and easy market niche, with the opportunity to earn good money by sharing something you love to do.

You’ll find a ready supply of students waiting to learn from you; currently there’s a big demand for jewelry workshops and classes.

Many people are thrilled with the idea of creating jewelry, but don’t want to invest in the supplies until they’ve tried it. Or they may want to add a new jewelry making skill to their repertoire, or simply enjoy socializing while they create something beautiful to wear.

Teaching is a good way to keep money coming in during the times of year when sales are slower for your finished jewelry. You can even choose to limit your workshops to only those months of the year when you’re not busy selling your own jewelry at shows.

Teaching opportunies abound. A few examples of places to hold workshops include your own studio; in local art, craft, or bead shops; in active retirement communities; in schools or for homeschooling groups; at birthday parties; for women’s clubs; at lapidary clubs; in community colleges; and at RV parks.

You can put together a variety of jewelry kits that your students can purchase from you to use at your workshops, or bring an open selection of supplies for them to choose their own components.

However, the more choices you make available, the longer your students will take to select their components. Your workshops can be much easier for you as the instructor if you simply provide a variety of kits containing all the parts to make something.

The more jewelry making workshops you teach, the more people will ask you to teach. Your students will want to make more jewelry, or they’ll ask you to do a workshop for a group they’re in, or to lead a jewelry-making session with their Girl Scouts.

Your teaching opportunities tend to snowball once you get started.

You probably won’t run out of workshop ideas, because your students will always let you know what they want to make next, or someone will have heard about your through the grapevine and contact you to ask if you can teach them how to make something special.

Here is a list of potential jewelry workshop students – groups who are VERY interested in what you have to offer them:

Girl Scouts

Women’s Clubs / Organizations

City Parks and Recreation

Local Art Galleries

Local Craft Stores

Local Bead Shops

Needlework Shops

Local Lapidaries

Lapidary Club

Women’s Craft Groups

Women’s Church Groups

Country Clubs

Community Colleges

Private Schools

Home-school Groups

Active Retirement Communities

Activity Centers

Women’s Home Parties

Spouses’ Activity at a Conference

Cruise Ship Activity

Summer Day Camps

Mentally / Physically Challenged

Veterans’ Groups

YMCA’s

Retired People’s Organizations

Adult Education Centers

After-School Care Programs

Vacation Resorts

RV Parks

This list should get you started; it’s just a general list, and with a little brainstorming you’ll probably come up with some great ideas for the area where you live. Every region has its own culture, with lots of possibilities for specific jewelry making workshops!

Keep your eyes open and be creative, and you’ll begin to find jewelry workshop students everywhere! And once you get started, ask your students and everyone else you know for suggestions on other groups who would be interested in a workshop.

Word-of-mouth publicity will soon bring you all the new students and opportunities you can keep up with!

Blonde Ambition asked:


We just got our jewelry yesterday in art. I have no idea how I am going to make my ring. I have 2 emeralds and two pink cz’s. I was thinking of putting the emerald in the middle and then having the two pink czs on the outside of them like this:

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L919535.jpg

Arenkay asked:


I want to learn how to estimate the value of purses, jewelry, art, vases… etc. Anything I possibly can. Are there any websites I can go to or books I can purchase that will teach me these skills? I have tried to look around, but all I see are appraisal services, nothing to teach the common person. I don’t want to do this professionally, just for my own personal knowledge so that I don’t get conned by someone. I think this is a skill everyone should have, but I really don’t know how to acquire it…

Thanks!

seekingrowz asked:


i’m considering the purchase of an art nouveau jewelry item. both the chain repoussé pendant are unmarked but are said to test positive for sterling. three questions:
• does silverplate test positive for sterling?
• was silverplating being done during the art nouveau era?
• it is possible for a item from the art nouveau period to be not marked silver even though it truly is?

thanks for any informed answers!

dragonflylady44 asked:

Randomness of dragonflies from around around the web.Jewelry,tatoos,art and dragonflies touching more humans.

Taijiya Mizu asked:


I need what kind of crafts they did and why did they make them? Was it for ritual purposes or for everyday life? Please HELP!

sandy j asked:


Hi, I am looking for a site or a book or even a good recipe to make clay jewelry I am not finding much on line for this type of arts and craft. What I can see it can be fun. Does anyone know much about making jewelry into clay?

Bizcochodefango asked:

Photos of jewelry works from 2008. Works and photos by Hannah Staiger

joyceafricanjewels asked:

http://www.joycewhiteafricanjewelry.com/

Joyce White was born in Mississippi. As a young black American women living in the deep south, she faced many enduring hardships. Joyce became and artist and designer by way of being a florist at one time in her life. While learning about fused glass She almost burned down her home, blowing up a kiln by putting the wrong materials into it. Now she is an Artist and Designer that has won for the past three years ribbons for her work. The first one she won was third place,in 2005. In 2006 she won 2nd place and 2007 she won first place!

Joyce White wants you to let her ” EXPRESS YOUR IMAGINATION THROUGH HER ART DESIGNS!” Her goals are to be in several upscale stores, museums, and perhaps a few galleries. Joyce will be introducing new works this year, so visit her website to see more http://www.joycewhiteafricanjewelry.com/ . Joyce has a selection of jewelry art on eBay as well. Joyce White’s plan for in the next 3-5 years is to be a major designer and a house hold name.

You can email Joyce at joyce@joycewhiteafricanjewelry.com. “She does custom work and we welcomes commissions.”