tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58893022580839788802024-02-07T22:27:44.920-08:00Radical Jewelry MakeoverRadical Jewelry Makeover is many things. It is a traveling community mining and recycling project and a creative art and education project, teaching makers how to produce contemporary, innovative jewelry from recycled sources and proudly placing responsible jewelry in the hands of the consumers. The overall project is meant to raise awareness of the connection between mining and metalsmithing as well as showcase innovative making.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-57966076797688324592011-10-03T06:06:00.000-07:002011-10-03T06:12:53.065-07:00Don’t know what to do with your old, unwanted jewelry?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREDtttBV2urCum71ODgJbHLoCC6o8wytBcaN-SbO9Bi19OoyoCL2N4_ThcbOS2mpillrVNSFY_RzuoqUgi0jDjwzSoBpWvWQdORMDIoVMZKk7Mf3noJlHFkLPgMRhAoP09mSLe4tsxAum/s1600/RJM_VA_donation_-_openshellcontainerwithcontents.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREDtttBV2urCum71ODgJbHLoCC6o8wytBcaN-SbO9Bi19OoyoCL2N4_ThcbOS2mpillrVNSFY_RzuoqUgi0jDjwzSoBpWvWQdORMDIoVMZKk7Mf3noJlHFkLPgMRhAoP09mSLe4tsxAum/s200/RJM_VA_donation_-_openshellcontainerwithcontents.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659252984035314978" border="0" /></a><br />How about Radical Jewelry Makeover!<br /><br />Several Santa Fe area institutions are seeking donations of old, unwanted jewelry for Radical Jewelry Makeover, the community jewelry mining and recycling project happening in Santa Fe, NM this October. Radical Jewelry Makeover has been traveling nationally and internationally to communities since 2007 educating jewelers of all levels about mining and material sourcing issues involved in jewelry making through a fun, fast paced, week-long project. Jewelry students at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe Community College, New Mexico State University – Las Cruces and University of Texas – El Paso as well as professional jewelers from the regional community will be transforming donations into radically fresh and responsible jewelry. The project will culminate in an exhibition of these wearable creations displayed at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.<br /><br />Those tangled chains, unmatched earrings and banged up bracelets sitting at the bottom of jewelry boxes around the Santa Fe area are exactly what jewelry artists participating in Radical Jewelry Makeover – Santa Fe want to get their creative hands on. Until October 15th the non-profit, Ethical Metalsmiths is accepting donations of old, unwanted jewelry at several Santa Fe area locations (see complete list below) for its acclaimed Radical Jewelry Makeover project. Donors will receive discount coupons to apply toward the purchase of a new piece and sales will benefit Ethical Metalsmiths' ongoing efforts to educate and connect people with responsibly sourced materials.<br /><br />RJM draws attention to the creativity and skills of local jewelry designers, reveals the stories behind our personal collections and encourages re-consideration of our habits of consumption. Currently, materials used in jewelry production are sourced from some of the poorest countries in the world, sacred lands and disputed territories. Often this sourcing comes at a great cost to the environment. Radical Jewelry Makeover VI will offer an informed and creative alternative to traditional mining practices and jewelry production. You can help by donating some of the smallest items in your home, jewelry, for reuse and recycling.<br /><br />New Mexico has a rich history of jewelry production. Native Americans have been mining turquoise in parts of southwestern North America for up to 1500 years. While turquoise and lead deposits were the focus early on, gold, silver, copper, and zinc have all played major roles in shaping the state of NM as well as the region of Santa Fe. Today, the EPA estimates that hard rock mining is the most toxic industry in the United States. Additionally, Earthworks reports that an estimated 80% of the gold mined each year is used for jewelry, and that a single gold ring leaves behind 20 tons of mine waste. Ethical Metalsmiths seeks to galvanize mining reform efforts by staging an "alternative supply chain."<br /><br /><strong>HOW TO DONATE YOUR JEWELRY:</strong><br />To donate jewelry of any quality, quantity or material type please download and submit the official project donation form with your jewelry. Donation forms are also available in print at the various drop-off locations.<br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/65787760/RJM-NM-Donation-Form-Final" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD THE DONATION FORM. </a><br /><br /><strong>PROJECT TIMELINE:</strong> <ul><li>Drop-off Donations will be accepted NOW through Oct. 15 (drop of locations and mail in sites listed below).</li><li>Jewelry students and professionals will transform the donations between Oct. 23 and Oct. 27, 2011 </li><li>The exhibition at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian will take place Oct. 28-Nov. 27, 2011. There will be an opening reception Friday, October 28 from 5-7 PM.</li></ul> <p><strong>DROP OFF LOCATIONS: </strong></p> <ul><li>Santa Fe Community College, School of Arts & Design, Jewelry Studio (Room 720), 6401 Richards Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87608</li><li>Institute of American Indian Arts Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Museum Store, 108 Cathedral Place Santa Fe, NM</li><li>IAIA, The College of Contemporary Native Arts, Academic and Administration Building Ticket Window, 83 Avan Nu Po Rd. Santa Fe NM, 87508</li><li>New Mexico State University, Department of Art. DW Williams Hall, Room 100, 1390 East University. Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001</li><li>University of Texas El Paso, Department of Art, Fox Fine Arts Room 350, El Paso, TX 7996</li><li>Case Trading Post at the Wheelwright Museum, 704 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505, hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm, 505-982-4636</li></ul> <p><strong>MAIL-IN DONATION SITE:</strong></p> <ul><li>Mail to: Cheri Falkenstien-Doyle, curator, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, P.O. Box 5153 / 704 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87502</li></ul> <p><strong>FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:</strong></p> <ul><li>Santa Fe Community College, School of Arts & Design - Diane Tintor, Assistant Professor. 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508, 505 428 1446. diane.tintor@sfcc.edu, <a href="http://www.sfcc.edu/school_of_arts_and_design.edu" target="_blank">www.sfcc.edu/school_of_arts_and_design.edu</a></li><li>Institute of American Indian Arts - Mark Herndon, Faculty Jewelry/Metalsmithing . 83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508, 940.453.9449. mherndon@iaia.edu, <a href="http://www.iaia.edu/" target="_blank">www.iaia.edu</a></li><li>Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - Cheri Falkenstien-Doyle, Curator 704 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505.982.4636 ext. 104. curator@wheelwright.org, <a href="http://www.wheelwright.org/" target="_blank">www.wheelwright.org</a></li><li>Ethical Metalsmiths / Radical Jewelry Makeover - Christina Miller, Director, Ethical Metalsmiths. PO Box 156, College Corner, OH 45003, 513.551.0559. cmiller@ethicalmetalsmiths.org, <a href="http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/" target="_blank">www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org</a>, </li><li>Susie Ganch, Co-Project Director, Radical Jewelry Makeover, 415.706.0576. susieganch@hotmail.com, <a href="http://radicaljewelrymakeover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://radicaljewelrymakeover.blogspot.com/ </a></li></ul><br />For more information about Ethical Metalsmiths visit: <a href="http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/" target="_blank">www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org </a>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-11628851221260977812011-06-09T14:41:00.000-07:002011-06-09T14:51:04.677-07:00Thank you for supporting RJM with a donation during the USA - Project Site fundraiser<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37l9GP7rVdnnX5ZfzM9Ap-Ne1kjUGN8wodAMJtKRtKwdfzzXqKgFHoMCG_ojyFc-h-WPxk4uDoMmTBpX_ljYzIS5fyMqIEgxeN8u1qJ3tiU0fZEdh-bWsIQKMsMgC64Kxxny06gPuKnHb/s1600/RJM_Logo_New_web_siz.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37l9GP7rVdnnX5ZfzM9Ap-Ne1kjUGN8wodAMJtKRtKwdfzzXqKgFHoMCG_ojyFc-h-WPxk4uDoMmTBpX_ljYzIS5fyMqIEgxeN8u1qJ3tiU0fZEdh-bWsIQKMsMgC64Kxxny06gPuKnHb/s320/RJM_Logo_New_web_siz.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616340013084529282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Susie Ganch and Christina Miller, Radical Jewelry Makeover designers, would like to thank all the generous individuals who gave a donation to our USA Project Site fundraiser. With this support we are enthusiastically preparing for our upcoming installment of RJM that will take place in Santa Fe, NM this fall.<br /><br />Your support is helping this project to happen! Funds will be applied toward necessary research time for developing informational materials related to the project, securing photo and video documentation that will allow this installment to resonate beyond New Mexico, and traveling expenses for 3 volunteers who previously worked on a Radical Jewelry Makeover and the rental of an apartment for the RJM – Team to live in and work from during the project. You are helping us to build a community of jewelers informed about the issues surrounding our material use and who will continue to search for solutions in the studio to make our jewelry part of a strategy that creates a better world.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Thank you to:</span><br />Neal Anderson, Christine Clark, Sonya Clark, G Harker, Nick Tucci, HYART Gallery, Ann Lovell, Sarah Holden, ProVisions Productions, Sandra C Close, Sylvia Richardson, Dennis and Naomi Bahcall, Agnes Ganch, Jennifer Bueno, Amy Tavern, Tracy Featherstone, Ardis Bartle, Erika Miller, Lois Boardman, Gail M Brown, Tom Spleth, Anna, Hepler, Sarah Filzen, Amy Bacon, Tim McCreight, Liz Clark, Caitie Sellers, Tom Joyce, Peggy Jo Donahue, Quirk, Kelly Nedderman, Kathleen W Kennedy, Candace Beardslee, Harry Sellers, Meg Roberts, Whitney Couch, Helen Carnac, Patty Nelson, Arthur Hash, Susan Iverson, Jason Hackett, Gina Pankowski, Sarah Loertscher , Kristine Sack, Mary Cox, Carrie Frye, LTP, Aria Remer, Martha D. Kennedy, Julie Sanford, Rob Jackson, Anne C Dahle, Dan Ganch, Namita Wiggers, Heather Schlupp, Will P., Kiff Slemmons,, Soyeon Kim, Sayumi Yokouchi, Erin Williams, Jen Townsend, LeBrun Frye, M'lou Brubaker Jeweler, Mary Beth Owen-Zdanski, Brigid, Gary Schott, Brittany Hartman, Zumbrumdm, SP, Tim Bowring, Hoss Haley, Shay and Maura Church, Alyssa C Salomon, Rebecca Siswick, wearableJULES, Annie Grimes, Holly Garriott, Kaitlyn Evans, DB & JLK, Erica Stankwytch-Bailey, Adrian Fahrer, Sue Amendolara, Rika Mouw, Rachelle Thiewes, Jessica Turrell, T.J.Bowden, Jessica Keemer, Rod Northcutt, Lindsay Carone, Susan Cummins, Sarah Kate Burgess, Sharon Tonski, Kathleen Browne, Michelle Missner, Gayle Friedman, Curtis H. Arima, Ava Chan, Kari Rinn, Christina Shmigel, Marjorie Simon, Erica Runkles, Ash Hilton, Julia Barello, Lisa Norton, Jenn Wilson, Jaime Pelissier, Santi Matthews, Stephanie Voegele, Kim Thomson, James & Bernadette Unger, Claudia Franzelin, Marc Choyt, Nancy Val Kambouroglos, and several anonymous donors.<br /><br />Also a special THANK YOU to <a href="http://www.wireandtwine.com/">Wire and Twine</a> for the re-design of the RJM logo.<br /><br />In total the actual amount that was raised and actually collected was $11,610.00. THANK YOU!<br />We look forward to keeping in touch.<br /><br />PS - The new Ethical Metalsmiths website is LIVE and there is a lot of information about Radical Jewelry Makeover on the new site: <a href="http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/">www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org</a><br /><br /><br /></span>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-30861879012254055852011-04-26T07:36:00.000-07:002011-04-26T07:39:43.632-07:00<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal">Dear Radical Jewelry Makeover Supporters,</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This was the first time in the history of Radical Jewelry Makeover that we reached out for individual support and we are grateful for all of the kind words and generous donations that you have shared and given.<br /><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This past weekend we faced a challenging question. Would we realistically be able to raise $16,500 by midnight on May 1<sup>st</sup>? We are incredibly appreciative for the outpouring of support that we have received from you and we do not want to let you down. Therefore, we have chosen to reduce our fundraising goal on the USA Project Site to $10,500. <span style="font-weight: bold;">We’ll still need to rally support during the next 5 days</span>, but by setting a new target we will be more likely to reach our goal and your support will go where you intended it to go.<br /><br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">On our end, we will make up the $6,000 difference by finding creative solutions so that we can cut some items from our budget and by doing additional fundraising. We will seek foundation grants and continue asking for individual support through the Ethical Metalsmiths online donation page, which is always open. Also, the NM edition will generate funds through the sale of Makeover jewelry, which will be used to make up the difference.<br /><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It is because of your support that Radical Jewelry Makeover VI – Santa Fe, NM is in a great position to be a truly memorable project. During these last 5 days of fundraising through the USA Artists Project Site it is great to know that we have your support.<span style=""> </span>Thank you. We look forward to celebrating with you on May 2<sup>nd</sup> after we have reached our goal!! We still have $2,020 to go.<a href="http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/radical_jewelry_makeover_vi_santa_fe_new_mexico"> Please make a donation today. </a><br /><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">In appreciation of your support,<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Christina and Susie<br /></p>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-22936643913235561052011-04-23T12:31:00.000-07:002011-04-23T12:50:40.158-07:00Collecting Radical Jewelry Makeover Testimonials!Dear Radical Jewelry Makeover Supporters and Past Participants,<br /><br />We are inviting you to share what it is that you like about the Radical Jewelry Makeover and if you have donated to the upcoming project in Santa Fe, why you did so. We are posting two heartwarming testimonials below. The first is from a supporter and the second a past participant + supporter and both comments were voluntarily shared with us this week.<br /><br />Feel free to use the comment section here to add your comments or you can use the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ethical-Metalsmiths/150658958321426">Ethical Metalsmiths Facebook page</a>. Looking forward to hearing from you! Plus, <a href="http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/radical_jewelry_makeover_vi_santa_fe_new_mexico">Click Here</a> to donate.<br /><br />From Ava Chan - RJM-NM Donor<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Congratulations on this upcoming iteration of RJM. It's so wonderful this project has occurred in several cities and influenced the thinking of potential customers and hundreds of metalsmiths to think about their sources of material. Very cool how you've integrated organizing and art! I look forward to seeing the gallery of items that results from Santa Fe. </span><br /><br />From Brittany Hartman - student participant during RJM-II - Lancaster, PA.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hey Christina, I'm just glad I was able to pull some money together to donate, I wish it could have been more, but I know every little bit counts. I'm doing my best to try and get others to donate because I really want you guys to reach your goal. I would love to see the project continue to grow and for others to be able to enjoy the same experience I had when I participated in RJM at Millersville. <span style="font-weight: bold;">It's one thing to see what comes out of the project, but its a completely different thing to actually be a part of it and really become aware of ethical sourcing of materials. And besides that, RJM is an amazingly awesome fun project that I wouldn't want anybody to be denied the chance of experiencing!</span> </span><br /><br />Ava and Brittany, thanks so much for your support and kind words!Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-86652743883325283362011-04-22T13:55:00.000-07:002011-04-22T14:55:05.235-07:00ONLY 9 Days Left to raise $8,150 more for RJM - NM!!Meeting the halfway point on a major fundraising effort that has already garnered the support of 85 donors is well worth a celebration. Thank you to everyone of you that have given so far. We really couldn't be doing this important work without your support.<br /><br />Radical Jewelry Makeover - Santa Fe, NM is going to be a fantastic and eye opening, awareness building event for all of us. The project planning is coming along and once the spring semester is over, we look forward to bringing the entire Radical Jewelry Makeover - Santa Fe, NM team together for a "next steps" conference call.<br /><br />In the meantime we have $8,150 to raise before midnight on May 1st, <font style="font-weight: bold;">just 9 days away! </font><br /><br /><a href="http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/radical_jewelry_makeover_vi_santa_fe_new_mexico">Click here to access the link to a video about the project and to donate</a> (remember that your donations are tax deductible.<br /><br />The list of 85 supporters below deserve a special thanks for their financial gifts. We are grateful for YOUR generosity and we're confident that because RJM is a celebrated project and because it already has your vote of confidence we can reach our final goal of $16,500! We promise to spend it wisely so that we can get the biggest, longest term benefit from your investment.<br /><br />Thank you, and have a wonderful weekend.<br /><br />THANK YOU TO:<br />Neal Anderson, Christine Clark, Sonya Clark, G Harker, Nick Tucci, HYART Gallery, Ann Lovell, Sarah Holden, ProVisions Productions, M Missner, Sandra C Close, Sylvia Richardson, Dennis and Naomi Bahcall, Agnes Ganch, Jennifer Bueno, Amy Tavern, Tracy Featherstone, Ardis Bartle, Erika Miller, Lois Boardman, Allison A. Dahle, Gail M Brown, Tom Spleth, Anna Hepler, Sarah Filzen, Amy Bacon, Tim McCreight, Liz Clark, Caitie Sellers, Tom Joyce, Ava Chan, Peggy Jo Donahue, Quirk, Kelly, Santi Matthews, Kathleen W Kennedy, Candace Beardslee, Harry Sellers, Meg, Whitney Couch, Helen Carnac, Patty Nelson, Arthur Hash, Kim Thomson, Susan Iverson, Jason Hackett, Gina Pankowski, Sarah Loertscher, Kristine Krissy Sack, Mary Cox, Carrie Frye, LTP, Aria Remer, Martha D. Kennedy, Julie Sanford, Rob Jackson, Anne C Dahle, Dan Ganch, Namita Wiggers, Stephanie Voegele, Heather Schlupp, Will P., Kiff Slemmons, Soyeon Kim, Sayumi, Erin Williams, Lisa Norton, Jen Townsend, LeBrun Frye, M'lou Brubaker, Mary Beth Owen-Zdanski, Brigid, Gary Schott, Brittany H, zumbrumdm, SP, Tim Bowring, Hoss Haley and seven anonymous donors.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-46609215806292615372011-02-25T09:35:00.000-08:002011-02-25T10:26:03.065-08:00Only 65 Days left to raise a total of $16,500!Dear Radical Jewelry Makeover followers and fans, <br /><br />This is the first time in the history of Radical Jewelry Makeover that we are asking everyone that thinks RJM is a good or worthwhile or interesting or curious project to lend some support. The embedded video will give you a good idea of what we will do with your generous gifts. Check it out, share it and if you can spare some change to donate to this project we would be grateful. Any amount is appreciated and "crowd sourcing" relies on many, many donors giving small sums. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Six generous people have donated so far</span> and want to see this effort succeed. If we don't reach our goal, everyone gets their money back and the project doesn't get funded. We'd love to raise a one-thousand dollars this weekend. Can you help?<br />Just in case the video embedding doesn't work, here's the <a href="http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/radical_jewelry_makeover_vi_santa_fe_new_mexico">link to the site.</a><br /><script src="http://widgets.unitedstatesartists.org/js/widget.js"></script><br /><script><br />new UnitedStatesArtists.Widget({<br /> project: 'radical_jewelry_makeover_vi_santa_fe_new_mexico',<br /> video: true,<br /> version: 1<br />}).render();<br /></script><br /><br />Thank you! Christina and SusieEthical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-14294645426853115132011-02-21T13:22:00.000-08:002011-02-21T13:33:27.958-08:00Radical Jewelry Makeover and You!Dear Friends, Former RJM Participants, and EM Supporters,<br /><br />We are pleased to announce that Radical Jewelry Makeover, our international collaborative community jewelry mining and recycling project, has been selected to participate in a new online community of America’s finest artists called <span style="font-style:italic;">USA Projects</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">USA Projects</span> showcases many creative projects of active, contemporary artists in one online community. The site is a unique form of social networking encouraging artists from a variety of disciplines to engage each other and the public and it also provides an easy to use fundraising platform for artists to personally share projects they need additional funding to complete.<br /><br />The invitation from United States Artists has come at a great time for Radical Jewelry Makeover! As many of you already know our next and sixth edition of the project will take place in Santa Fe, New Mexico this October. The hosts, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Institute of American Indian Arts and Santa Fe Community College – School of Art and Design are generously covering our travel expenses and a small stipend, <span style="font-weight:bold;">but this isn’t enough to cover the true project expenses.</span><br /><br />We are using our first <span style="font-style:italic;">USA Projects</span> fundraising opportunity to raise <span style="font-weight:bold;">$16,500</span> for Radical Jewelry Makeover VI: Santa Fe, NM and we need your help to make it happen! The thing about USA Projects and similar “crowd sourcing” platforms like Kickstarter is that if we don’t reach our goal of $16,500 you get your money back and the project doesn’t get funded! Oh, and ALL donations are tax-deductible.<br /><br />The best way to learn what we plan to do with your generous support is to watch our four-minute video and read the official project proposal <a href="http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/radical_jewelry_makeover_vi_santa_fe_new_mexico">HERE!</a><br /><br />We are ready and willing to thank you for your donation with several perks (like fabulous RJM jewelry from past projects), <a href="http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/showcase/perk_peeks">Check it out!</a><br /><br />If you read this blog entry and can give, please do so sooner rather than later. We only have 69 days left to raise $16,500 starting TODAY! That's $239.13 per day until this opportunity runs out!<br /> <br />If you can’t support the project financially, please help spread the word and tell your friends about it. You can follow-us on the site, write to us, sign-up to follow our progress and see the work of other talented and dedicated artists.<br /><br />Thank you for your support and interest,<br />Susie Ganch and Christina Miller, Directors, Radical Jewelry MakeoverEthical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-74858253408446081012011-01-24T07:23:00.000-08:002011-01-24T10:38:29.734-08:00Radical Jewellery Makeover in Melbourne, Australia!Suse Scholem, Honours student in Jewellery at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia is putting together an independently organized Radial Jewellery Makeover with Ethical Metalsmiths support. <br /><br />The two-day event (Jan. 29th and 30th) is taking place at the Loophole Community Art Centre in Thornbury and is open to anyone interested in trying their hand at making new jewellery from old while learning about some of the material sourcing issues associated with jewelry. Jewellery donations can be made up until the start of the event. Find out more about the event <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174709055899878">here</a>! <br /><br />Suse attended the "Jewellery Practice as a Site for Enquiry" in Melbourne (Aug. 2010) where Radical Jewelry Makeover directors, Susie Ganch and Christina Miller presented about the project and the work of Ethical Metalsmiths. Suse has decided to take on organizing the first of what will be several Melbourne area Makeovers. We are supporting these Mebourne projects because Suse is maintaining the core values of the project and is contributing some great new ideas. We look forward to working with her and together growing the potential of the project to be organized by individuals or groups in other locations. The Melbourne projects will include the sharing of information about metal and gemstone mining as well as jewellery making skills and design strategies for using old jewellery. <br /><br />Radical Jewelry / Jewellery Makeover is cultivating an international community of jewellers and jewellery supporters willing to look at the dark side of jewellery, challenge it and use it to communicate a new set of values. We hope that everyone wearing RJM jewellery is willing to tell the story of the piece, spreading the ideas and values the work represents. <br /><br />Along those lines, in a video of appreciation for Ethical Metalsmiths' work, Gabriel Craig highlights what he has done since hearing a lecture by Ethical Metalsmiths co-founders Christina Miller and Susan Kinglsey. <br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="360" height="232" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_8ZASzGIktc" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br />Let us know if you are doing something interesting to grow the global grassroots community of Ethical Metalsmiths'.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-87688350737028672772010-12-29T10:59:00.000-08:002011-01-14T19:53:00.732-08:00Thank you for a great year!<div style="text-align: left;">This is a quick entry to say thank you for all of your support this year. We had a very successful Radical Jewelry Makeover in Brisbane, Australia because the project received support from you! Jewelry donors and jewelry makers gifted us their stuff and their skills. There would be no RJM if donors and makers weren't as generous as they are. Thank you for all of your support, determination and creativity! Here are just a few examples of work from the project.</div><div><br /><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwQ3L0IqFNj30Bbu0IJd_FbtT0uPwzdVNJawudKrX6V3D-pELjm0Jx2GPAcu1i6l7S1lJqyr1LUxvPK8uNFeLRwukSKOS3xDbW1KmfSSxPUTpFkAYvcZlzzjPAP9SYXWXC3t_zgW0mFme/s200/RJM_AU_Cochrane_Amy_earrings_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556196704565173586" border="0" /><div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsaE7ArPxjJ-gn4mO6LzD0jj2QSbBG9bdlHN7ZClffauHDBmgg8RIV-8eNbWt59ji6cD_hfU5nkZHLyDbuw9x7t9Y0XXGDf5IgWUOQpVL5xeDaRjf-mkFSMnKVfs-yll4qLEt8LZ4YW2U/s200/RJM_AU_Preston_Sue_broochweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556197116286463682" border="0" /><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYGf4gwpV80D_hCMX6jM3pmrNkvfH4ZEpYEXgk86LRwRxaABJI-SOAoWG2bP40dwTiTdwqQ2NLbOn06-ZdK5wfOTKvItp-UC9xYeEXeAivgivaGqXUuIBgacNIQhykJLn7iVskNEAdqA_/s200/RJM_AU_Muston_Shanna_necklaceblackcord_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556197408081833666" border="0" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Earrings - Amy Cochrane</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Brooch - Sue Preston</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Necklace - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Shanna Muston</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, with January first right around the corner, Radical Jewelry Makeover is gearing up for its 2011 event, which will take place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Community College and the Institute of American Indian Arts will be hosting the making while the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian will host the exhibition of finished works. If you are a jeweler in the Santa Fe area or if you have old jewelry that you would like to give, please feel free to get in touch by emailing us at rjm@ethicalmetalsmiths.org</div><div><br /></div><div>For those of you that haven't seen our 12 minute film about Radical Jewelry Makeover, you can check it out here or <a href="https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/676/t/10291/shop/shop.jsp?storefront_KEY=725">purchase the DVD for $15.00</a> through the Ethical Metalsmiths website.</div><div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Umwd7KKy_OE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Umwd7KKy_OE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again for all of your support and consider joining us in Santa Fe, Oct. 2011. </div><div>Have a Happy New Year!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-23102533088426616642010-11-17T09:02:00.000-08:002010-12-29T11:44:56.262-08:00Even the koalas were talking about RJM!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOu25921SjmqQ3oiD8aoIFTqt30eKhhmjXm9kKf1gTxU37ljI6FuWRG1_nqB3Y11V3b1ofcbkE5S_8RRDzlBQJ_q0zPTGTFOjTfSoiIOO8yV-AIPEXgUJckFPWYgu9-Jmwy2LiLU6kVvT/s1600/RJM_AU_opening_Artisan_2peopleatcase_small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOu25921SjmqQ3oiD8aoIFTqt30eKhhmjXm9kKf1gTxU37ljI6FuWRG1_nqB3Y11V3b1ofcbkE5S_8RRDzlBQJ_q0zPTGTFOjTfSoiIOO8yV-AIPEXgUJckFPWYgu9-Jmwy2LiLU6kVvT/s320/RJM_AU_opening_Artisan_2peopleatcase_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540566168252652642" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Okay, so the koalas weren't discussing Radical Jewellery Makeover - Brisbane, Australia, but many people were.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">The impressive attendance at the opening exhibition was a great reward for all of the hard work invested by the jewellers and the organizers of the project. <a href="http://www.artisan.org.au/">Artisan</a> was full of festive, celebratory energy and the staff at the register managed the flood of sales beautifully. Artisan has estimated that over 550 people saw the exhibition and that 42 Madeover pieces are being worn by individuals today.<span style="font: 12.0px Times"> </span>Artisan’s curator, Kirsten Fitzparick had this to say about Radical Jewellery Makeover, “It was a fantastic project which really engaged the community in a way we had not been able to do before at Artisan, and the outcome was some truly unique work and a very successful exhibition.” </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">We would like to thank everyone that participated in the the many parts of the project for their commitment to the idea that jewellery can and should be made responsibly. The three primary groups participating in the Makeover had something special to offer. The jewellery donors offered a transparent supply of raw material. The jewelers were challenged to re-consider the ways that they had typically been sourcing their materials, how they design and how to digest a steady flow of information about mining issues while trying to make something someone would want to wear. The jewelers also generously gifted us with their skills and creative vision, they made the jewellery after all. Individuals who purchased Madeover pieces have made a commitment to both wear and share the story behind the piece when given the opportunity. Thank you all for your support of Radical Jewellery Makeover.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Jewellery created during the project will be exhibited online on the NEW Ethical Metalsmiths website. Due for publication soon! Jewellery that was not sold at Artisan is available through the QCA Jewellery and Small Objects program.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">RJM-Brisbane, Australia created a new opportunity to address controversial metal and gemstone sourcing issues. Queensland College of Art's Jewellery and Small Objects program is receiving a small, but significant grant for student research to explore responsible jewellery projects. This winter Elizabeth Shaw, Convenor Jewellery and Small Objects at QCA, and Ethical Metalsmiths with determine guidelines for the grant and then begin inviting student proposals. This is the first time that Ethical Metalsmiths is specifically encouraged the host of a Makeover to continue the work after the project ended. We are looking forward to working with Elizabeth and her students in 2011. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">We would like to take this opportunity to list the names of all the individuals who gave their skills, creativity and finished jewellery to the project as well as names of a few noteable volunteers.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Makers:</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Vashti-Sita Bardsley - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Ann Chadwick - Jeweller / QCA Technician</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Amy Cochrane - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Dan Cox - Jeweller</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Leander D’Ambrosia - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Renata Fojtikova - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Kylie Gartside - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Kathleen Hunt - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Alicia Lane - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Catherine Large - Jeweller / QCA Faculty</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Bibi Locke - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Andrew Lowrie - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Shanna Muston - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Clare Poppi - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Sue Preston - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Elizabeth Shaw - Jeweller / QCA Convenor Jewellery and Small Objects</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Karah Sinden - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Katie Stormoth - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Joan Teo - Jeweller</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Kim Thomson - Jeweller</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Louisa Thurecht - QCA student</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Susie Woodhouse - Jeweller / Faculty</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Alex Forrest - Volunteer discount voucher designer</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Jacky Owens - Logistics volunteer</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Brett - Photographer (Dear Brett, you helped us document the project and we don’t even know your last name! Please contact us rjm_at_ ethicalmetalsmiths_dot_org )</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial">Thank you all for your hard work and support! Please let us know what you have been working on since Radical Jewellery Makeover blew through QCA.</p>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-37742066724823852772010-07-28T18:14:00.000-07:002010-07-28T18:40:38.685-07:00The day before the exhibition!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNrg1UAp8en3TPUMVDslF4v_95649iYbxQ2oOtC8DTa29loAlHAtYwkMPJwZFpP0KCQpkj4yBNOpw1SMgJzk8i2oR2zt4JSrgtJL-fUQGN1i14iKvDv9rH9AVKuOt3tS2Yg7YNCjSxo-6/s1600/RJM_Email_Invite.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499136720345944418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNrg1UAp8en3TPUMVDslF4v_95649iYbxQ2oOtC8DTa29loAlHAtYwkMPJwZFpP0KCQpkj4yBNOpw1SMgJzk8i2oR2zt4JSrgtJL-fUQGN1i14iKvDv9rH9AVKuOt3tS2Yg7YNCjSxo-6/s320/RJM_Email_Invite.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Greetings from Brisbane, Australia!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We have been having a great time here at Queensland College of Art Griffith University and our first international Makeover and fifth edition overall is progressing well. We are fotunate to be working with a well informed and skilled group of students and professionals and can't wait to share what they have created.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today at 3:00 PM all making comes to a close and then we will photograph and price the work. Tomorrow the stunning finished work will be installed for exhibition at Artisan. The opening is from 6-8 PM and the work will remain on exhibition until August 28th.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We are also really excited by recent press:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/07/28/2966203.htm?site=brisbane">Mining the community's jewellery box</a><br /><br /><br />Check out the the photos, story and pod casts!<br /><br /><p>Looking forward to reporting more later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p>Best,</p><p>Christina and Susie</p><p> </p><p> </p>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-66911726653724663402010-05-21T07:39:00.000-07:002010-06-04T10:09:01.517-07:00Radical Jewellery Makeover is headed to Australia!<a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP94KbQ6lrDQFhdUnQ9eyyR1eJIbjbJxiMDlKARNUfmU-HWC97eqHeepctpTWdoDJgIbluuo8AQHAVUzCzRYAEQ59DVcy5WGPj4lLOmllcKfbZlFMU4ynQmesrb1GsGzhIiFe2fW8jhSm6/s1600/RJM_AU_logo_highquality.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP94KbQ6lrDQFhdUnQ9eyyR1eJIbjbJxiMDlKARNUfmU-HWC97eqHeepctpTWdoDJgIbluuo8AQHAVUzCzRYAEQ59DVcy5WGPj4lLOmllcKfbZlFMU4ynQmesrb1GsGzhIiFe2fW8jhSm6/s200/RJM_AU_logo_highquality.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478952705735102226" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" >Ethical Metalsmiths is taking Radical Jewellery Makeover further than it ever has before!<br /><br /><br /></span> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i>“We are really looking forward to hosting a Radical Jewellery Makeover at Queensland College of Art,” </i></span><span style="font-size:100%;">says Elizabeth Shaw, Convenor Jewellery and Small Objects.<i> “Ethical Metalsmiths has designed a project that we are excited to share with our students and the community. RJM compliments our teachings about social and environmental responsibility in jewellery.”</i></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Radical Jewellery Makeover project directors Susie Ganch and Christina Miller are honored by the opportunity to share their progressive, collaborative project with the Queensland community. While they are in Australia they will be participating in two symposia as well as leading one of their full-fledged RJM projects.<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal">There is a lot of information in this entry including the down-loadable jewellery donation form!<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here is the event line-up</span><span style="font-size:100%;">:</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Queensland College of Art - Symposium: Sat. July 24th, 2010. <a href="http://kitandcaboodle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/event-notification-and-call?xg_source=activity">Click here to access the call for papers.</a><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Radical Jewellery Makeover week-long making event: Fri. July 23 - Thurs. July 29.<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Exhibition of Makeover work: Artisan Gallery: Opening Fri. July 30 from 6-8 PM (exhibition runs from July 30 - Aug. 28, 2010).</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">RMIT Seminar: Fri. Aug. 9, 2010. <a href="http://kitandcaboodle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/practice-as-a-site-for-enquiry">Click here to access the call for papers.</a><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">For more information:</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> About the QCA Symposium contact:</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Elizabeth Shaw at </span><span class="gI" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="go">e.shaw@griffith.edu.au</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="gI" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="go"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the exhibition and sale of Makeover work contact:</span> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Shannon McCaskill at </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(07) 3215 0800<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the RMIT Seminar contact:</span> Mark Edgegoose at </span><span class="gI" style="font-size:100%;">mark.edgoose@rmit.edu.au</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="gI" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are interested in DONATING your old, unwanted jewellery:</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Queensland College of Art Griffith University students and participating local jewelers will transform your donations into exciting new jewellery using responsible jewelry techniques and processes.<br /></span></p><p face="arial" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">All work will be available for sale from July 30 – August 28, 2010 at <a href="http://www.artisan.org.au/">Artisan Gallery</a>, located at 381 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley. Proceeds will benefit collaborative student research scholarships dedicated to responsible studio practices at Queensland College of Art Griffith University and United States based Ethical Metalsmiths. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Jewellery donations can be made at the following locations:<br /></span></p><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Artisan Gallery, Lvl 2, 381 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, hours 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, phone: (07) 3215 0800 (contact person: Shannon McCaskill)</span></li></ul><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;"> Jewellery and Small Objects, 226 Grey Street, South Bank, please ring first (07) 3735 3153, or by mailing your donation to: Elizabeth Shaw, Convenor Jewelleryand Small Objects, Fine Art, Queensland College of Art Griffith University, PO Box 3370 South Brisbane 4101. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Please note that donations must be accompanied by a donation form available at each donation drop off location or for download here! Remember to keep the bottom portion for your records. Donations are only tax deductible if you have your jewellery officially appraised. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>LAST DAY TO DONATE IS WED. July 21<sup>st</sup></b></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ></span><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" class="emailbutton"><span style="position: relative; z-index: 0; left: -1px; top: 4px; width: 476px; height: 61px;font-size:100%;" ><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td color="white" style="border: 0.75pt solid black; vertical-align: top; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;" bg="" align="left" height="57" valign="top" width="477"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><a title="View Radical Jewellery Makeover - Brisbane, AU Donation Form on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/32531997/Radical-Jewellery-Makeover-Brisbane-AU-Donation-Form" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Radical Jewellery Makeover - Brisbane, AU Donation Form</a> <object id="doc_246804761299628" name="doc_246804761299628" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline: medium none;" rel="media:document" resource="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=32531997&access_key=key-114y1du2mks6m0no4pu2&page=1&viewMode=list" media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" height="500" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=32531997&access_key=key-114y1du2mks6m0no4pu2&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_246804761299628" name="doc_246804761299628" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=32531997&access_key=key-114y1du2mks6m0no4pu2&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-66536740826815896402009-12-13T14:44:00.000-08:002009-12-13T14:49:45.250-08:00Radical Jewelry Makeover promotional DVD available now!<h4>Support Radical Jewelry Makeover with the purchase of the RJM promotional DVD, "Radical Jewelry Makeover: a traveling community mining and recycling project."</h4><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozytG7YQxicizju_Y_UvP0QLF7dC2j-AtlrGG7T-t4KW99nBWCEHDvjozxcscXkkL_kihJIBarqyv3CIkgNL95ee-ZxIL6yhlqSGghM6fGwhVXQ0US5TvO80H44hqiKo8hL_YXghW5PYj/s1600-h/RJM_DVD_Disc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozytG7YQxicizju_Y_UvP0QLF7dC2j-AtlrGG7T-t4KW99nBWCEHDvjozxcscXkkL_kihJIBarqyv3CIkgNL95ee-ZxIL6yhlqSGghM6fGwhVXQ0US5TvO80H44hqiKo8hL_YXghW5PYj/s320/RJM_DVD_Disc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414856568011626466" border="0" /></a>About the film: Video artists Dana Richardson and Sarah Zentz followed the project for the two-week class at Penland School of Crafts and produced a 12-minute film. It features interviews with artists, donors and jewelry from the Penland Makeover as well as others. The cost of the DVD is $15 and this price includes shipping!</p><p><a href="https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/676/t/10291/shop/shop.jsp?storefront_KEY=725">Click here to order</a>!<br /></p>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-75317800191758046492009-09-13T06:58:00.000-07:002009-09-13T08:46:15.220-07:00MAD MomentumAs a team of collaborators we do not stop often enough to appreciate how Radical Jewelry Makeover has evolved since it was piloted in Richmond, VA in the winter of 2007, but this blog entry is a celebration!<br /><br />Yesterday (9/12/09), several people who have been significant contributors to RJM's momentum converged at the <a href="http://www.madmuseum.org/">Museum of Arts and Design</a> in New York City for the museum's <a href="http://www.madmuseum.org/DO/Calendar/200909/Jewelry%20Study%20Day.aspx">"Jewelry Study Day"</a>. RJM and Ethical Metalsmiths were represented in two ways. The first event was the second public screening of the new video, "Radical Jewelry Makeover: a traveling community mining and recycling project" and the second event, attended by over 75 people, was a panel discussion featuring Ethical Metalsmiths' Co-director, Susan Kingsley.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq5Ab_aBmFUqhXDb2RrSFQByAOSpRQtsig6GP1IlRsJfyY0glFvXghA6ConSYA_lJ-p4WJoIgQL180t2w-_eXVPiCkCfYD8EEscK_DTEF5blK-zWuFaMOF1Hwbq39JRBg3V5aWXb8V6gW/s1600-h/EM_MAD_Susan_Panel_9_12_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq5Ab_aBmFUqhXDb2RrSFQByAOSpRQtsig6GP1IlRsJfyY0glFvXghA6ConSYA_lJ-p4WJoIgQL180t2w-_eXVPiCkCfYD8EEscK_DTEF5blK-zWuFaMOF1Hwbq39JRBg3V5aWXb8V6gW/s320/EM_MAD_Susan_Panel_9_12_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380961736716822834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The line-up of panelists from left to right: Susan Kingsley, Robert Ebendorf, Ursula Ilse-Neuman (MAD's jewelry curator), Daniella Kerner and Thomas Gentille</span><br /><br />As Co-director of Ethical Metalsmiths and RJM, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the film makers Sarah Zentz and Dana Richardson as well as three-time RJM participant, Meg Roberts to NYC! Susie Ganch couldn't join us in in NYC, but she was with us in spirit!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzMDCwhcDEcabPgsVj_Qe_Sq1VLgcsseX8V-FpbiXlTM2esftNKQ5gz66b1SdKqN5_oDAlrqf83zrVK8D9-HU_NAQbjKv3KTxqHncMcc8PhqBsNSentYdeLcYPheMomzUYwyHlh3hXtUt/s1600-h/RJM_film_MAD_outside_s_d_Meg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzMDCwhcDEcabPgsVj_Qe_Sq1VLgcsseX8V-FpbiXlTM2esftNKQ5gz66b1SdKqN5_oDAlrqf83zrVK8D9-HU_NAQbjKv3KTxqHncMcc8PhqBsNSentYdeLcYPheMomzUYwyHlh3hXtUt/s320/RJM_film_MAD_outside_s_d_Meg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380955263107533282" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone that participated in the "Jewelry Study Day" had the opportunity to watch the new 12 minute RJM video. We took several orders for the film, many of which were made by educators in the jewelry and metalsmithing field who are already using Ethical Metalsmiths' materials in their classrooms / studios. Here we are taking in the first run of the film at MAD.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLyhV56k60ffAVCKX3gRefXdIkIJnYOsJ8H_8XcIwbG_n5j89vyLmN0nOPzjkhsDx77FhTSbmFEftxanShWiLEs5ZbPRiNcrfJtqeHPttKKDX4TKCOYc-2joQlnylSuoB-xVQ9WG3EfdA/s1600-h/RJM_film_MAD_screening_bluebins_group.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLyhV56k60ffAVCKX3gRefXdIkIJnYOsJ8H_8XcIwbG_n5j89vyLmN0nOPzjkhsDx77FhTSbmFEftxanShWiLEs5ZbPRiNcrfJtqeHPttKKDX4TKCOYc-2joQlnylSuoB-xVQ9WG3EfdA/s320/RJM_film_MAD_screening_bluebins_group.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380961213967395042" border="0" /></a>"Radical Jewelry Makeover: a traveling community mining and recycling project" is now available to order by contacting Christina Miller at mail@ethicalmetalsmiths.org. The suggested donation to Ethical Metalsmiths to receive a copy of the film is $15.00 and this includes shipping. If you support the project and can donate more, we will put your generosity to good use. The packing for the DVD is made from 100% recycled paper. Sarah and Dana found the DVD labels in the trash and the first several copies will be packaged in a custom designed and hand-made, 100% recycled folder.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LncUSynzbwfYWxbuEUUcPeGDobR1aZAfg2Vq-KrHNe-yF9Gt2q8fvEdUlK17Asaz9W30kvjDkQ2QIA8IjWoayQELp6_gOGI9Z9t-bzrJ3Y-YRWCHJkv9dSmJCODepyQxlTK_UFElyzD/s1600-h/RJM_film_packaging_inside.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LncUSynzbwfYWxbuEUUcPeGDobR1aZAfg2Vq-KrHNe-yF9Gt2q8fvEdUlK17Asaz9W30kvjDkQ2QIA8IjWoayQELp6_gOGI9Z9t-bzrJ3Y-YRWCHJkv9dSmJCODepyQxlTK_UFElyzD/s320/RJM_film_packaging_inside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380972661478951714" border="0" /></a><br />As if this weren't enough to celebrate, I'd also like to share some photos from the first public screening of the film, which took place outdoors on September 4th in Lancaster, PA's Binn's Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboEB-9LFxqVbW6EpHfa1KWIztD9GzJvtdYw2r9-u3qfxRUMA1ZOO_2xJqNy29yYPWLsJ7qsqwlNek9v2Ltgfj59rAh-Rn6Y2t-SzBqnv4c5-nnGBI6MiJLJZ7Oc93WIz8QABVLhhmbJvf/s1600-h/RJM_film_Lanc_screen_audience_ground_s-c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboEB-9LFxqVbW6EpHfa1KWIztD9GzJvtdYw2r9-u3qfxRUMA1ZOO_2xJqNy29yYPWLsJ7qsqwlNek9v2Ltgfj59rAh-Rn6Y2t-SzBqnv4c5-nnGBI6MiJLJZ7Oc93WIz8QABVLhhmbJvf/s320/RJM_film_Lanc_screen_audience_ground_s-c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380974492081945826" border="0" /></a><br />Our thank you list to people who made the production of this film possible is LONG! Collaboration is an essential part of all of our work and I would like to personally use this moment to shout out an expression of appreciation and thanks to everyone that has been involved! If this computer screen had arms, there would be a hug for each one of you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbhK1zQJ2w1FPeSup38Zj_ciCN3nCNIWqLY5tFbu-_SzC4Zy7qjE8AD6PO8TY2YSLXb0gDTCp8ex5Tzg7mCcoHSQlUANTp_xsN12qx-0Yl8PUY04sY4PKg1seqLcnxoikLRhPRgEwWIrb/s1600-h/RJM_film_Lanc_screen_JOY_s_d_c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbhK1zQJ2w1FPeSup38Zj_ciCN3nCNIWqLY5tFbu-_SzC4Zy7qjE8AD6PO8TY2YSLXb0gDTCp8ex5Tzg7mCcoHSQlUANTp_xsN12qx-0Yl8PUY04sY4PKg1seqLcnxoikLRhPRgEwWIrb/s320/RJM_film_Lanc_screen_JOY_s_d_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380976843477472594" border="0" /></a>SO - let the MOMENTUM continue and we looking forward to bringing Radical Jewelry Makeover to its next host community!<br /><br />Best,<br />Christina MillerEthical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-90966557284433321912009-08-21T07:57:00.000-07:002009-09-13T06:58:43.084-07:00Behind the Scenes - Preparing for the Debut of the RJM filmTake a guess. How long does it take to produce a 10 minute film if you are working on it a minimum of 10 hours per day?<br /><br /><br />In the case of "Radical Jewelry Makeover: a traveling community mining and recycling project," months is the correct answer and after all that hard work we are happy to announce the first two screenings of the film with this electronic postcard.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52G8jyihmAb2sVC3ZtduNcv7Qw7EoXJXY2XMZpFKwG6OTF_8hioeHRfUk-eciX1n18OBPhM3SaPFmBVJ3QCs7TfzKsmiFyoyLr7AWu7MZe1JAhQmETGIcmQ3fopEjJjX5O6vkV0b3yT9c/s1600-h/RJM_film_announcement.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52G8jyihmAb2sVC3ZtduNcv7Qw7EoXJXY2XMZpFKwG6OTF_8hioeHRfUk-eciX1n18OBPhM3SaPFmBVJ3QCs7TfzKsmiFyoyLr7AWu7MZe1JAhQmETGIcmQ3fopEjJjX5O6vkV0b3yT9c/s400/RJM_film_announcement.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372433899470572354" border="0" /></a><br />Working along with the directors and producers of the film, Sarah Zentz and Dana Richardson, has been a real treat. They have been filming, interviewing, editing, re-filming, critiquing, and working diligently. Useful to the project has been simple internet communication software like Skype and Audacity. The following photo is a great example of sharing a screening and critique moment with co-director of RJM, Susie Ganch via Skype.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydk5TCRkdcmY5m6Ik5stagKiL_DCuRk2WoRD9FdXIj6sI1BBf5Im_t1fgrBgo33UF3-8YRWMlQN-yW_ARQrBwZnsORXifL8xFH2UZ3Xr98XmLOW3sYgER4ZRBzJBJHZQ7VWGtmuxWCzYm/s1600-h/DSCN3607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydk5TCRkdcmY5m6Ik5stagKiL_DCuRk2WoRD9FdXIj6sI1BBf5Im_t1fgrBgo33UF3-8YRWMlQN-yW_ARQrBwZnsORXifL8xFH2UZ3Xr98XmLOW3sYgER4ZRBzJBJHZQ7VWGtmuxWCzYm/s320/DSCN3607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372435984213089698" border="0" /></a><br />We look forward to seeing you at Binn's Park in Lancaster, PA from 8:00 - 9:30 PM on Friday September 4th for the debut screening and/or in New York at the Museum of Arts and Design on September, 12th. The special screening will take place as part of the museum's <a href="http://www.madmuseum.org/DO/Calendar/200909/Jewelry%20Study%20Day.aspx">"jewelry study day"</a> from 11:30 - 12:30 PM.<br /><br />Feel free to contact Ethical Metalsmiths at mail@ethicalmetalsmiths.org with any questions.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-284506705014564642009-08-16T18:33:00.000-07:002009-08-23T08:45:51.206-07:00Reflection on the Past and Keeping RJM moving!Radical Jewelry Makeover IV - Penland, NC, specifically designed as a 2-week workshop for the renowned Penland School of Crafts, was a success! How do we know? Well, how could such a hard working and smart group of students, spell bound by the Penland mystique and handed beautiful jewelry donations from a community "mine" to create with come up with anything less than success?<br /><br />Have a look at a few photos of students studying and sorting the donations, hard at work in the studio, and later, the final exhibition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xYJ9fFuaRKxnVBMRfBKLEp77FyQDcVNkyzrN33IkOLxc7E0MQuqfs4_E-HFLqCYa3ovRifppH9bQB5TMrpJ97-Va2KULAaw-m5b5eWtJhwLQu7hcRhfhyphenhyphenIJKAkROSMWjQxyX3v6zc2L0/s1600-h/DSCN3446.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xYJ9fFuaRKxnVBMRfBKLEp77FyQDcVNkyzrN33IkOLxc7E0MQuqfs4_E-HFLqCYa3ovRifppH9bQB5TMrpJ97-Va2KULAaw-m5b5eWtJhwLQu7hcRhfhyphenhyphenIJKAkROSMWjQxyX3v6zc2L0/s200/DSCN3446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370760320859315314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ9ABylj2YT9TojDE07-_4DmO4CYGdnfTNAFwO5VkjWC5GCX1R3mwmCSepkqPR8CzXRbTJnV5tORAdexJlO6wtzyB-rIZoLTQfbLDzptQhXNPpCCqISaJdzRh_leBhRfmE9Qf3DC-c67Y/s1600-h/DSCN3459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWX6GXkTbPJQCekUKGLOA8mGfu03NqL5AEigkdsbwIYIYkqUDAxaaF83LqucnIfX02f775X2XZMNM8WvLGUcLv_W80ydBXk3yuAUWs97h9sscn005kzA_hXWyZlo62oJjIkn3jufNFzETM/s200/RJM_Penland_sorting_stephanie_ppt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370761225805672610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BXrihpuLi-ktVcoFbr50-R0jxZRSesL3J08AMHTTsBRZrQfrHoREs00NYLlpfgARo0hc1yeqGLV1He6S_5IXEKoUBnJmn6NzF_k2li1N0fovIMz_Wen8ptG0wlR1D7MRVHKk2eSKw5ng/s1600-h/IMG_5514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BXrihpuLi-ktVcoFbr50-R0jxZRSesL3J08AMHTTsBRZrQfrHoREs00NYLlpfgARo0hc1yeqGLV1He6S_5IXEKoUBnJmn6NzF_k2li1N0fovIMz_Wen8ptG0wlR1D7MRVHKk2eSKw5ng/s200/IMG_5514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370762277713054146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyFrQyg-31pA7Efo-1da5iFiAFD-A_a1M-2qp6qR4Xk2koltT3w7IasFZSmZX0moWHegvn9aqvClfCh92uRfGWm3VkYjoGRHi1Cq_30ONdYxaT7Eb61FNArn7MLapEZG2tu4pPHcJEXhK/s1600-h/IMG_5544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyFrQyg-31pA7Efo-1da5iFiAFD-A_a1M-2qp6qR4Xk2koltT3w7IasFZSmZX0moWHegvn9aqvClfCh92uRfGWm3VkYjoGRHi1Cq_30ONdYxaT7Eb61FNArn7MLapEZG2tu4pPHcJEXhK/s200/IMG_5544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370762813924334082" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///Volumes/TOSHIBA%20EXT/RJM/RJM_Penland/RJM_Penland_photos/RJM_Penland_1st%20night%20images/RJM_Penland_class_interviews.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The images below of the final exhibition in Penland's new letterpress studio are actually from Amy Tavern's blog (thanks Amy!). It is a good thing so many people are collaborating on each RJM, together we don't miss a beat! Enjoy these exhibition shots. We are waiting to unveil photos of the finished work until Ethical Metalsmiths launches its new website (getting closer to launch date!). <a href="http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org/">Www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org</a> will feature each edition of RJM with its own gallery.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTppF5xQPTFElwAkBTX6qK4kAzhqgM_LdyqjM5_kakmZW3JSlnNnuyjOQCPw7rCNU6My3uQr13hw_KVz59jQAdn5Zz8RO5AEnh8lnCeEUsxZgKR_29XqhzaTIra6PAMfFh7KDC8amsj_m/s1600-h/wall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTppF5xQPTFElwAkBTX6qK4kAzhqgM_LdyqjM5_kakmZW3JSlnNnuyjOQCPw7rCNU6My3uQr13hw_KVz59jQAdn5Zz8RO5AEnh8lnCeEUsxZgKR_29XqhzaTIra6PAMfFh7KDC8amsj_m/s200/wall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370767595770568178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJvyxz8x5HBbtDQlt8eWCuKzg7abUKhNdSXtvYZYT3tMbKznvhSH_t69ssc2Xw6a1iXWnmfMAi6OhxrrVafzYCtjS5cNbvwT6uaU4zYr8TYUxFNzlsnLJxLsdr15kgoSSEBMTU6chi4oy/s1600-h/table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJvyxz8x5HBbtDQlt8eWCuKzg7abUKhNdSXtvYZYT3tMbKznvhSH_t69ssc2Xw6a1iXWnmfMAi6OhxrrVafzYCtjS5cNbvwT6uaU4zYr8TYUxFNzlsnLJxLsdr15kgoSSEBMTU6chi4oy/s200/table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370768509358969858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwFUgeqZbqqRA5tglDa3ns4l2jVJzist3cLPbMmktm6N_5BqFf2Eu9QvVAXByU0fY9iO7qXobaeRARjfJhVGLkIupg0B1dNW-ht3jmgUcY30e3N9TTyhRdKKhLsGY_dH2UjaBhyphenhyphen4H2b20/s1600-h/the+crowd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwFUgeqZbqqRA5tglDa3ns4l2jVJzist3cLPbMmktm6N_5BqFf2Eu9QvVAXByU0fY9iO7qXobaeRARjfJhVGLkIupg0B1dNW-ht3jmgUcY30e3N9TTyhRdKKhLsGY_dH2UjaBhyphenhyphen4H2b20/s200/the+crowd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370767362884848082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3e5mcfgpt97tmcmMuqXf7_-fxnaK_i5cuakCislBBZLZ_wKyNZsMQLH42dsFH6Gh2LDlE6xm0xSFHSFMbNSu0GyIMHPwzs2Bp-DhvLj8mUurCojYR4ur2TauaUbyRHPR6eFj52A5-mi2/s1600-h/wall+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3e5mcfgpt97tmcmMuqXf7_-fxnaK_i5cuakCislBBZLZ_wKyNZsMQLH42dsFH6Gh2LDlE6xm0xSFHSFMbNSu0GyIMHPwzs2Bp-DhvLj8mUurCojYR4ur2TauaUbyRHPR6eFj52A5-mi2/s200/wall+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370768186136664402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br />Ethical Metalsmiths and RJM Directors Susie Ganch and Christina Miller would like to thank Penland School of Crafts for generously supporting the project beyond the traditional scope of the workshops and especially Adam Whitney and Amy Tavern. Our teaching assistants, Kaitlyn Evans and Gabriel Graig, did a fabulous job as our extra eyes, ears and brains, additionally, they made beautiful, responsible work. To all of the jewelry donors, we really can't do this project without generous support like yours. We hope that you feel confident that your jewelry is getting put to good use! And most of all we'd like to thank the participating artists. You brought real vitality, creativity and generosity to the 4th edition and it was an honor to work with all of YOU!<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Thank you to:</span><br />Nina Dinoff<br />Peyton Kinnaird<br />Soyeon Kim<br />Erica Bissette<br />Betsy Rowland<br />Stella Schloss<br />Debbie Chapman<br />Perry Craven<br />Gabriel Graig<br />Allison Dahle<br />Renee Mendola<br />Nathalie Siman<br />Mary Tevington<br />Greg Owen<br />Pamola Powell<br />Nancy Kerr<br />Joshua Kuensting<br />Pat Nevin<br />Kaitlyn Evans<br />Elaine Butcher<br />Stephanie Voegele<br /><br />Independent Jewelers<br />Amy Tavern<br />Adam Whitney<br />Matt Willig<br />Cynthia Rohrer<br /><br />Finally, a special thanks to Florence Hardymon who through the simple act of donating some old jewelry catapulted Radical Jewelry Makeover over the wall and off on a brand new adventure.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stay tuned for information about the new Radical Jewelry Makeover promotional film produced and directed by collaborators Dana Richardson and Sarah Zentz.</span>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-48631296748100565062009-06-12T05:01:00.000-07:002009-06-12T05:38:00.939-07:00Radical Jewelry Makeover IV is Right Around the Corner!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tlIQPHFmyPN8WCcHKi-CMqn9hzEI8zc2eaiXpPhW96g1as-cPJu_LSGIa6Ayi0106yr2lpClrm5RagcsD7Co5wu67wo4Pzwn0UWzSDR3Hn-zzxzmtjSFK7uWQbOZ8trTKeTH2FxsVJOx/s1600-h/ABOUT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tlIQPHFmyPN8WCcHKi-CMqn9hzEI8zc2eaiXpPhW96g1as-cPJu_LSGIa6Ayi0106yr2lpClrm5RagcsD7Co5wu67wo4Pzwn0UWzSDR3Hn-zzxzmtjSFK7uWQbOZ8trTKeTH2FxsVJOx/s320/ABOUT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346412375816466690" border="0" /></a><br />Counting down to the Penland School of Crafts edition of Radical Jewelry Makeover!<br /><br />We are really looking forward to the fourth edition of Radical Jewelry Makeover, meeting and working with all of our students and spending time at Penland.<br /><br />This blog entry is especially for the generous folks that donated jewelry to the Penland edition of the project - Thank you! We have made a change to the dates and times that the Makeover work will be exhibited and available for purchase. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW</span> date and time is: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday July, 2 from 10 AM to 6 PM in the Penland Metals Studio</span>. Hopefully if you donated jewelry you will be able to make it to this exhibition / sale. We are working on an online RJM store and more information will be available soon at this blog OR at <a href="http://www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org">www.EthicalMetalsmiths.org</a>. Our goal is to make Makeover jewelry available for purchase online both by donors with coupons as well as for non-donors interested in supporting the project.<br /><br />Thank you for all of the support we have been receiving for this project. There is a NEW article by Beverly Sanders about Radical Jewelry Makeover on the American Craft Council blog! Check it out: <a href="http://www.americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=8009">http://www.americancraftmag.org/blog-post.php?id=8009</a>. Enjoy.<br /><br />Feel free to contact us at: mail@ethicalmetalsmiths.org with any questions that you might have.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-37485337167022881162009-04-04T09:16:00.000-07:002009-04-04T09:47:46.187-07:00Metalsmith Magazine Showcases Radical Jewelry Makeover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7JT3GRCZnqvkFBRoy52MPxXawnKPZvS74wItLhthy2DGU1klm52VSVcGG4eo24mNKvhs7LQRse1buLajRk6pV3N9yR61tidZUAWpfQjCGwsGeHFAzyCGclwnoIVPNYSbSrRIj3KfUEGN/s1600-h/Metalsmith_cover_2009_v2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7JT3GRCZnqvkFBRoy52MPxXawnKPZvS74wItLhthy2DGU1klm52VSVcGG4eo24mNKvhs7LQRse1buLajRk6pV3N9yR61tidZUAWpfQjCGwsGeHFAzyCGclwnoIVPNYSbSrRIj3KfUEGN/s320/Metalsmith_cover_2009_v2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320874660184715746" border="0" /></a><br />Radical Jewelry Makeover has already touched many people as it evolves in new locations around the country, but the March 2009 issue of Metalsmith magazine (Vol.29 / No.2 / 2009) is helping us to reach even more people.<br /><br />Kate Dobbs Ariail wrote a two page article for the "View" section of Metalsmith magazine and introduced many of the readers to the project for the first time.<br /><br />"Who but the pure of heart could get people to donate 150 pounds of jewelry, as they did in San Francisco, for the privilege of buying it back in another form, in service of the mission to clean up the planet? These ethical artists are not releasing a flock of peacock pinatas into the wider world, but they are sending forth gorgeous, funky, message-laden jewelry and objects, all made from recycled gold and other ornamental materials, by both students and professional metalsmiths who want their work to exemplify their green philosophies." - Kate Dobbs Ariail<br /><br />We would like readers of the article to know that the next RJM is coming right up and will take place as a 2-week workshop at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. To learn more about the workshop and the project please visit the previous post on this blog.<br /><br />Thank you for your ongoing support of our work!Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-42930969441584472222009-02-09T08:53:00.000-08:002009-02-09T09:38:07.917-08:00Radical Jewelry Makeover IV - Penland, NC<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Penland School of Crafts is home to the next Radical Jewelry Makeover!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >You could be a part of RJM-IV as student in the workshop, as a jewelry donor and as a "makeover" jewelry wearer. Join us for the next RJM, here's how!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you are interested in participating as a student here's some information about the course and Penland School: </span><br /><br />Radical Jewelry Makeover <a href="http://penland.org/classes/summer/summer_metals.html">WORKSHOP<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a> (scroll down to session 3). This 2-week class (June 21 - July 3, 2009) is open to ALL levels (beginner to advanced) and will be co-taught by Susie Ganch and Christina Miller.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://penland.org/index.html">Penland School of Crafts</a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > "is a national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books & paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, community education programs, and a craft gallery."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />If you are interested in donating your old, unwanted jewelry, precious metal scrap or gemstones here's how:<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >This link <a href="http://penland.org/makeover.html">http://penland.org/makeover.html</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > explains where to drop off or mail your donation, contains the downloadable PDF donation form (please include your email address on the form and tear off the bottom section for your records) and provides information about the discount coupons for donors.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you are interested in purchasing a piece of RJM - Penland "makeover" jewelry:<br /></span><br />There will be two ways to purchase RJM - Penland jewelry. If you are in the area, you can visit the Penland Metals studio on </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Wednesday July 1, from 9-11 PM (after Susie and Christina give a presentation about RJM at the Northlight building) and again on Thursday July 2, from 10-NOON. RJM "makeover" jewelry will also be for sale online beginning July 20, 2009 (details about accessing the online RJM-STORE will be available soon.)</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >If you have questions please contact Ethical Metalsmiths at: mail@ethicalmetalsmiths.org</span><br /></span></span></span>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-63528737725417898582009-01-25T10:04:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:33:53.750-08:00Thank you to all of the artists who participated in RJM-SFThank you to the following people for making RJM III (San Francisco, CA) a huge success. The last blog entry was a general thanks, but we wanted to put participants' names in lights! Thanks again!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">THE CRUCIBLE:</span><br />Aimee Golant <br />David Casella <br />Mark Wilson<br />Katie Leong<br /> Brenda Hayes<br />Rosemary Dudley<br />Lori Kohlstaedt <br />Rodney Kessler<br />Katherine Joksch <br />Ilana Caplan<br />Jay Bulkley <br />Denise T. Taylor<br />Angela Fortain <br />Stephen Stark<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS:</span><br />Deb Lozier<br />Jenn Allender <br />Da Ye Kim<br />Soo Hye Park <br />Manon Bogerd-Wada<br />Helen Kim <br />Dean Schnelder<br />Dan Bortz <br />Justin Lum<br />Hanna Vogel <br />Zack Ewing<br />Tabatha Taraya <br />Brittney Zapor<br />Boin Kim <br />Kait Mooney<br /> Anna Adair<br />Ariana Tordoff<br /> Alexis Myre<br />Christine Meade<br /> Cat Lyons<br />Aryanna Hirtler <br />Liz Meinert<br />Angela Jo <br />Susan Meier<br />Kim Bainum <br />Jenn Cornell<br />Taylor King <br />Jean Saung<br />Jlhee Moon<br /> Kolle Kahle-Riggs<br />Katie Deierlein <br />Allison Beezer<br />Cory Lico Wolffs <br />Sarah Timmins<br />Reid Rodeen<br /> Jae Hyun Kim<br />Kate Klingbeil <br />Crista Reid<br />Chloe Kim <br />Eva Chidester<br />Kristina Karageurova <br />Wonhee Lee<br />Jas Sung <br />Victoria Montgomery<br />Rachael Nyhus <br />Meghan Williams<br />Siewon Chung <br />Emily Choi<br />Annie Mc Night <br />Russell Larman<br />Erin Kang <br />Liqiao Wang<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">REVERE ACADEMY:</span><br />Alan Revere<br />Emiko Oye <br />Christine Dhein<br />Ronda Coryell<br /> Vinit Koosolmanomai<br />Michelle Flynn <br />Christine Uemura<br /> Greta Chiu<br />Jenny Reeves<br /> Srikanth Rao<br />Elizabeth Wells Oppenheim<br />Nancy J. Wintrup<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">SCINTILLANT STUDIO:</span><br />Adam Clark<br />Sarah Breivis<br /> Alexa Simpson<br />Diane Dewey <br />Thornton Throckmorton<br />Robin Lynn Weiss <br />Ann Lawson<br />Vanessa Gade <br />Alexa Simpson <br />Anna Andersson<br />Carolyn Tillie<br /> Robin Lynn Weiss<br />Maria-Tina Karamanlakis<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO:</span><br />Steven L. Smith <br />Suzanne Pugh<br />Hugo Laverde<br />Kalico Cameron <br />Magda E. Aguirre<br />Cindy Potter<br />Roxanne K.F. Quan <br />Keith Herman<br />Brian Triffet <br />Laurie Ransom<br />You Jian Huang <br />Margaret Wong<br />Chiha Moriyoshi <br />Donald Hayes<br />Cassia Soares Appel <br />Shizuka Abiru<br />Marta Lacerda <br />Kristina Martinez<br />Kaiya Rainbolt <br />Shane Case<br />Sarah Neiman<br /> Melissa Rubin<br />Tracee Brugg <br />Ruoling Xiao<br />Kathleen Egan <br />Leanne Tomlin<br />Maria J. Morales <br />Gloria Kemp<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">RICHMOND ART CENTER:</span><br />Ed Lay <br />Antoinetta DiMeo <br />Cintra Harbach<br />Tess Pageau <br />Shabnam Bahmanian<br />Luana Coonen<br /> Therese Key<br />Verena Tent <br />Ariel Phyliky-Lay<br />Reiko Miyagi<br />Mary Ellin D'Agostino <br />Mira Benoni<br />Diana Keevan <br />Michael Singer<br />Elaine Gerber <br />Shirley Rae Parini<br />Duane Fitzgerald <br />Gloria M. Sanchez<br />Wendy McDermott <br />Diana Shaio Keevan<br />Janice Macdonald Bolles<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY:</span><br />Charlene Modena<br />Patty Nelson<br />Kelly Nedderman<br />Melisande Inness-Brown <br />Pooi Boey<br /> Kaori Chiba<br />Tania Kelvin <br />Kelsey Simmen <br />Myssi Christensen<br />Chrystal Powell <br />Kristi Frank<br />Emi Ando <br />Lauren Matsumoto<br />Lindsey K. Eisentraut<br /> Tura Sugden<br />Genevieve Boisselle<br /> Nimontra Sethi<br />Sydney Brown-Tarman <br />Elliot Gaskin<br />Heather Kenealy <br />Afra Lee<br />Jennifer Held <br />Brandon Rubin<br />Ching Lu <br />Bora Hwang<br />Shin-chi Chen <br />Gordon Silveria<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">INDEPENDENTS:</span><br />Raissa Bump & Jonathan Anzalone<br />Lynn Christiansen<br />Marilyn & Jack da Silva<br />Danielle Marie Henderson<br />Mike Holmes<br />Tom Hill<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY:</span><br />Juleann Benkoski<br />Katie Zargiel<br />Heather Schlupp<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY:</span><br />Meg Roberts<br />Olivia de Soria<br /><br />(Please contact us at mail@ethicalmetalsmiths.org if you see any errors or omissions!)Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-78253382125184616902008-11-25T09:35:00.000-08:002008-11-25T09:56:10.029-08:00THANK YOU!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIHVK-TwSMDon4_M4PuOoUCzMS4ngPa2eLoApNE1U1WCdHms-NiFCXLyKxMzxq8iON-2EJsoBwb1idJj4jgxpH8X-1zPNg3goDrSITgXkZPGSiQSIWMLpW4xOVLak4xfrX5uNPboEikMb/s1600-h/Image044.jpg"><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIHVK-TwSMDon4_M4PuOoUCzMS4ngPa2eLoApNE1U1WCdHms-NiFCXLyKxMzxq8iON-2EJsoBwb1idJj4jgxpH8X-1zPNg3goDrSITgXkZPGSiQSIWMLpW4xOVLak4xfrX5uNPboEikMb/s320/Image044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272651517963848050" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It is a time of giving thanks and here at Ethical Metalsmiths we are very appreciative of the tremendous effort that went into making Radical Jewelry Makeover - San Francisco an incredibly successful event. <div><br /><div> </div><div>The work was good, the opening so well attended it was difficult to move about the space and the proceeds, well record high in comparison to past RJM events. Your generosity along every step of the process is greatly appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>We will be producing an online catalog showcasing the San Francisco edition of RJM. Hopefully by spring it will be available along with a new and improved Ethical Metalsmiths website. We look forward to continuing our on going collaboration with you in order to bring real change to the field. As jewelry donors, makers, supporters and advocates we can create the groundswell needed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you again for all of your support. Hopefully you will enjoy the website and catalog when they are available.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-76001536684109410532008-10-14T17:44:00.000-07:002008-10-14T18:01:58.087-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >What's next for RJM - San Francisco?<br />THE EXHIBITION!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQz0GFJbmeWpPMObRgEwvNOoIsKvS-z3OaRoWh0MNMjRiyISEQT7ccI40eGfexSd88r92oBxum-DJwoNDAOEnIJ91I2yXA6nk_H46qX8V4ABKSVIT0tyw0hyphenhyphenGq0fB-wGHdmDyTlFI6fYvc/s1600-h/RJMemail1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQz0GFJbmeWpPMObRgEwvNOoIsKvS-z3OaRoWh0MNMjRiyISEQT7ccI40eGfexSd88r92oBxum-DJwoNDAOEnIJ91I2yXA6nk_H46qX8V4ABKSVIT0tyw0hyphenhyphenGq0fB-wGHdmDyTlFI6fYvc/s400/RJMemail1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257175722121248482" border="0" /></a><br />Please join us for the Radical Jewelry Makeover - San Francisco exhibition! The exhibition opens at Velvet da Vinci gallery on Wednesday Oct. 22 with a reception on Friday Oct. 24. The exhibition of "madeover" jewelry continues through Nov. 9, 2008. You are invited to support San Francisco's talented makers as well Ethical Metalsmiths' ongoing efforts to bring precious metal mining issues and reform into the consciousness of jewelry makers and wearers. Walk out of the gallery wearing your values!<br /><br />200 artists, both novice and professional, transformed old unwanted jewelry over the past month and finished pieces are streaming into Velvet da Vinci gallery as we prepare the exhibition. If you were participating in RJM-SF please post your comments about the experience!Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-82180043280780476492008-09-26T11:08:00.000-07:002008-09-26T11:40:41.610-07:00Generous Donations and Creative Makers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyuXjkkAHSvLPiS4lDoSCKDYspwzwAa9BbWDps3LtY5QdDPi-1DOcbFd9rFD5ft6VM4RSm0uZFYzjdjhvg8mmDIsYSgLYa7kPaTPIeHg_XywSIJ8E-ROqbBnp9xvgb9XqG86RT8P2BcQN/s1600-h/RJM_SF_sorting_busytable_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyuXjkkAHSvLPiS4lDoSCKDYspwzwAa9BbWDps3LtY5QdDPi-1DOcbFd9rFD5ft6VM4RSm0uZFYzjdjhvg8mmDIsYSgLYa7kPaTPIeHg_XywSIJ8E-ROqbBnp9xvgb9XqG86RT8P2BcQN/s200/RJM_SF_sorting_busytable_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250396969678882146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vGTlftx6GxqfGVvej_Mgu8n2CJuR0uSTZx2xv3kBS1hk-uyNSB67NjPGPf1iqPm8Iin9-DDdehOOb6DATaN7IaiwxogIHvxDtS7aRsPqR3_fgraCDluVlCv9ht4wJKJhAbW2ZrUo_rzr/s1600-h/RJM_SF_donor_Linda_Rude2_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vGTlftx6GxqfGVvej_Mgu8n2CJuR0uSTZx2xv3kBS1hk-uyNSB67NjPGPf1iqPm8Iin9-DDdehOOb6DATaN7IaiwxogIHvxDtS7aRsPqR3_fgraCDluVlCv9ht4wJKJhAbW2ZrUo_rzr/s200/RJM_SF_donor_Linda_Rude2_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250396148597704578" border="0" /></a><br />On September 18 and 19 a dedicated group of volunteer RJM jewelry sorters took over the Richmond Art Center's (Richmond, CA) jewelry studio and documented donations, sorted them by material type and prepared "kits" for each of the eight programs participating in RJM-San Francisco. Ethical Metalsmiths would like to thank these volunteers for their great work.<br /><br />Christina Miller and Susie Ganch, RJM designers, kicked off the project on Sunday Sept. 21 and over 75 participants attended. They then visited 6 of the 8 participating programs including the Richmond Art Center, Revere Academy, California College of Art, Academy of Art University, City College and Velvet da Vinci gallery. It was a pleasure to meet so many of the makers that are participating in the project!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW0lS-YhsEFVBVl9ULbv_1zDZileZMX12hUHA9ydNM9L8g3RVK2rAaIFKbWCy4erAHqLyZidiQlytue8Y99ZYJUIyFbBe16NmXepFT6B6CC2Q5KNQ6KyhMKmrkcFQwERsFRbiVY1XgGXD/s1600-h/RJM_SF_visit_group_RAC_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW0lS-YhsEFVBVl9ULbv_1zDZileZMX12hUHA9ydNM9L8g3RVK2rAaIFKbWCy4erAHqLyZidiQlytue8Y99ZYJUIyFbBe16NmXepFT6B6CC2Q5KNQ6KyhMKmrkcFQwERsFRbiVY1XgGXD/s200/RJM_SF_visit_group_RAC_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250397827832043778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRfh8dl_ZT9I47VCBZCHhOQYnOJfoIwg2kE5OZ9k5XUGKRjPfUxFJ7XFWXebDeW1C8rmcxRNhVpEdxhKMwVmeDLfOZ3sLfXa1wsgAH4i1lzZPeK8oXo4Rxoudp919sOuuu0iKXOUS3cWQ/s1600-h/RJM_SF_visit_susie_CC2_WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRfh8dl_ZT9I47VCBZCHhOQYnOJfoIwg2kE5OZ9k5XUGKRjPfUxFJ7XFWXebDeW1C8rmcxRNhVpEdxhKMwVmeDLfOZ3sLfXa1wsgAH4i1lzZPeK8oXo4Rxoudp919sOuuu0iKXOUS3cWQ/s200/RJM_SF_visit_susie_CC2_WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250400771001343666" border="0" /></a><br />The San Francisco edition of RJM is now well underway as several of the programs are transforming donations into new work as you read this blog entry.<br /><br />If you missed the call to donate old unwanted jewelry, but are still interested in supporting Ethical Metalsmiths please join us at the Radical Jewelry Makeover opening reception on Friday, Oct. 24th at Velvet da Vinci! All of the "madeover" work will be for sale and sales benefit Ethical Metalsmiths.<br /><br />If you are participating in the project, please add your comments! We would like to read about your perspective of the project.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-68065013378333431382008-09-14T18:57:00.000-07:002008-09-14T19:05:29.078-07:00Let the sorting begin!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42t1i1ZLbaalhoHjOdqZegc9ly5waYxfoSz7C5vuIm-2XTyr8URDQKdXpW5Ah3jg3y-kN9tSFyLGMOam77C4PMOLyiRtXsCqpu6rV9mZiBDQWFCenRj845uzTMu0TinMqkt1e0jsj_Vrf/s1600-h/RJM_LNC_sort_box_costume_almostfull1WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42t1i1ZLbaalhoHjOdqZegc9ly5waYxfoSz7C5vuIm-2XTyr8URDQKdXpW5Ah3jg3y-kN9tSFyLGMOam77C4PMOLyiRtXsCqpu6rV9mZiBDQWFCenRj845uzTMu0TinMqkt1e0jsj_Vrf/s320/RJM_LNC_sort_box_costume_almostfull1WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246062965878599922" border="0" /></a><br />This week a small group of dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers will be sorting through all of the generous donations that were given to Ethical Metalsmiths for Radical Jewelry Makeover - San Francisco!<br /><br />Thank you to everyone that dug through their jewelry boxes for missing earrings and tangled chains. Do you really still wear those 1980's bangles?<br /><br />Mark your calendars, the RJM-SF exhibition opens on Oct. 22 at Velvet da Vinci gallery with a reception on Friday Oct. 24th. The show runs through Nov. 9, 2008.Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889302258083978880.post-82229941666555760522008-08-18T08:46:00.000-07:002008-09-02T04:23:14.556-07:00Radical Jewelry Makeover is taking shape in San FranciscoSeveral of the programs participating in the upcoming RJM are sharing this news with the public. To learn more check out the following links to see how.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cca.edu/about/press/2008/radical_jewelry_makeover">California College of Art</a><br /><a href="http://www.thecrucible.org/classes/special_offerings.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Crucible</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.therac.org/schedule/html/metals.html">The Richmond Art Center</a><br /> (scroll down)<br /><a href="http://www.topix.net/content/prweb/2008/08/academy-of-art-university-accepting-jewelry-donations-for-ethical">Academy of Art University</a>Ethical Metalsmithshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06741848063507766339noreply@blogger.com0