SMFA Jewelry + Metalsmithing

10/04/2017

Hurry!! Sign UP for these amazing workshops!!

https://smfa.tufts.edu/continuing-education/classes/band-together-making-rings-workshop
https://smfa.tufts.edu/continuing-education/classes/band-together-making-rings-workshop

Band Together: Making Rings - Workshop Register AREA OF FOCUS Metals Date & Time November 04, 2017 - November 05, 2017 Saturday Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Room # A111 PROFESSOR Jennaca Davies Noncredit Price $400 This two-day workshop teaches students how to design and create handmade rings using basi...

07/20/2017

In the essay-catalogue for “Unique by Design” jewelry historian Suzanne Ramljak reflects on the making of art jewelry within the social context of power, status, memory, sentiment, beauty, and courtship, centuries old concerns that are continually given new twists by contemporary artists. This idea…

05/03/2017

04/21/2017

Fusing ancient techniques with contemporary aesthetic, Dual Bowls are one-of-a-kind vessels forged from a mixture of recycled brass, copper, zinc, or nickel in this new project from artist Kawther Al Saffar. The bowls are made in partnership with the Alwafi Foundry in Kuwait who utilize a variety of

02/05/2017

The Current Obsession Social Club is a series of conversations that happen internationally through a variety of formal and informal events to creat

01/29/2017

12/13/2016

11/25/2016

10/25/2016

Don't miss Mia Maljojoki's visiting artist talk tomorrow evening, 6:30-7:30, Anderson Auditorium at SMFA.

Images L-R:
life is juicy #38 necklace, 2014, porcelain, elastic, cotton
Breathe #8 necklace, 2016, porcelain, pearl, silver, gold plating, silk

10/03/2016

The artist's uncharted passion for crafting jewellery comes to light in a dynamic new London exhibition, writes Laura Jordan

09/22/2016

I'm so harsh because I'm so sensitive.

07/24/2016

Superstrength gold, anyone?

Scientists from Rice University have discovered a titanium alloy that's better than titanium at being a medical implant, and it is four times harder than titanium and a vast majority of steels.