Events

COMA Conference 2010

METAL ART: MINIATURE TO MONUMENTAL

July 16-18 in Salida, Colorado

Presenters:

Bill Brinker

Bill Brinker, one of Colorado’s hidden treasures, began his career reluctantly making jewelry as a child, an admittedly “unwilling 12-year-old art student”. By the end of high school however, he was an accomplished fabricator and enamellist. In 1982 Brinker apprenticed with a prominent custom jeweler in Boulder, Colorado, and honed his skills as a production stone-setter and trade shop bench jeweler in one of Denver’s busiest wholesale trade shops. Bill became the head jeweler and workshop manager for a prestigious designer in Cherry Creek, where he remained for almost a decade. In 1990, Bill joined Lew Wackler in researching 19th century techniques of objects de virtu, such as ornamental turning, engine turning, and guilloche enameling. Their collaboration led to a long-standing association with Zadora Ltd., an international designer and producer of luxurious objects, reminiscent of those produced in the Faberge workshops. In addition to his work with Zadora in project management, technical design and execution of complex commissions, Bill does his own jewelry scale work incorporating his masterful skills as a goldsmith and enamellist.

Pat Flynn

Pat Flynn is a Master Metalsmith: an accomplished blacksmith, a classical-Modernist goldsmith who creates elegant, sculptural objects to wear. His materials range from rusty nails, fragments of once “useful” objects, to precious metals and gems, uniquely combined to create beautiful and meticulously crafted heirlooms. His work is a refined balance of opposites: matte blackened steel or iron with glittering white diamonds or a sprinkling of gold; crusty surfaces and irregular shapes with flawlessly designed mechanisms; beautiful objects of human desire forged with strength and grace. An award-winning artist whose work is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian, and the Art Institute of Chicago, Pat Flynn maintains a teaching and show schedule at prestigious schools and shows. (Photograph by Hap Sakwa)

Michael Good

Michael Good is widely known as the modern master of anticlastic rising. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Belgian parents, Michael is a designer/sculptor/jeweler whose side interests include physics, philosophy, archaeology, and kayaking. In the late 1960’s, Good began to experiment with forging flat sheets of metal into hollow spring like structures that curve and twist, becoming miniature sculptures. A 1979 workshop with Heikki Seppa at the Haystack school in Maine reinforced Good’s interest in anticlastic raising and formed the basis for his lifelong exploration of this process. Michael Good has developed this technique to new heights, creating both miniature and large-scale objects in precious and non-precious metal, often combining forms with patinas and intricate enamel work. A resident of Rockport, Maine, where he lives in a remodeled 100 year old barn, many of his most outstanding pieces are reminiscent of natural vegetal forms found in his beautiful seacoast environment. Michael Good’s work is represented in stores, galleries, museums and private collections around the world. For over 25 years, he has been teaching for professional organizations, universities and schools in North America and Europe.

Gary Noffke

Gary Noffke Gary Noffke is a metalsmith’s metalsmith. Deep in the Georgia woods, Gary forges masterworks in copper, silver and gold in a studio which he built himself. His physical environment is one which would encourage an artist to stay and work un-encumbered by the distractions of urban life. Noffke is one of the great 20th century movers of metal. He is a blacksmith, a knifemaker, silversmith, coppersmith and goldsmith as well as an educator whose tutelage has influenced scores of fellow metalsmiths. Now Professor of Art Emeritus, he developed the metals program at the University of Georgia in Athens. An innovator in developing new alloys for hot forging, Gary Noffke continues to pursue his love of hot forging in non-ferrous metals. In his professional career spanning five decades, his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including two solo exhibitions at the National Ornamental Museum in Memphis and the prestigious and widely travelled, "The Art of Gold" exhibit. His work is in the permanent collections of the Georgia Museum of Art, the National Ornamental Museum, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, The Vatican, and in numerous private collections including that of Herman Junger, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela. In 2001, he was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Craft Council.

Albert Paley

Albert Paley is a world renowned metal artist of multiple talents. In his long and illustrious career, he has been a jeweler, a blacksmith, a furniture maker, a sculptor, and teacher. His pieces have truly ranged from the miniature to monumental, and have incorporated materials ranging from glass to precious metals and steel. Paley is the first metal sculptor to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, the AIA’s highest award to a non architect. His site- specific works include both public and private commissions, and his work has been acquired by the most prestigious museums in the world. Perhaps his best known work is the Portal Gates at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. Throughout his career, Paley has developed an innovative approach to form using traditional and non-traditional metalworking techniques. He has been instrumental in the resurgence of 20th and now, 21st century metalsmithing. Currently residing in Rochester, NY, Albert Paley holds an endowed chair at the Rochester Institute of Technology. (Photograph: Paley Studio Archive)

Conference Registration Form

2010 CoMA Conference Schedule

Friday, July16
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Registration, Drop off of Silent Auction Donations - Annex
1:00 – 2:00 PM	Pin Swap/Tool Swap – Courtyard
2:00 PM	Introduction and Welcome to Conference - Theater
2:30 -4:00 PM	Presenter: Michael Good - Theater
4:00 – 4:30 PM	Break, Silent Auction Bidding Begins – Annex
4:30 – 5:30 PM	All Members’ meeting and New Board Election
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Wine Bar and refreshments, Silent Auction Bidding
7:00 – 9:00 PM	Cultureclash Gallery All Members Show Opening Cultureclash
	Gallery, 101 North F Street

Saturday, July 17
9:00 AM	Registration, Coffee and Pastries at Steamplant Annex
9:30 – 11:30 AM	Presenter: Albert Paley – Theater
12:00 – 1:30 PM	Lunch, Silent Auction Bidding – Courtyard, Riverside, Annex
1:30 – 3:00 PM	Presenter: Bill Brinker – Theater
3:00 – 3:30 PM	Break, Silent Auction Bidding
3:30 – 5:00 PM	Presenter: Gary Noffke -Theater
5:00 – 6:00 PM	Wine Bar and Refreshments Final Silent Auction Bidding
6:00 PM	Banquet - Ballroom

Sunday, July 18
9:30 – 10:30 AM	Coffee and Pastries, Board Meeting – Annex
10:30 – 12:00 PM	Presenter: Pat Flynn – Theater
12:15 – 1:00 PM	Master’s Forum – Theater

CoMA Pre Conference Workshop:

Pat Flynn Presents: Hinges and Catches Simplified
July 13-15, 2010 at the Sweetman/Allen Studio, Lakewood, CO.
Cost: $350 per person, w/CoMA membership paid for 2010. Non-members cost is $400.
Registration begins March 15 via mail. Send completed registration form to:
CoMA PO Box 38064, Colorado Springs, CO 80937-8064
Download registration form here.

Pat Flynn is famous for his ingenious hinges and mechanisms. Through a variety of demonstrations and participant work time, a selection of hinges, catches, and findings will be presented. Attention will be spent simplifying these mechanisms into basic components for assured results. Hinges for a curved surface and a spring loaded hinge will be addressed. Students will create samples of various demonstrations. Multiple skill levels will be addressed.

CoMA Post Conference Workshop:

Michael Good Presents: Anticlastic Raising
July 19-21, 2010 at the Denver School of Metal Arts.
Cost: $350 per person, w/CoMA membership paid for 2010. Non-members cost is $400.
Registration begins March 15 via mail. Send completed registration form to:
CoMA PO Box 38064, Colorado Springs, CO 80937-8064
Download registration form here.

Michael Good will lead students through a series of exercises that are designed to teach the principles of how metal is moved from flat sheet into non-definitive forms. Students will have a short time to practice each stage in order to digest the concepts presented before moving on to the next exercise. The goal is for students to gain enough of a foundation in the session to be able to return to their own surroundings to practice at their leisure. The course is designed for all skill levels including those with no previous metalsmithing experience. Michaels’s philosophies and enthusiastic style make for an unforgettable experience. Complete tool kits will be provided and are optionally available to purchase after the workshop.

Salida 2010

All Members Show at Cultureclash

We would like to take this opportunity to invite ALL CoMA members to be part of the All Members Show at Cultureclash. There is no fee, but pieces should be for sale with Cultureclash taking a 50% consignment fee. You may send one to three pieces to Cultureclash, 101 North F St, Salida, CO, 81201, by July 10th. Please include: title and materials of piece/s, retail price/s, and artist statement/s if available. Now is your chance to try your hand at that artist statement you’ve been meaning to write! The show will be up thru July. Please pick up your pieces by July 31st, or arrange with Geraldine for shipping. You are responsible for the cost of return shipping. Feel free to contact Geraldine at 719 539 3118 or e-mail, cultureclash@ hotmail.com with any questions or concerns. Thanks, and we’re looking forward to another great show and conference, and to seeing you here in the Heart of the Rockies!

Member events and announcements

The Colorado School of Jewelry and Metal Arts is pleased to announce its Winter/Spring 2010 Schedule of classes. All Classes will be held in my studio, Jerry Scavezze-Goldsmith in Salida, CO.

The Colorado School of Jewelry and Metal Arts is pleased to announce its 2010 Winter/Spring Schedule of classes. All Classes will be held in my studio, Jerry Scavezze-Goldsmith, in Salida, CO. Salida is located 3 hours southwest of Denver, at 7,000 feet high in the Colorado Mountains. A great place for a weekend getaway or short vacation.

Jewelry 101 Intro. to Jewelry - Jessica Kidd - Teaches basic skills, Sawing, soldering, a little forging and bezel setting stones. 3 days, March 20-21-22, Sat-Mon. Cost is $375.00

Beginning Stone Setting- Linda Medina - This class will cover basic skills, prong setting, tube settings, bezel settings, and a hammer set stone. We will demo flat or plate set stones for those interested as well. 3 days, Mar 27-29. Class fee is $375.00.

Beginning Anticlastic Raising with Jerry Scavezze. Students will learn basic anticlastic concepts and will complete 2-3 pieces of jewelry. For samples of work see www.ScavezzeGoldsmith.com 3 days April 3-5. Cost is $400.00.

Precious Metal Clay - Rhonda Denney - this one is a 3 day class covering silver pmc as well as bronze or copper pmc. May 8-10, Cost is $350.00

Advanced Anticlastic Raising - Jerry Scavezze. For those of you who have taken a class in anticlastic raising and want to further your education and refine your skills, this class is for you. We will work on more difficult pieces and skill sets or can help you with a project you have undertaken and need a little help with. 3 days May 23-25. Cost is $450.00

David Huang workshop. Class will be 5 days June 7-11, and is $600.00. His website is http://davidhuang.org. If you want to see his work. It's incredible - email us if interested. Class will cover raising the vessel and chasing the surface. Patinas will not be covered, but will probably be discussed. We are still putting the details together.

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