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Art Jewelry and Art History: Tiffany and Wright
As a student of art history and a lover of art jewelry and metalsmithing, I often find myself reminded of artists or pieces from my art studies when looking at art jewelry. I thought it would be fun to start a new series of posts where I share a little about a jewelry artist or piece and give an intro to the artist or work from art history with which I sense a compliment or connection.
For the second post in this series, we will be looking at the historical artist Louis Comfort Tiffany and the contemporary Art Jeweler, Carly Wright.
Pride Cake Month at Balefire Goods and Valhalla Cakes!
Like many of you, we were saddened this week by the supreme court decision involving a wedding cake from a Denver area bakery. Since that ruling, we have seen a lot of comments and attention being given to the bakery involved in that case, but we feel like we should all be focusing on the vendors in our area that support inclusion and the LGBTQ community rather than giving more attention to those that support hate.
Environmentally Thoughtful Jewelry
Our First Workshop: Stamped & Textured Charm Necklace
When: Sunday, April 29th from 2 to 4pm
Where: Balefire Goods, 7417 Grandview, Arvada, CO 80002
What: In this class, you will create a simple charm necklace with up to three charms (you can create more for an additional fee). We will cover metal stamping and hammered textures to create charms with your designs. You will be able to create jewelry in either sterling silver, gold filled, or rose gold filled charms and chains. This class is open to students ages 16+ and limited to a maximum of 16 people.
How Much: Class is $60 per person and includes materials to craft one necklace with 3 charms per person.
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Art Jewelry and Art History: Still and Papac
As a student of art history and a lover of art jewelry and metalsmithing, I often find myself reminded of artists or pieces from my art studies when looking at art jewelry. I thought it would be fun to start a new series of posts where I share a little about a jewelry artist or piece and give an intro to the artist or work from art history with which I sense a compliment or connection.
For the inaugural post in this series, we are kicking off with one of my favorite artists, Abstract Expression painter Clyfford Still (1904-1980), and one of the very first artists added to Balefire’s collection, jewelry artist Seth Papac (born 1981).
