One of the perks of being a subscriber to the print edition of Art Jewelry magazine is that you get to post images of your work in our online Gallery. One of the perks of being the Editor of Art Jewelry magazine is that I get to call attention to artists whose work catches my eye. (Of course, it's not just a perk, it's a part of my job description, but it's one of the fun parts of my job, so I'm going to go ahead and label it a perk.)
So, a perk of being a subscriber and a perk of being an editor come together in this new project. Every Friday, one of the Art Jewelry editors will take a look through the online subscriber galleries and pick three pieces that she found particularly challenging, charming, intriguing, or just plain pretty — and we'll spotlight those pieces here in the Editors' Blog. The idea is to focus on recent work — highlight work submitted in the previous month, since each editor will get one set of picks per calendar month — but we reserve the right to go back in time and choose work that was posted in previous months, or years.
Here are my three pieces, all of which seemed like appropriate choices for autumn and the fast-approaching Halloween:
From our Metal Clay gallery, Liz Hall's Indian Summer brooch, of metal clay and polymer clay with an orange sapphire.
From our Metals gallery, an Opal Spiderweb ring (with removable spider!) by Jessica Dow and Mark Anderson, made of hand carved and cast sterling silver, Australian opals, enamel, and pink spinel.
And from our new Alternative Materials gallery, these adorable ceramic Multiple Monster pendants by "Potterygod."