The magazine for progressive craft retailers
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Patina Gallery artists Steven Ford and David Forlano combine their disparate artistic sensibilities to create compelling jewelry like this 19-inch "Tube" necklace in polymer clay and sterling silver. Photography by Bill Sandoval.
We talked to four gallery owners about the market for jewelry, what’s selling, and what advice they might share.
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Fine jewelry has never looked so gorgeous, as you can see in this collection of new work in gold, silver and intriguing gemstones.
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Fresh, and often funky, these trendsetting baubles make you look twice.
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I cannot take credit for this thought, which came from a C-SPAN caller a few months back on the channel’s morning radio call-in program, but it stopped me in my tracks: “Take all the Chinese goods out of the big
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Pantone LLC, the world’s authority on all things color, has announced its 2012 Color of the Year, and you might want to put on your dancing shoes to celebrate.
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The 3/50 Project has launched LookLocal, an iPhone application that gives consumers a list of all the businesses in an area, and it includes all 50 states plus Canada.
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NICHE Magazine's calendar of spring and summer U.S. and Canadian wholesale shows, markets and expos.
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A little bit retro, a little bit modern, and a whole lot cute, Hotcakes Design Jewelry puts whimsy into vintage Bakelite-inspired carved resin jewelry. Handmade in San Francisco, each piece is cast from molds designed by Caramia Visick.
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A letter by itself can be classic: picture Mary Tyler Moore’s iconic “M.” Grouped together to form an individual’s initials or to spell out a word, pieces featuring letters can be exceedingly customer enticing.
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In the colorful fantasy world of Helen Heins Peterson, dragonfly men ride on the backs of fishes, checkerboard cats roll along on wheels, and a knowing sun smiles on all.
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Among the Maori, the word “taonga” has special significance. It can be translated as a “treasured thing.” So when Hawaii-based glass artist Edward Clark opened his own studio in 2005, he named it Taonga Glass...
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Let’s face it: the past few years have been tough. The worst economic climate since the Great Depression, staggering unemployment numbers and tanking real estate values have put just about everybody in the doldrums.
Some surprising survey results from a
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Preview in-depth feature articles on a variety of topics like store design trends, management techniques, merchandising strategies and gallery profiles.
Explore the work and lives of emerging artists — their background, craft and motivations.
