Symposium Series: James Thurman's Thurmanite

 Next up, James Thurman and Thurmanite!  We found this workshop very interesting and entertaining.  Thurman showed us what Thurmanite is and how he's come to adapt it into contemporary jewelry.  As I mentioned before, this symposium was heavily focused on mixed media approaches to contemporary jewelry as opposed to more traditional takes.  Thurman's workshop showed a quick video going through the steps to make Thurmanite, a registered product, made up from a resin mixture layered between papers.  Once hardened, you can apply techniques similar to wood working, such as carving , sanding, filing, and sawing into it to finish it.  This process produces an incredibly strong and durable product.  I found his work particularly interesting because he mimicked a wood grain look but could control the colors or lack thereof.  He can also then apply his knowledge of metalsmithing to turn these objects into wearable objects of adornment.  Below I have attached the link to his website where you can check out his awesome work!  Thank you so much for reading as always :)

http://www.jamesthurman.com/James_Thurman/James_Thurman.html

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Symposium Series: Jillian Moore Resin Workshop

As you all may have read in the previous post, we attended ECU's 4th Annual Material Topics metals symposium.  This year's group of artists including workshop leaders and presenters were of a different breed than those of the years past.  Jillian Moore, much like the other artists, is known for being a masterful metalsmith as well as a mixed media maven!  In her three hour long workshop, she told us all her deep dark secrets about working with resin and pigments to achieve an other worldly wearable.  We were pleasantly surprised with how much more there was to be learned about resin since we've worked with it some in the past.  One of the most interesting things about her work is lightweight quality is possesses while totally fooling the eye.  Most of her forms are created by layering resin and pigments around a foam base to provide structure but avoid excess weight.  Jillian has an incredible imagination and her work is fantasy come to life.  Below are the links to her etsy shop, where you can buy all her beautiful things, and her website, where you can check out her amazing work and bio!  As always, thanks for reading and for participating in our giveaway!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/phlaznatch?ref=pr_shop_more

http://www.jillianmoore.net/index.html

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ECU Metals Symposium Time!

We are excited to say that starting tonight, we will be participating in the 4th annual East Carolina University Metals Symposium!  This is our third time attending and we cannot wait for the festivities to begin.  Tonight will begin the symposium with several different show opening as part of the downtown art walk.  Tomorrow begins the first day of workshops and lectures led by a great group of artists in the field.  The artists on the list include Loring Taoka, Jillian Moore, Christina Miller, James Thurman, Autumn Brown, Jennifer Wells, John Stuart Gordon, Alison Baxter, Kathryn Osgood, Carrie Longley, Rachel Timmins, Gary Schott, Jim Cotter, Dianne Reilly, Joost During, and Keith Lewis.  Fibers, ceramics, and wood working are also included in the materials used by these wonderful metalsmiths.
We are extremely lucky that our school hosts an event like this since it allows us to not only expand our skill sets with new materials and new teachers,  but also as a way to begin networking within our community.  That being said, we have to go prepare our apartment for our guests this weekend but thank you for a taking a minute to read our blog as always!

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*here's the link to the blog if you'd like to check out what you're missing this weekend!
http://ecusymposium.wordpress.com/

Exciting News For Geoflora Jewelry!

As of yesterday, Geoflora Jewelry has been invited to sell on Obaz.com, a great new online shop!  We're very excited about this new opportunity to sell and expand our reach.  Obaz offers jewelry, clothes, accessories, home decor, and more.  It also supports small and handmade businesses such as ours!  Be sure to check it out and explore the shop once its finalized.  Thank you so much for all your encouragement and support as always.

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Geoflora Jewelry's First Giveaway!

In honor of the new year and the 2013 Pantone color of the year,Geoflora Jewelry is having a giveaway on our popular Emerald Resin Necklace! All you have to do to be eligible is like our Facebook Page and comment on our blog:
http://geoflorajewelry.blogspot.com/The contest winner will be decided at the end of the month so get liking people!