SNAG is GOING PRESIDENTIAL

SNAG presents an exclusive online auction being offered by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).

This exclusive event has 12 select works donated by current and former presidents of SNAG; some of the finest talent in contemporary art today. Auction closes Monday, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:11am PDT.

The event presents an opportunity for you to acquire one-of-a-kind pieces while helping SNAG provide a valuable avenue to benefit all its artists.

A little information about the auction:

• Auction items encompass both hollowware and jewelry.
  
• The pieces offered have a reserve price set modestly below retail. Why did we do this? To encourage bidding and to ensure that our auctions do not undercut the very artists we strive to serve.

• Proceeds from the auction will help underwrite the design and launch of a members’ gallery of public portfolio pages on SNAG’s website, to promote the work of all SNAG members.

• The auction will come to a close Monday, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:11am PDT. Don’t miss your chance to bid and win!

What can you do or how can you help? It’s easy...

1. Bid on the amazing work being offered by following the link below to eBay!

2. Email the following link and information to all of your friends and let them know about the auction.

http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=societyofnagoldsmiths
Good Luck!


The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) is the premier association of artists, designers, jewelers, and metalsmiths. Founded in 1969, SNAG publishes both the art journal Metalsmith and a web-based newsletter. They also produce an annual educational conference and traveling exhibitions.

BUBBLES

My brain is complete mush right now.

iPad display for my show

better with the white plexi insert?

display

So I have been testing our our new CNC by making displays for my upcoming solo show. They are made out of particle board shelves. After cutting, the material is waxed and then polished. They look kind of dull in the photos but they are a semi gloss. These are all going to get donated to the metals department when the show comes down. Still plugging away. I will post the details about the show soon.

More work

More brooches. Laser etched enamel and vacuum formed plastic.

trailer

Linotype: The Film Trailer from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo.

more CNC

So more work on the CNC. Developing a half sheet clamping kit. I can't take all the credit. I have to admit I stole the design because it was soooooo good (a la Matt King of VCU fame). Also we are trying to get our dust collector up and installed. The tube can't interfere with the gantry and also can't create any kind of stress on cutting. Unfortunately there is no where to hang the tube. I am thinking maybe an elastic cord or a pivoting system. Back to finish this thing up so I can get back to the studio and make my own work.

thanks sara

shared via sara holden

Studio shot

I am in a work hole

It has been a while.... I have been working hard on many things and just haven't had the time to stop and post the roses. Anyhoo here are some prints I am working on for the show I am having soon. Get out your 3D glasses.

Olafur Eliasson via core77

"Space is Process" a film about Olafur Eliasson from martin køhler on Vimeo.

we got CNC'd

So over the weekend myself along with a few of the SUNY Fine Arts Faculty were trained to use our new ShopBot alpha. A couple of years ago I taught a class that used one of these things for VCU's sculpture department. During the training, I could tell that ALL of the professors/technician brains were working overtime thinking about what they could make with this thing.

Officailly this was the first time I had helped setup a ShopBot from the ground up. VCU's machine was setup by a shop technician prior to my class. I have to say, besides a few hurdles with the electrician and building/safety code this thing is a dream to assemble. Of course I can't say enough about our assembly guy/trainer, Brady Watson. He was great! and an all around ShopBot/CNC genius. We still have a lot of work to do before this thing is operational. We have to put together our hold down system (which is %90 of using this thing) and our dust collections but..... We cut blue foam all day and let me tell you, it goes.

This model is a newer version of the one I am used to. The control box and spindle speed selection box are mounted on the machine. Both of these in the previous model were mounted on the wall. There is also a safety addition, the collet wrench is attached to a key that is needed to start the spindle. Its almost like taking the cinderblock to the gas station bathroom. Here are a couple of shots of our setup and training. I think that our orientation of our machine is kind of weird it is very disorienting. Left on the keyboard is right on the machine etc etc. This machine orientation was what they wanted. Being the low man on the totem I just went with it.

more brooches

Bring the pain...School is starting which I am kind of excited about. We have a new crop of great BFAs and MFAs. there a million things going on with me. I have a solo show on the horizon (two months eek!) a lecture for the Seattle Metals Guild and of course setting up and running the 3D and CNC here at SUNY New Paltz. Somewhere in all of that I have had the chance to get to work on a few of the laser etched pieces so I am putting them up as I make them and them of course putting them in a box for the show. Let me know what you think -Arthur

More chain more parts

links

Just experimenting with stuff. Got to get stuff going. Working on a million things at once. Spending too much time inside on the computer or in the studio. Outside is beautiful.

design process/mad men

Design story: The Decanter from Landor Associates on Vimeo.

new work

National Design Awards

Via Core77



...The award winners and finalists attended a special luncheon at the White House, hosted by the First Lady. It was a very festive event and the setting reinforced the tremendous amount of design talent that exists in this country. Mrs. Obama's speech emphasized the importance of design and arts education, and celebrated the value of the work of the award winners.

Wayne Clough, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, introduced the National Design Award program and thanked the sponsors, and I showed slides of the winners and their work, naming both finalists and winners, you can see them here. I was lucky enough to sit next to the First Lady for lunch, so we talked about expanding the opportunities for high-schoolers to study design and develop their creative talents.