Fellow Orchidians,
I don’t know about the rest of you but I love looking at great
jewellery websites, particularly those of “artisan” jewellers by
which I suppose I mean small shops that do great things.
I imagine that some day there might be an award for such sites, kind
of like our version of the Oscars. I think the awards would be called
‘The Orchids’ and these are a few deserving nominees, IMHO, in no
particular order:
Krikawa Jewelry Designs at http://www.krikawa.com,
Lisa Krikawa
Nominated for Best Original Designs, Best Mixed Metals Designs
and Most Inspiring Use of Traditional Techniques.
Wes & Gold at http://www.wesandgold.com,
Wesley Glebe
Nominated for Best Original Designs, Best Mixed Metals Design,
Best Alternative Metals Design and Best “Industrial Vibe”
Designs, also nominated for the “Way Cool!” Award for
outstanding original work in an under-explored aesthetic.
Hammerworks at http://www.melinahammer.com,
Melina Hammer
Nominated for Best Original Designs, Best “Tres Funk” Designs,
and Best “Nouveau Art Deco” Designs, also nominated for the
“Dah-ling You Look Mah-velous!” Award for cool looking things
that you’d like to see your lover wear to a really big bash.
James Binnion Metal Arts at http://www.mokume-gane.com,
James Binnion
Nominated for the Golden Hands Lifetime Achievement Award for
exceptional research and craftsmanship in a specific
speciality of the jewellery arts.
Anni22k at http://www.anni22k.com,
Ann Biederman
Nominated for the Living Past Award for outstanding work that
brings the jewellery arts and styles of the past to life.
Abrasha Contemporary Jewelry Design at http://www.abrasha.com,
Abrasha
Nominated for Best Original Designs, Best Mixed Metals Design,
and Best Creative Interpretation of Traditional Gems and
Metals.
Akash Jewels at http://www.akashjewels.com,
Akash
Nominated for the Creator of Legacies Award for outstanding
technical and creative skills leading to the birth of instant
heirlooms.
Daniel Gibbings Jewelry at http://www.danielgibbingsjewelry.com,
Daniel Gibbins
Nominated for The Olympian, the award for the creation of
jewellery that looks like a gift from the Olympian Gods and
Godesses themselves, also Nominated for the Living Past Award.
Karen Olsen Ramsey at http://www.artjeweler.com,
Karen Olsen Ramsey
Nominated for Best Original Designs in a Traditional Style,
Best Mixed Metals Design, Most Inspiring Use of Traditional
Techniques, also nominated for the Living Past and Creator of
Legacies Awards.
Needless to say this could go on for a while but I’m sure you get the
idea: fabulous work by these and many other gifted craftspersons and
artists that would receive our highest honours and respect if we had
the opportunity to do so. Until that happy day I wish them all great
success and happiness for fine work beautifully done.
Cheers,
Trevor F