Eastside Culture Crawl this Weekend!

This weekend I will be participating in the Eastside Culture Crawl for the second time! The Crawl is an huge annual event where over 300 artists on the East side of Vancouver open their studios to the public for sales, socializing and networking.

Please visit me at the Mergatroid Building at 975 Vernon Drive, corner of Vernon and Parker. I am around the back, enter off the parking lot at studio 1171.

Will be showing a broad range of my work, from jewellery and accessories to sculpture and wallpieces.

Hours are Friday (tonight!) 5 pm to 10 pm, Saturday/Sunday 11-6 pm.

Hope to see you all there!

Jewellery and Metals workshops coming soon!

I will soon be offering jewellery workshops at my new studio in East Vancouver. I will be moving next door to 1177 Parker St. and will be setting it up as a teaching/learning space. Peggy Logan will be my new studio mate, and we will be offering a range of evening and weekend courses, from beginner jewellery and enamels, to damascene and beginner blacksmithing.

Courses will start in January 2012. Watch this space for details, or send me a message to get on our mailing list!

"Women Who Work With Metal" Group Show in Maple Ridge, BC

Here's the invite to a group show I'm in Oct. 8- Nov. 12. Maple Ridge has a beautiful arts centre and gallery, and this show has some spectacular work in it. I especially love Sylvie Roussel-Janssen's work, pictured at the bottom of this post. I thought at first it was stained glass, but it is actually fabric stretched over a series of metal frames.




Please note I will be giving an artist talk on November 5, 1-2:30 pm. I will be showing a slide presentation of the progression of my work from jewellery to sculpture, some photos of the armour and samurai sword fittings that have inspired me, and also a bit of a travelogue of the artist residency I did in Finland, which was so important to the development of my work.

Setting up the show with the other 5 artists, I was amazed at the variety of approaches to working in metal.

Jewellery studio for rent Oct. 1!

Space available in our shared studio in East Vancouver starting Oct. 1! The details:

Self-contained room in shared art studio for rent Oct. 1 in the Mergatroid Building at Parker and Vernon, $225/month. The room has a door with a lock and window into the hallway. Perfect for jeweller, graphic designer, or any artist who doesn’t require a huge space to work in. If you are a jeweller, we can share equipment.

About the shared studio:

• Approx. 1000 sq ft total area
• Ground floor, with large garage door with glass panes.
• Shared with 4 others: 2 jewellery/ metal artists, one painter, and one industrial designer/ metal artist
• Outdoor area for spraying, chemical processes, etc.
• Own bathroom, with large sink.
• Good security, including fenced yard, secure doors and alarm system.
• Shared tool room.
• Extra storage space for each tenant.

Features of the Mergatroid Building:

• Well managed building full of working artists.
• A top destination on the East Side Culture Crawl.
• Close to Strathcona and the Drive.

Show opens at Circle Craft on Granville Island

A new show of my work has just opened at Circle Craft Gallery in Vancouver. The details:

Karin Jones: Works in Damascene Metal
Aug. 5-30, 2011
Circle Craft Gallery (In the Net Loft on Granville Island, across from the public market.)
Opening reception: Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011

The show is an overview of work I have done over the last 2 years, including some of the "Precious" Series (farming and garden tools inlaid with silver and gold), framed wall pieces, home decor items, belt buckles, and some brand-new jewellery pieces.

I have also just returned from a week of teaching at Red Deer College's "Series Summer School of the Arts" in Alberta. I hope to return there next year to teach again, and am also looking at other summer schools to teach at next summer, including Haliburton, Ontario, and Metchosin, Vancouver Island. Watch this space for upcoming workshops!

Champ-levé enamel workshop in Alberta this summer

I will be teaching an enamel on silver course this summer in Red Deer, Alberta. Here's the info from my press release:

Karin Jones presents a champ-levé enamel workshop at Red Deer College, Alberta, July 18-22, 2011, as part of RDC's popular "Series Summer School for the Arts". For a complete list of jewellery, art and craft courses, please go to:

http://www.rdc.ab.ca/continuing_education/visual_arts/Pages/summer_school_arts.aspx

Champ-levé Enamel on Silver
Course Description:

Champ-levé is a type of enamel in which the colour is inlaid into a recessed pattern in the metal, giving it a similar look to stained glass or mosaic. Complex, multicoloured patterns can be created using this torch-fired method. Because students will learn to make a piece of jewellery from start to finish, they will learn basic jewellery techniques such as cutting, soldering and polishing, as well as the torch-fired enamel process. This technique is well-suited to the most basic home jewellery studio, as no kilns are required. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced.

Course fee $595 (CDN) plus GST ($29.75)

Instructor Bio:

Karin Jones is a Vancouver-based, German-trained goldsmith and metal artist with 20 years experience in the trade. Her Champ-levé enamel designs are well-know throughout western Canada. She has also spent many years as a bench goldsmith, and has recently turned her attention to working in steel, specializing in Damascene inlay (silver and gold inlay on steel).

To register, please go to:

http://rdc.ab.ca/continuing_education/Pages/CourseInformation.aspx?SUBJ_CODE=ESER&CRSE_NUMB=6104

For more enamel images, please scroll down.