Weekend Eye Candy - Best of 500 Edition

1. Lark Sparrow IMG_5122edttpz, 2. Elizabeth Agte, 3. two mourning rings, 4. Ring a Day 246/365, 5. Metcalf FlameFlower, 6. Sainted Memory, 7. Helga Leipsig, 8. RAW 1/52 - Abandoned House, 9. 500 Created with fd's Flickr Toys

I received a rejection email today. Not even a snail mail letter that I could frame or throw darts at. Lark's new 500 Rings book will not be showcasing my submissions. Or any of these other fabulous ring maker's work. Bruce Metcalf (the flower brooch in the center square) was the juror and wanted more avante garde entries than ours, I suppose. Too bad for him then! The world has missed out on a world of talented artists and beautiful pieces. I wish I could see what else ended up on the cutting room floor.

Weekend Eye Candy - Contained Edition

1. "The Brass Vat" Poison Ring (2009, IT) Ring 150.8, 2. "The Brass Vat" Poison Ring (2009, IT) Ring 150.7, 3. dandelion, back view, 4. dandelion-- a flip-top ring, 5. life saver ring 7, 6. life saver ring 3, 7. Ring 70.3 (2008, IT) Public Treasure Poison Ring, 8. Public Treasure Poison Ring (2008, IT) Ring 70.4, 9. 'Secret' Ring, 10. 'Secret' Ring, 11. RAW52 6/52, 12. RAW52 6/52  Created with fd's Flickr Toys

There's nothing more intriguing and mystifying as a closed container.  I love making objects that conceal a secret element that the wearer can choose to reveal... or not.  

Asked and Answered

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post about SNAG's Metalsmith magazine. It had to do with a comment the jurors of the Exhibition in Print issue made about the artist statements, resumes, and bios, that accompanied the submissions. As a self taught artist, it never occurred to me to include any of that information in a photo submission.

So I thought I'd ask an expert to educate me on professional submissions. And darned if I'm not featured on Harriete Estelle Berman's blog today!!! Just how thrilling is that?

Harriete is an amazing artist best known for her work with recycled, printed tin pins and teapots, as well as a blogger and is writing an entire series about the photo submissions. She started with her experience as a juror using the CaFE submission site and will be covering photographs and descriptions soon. This series is a wonderful insight for those of us who are not academically trained. I know I'll read each post.