Category: Catching Up With The Liloveve Community
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Student Spotlight: Michaela Turley of Mijatu
Michaela Turley is the designer and maker behind small jewelry brand, Mijatu. Working out of her home studio in New York City, she originally came from the sunny shores of Australia where she was constantly surrounded, and ultimately influenced by the strength and natural beauty of the environment around her. LJS: What’s your background? How…
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Student Spotlight: Jennifer Dunham
LJS: What’s your background? How did you get into jewelry making, and when? JD: While working a corporate fashion job, I was looking for something to put more creative energy into. I wanted to start my own business and find more fulfillment in my work- It wasn’t until Sept/Nov 2015 where the medium became jewelry.…
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Artist Spotlight : Emilie Shapiro!
We absolutely love Emilie Shapiro’s work so much. Not just her incredible use of natural stone elements and recycled metals but how she pairs them with contemporary techniques and experimentation that are incorporated into her work as a celebration of the beauty of natural imperfection. All production and resources are kept as local as possible, and…
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MJSA Expo! Spotlight ~ Gangi Gems
Hi all! This past Sunday – Tuesday was the jewelry industry’s MJSA Expo. I went to the Jacob Javits Center on Manhattan’s west side on a cold rainy Monday morning to check out what’s new and exciting in the industry. I’m so happy I did! Among all the new CAD programs and laser machines…
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Student Spotlight: Huan Wang of Jewelyrie
LJS: What’s your background? How did you get into jewelry making, and when? HW: I have been a stay home mom ever since one year after I graduated from prestigious Parson’s school of design, I wanted to be a top notch high end fashion designer back then. Instead I spent the past 20 years build…
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Student Spotlight: Lotanna Amina Egwuatu of Mina Stones
LJS: What’s your background? How did you get into jewelry making, and when? LAE: I am Nigerian. Born and raised in the Northern parts of Nigeria. I have a Bachelors in Engineering from Nigeria and Master in Business and Innovation from Lancaster, UK and a Diploma in Gemstones from GIA. It has always been about…
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Student Spotlight: Aster + Antics
We met Juliana a couple of years ago when she started taking lessons with us. We’ve seen her work progress to the point of the launch of her jewelry line, Aster & Antics, and we couldn’t be more proud! Learn more about Juliana and her work below. -When did you first start making jewelry? I’ve…
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Student Spotlight: Elena Carey of Folkloric Jewelry
When did you first start making jewelry? Jewelry making has been a hobby of mine since I was a little girl. I have a library of beads I have been collecting since childhood. What class(es) have you taken at Liloveve? Over the spring I took the Intro to Wax Carving class and can’t wait to…
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Technique Spotlight: Granulation
Granulation is the exquisite and richly historic art of covering precious sheet metal in spherules or granules to create beautifully intricate textured metal jewelry. The technique is thought to have its origins in Sumer about 5,000 years ago. In the first millennium B.C. the technique was used by Etruscans living in present-day Italy. Greek craftsmen also employed the…
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Student Spotlight: Karoline Bolt
When did you first start making jewelry? 2011 What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Wax Carving I, Intermediate Wax Carving + intro to silversmithing Where do you draw your inspiration from when designing your work? Museums, art + architecture Where do you sell your work? Online at KarolineBoltJewelry.com What’s your favorite piece you’ve ever…