The leaves are turning, the air is crisp, it’s time to get back in the studio and take a class with us!
Make your own Holiday gifts this year in one of our 6-week classes like Intro to Silversmithing , or Intro to Wax Carving
FALL+WINTER 2016 COURSE CATALOG
NR: My favorite musician is Macklemore…I’m more of an audiobook addict since I spend so much time in my studio. My favorite book of late is The Nightingale.
NR: I took a couple of silversmithing courses in college over 20 years ago. I made a really fun ring with lost cast wax that I was proud of at the time.
NR: My recent collection of botanical jewelry has taught me a tremendous amount about complex soldering, how to use heat syncs, how to heat just enough of the surrounding silver for the filler metal to melt perfectly into targeted seams, and how to make the most use of my pick while soldering.
NR: Yes…this one. It’s a larch cone. Soldering on each of the tiny layers presented a challenge.
NR: These poppy seed pods, primarily because it’s easy to explode a sphere while soldering on the additional components.
NR: I can’t say that I have just one favorite artist, but I’ve recently discovered the work of John Grade: http://johngrade.com. I would love to take him out for a glass or two of wine and listen to his story. As an artists, how did he reach where he is today?
Next weekend we’re hosting a super fun Weekend Workshop on Etching!
Saturday + Sunday | Jun 25+26 |11am-5pm | $240 | Register Now!
In this two day weekend workshop students will discover how to create raised patterns in metal without using any special equipment! You’ll learn how to transfer images onto metal to etch a variety designs using a low toxic and safe method. Etching is the process of using chemicals to cut a design or pattern into a metal surface. Etching your own designs into metal is a fun and rewarding way to customize your jewelry!
Class covers a variety of resist processes including ink transfer techniques and free hand solutions. We will also be covering basic metalsmithing techniques like drilling, filing, refining, and a variety of polishing and sealing methods, so this class is open to beginners as well as intermediate and advanced students.
Extra materials will be provided.
We spent a little time in the studio perfecting the technique this week, here’s some fun action shots:
Here’s the pieces after they’ve come out:
And here’s a couple styles of the final products!
This weekend we’re hosting a super fun one day workshop on Salt Casting!
Saturday | Jun 11 |11am-5pm | $179 | Register Now!
Salt Casting is the art of melting metal to its molten form and then pouring it over salt. This creates spontaneous forms and unusual shapes. In this workshop we learn how to recycle metal, create many different alloys, pour metal into different forms, and fabricate jewelry out of the salt cast pieces. Your old jewelry and scraps (gold, silver, copper) can be cast into new and wondrous forms. The salt cast pieces can be made into earrings, pendants, and pins during the workshop. Extra materials will be provided.
We spent a little time in the studio perfecting the technique this week, here’s some fun action shots:
Here’s the pieces after they’ve come out:
And here’s the final products!
As artists, jewelers, crafters, and makers of all kinds we often experiment with mixed media.
Here’s a fun chart of the various types of glue out there and which ones work best in each medium! Enjoy!
Call for Entries
The Liloveve Jewelry School will present our fifth annual Student Show this September. The show will highlight the work of our students and celebrate the incredible work created over the past year.
We invite you to submit your work to be showcased.
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2014
Submit image(s) of your work to studio@liloveve.com with the following info:
Title(s), material(s), dimensions, and year created.
This past Thursday we had the opening of our 4th annual Student Show and it was so fantastic! If you missed it, take a look at the incredible work of our participating artists….
Jennifer Salta
Uprooted
Silver, Turquoise, Wax Carving I Class
2013
King
Brass
2013, Wac Carving I Class
Hand crafted
Brass
2013, Wax Carving I Class
What is your current occupation? Assistant jewelry designer at Satya Jewelry
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Wax Carving I
How does jewelry fit into your life? I would say that jewelry pretty much consumes my life. If I am not at work I am taking classes or creating on my own.
Where do you draw your inspiration? Mostly the places I visit and places I have created in my mind that may not really exists.
Ryan Swearingen
Watermelon Tourmaline Stacker
Silver, Watermelon Tourmaline
2013
Stamped Hexagon
Silver, Brass
2013
Orange Agate double ring
Silver, Agate
2013
What is your current occupation? Mental Health Counselor
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Ring making intensive
How does jewelry fit into your life? As a form of communication and expression
Where do you draw your inspiration? symbols, mysticism, organic process
Skip LaTronica
Buffalo
Turquoise, Howlith, Silver set in Cocobolo
2013
Sea Turtle
Green Jasper, Silver, Jade, Garnet, Labradorite, Sunstone, Prehnite, Bloodstone, Moonstone, Citrine, Fluorite, Leather
2012
Hug
Hand-dyed Soapstone, Black Fire Agate, Botswana Agate, Carnelian, Leather
2012
Occupation: Office/Project Manager for construction company
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Intro to Silversmithing
How does jewelry fit into your life? The biggest part of “heart” is “art”. The Muse speaks, I obey.
Where do you draw your inspiration? I think maybe my Native American roots give me a sense of what’s in the slab before me, of which stones will harmonize, which will create a dissonance. While none of these particular pieces are for sale, similar ones can be created in your choice of a large variety of stones. Others can be seen on my Facebook page, “Eclectic Omega.”
Cindy Horrigan
Vertex Ring
Brass
2013, Wax Carving I
Lunar Pendant
Sterling Silver
2013, Wax Carving I
Hudsucker Ring
Sterling Silver
2012
Sue Keown
Kokopelli Flute Player
PMC, .999 Fine Silver Clay, Oxidized
2013, PMC Workshop
Silver Wings Amulet
PMC, .999 Fine Silver Clay, neoprene, Oxidized
2012, PMC Workshop
Mayan Priest
Lost Wax Casting, Bronze, Greek Leather Cord, Oxidized
2013, Wax Carving II Class
What is your current occupation? Student
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Silversmithing, Wax Carving, Stone setting, chain making, & PMC (precious metal clay)
Where do you draw your inspiration? Myth, Native American Art and Spiritualism, Indian Art, geometrical designs, art deco
Rosanne Puchal
Antique Copper Wire Crocheted Bracelet
Wire, Turquoise, Pearls, Brass Beads
2013
Silver and Purpless Crocheted Bracelet
Silver Wire, Silver Beads, Amethyst and Agate Beads
2013
Occupation: Professional makeup artist for TV, film and print.
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Wire crochet workshop, Viking knit workshop, earrings intensive
How does jewelry fit into your life? I like creating designs with color and shapes, not necessarily symmetrical, but aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Which, to me, is an extension of what I do as a makeup artist.
Where do you draw your inspiration? The color wheel and nature.
Erica Ffolliott
Filigree Ring
Sterling Silver, Aquamarine
2013, Filigree Workshop
What’s your current occupation? unemployed
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Intro to Silversmithing, wax carving, chain making, Ring design, filigree, tube setting, flush setting.
How does jewelry fit into your life? Hobby, possible career interest
Where do you draw your inspiration? organic objects, ancient artwork, geometric shapes
Mary Feng
Leaves in Flame
Silver
2013, Intro to Silversmithing
What’s your current occupation? Interactive Producer
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Intro to Silversmithing
How does jewelry fit into your life? It is a wonderfully meticulous medium where most (if not all) of the creative output is manifested from my imagination.
Where do you draw your inspiration? Currently, most of my inspiration comes from nature and organic shapes.
Monica Ruzansky
Sun rise necklace
14K Gold & 2 pt. diamond
2012
Drop diamond necklace
14K Yellow with 13 black diamonds
2013
Square diamond necklace
14K Gold and 9 white diamonds
2013
What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Rose Cut Diamond Ring, Gold Alloying, Stackable Rings and Flush Setting
How does jewelry fit into your life? It is a drive for me! It’s like my happy pill, takes me from one place to the next one, always exploring and learning non-stop.
Where do you draw your inspiration? It really varies, it can start by looking at a stone – it’s color, or shape. Looking at patterns in nature is a very rich source of inspiration for me, and as well as I really take pleasure in looking at reflections or glimpses of light and I try to translate that into my work. Other great unexpected inspirational moments happen in the studio during the design and production processes, where mistakes become a starting point for a new idea or even become an actual piece themselves.
Jane Durand
Power Ring
Brass
2013, Wax Carving I
What’s your current occupation? Jewelry Production Assistant / Marketing
How does jewelry fit into your life? Intro to Silversmithing and Wax carving
How does jewelry fit into your life? Jewelry’s place in my life has evolved greatly since I took my first class at Liloveve. It started out as a much needed creative outlet, and for the past six months it has been the focus of my work life. My pursuit of learning more about design and production has led me to some of the most unexpected and fulfilling experiences of my life.
Where do you draw your inspiration? Architecture, modern design and the utilization of negative space.
Juan Carlos Primo
The show is up through Sunday, September 22 from Noon – 5pm.
LV: When did you first start making jewelry?
MR: I started my practice in Mexico City with the jeweler Adriana Lieberman back in 2006, then I paused for a few years and went and back again in 2010 with Caroline Glemann at Liloveve, Borislav Goynatsky as well as with Billy at Sterling Quest in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
LV: What classes have you taken at Liloveve?
MR: Rose Cut Diamond Ring, Gold Alloying, Stackable Rings and Flush Setting, all really wonderful classes.
LV: Where do you draw your inspiration when designing your work?
MR: It really varies, it can start by looking at a stone – it’s color, or shape. Looking at patterns in nature is a very rich source of inspiration for me, and as well as I really take pleasure in looking at reflections or glimpses of light and I try to translate that into my work.
Other great unexpected inspirational moments happen in the studio during the design and production processes, where mistakes become a starting point for a new idea or even become an actual piece themselves.
LV: Do you sell you work? If so, where?
A few places in Brooklyn are: THE CLAY POT , CATBIRD, & THISTLE & CLOVER
LV: Have you been featured in any press?
MR: NY Magazine ‘The Cut’, Brooklyn Magazine, Travesias Magazine, Folio Digital
LV: What’s your favorite piece you’ve ever made?
MR: After my husband proposed to me I proposed to him with a not very wearable ring that I named “Ring de Rêve”. It’s a hollow ring that has a little drawer with a gold umbrella as a knob for opening it on one side, on the other side has a peep hole where if you get the right light you can see an engraved eye with eyelashes in side and lastly at the top there is a piece of rock from Iceland, the place where he actually proposed to me.
In terms of my own line, the Tulum Sunshine earrings and the diamond drop necklace are two of my favorites.
LV: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
MR: Cambodia.
LV: If you could collaborate with another designer/artist, who would it be and why?
MR: Julio le Parc. His his light pieces are something really special to me. Magic is something that happens by chance, involving timing and luck, but I think Julio le Parc’s art encapsulates experiential magic.
LV: What’s the most fun aspect of being a jewelry designer?
MR: The satisfaction of seeing designs begin in your mind or on paper and then take physical form in your hands, as you bring them to life.
See more of Monica’s work at:
Liloveve designer, Caroline Glemann, recently created this gorgeous handmade custom engagement ring in the studio for a client. The ring is white gold with a center set labradorite and pavé set surrounding diamonds.
Here’s a quick peek into her process.
The finished piece. Gorgeous!
Head over to the Museum of Art and Design (MAD Museum) today & check out the great exhibitions there. Their artists-in-residency are doing really incredible work. Once a week each artist opens their studios up to see their processes, view their work and ask questions.
Head over to Ruta Reifen’s studio today, and Israeli born jewelry artist and take a look at her vibrant, organic designs.
Received her B.Design in Jewelry from Shenkar College of Design , Israel, 2009. In 2011 she received a honors MFA from the Jewelry + Metals department at the Rhode Island School of Design.
While checking out Ruta’s work, take a look at the incredible permanent jewelry collection the MAD has to offer on the second floor of the museum. 
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