ÖDÜLLÜ TAKILAR

2007

• 2008 Jewelry Arts AwardsAugust 21, 2008

• Jewelry Artist Magazine 2008.

Daniel M. Nagy. First Place (tied)Earrings

Whirlpool

Jeffrey Appling, First PlaceRings

Pearl Protrusion

Daniel M. Nagy & Agnes Kertesz, Second PlaceRings

Message

Laura Parr, First PlaceBracelets

Salad Blues

Dmitriy Pavlov, Second PlaceBracelets

Dragon of 4 Elements

First Place: Inception, Tricia LachowiecSecond Place: Star, Wendy McAllister

Eternal Bond by Pat Pruitt. Stainless steel, industrial

diamonds, fine silver. 2007Couture Jewelry Awards

Nautilus #2 by Amy Roper Lyons. 18k and 24k gold,

enamel, diamonds

2008 Niche Award Winners

         Jacob Albee Posted by Art Jewelry Magazine            Meisha Barbee Posted by Art Jewelry Magazine Belle Brooke Barer Posted by Art Jewelry Magazine Nina Basharova Posted by Art Jewelry Magazine  

• The winner of the J W Clements Australian Coloured Diamond Award and the Gemmological Association Award for the best overall entry went to Nicholas Theochari for his piece titled “Three Wise Men” featuring pink, cognac and colourless Argyle diamonds.

•      The winner of the Coolamon Mining Australian Sapphire Award went to Britt Fazey for a piece titled “Party Starter” featuring a parti sapphire from the Queensland gem fields.

• The winner of the Facets Australia Award for a piece containing “other” Australian gemstone went to Jenni Singleton for a piece titled “Old Growth” featuring a unique piece of fossil wood from Tasmania.

• The winner of the Devino Pearl Award was Brett Stewart for his piece title “Orb” interesting use of an Australian pearl and diamonds

in a neck piece.

• The winner of the Cody Opal Award was Diana Thompson for a piece titled “When Lightning Strikes Twice”.

Japan Pearl Promotion Society

28th International Pearl Design Contest

International Pearl Design Contest

Grand Prize MIHO AOKI

Japan

Actual Jewelry/First Prize

YURI YOSHIKAWAJapan

Paper Rendering/First Prize

DANIELA ROJACanada

Actual Jewelry/Second Prize

LILI CHUUnited States

Paper Rendering/Third Prize RIN CHAE

South Korea

Actual Jewelry/Third Prize (tie) SUMIKO

MATSUBARAJapan

Actual Jewelry/Third Prize (tie) YOSHIYUKI KANDA

Japan

South Sea Pearl Consortium

2005

Best of Competition: Hollow Cuff of Floating Diamonds by Todd Reed. 22K & 18K gold and sterling; hollow form pierced with 375 individual components, 400 cts. of natural diamond cubes. 3" x 3" x 3"

Winner, Bracelet: Tom Herman’s Laurel Leaf Bracelet, of carved, chased, & saw-pierced 18K gold set with

diamonds.

Runner Up, Bracelet: Wendy Newman’s Circuit Board Bracelet, of sterling silver, 14K gold, red and black coral, carnelian,agate,tourmaline, citrine, and

circuit-board “cabs.” 7" long, 1-7/8" wide.

• Winner, Earrings: Reflection Series Earrings by Christina Lemon, of die-pressed sterling silver, 18K gold applique, and citrines. 1-1/2"

x 1-1/2".

Runner Up, Earrings: Caryn L. Hetherston’s Icarus Earrings of sterling silver, 14K gold, freshwater pearls, citrines, and painted tin. 2-

1/4" x 1-1/2".

Winner, Pendant/Necklace: Loopy Necklace, by Melissa A. St. Amand, a student at the University of Massachusetts. Fine silver, sterling silver, glass beads, crocheted neck-piece with a formed and textured button. 9" diameter, 3" thick.

Runner Up, Pendant/Necklace: Icicle Diamond Necklace by Todd Reed. Forged & fabricated 22K & 18K gold, natural diamond cubes. 18" long.

Winner, Ring: Four Finger Feather Suite by Sasha Samuels, in 18K yellow and white gold. Worn together, the rings create the image of one large feather.

Runner Up, Ring: Louise Norrell’s Two Become One engagement ring and wedding band set. Fabricated and chased 18K yellow and white gold with an oval sapphire. 1/4" x 3/4".

Winner, Pin/Brooch: Heidi Gerstacker’s Lily Brooch, of 22K gold/sterling bimetal, drusy quartz, 22K bezel. 2-1/2"diameter.

Runner Up, Pin/Brooch: Winter Scene Brooch by Tom Herman, of amethyst sage, Tahitian pearls, and carved, chased, and saw-pierced shakudo inlaid in 18K gold. 2" x 2-1/2".

Patricia Madeja’s Spinning Aquamarines and Citrines Bracelet of 18K gold with approximately 25 cts. each of Brazilian citrine and Brazilian aquamarine. The cast and fabricated gold frames are hinged for flexibility; the stones spin on pins. The bracelet is reversible. 81/8" x 7/8" x 3/4".

First Place, Bracelet: Alison Brunson's Boat Ring, an elaborate construction of sterling silver, 18K gold plate, and casting resin. 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 1/2".

Second Place, Bracelet: Whack-a-Mole Ring #2, by Mary Lewis, of sterling silver and stainless steel. When the crank is turned, each pin pops up and falls back down in sequence; the small door in front opens so that the working gears are visible. 1-1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2"

 First Place, Bracelet: Geoffrey D. Giles’ Trestle Study #1, of 18K yellow gold, 14K white gold, .18 tcw. diamonds, and .18 tcw. black diamonds. 1/2" x 8-3/4" x 1/4". The clasp is a keyed, lockable closure that fully integrates into the design when closed.

Second Place, Bracelet: Valerie Jo Coulson’s constructed and inlaid Heaven and Earth bracelet of 18K gold, sterling silver, opal, turquoise, sugilite, jasper, black jade, and pristine.

First Place: Joanna Gollberg’s Robot Sam & Tools is an elaborate construction of nickel and sterling silver and copper. The robot is a pendant with all movable parts; the small tools are scatter pins which can be worn to accompany the robot, “in case he needs some tweaking,” in the words of Gollberg. When not being worn, the pendant hangs on a stand, which has a small drawer in the base to store the tools. Pendant: 6" x 3/4"; stand 7" x 1-1/2" x 2".

Second Place: Takayasu Mizuno’s stick pearl and diamond necklace, of 18K gold and dioxide silver. 2-1/2" x 1" x 1/4".

First Place: Jody Petersen’s Nabokov’s Dozenita of torch-fired vitreous enamel on hand-formed copper, set in hand-fabricated sterling silver and 22K and 24K gold. The enamel has 25-35 layers, each requiring its own firing. 5-1/2" x 2" x 1".

Second Place: Chrysanthemum Brooch, by Russell Trusso, made of freshwater and South Sea pearls, drilled and mounted on gold “spikes,” then framed by hand-chased 18K gold leaves. Approximately 2" in diameter.

First Place: Ground Berry Earrings, by Hyun Jee Suh, of sterling silver and keum-boo with pearls. 0.5" x .9".

Second Place: Russell Trusso created these earrings by embedding 20 tcw. diamonds into South Sea and freshwater pearls, and setting them in 18K gold. The leaves are hand-chased, the cord is braided gold. Approximately 2.2" long.

First Place: Jan Mandel’s Autumnessence Transformation, a “transformation piece” that can shift from a hair catch to an evening bag with brooch and slide accent. 18K yellow and red gold, carved drusy quartz. Hair catch: 6" x 4-1/2" x 3-1/2"; evening bag: 8-3/4" x 4-1/2" x 3-1/2".

Second Place: Taos — Outrageous belt buckle and tip by Eric Dahlberg, of sterling silver, reticulated silver, bronze, and picture agate. Dahlberg says, “I’m trying to do with metal and stones what Dave Brubeck does with music!” Approximately 3-1/2" x 2".