Freed Auditorium, Glassell School of Art

5101 Montrose, Houston, Texas

7:00 PM     Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Lecture is free and open to the public

Since 1984, metalsmith Andy Cooperman has lived and worked in Seattle where he builds jewelry and small objects for museum exhibitions, galleries and private clients. His work has been featured in many publications, including Penland Book of Jewelry and the new book Humor in Craft and is held in private and public collections that include the Victoria and Albert Museum, Central College in Pella Iowa and the Tacoma Art Museum.  Andy teaches and lectures nationally and taught in the metals program at the University of Washington 2006 – 2008.  His work has been shown recently in Esoterica: Through the Looking Glass, a Tributaries solo exhibition at The National Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis and in Radical Alchemy in the Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Visit his website: www.andycooperman.com  for more information.

Andy’s description of this workshop:

” Our world is covered in textures and patterns that inform and delight us. In the studio, a unique or well-chosen surface adds character and depth to an object, enhances and even defines it. But it so often happens that we come to rely on a handful of basic textures rather than developing our own creative surfaces.  

The goal of this workshop is to fix that, to uncover new ways to consider surface, to loosen up and experiment, generating a wide variety of metal samples–”flash cards”. Each sample will be accompanied by notes detailing how the surface was produced, so that the effect can be replicated for future application. We will explore heat-generated surfaces as well as rolled, hammered, abraded, spontaneous and complex surfaces. 

Then, using some of the surfaces discovered, participants will build a brooch or pendant. A simple but elegant brooch finding system will be demonstrated.

Discussion includes using natural surfaces as source material as well as how and when to apply surface texture during the construction of a piece. Bring a sense of play and a sharp pencil–there are sure to be lots of tips and tricks.”
About Andy: Since 1984, metalsmith Andy Cooperman has lived and worked in Seattle where he builds jewelry and small objects for museum exhibitions, galleries and private clients. His work has been featured in many publications, including Penland Book of Jewelry and the new book Humor in Craft and is held in private and public collections that include the Victoria and Albert Museum, Central College in Pella Iowa and the Tacoma Art Museum.  Andy teaches and lectures nationally and taught in the metals program at the University of Washington 2006 – 2008.  His work has been shown recently in Esoterica: Through the Looking Glass, a Tributaries solo exhibition at The National Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis and in Radical Alchemy in the Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, Virginia.

To learn more, please visit andycooperman.com

Workshop Details:

Performance “Le Merle Noir: Act 1″ 

Rice University, Matchbox Gallery, Sewall Hall

Wednesday      March 28th     7:00 PM

Performance: 7:45 pm      Lecture: 7pm Sewall Hall Room 301

Reception Immediately following performance

Jeff McGee’s contemporary metal work uses amalgamated creatures and animals as metaphors for the human condition. By collaborating with kinesthetic artists, McGee’s narratives transcend the traditional bounds of sculpture.

Jeff is currently Professor of Art at San Jacinto College – South Campus . His work will be included in “CU:29 Contemporary Copper Exhibition” at the Society of North American Goldsmiths 2012 Conference in  Phoenix, Arizona, May 23-26.

18 Hands Gallery announces the second annual Houston Metal Arts Guild Member Show, “THE HEART OF ART” February 4-24, 2012

When: Feb. 4 – 24, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb. 4 from 6 -9 pm
Where: 18 Hands Gallery 249 West 19th Street Houston, TX 77008

This show was juried by Martha Ferguson, MFA in Metals and Jewelry from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, BFA in Metals and Jewelry from Savannah College of Art and Design. Ms. Ferguson teaches Art Metals classes for Houston Community College. Her work is represented by Goldesberry Gallery and Hanson Galleries in Houston.

Thirteen HMAG members work was selected for the show, and the following are honored with prizes:

First Place Winner: Jeff McGee – gravy boat Plankton Stew for One
Second Place Winner: Stacey Johnson – shadow box In Bloom
Third Place Winner: Mary Rogers – brooch Amulet #9
Honorable Mention: Anke Bohmer – bracelet Turtle Bracelet

Congratulations to all whose work was selected for the show! ALL MEMBERS and GUESTS are encouraged to attend the opening on Saturday, Feb. 4, and bring guests to visit the show during gallery hours until Feb. 24. See you there!
Start Time: 6:00
Date: 2012-04-04

sponsored by HMAG, Friday, November 4, 2011

7PM at Freed Auditorium, Glassell School of Art

5101 Montrose Blvd Houston, Tx 77006-6534

Mikki Lippe Lecture

See you all there!

http://www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=481&Itemid=502

A gem faceting class demonstration is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 21st, 6pm, by lapidary artist Jill Rowlands Moffitt, for a fee of $19.00

Congratulations to all HMAG members who have work selected for the “Kaleidoscope of Color” Show and Sale! Postcards are being mailed to the accepted artists, picurted here. Let’s help get the word out to all our friends, families and co-workers.  See you at the show opening: Hanson Galleries, Uptown Park, Friday, Oct. 7, 5-8 PM.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MEET THREE METAL ARTISTS – Heidi Gerstacker, Diane Falkenhagen, Mary Rogers. Each Artist will give a slide show/talk, then will give a panel discussion and Q&A.

Sept. 9, 2011, 7PM at Freed Auditorium at Glassell School of Art, Corner of Montrose and Binz.

Here is a sample of their work: