Archive for June, 2011

Christie’s Announces Sale Dates for Elizabeth Taylor Auction

June 29th, 2011

Just a few min­utes ago, I received notice of the sale that will take place in New York at Christie’s Rock­e­feller Cen­ter. Prior to the sale, there will be what the auc­tion house describes as a “ten-day museum-quality exhi­bi­tion of her jew­elry, fash­ion, acces­sories, dec­o­ra­tive arts and mem­o­ra­bilia.” The first evening of the jew­elry sale […]

Trend: Fringe Worthy

June 16th, 2011

Fringe has been around the jew­elry block since antiq­uity and fash­ion, that turn­stile of trends, is invit­ing the bare skin of sum­mer to flit, ruf­fle, drip, and dan­gle with this flir­ta­tious fin­ery: Kentshire Gal­leries Kentshire Gal­leries Kentshire Gal­leries Aaron Faber Aaron Faber Gallery Astali Update 6:21pm: I’ve just been asked to speak again at The […]

Artist/Artisan Robert Longyear: A Lyrical Wreckage

June 2nd, 2011

For my friends who have asked: the voice overs (num­bers 15 and 17) I did recently may be heard here Last week I intro­duced artist and arti­san Robert Longyear — the crafts­man who made a ring I recently pur­chased at the Craft Alliance Gallery in St. Louis. Well, Robert was kind enough to give me […]