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Lisa Spiros was born in New York City, where she is currently teaching jewelry making at 92nd Street Y, as she has for the past fourteen years. Some of the schools she has taught at include Parsons School of Design, New School for Social Research, New York University and The State University of New York at New Paltz. She has been invited as a guest lecturer and visiting artist by The Rhode Island School of Design, Massachusetts College of Art and the Hiko Mizuno College Art in Tokyo, Japan. Spiros received her B.F.A. in Metals from The State University at New Paltz, NY and attended graduate school at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany.
At The Parsons School of Design, Spiros taught art history; “Survey of Contemporary Metalsmithing”, coordinated the Metals program and taught the Metals B.F.A. degree program, in both the Senior Studio as well as the Senior Thesis courses. Her requirements for graduation in the B.F.A. degree program included a student ga ...
At The Parsons School of Design, Spiros taught art history; “Survey of Contemporary Metalsmithing”, coordinated the Metals program and taught the Metals B.F.A. degree program, in both the Senior Studio as well as the Senior Thesis courses. Her requirements for graduation in the B.F.A. degree program included a student gallery exhibition to which she invited numerous panelists to jury the student’s work. The panelists included editors from Metropolis, I.D. and Metalsmith magazines, as well as museum and gallery curators, university chairmen, and business owners.
Spiros maintains a personal jewelry studio in upstate, New York, where she makes Minimalist stainless steel jewelry and architectural metalwork. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at museums such as; the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C. National Museums of Scotland, National Museum of Wales, Crafts Council of Great Britain, Laforet Museum, Tokyo Japan.
Most recently, the Museum of Arts and Design made their second acquisition of her Jewelry work, and last month The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City acquired a piece of hers for their art collection through The Department of Nineteenth Century, Modern and Contemporary Art.
Jewelry Independent Study (Intermediate/Advanced)
Jiwon Han, BFA, Parsons School of Design; exhibits nationally and internationally.
In the early 1980s Mahmoud Muhawish while working for Sheikh Nasser al Sabah, a member of Kuwait’s ruling family, Mahmoud was introduced to master goldsmith Claire Bersani who was working on a collection of exceptional jewels. Under her tutelage, Mahmoud began his exposure to and formal training in classical jewelry techniques in Art Museum School at Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Kuwait.
In 1985, Mahmoud moved to New York City to further his education in ancient jewelry techniques by studying with Bob Kulicke, the founder of Jewelry Arts Institute and by taking modern techniqu ...
In 1985, Mahmoud moved to New York City to further his education in ancient jewelry techniques by studying with Bob Kulicke, the founder of Jewelry Arts Institute and by taking modern technique classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After this period of intensive study Mahmoud was hired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to work in their Objects Reproduction department. Many of the pieces he reproduced remain on sale in the museum gift shop to this day.
Mahmoud has become a world class restorer of ancient jewelry and antiquities in various metals. Objects that he has restored are on view at various galleries and museums around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Mahmoud is a respected jeweler whose original designs are influenced by his rich cultural traditions and endowed with natural and organic elements. He is a modern artist goldsmith, absorbing, assimilating, and interpreting from the ancient world to the new in his personal vision. He is devoted to sharing his knowledge and encouraging creativity in historical and modern techniques.
Metal Forming for Fine Jewelry
Advanced Classical Chain Making
Heracles Knot (Intermediate)
Honey Jeanne Laber, MFA, University of Georgia; studied: Penland School, Parsons, Japan, China; exhibitions include American Craft Museum, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum, Neuberger Museum, the Mint Museum of Art.
Jewelry II (Intermediate)
Absolute Beginner Jewelry Intensive Adult Class
Janice Grzyb has been a jewelry designer and fabricator of one of a kind pieces, limited editions and custom work for over 25 years. Her work encompasses a wide range of techniques using precious metals and a variety of precious and semi-precious gem stones. Often her pieces incorporate unusual elements collected from her travels, which give her work an exotic quality and an aura of antiquity. Janice graduated from Maine College of Art in 1981. She has exhibited her work in many prestigious galleries throughout the US and abroad. Her work has been among publications such as Europa Star, Lark Books and Art Box Japan. Janice is the proud recipient of the Saul Bell Design Award for the year 2011 and is a member of Society of American Silversmiths.
Soldering Intensive
Fine Jewelry and Stonesetting
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