Have you ever thought about entering a challenge and wondered how other artists approach a design challenge? Annemarie Klappe shares what inspired her, and how she approached designing her entry for a recent Bits and Pieces Challenge. Her winning piece evolved during...
Meet Valerie Bealle Winner, Advanced Category, Bling! Challenge Congratulations to Valerie Bealle, winner of the Advanced Category in AMCAW’s Bling! artist challenge! Her winning entry, Necklace for a Princess, features rough amethyst slab beads with dozens of tiny,...
Meet Victoria Ralph Winner, Intermediate Category, Bling! Challenge Congratulations to Victoria Ralph, winner of the Intermediate Category in AMCAW’s Bling! artist challenge! Her winning piece is a necklace, Dragon Treasure, with a dragon possessively clutching her...
Meet Laura Sinclair-Smith Winner, Beginner Category, Bling! Challenge Congratulations to Laura Sinclair-Smith, winner of the Beginners Category in AMCAW’s Bling! artist challenge! Her winning entry is a ring, Fire, inspired by a beautiful red marquise stone. “I’ve...
Congratulations to Emma Roy, winner of the People’s Choice Award! Her winning piece, Woodland Fairy Door, is a silver fairy door featuring a working door knocker and hand sculpted details. It was an entry in the Beginner Category of the Man Myth Magic Challenge. “This...
Meet Mihaela Ungeareanu Winner, Beginner Category, Man, Myth, Magic Challenge Congratulations to Mihaela Ungeareanu! Mihaela has always been interested in jewelry but wanted to create some of her own. Because classic metalsmithing seems difficult, she looked for other...
Meet Gabriele Landolt Winner, Advanced Category, Man, Myth, Magic Challenge Congratulations to Gabriele Landolt! Her winning piece, Past, Present, and Future, is a two-sided sterling silver pendant which is two inches in diameter. Designed as an amulet, it is meant to...
Meet Kim Rumberger Winner, Intermediate Category, Man, Myth, Magic Challenge Congratulations to Kim Rumberger! Kim chose the category of Man in this challenge, creating a 20" necklace and metal clay statement pendant called Ogoni Joe. It was inspired by her...
Joy Wignall is the co-winner of the first Bits and Pieces Challenge in August. She shares the story of how she tackled the challenge, developed her winning piece, and what she learned along the way. “What a great idea for a monthly challenge!” was my initial thought...
