May 2025

It was everything I imagined my first time would be like. Magical, filled with surprises, and deeply satisfying. I’m talking, of course, about my firstRead More »Your First Time Is Always Special

The exciting KOHĀ and KOHĀ Moana happenings in Munich expanded the typical audience of Munich Jewellery Week Jewelry pieces present in both events were seenRead More »Exhibitions Not Just Seen but Felt

Why does art jewelry so often seem to be about the art and so little about the body or the wearer? I took this questionRead More »Art or Adornment? Where Does Art Jewelry Stand?

Art Jewelry Forum took 17 travelers to Santa Fe, in the high desert of New Mexico, May 12–15, 2025. The temperatures were mild, the downtownRead More »Santa Fe Diary – Art Jewelry Forum

Gerd Rothmann, Die Goldene Nase Nosepiece, 1988, cast from Lois Boardman’s nose, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Lois and Bob Boardman (M.2013.221.28),Read More »Radical Adornment – Art Jewelry Forum

Lois Boardman entered eternity in Pasadena, CA, on April 21, 2025. There is little doubt that she planned to accompany Pope Francis, wearing her GoldRead More »Lois Boardman – Art Jewelry Forum

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Art Jewelry Forum has expanded its efforts to connect more directly with the jewelry community by regularly hosting liveRead More »AJF Live with Melanie Eddy

Charlotte de Syllas salon exhibition at Salotto SPJ, March 2025, photo: Simon Fiorentino Nakamura, @simon_nakamura_ In a shift away from the conventional gallery model, SalottoRead More »In Conversation with Josefine Spjeldnæs

May 2025, Part 2 Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebratingRead More »On Offer – Art Jewelry Forum

This week, AJF goes to Santa Fe, NM, US. There, the travelers will take in The Stories We Carry, on view at the Institute ofRead More »The Hidden Narratives within Indigenous Jewelry