as told to David Atkins with illustrations by Leonardo Quiles. For more information regarding the work of Jimmy Champion go here. Published by Sienna Gallery 2008, English, 22 full color pages, comic.
$10
JAMIE BENNETT:Abstracting Eden
Full color plates show pieces from Jamie Bennett's 2005/2006 series of brooches. Published by Sienna Gallery. 2006. Text: Marjorie Simon 28 pages, 2006, full color, English ISBN-10: 0977455920
$30
FOUR MORE (Emerging 2007)
Susie Ganch, Gesine Hackenberg, Anya Kivarkis, Sayumi Yokouchi Full color plates with text by the artists. Four women working in and around ideas of ornament, 64 pages, 2007, full color, English. Published by Sienna Gallery. ISBN-13: 9780977455959
$25
SONDRA SHERMAN Anthrophobia:Fear of Flowers
Full color plates and text by Sondra Sherman. Catalogue from exhibition of same title featuring eight corsages made of steel and nail polish. 46 pages, 2007, full color, English. Published by Sienna Gallery.
$25
ANYA KIVARKIS Blind Spot
Full color plates and text by Kate Wagle and Anya Kivarkis Published by Sienna Gallery. Text: Kate Wagle 38 pages, 2007, full color, English
$30
MYRA MIMLITSH-GRAY Force Times Distance
Full color plates and text by Patricia C. Phillips and
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray. Catalogue illustrates exhibition and residency at the John Michael Kohler arts/Industry program. Text: Patricia C. Phillips. 42 pages, 2007, full color, English Published by Sienna Gallery. 45 pages, 2007, full color, English
$30
Ambiguous Intimacy: The Jewelry of Melanie Bilenker
Full color plates and text by Bruce Metcalf and the artist investigate Bilenker's unusual work. Included is new work from the WOMANGIRL series. Published by Sienna Gallery. Text: Bruce Metcalf. 41 pages, 2007, full color, English
$30
WOMANGIRL The Space Between
Full color plates and text by Barbara Nessim and Melanie Bilenker. Two artists, forty years apart and in different media, address the same issues of transition using ornament and imagery. Published by Sienna Gallery. 45 pages, 2007, full color, English
$30
Raissa Bump: Complements
Full color plates and text by the artist explore Bump's use of textile, industrial materials and metal in her current work. Included are installation images document Bump's collaboration with clothing designer Tabitha Rasmussen. Published by Sienna Gallery. 46 pages, 2007, full color, English
$30
Esther Knobel: The Mind in the Hand
Full color plates beautifully exhibit the new body of work by this Israeli artist. Knobel's novel use of sewing with iron thread is explored. Published by Sienna Gallery 34 pages, 2007, full color, English
$20
TINA RATH Amphiboly
Full color plates show 13 pieces from Tina Rath's Black Beauty series exhibited at Sienna Gallery in summer 2006. Published by Sienna Gallery. Text: Tacey Rosolowski PhD 28 pages, 2006, full color, English
$30
EDGE OF THE SUBLIME enamels by Jamie Bennett
Published conjunction with the Fuller Museum's current exhibition this is a beautifully illustrated catalogue of over 100 color plates, addressing the artist's lifework. The pre-eminent enamallist of art jewelry, Bennett first established his international reputation in the early 80's when he began using unique, electroformed shapes. Text by Jeannine Falino , Patricia C. Philips & Karl Emil Willers. 144 pages Published by Hudson Hills Press (February 2008) English
ISBN-10: 1555952844
$50, signed hardcover
CALDER JEWELRY
This recently published book features around 300 bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and rings, all of which are exquisitely reproduced in newly commissioned photographs. Also included are examples of Calder's inventory drawings; the boxes he made to store the jewelry; historic photographs of his jewelry worn by notable patrons, art collectors, and artists (for instance, Peggy Guggenheim and Georgia O'Keeffe); and a chronology. Essays by Mark Rosenthal and Jane Adlin discuss the relationship of these objects to the artist's other endeavors and in relation to the history of jewelry. Hardcover, English. Edited by Alexander S. C. Rower and Holton Rower. Photographs by Maria Robledo
$60
GIAMPAOLO BABETTO: Gioielli di Cultura
Interviews, essays and full color images of jewelry, objects and art work by Italian artist, Giampaolo Babetto. 151 pages, 2002, full color, English, Italian
$95
KIFF SLEMMONS Re:Pair and Imperfection
Artist Kiff Slemmons asked 18 of her colleagues to send her fragments of their work that they considered imperfect, broken or no longer usable. In her request letter she emphasized that she did not intend to "fix" the piece but instead to use the fragment as a starting point for an entirely new piece that would be hers but with respect for the ideas and work of the contributing artist. Contributors include: Bettina Dittlman, Lisa Gralnick, Gary Griffin, Esther Knobel, Keith Lewis, Otto Künzli, Bruce Metcalf, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Ramona Solberg, Joyce Scott, Rachelle Thiewes and others.
$25
Bettina Speckner: Das eigene und das fremde - The Everyday and the Faraway
Images of the jewelry and journeys of Bettina Speckner, culminating in a traveling exhibition. Text: Bettina Speckner, Kadri Mälk, Rüdiger Joppien 65 pages, full color, 2006, English, German
$45
Women's TalesFOUR LEADING ISRAELI JEWELERS
The first comprehensive study of Israeli contemporary jewelry by focusing on careers of four of its leading women jewelers: eshel-gershuni, Bianca Eshel-Gershuni, Vered Kaminski, Esther Knobel, and Deganit Stern Schocken. Text: Davira Taragin, AlexWard Helen W. Drutt English 128 pages, 80 color plates 2006, English
