"Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild: Promoting Metal Arts" logo with an icon to the left of the text containing outlines of the following: digital calipers white outline on gold; upper right = white outline of chain nose pliers on black; lower right = white graver outline on blue; lower left = hammer outline on dark gray. The colors signify gold, iron or patina, the ocean, and silver

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  • YUMA Symposium 2007

    During Dawn Nakanishi’s amazing sabbatical opening I was asked by one of our members about Yuma, “What is Yuma like?” I joke that what happens in Yuma stays in Yuma, but the truth for me is that the preparation, the actual experiences, and the in-between Yuma times… I still have a portion of the Yuma…

  • Call for Entries: Lark Books

    500 Pendants & Lockets Elizabeth Shypertt & Mike Holmes, Jurors Lark Books is accepting entries for 500 Pendants & Lockets. We seek high-quality images of contemporary studio jewelry handmade by artists from around the globe. All suspended ornaments, from the symbolic and purposeful (amulets, talismans, and charms) to the purely decorative will be considered. Diverse…

  • BEJEWELED Demos Needed

    Saturday and SundayApril 28th and 29th, 2007 from 12-5 pm We need 2 more demonstrators to join Jack DaSilva, Angela Gleason, Dawn Nakanishi, Theresa Vu, Jose Santana, Laurie Tholen and Lynn Guenther. If any guild members are interested they should call Lynn Guenther.

  • Opportunity Knocks

    MBMAG BoothSanta Cruz Civic Center, May 20, 2017 MBMAG has an opportunity to work a booth in Santa Cruz at the Civic Auditorium on May 20th. It would be a great chance for public outreach… Maybe get a few new members? We need volunteers to hang out for the day. We will set up a…

  • Andy Cooperman Workshop A Valuable Opportunity

    By Patty Reilly In a few weeks, MBMAG members will have the opportunity to take a workshop from writer, educator, and master metal smith, Andy Cooperman, who is one of the top artists in our field. According to a recent article in Art Jewelry magazine (Jan. 2007), Andy Cooperman creates dense microcosms from metal, stone,…

  • Help Wanted

    If anyone would like to work with me on the next couple of newsletters and then take over, I could really use the help. My husband will be retiring and our time on the West Coast will be gone before I know it. I would like this to be a smooth transition for this wonderful…