Woody Rudin on Nov 20 2009 | Filed under: Newark Museum, Voulkos, Winters
This Pier Voulkos Neckpiece and 40 other polymer works were
recently acquired into the Newark Museum’s jewelry collection.
When you’re born with the name Ulysses Grant Dietz, you just might have come into this world with a penchant for leadership. Luckily for the polymer jewelry community, Ulysses turned his attention not to military or political affairs, but [...]
Elise Winters on Sep 25 2009 | Filed under: Racine Art Museum
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
I hear a phrase ringing in my ears: “Yes, we can!” It’s not Barak Obama’s voice I’m channeling, but my own silent incantations. As of today, I’m attempting to build a grassroots movement of our own, a coming together of polymer art advocates who gather at this site for what we [...]
Rachel Carren on Sep 11 2009 | Filed under: City Zen Cane, Cormier, Gibson, Haunani, Hughes, MFA Boston, Mingei Museum, Museum of Arts and Design, Newark Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Racine Art Museum, Roche, Voulkos, Winters
On the wish list of the Racine Art Museum, WI
Dan Cormier, Fiji Mermaid, 2000
Using a photo portfolio that featured outstanding examples of available polymer art, Elise began to contact some of the nation’s most noted museum curators. She did hours of investigative research on specific museums, and issues relevant to the concept. She made [...]
Rachel Carren on Sep 08 2009 | Filed under: Illuminating a Medium: Polymer Retrospective, MFA Boston, MIPCES, MIPCES Exhibition, Mingei Museum, Muse NPCG 2001 Conference, Museum of Arts and Design, Newark Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Racine Art Museum, Winters
On the wish list of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Elise Winters, Citron Cascade RUFFLE, neckpiece, 2009
Over the past few months PAA readers may have noticed posts on different pieces that Elise Winters titled, “Selection from the Collection.” Aside from being a catchy sounding phrase, what does this really mean? The explanation entails a [...]
Elise Winters on Jun 19 2009 | Filed under: 1989, 1990's, City Zen Cane, Ford, Forlano, Hughes, Museum of Arts and Design, Toops, Voulkos, Winters
City Zen Cane (aka Ford/Forlano), Flat Necklace, detail, 1991
Ursula Newman, jewelry curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, selected five pieces of jewelry from The Collection for the museum’s permanent collection. Two steps were necessary to formalize her decision, and the first occurred yesterday when the curatorial staff put their stamp [...]