Mountmaking

SPECIALTIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS SECTION:

Mounts for Jewelry

Non-stick Nostalgia (Museum of Arts and Design)

Steel Mounts

quartz and aquamarine specimen (private collection)

Hiding in Plain Sight

Burke Prize 2019 (Museum of Arts and Design)

Highlight: Hollow brass head form for chain-mail head covering by Lauren Kalman for Burke Prize 2019 (Museum of Arts and Design). The intent was for the form to be invisible under the chainmail after installation. Constructed from brass with thick B72 coating and Plasticoat at key points.

Cooper-Hewitt Collection

Tiffany & Co. Archive Collection

Mary Hallam Pearce

Highlight: Free-standing plexi mounts with vector cut outlines. The left and right plexi pieces were curved in house using a heat gun and tube. All necklaces are secured with steel pins. All mounts made for A View from the Jeweler's Bench at Bard Graduate Center Gallery

Anya Kivarkis

Detail

Highlight: Five brooches and two earrings mounted and secured with monofilament to an etched sheet of frosted acrylic. Acrylic is bumped out over a vinyl image of historic painting on the wall. Mounts made for A View from the Jeweler's Bench at Bard Graduate Center Gallery

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Highlight: Steel mount for quartz and aquamarine specimen (private collection). Because this was a private collection and not a museum object they approved the use of white round stickers to mark intended end points for the mount. This mount was intended to be an "honest" mount, meaning not painted so it remains more visible.

Gabriella Kiss Tiara

Highlight: Tiara mount. mount made for A View from the Jeweler's Bench at Bard Graduate Center Gallery

1930's dress pins and brooch (private collection)

Installation photo

Highlight: Two-part dress pins and brooch mount. The arc and single stem indicates that it is a single object that has two pieces. Mounts made for A View from the Jeweler's Bench at Bard Graduate Center Gallery

Installation photo

Details

Highlight: Hanging necklace mount that supports a counterweight in the back of the necklace so that it remains upright. The two hooks to either side support the additional weight of the pendant and spread the necklace for a better aesthetic hanging shape. Made for A View from the Jeweler's Bench at Bard Graduate Center Gallery