Ornament Print Edition Volume 45.3
Features
Blue Gold. The Story of Indigo
Ancient Hand Skills and the Contemporary Craftsperson
Nikki Couppee. Glamorous Seaside Sparkles of Nostalgia
Ken Cory. An American Trickster
Departments
Rebel Fashion. Outlaws. Fashion Renegades
Showcase. Nikki Couppee
Showcase & Interview. Blue Gold
Jeweled Arts. Enchanting Imagination. The Objets d’art of André Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers
The Quiet Hand. Cat Bates. Utility, Durability, Accessibility, and Beauty
NYC Jewelry Week. Turning Up the Glitz. NYC Jewelry Week
Features
Blue Gold. The Story of Indigo
Ancient Hand Skills and the Contemporary Craftsperson
Nikki Couppee. Glamorous Seaside Sparkles of Nostalgia
Ken Cory. An American Trickster
Departments
Rebel Fashion. Outlaws. Fashion Renegades
Showcase. Nikki Couppee
Showcase & Interview. Blue Gold
Jeweled Arts. Enchanting Imagination. The Objets d’art of André Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers
The Quiet Hand. Cat Bates. Utility, Durability, Accessibility, and Beauty
NYC Jewelry Week. Turning Up the Glitz. NYC Jewelry Week
Features
Blue Gold. The Story of Indigo
Ancient Hand Skills and the Contemporary Craftsperson
Nikki Couppee. Glamorous Seaside Sparkles of Nostalgia
Ken Cory. An American Trickster
Departments
Rebel Fashion. Outlaws. Fashion Renegades
Showcase. Nikki Couppee
Showcase & Interview. Blue Gold
Jeweled Arts. Enchanting Imagination. The Objets d’art of André Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers
The Quiet Hand. Cat Bates. Utility, Durability, Accessibility, and Beauty
NYC Jewelry Week. Turning Up the Glitz. NYC Jewelry Week
Welcome to this edition of Ornament Magazine! Patrick R. Benesh-Liu brings the recent exhibition, “Blue Gold: The Art & Science of Indigo,” into focus. This educational and beautiful show, hosted by Mingei International Museum as part of the Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative, shows that the blue colors we wear come with thousands of years of hard work and struggle.
Robert K. Liu provides a comparison between the ancient and the modern craftsperson, using his own personal experience in making as a reference, as well as ancient examples of crafts.
Ashley Callahan investigates the jewelry of Nikki Couppee, who is inspired by her native Florida. The bright colors, sparkle and glitz of the Sunshine State are recreated in her NeoGems and HoloGems, using silver foil and acrylic to make shining elements.
We revisit the late Carolyn L.E. Benesh’s coverage of Ken Cory, an inimitable American trickster who died young, but left an outsize impression on American contemporary art jewelry.