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2004 Saul Bell Design Award Winners

The fourth annual Saul Bell Design Award competition challenged designers to unleash their imagination and create innovative designs in any of five different categories.

Gold/Platinum
The predominant metal is gold, platinum, or a combination of both. May be cast, fabricated, forged, assembled or any combination of techniques. Must be your original design.

Precious Metal Clay®
The predominant material is either silver or gold Precious Metal Clay®. Must be your original design.

Beads
The predominant design elements are beads, pearls, or other strung ornaments. Beads may be any material. Must be your original design or assembly.

Silver
The predominant metal is silver. May be cast, fabricated, forged, assembled or any combination of techniques. Must be your original design.

Hollowware
The vessel is spun, drawn, forged and/or raised. May incorporate decorative cast or fabricated components into the design. The medium is predominantly silver and/or gold.

Prizes were awarded in the five jewelry categories, with five second place winners, four first place winners and one grand prize winner. Special awards were given to three honorable mention recipients. Below, Rio Grande proudly presents the winners of the 2004 Saul Bell Design Award Competition.

Grand Prize Winner — Gold/Platinum Category
“La Floraliere”
Elizabeth Gualtieri
of Zaffiro
Portland,Oregon

First Place — Beads Category
Rika Mouw
of Rika Designs
Homer, Alaska

First Place — PMC® Category
Ivy Solomon
of Ivy Woodrose
Oak Park, Michigan

First Place — Silver Category
“Hollowform Bracelet ”
Marilyn Bailey
of M.E. Bailey Designs
Hendersonville, North Carolina

First Place — Hollowware
“Tasseograph”
Daniel Huynh
San Diego, California

Second Place — Gold/Platinum Category
Anisa Stewart
of Mark Loren Designs
Ft. Myers, Florida

Second Place — PMC® Category
“Secret Garden Amulet”
Gordon Uyehara
of HonuDream

Second Place — Silver Category
“Seven Seeds Opening”
Maria Kiernik
Berkeley, California

Second Place — Beads Category
“Caviar”
Felice Killian
of Felice Designs
Charleston, South Carolina

Second Place — Hollowware
Induk Kim
Lawrenceville, Georgia

2004 Saul Bell Design Award Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention — Gold/Platinum
“Full Spectrum Mixed Weave Labyrinth Cuff”
T Lee
of T Lee Fine Designer Jewelry
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honorable Mention — Hollowware
John Carnes
of John Carnes Design
Saugerties, New York

Honorable Mention — Gold/Platinum
Kas Mahfood
of Kas A Designs
Jefferson City, Missouri

2004 Saul Bell Design Award Finalists

Finalist — Gold/Platinum
“Taper Eternity Band”
Adam Shirley
of Adam Shirley Design
Hamtramck, Michigan

Finalist — Gold/Platinum
Lori Stone
of Creative Goldsmiths
Amarillo, Texas

Finalist — Gold/Platinum
“Octopus”
Ricardo Basta
of E. Eichberg Inc.
Beverly Hills, California

Finalist — Silver
“Galaxy Necklace”
Chihiro Makio
of 314 Studio
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Finalist — Silver
“A.D. 2003”
William Vars
of Vars Designs
New Haven, Connecticut

Finalist — Silver
“Beaver Spirit Pendant”
Sybrandt Johnston
Leavenworth, Washington

Finalist — Silver
Barbara Sucherman
of Barbara Sucherman Designs, Ltd.
Highland Park, Illinois

Finalist — PMC®
“Fairylike”
Maki Kato
of Inspire
Chiba, Japan

Finalist — PMC®
Mamiko Kita
Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Finalist — PMC®
“Vernal Ficus”
Nancy Larkin, M.F.A.
of Vintage Artifacts
Santa Clara, California

Finalist — Hollowware
“Copa d’Oro”
Linda Weiss
of Linda Weiss Designs
Santa Rosa, California

Finalist — Hollowware
Sadie Wang
of Sadie Wang
Silver Point, Tennessee

Finalistt — Hollowware
Cynthia Eid
of Cynthia Eid Designs
Lexington, Massachusetts
“Convergences II”

Finalist — Beads
Verna Holland
Appleton, Wisconsin

Finalist — Beads
“Long Vee Necklace”
Don Pierce
of In the Hole Beads
Coos Bay, Oregon

Finalist — Beads
“Office Politics”
Caito Amorose
of Moon Water Designs
McKreesport, Pennsylvania