2009
Saul Bell Design Award Winners and Finalists
The ninth annual Saul Bell Design Award Competition challenged
designers to unleash their imaginations and create innovative designs
in any of six categories.
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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.
Enamel
New this year! The predominant surface material must be enamel. Use glass-based enamels and fire on any type of metal. Must be your original design and construction.
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.
PMC®
The predominant material is either silver or gold Precious Metal Clay® (PMC), PMC+® or PMC3®. Must be your original design.
Hollowware
A vessel that 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 are awarded in the five jewelry categories,
with five second place winners, four first place winners and one grand
prize winner. Rio Grande is proud to present the finalists of the 2009 Saul
Bell Design Award Competition.
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2009
Saul Bell Design Award Winners
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 Grand Prize Winner—Gold/Platinum
Geoffrey Giles
Geoffrey Giles Jewelry
Asheville, North Carolina |
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Second Place—Gold/Platinum
Eva Martin
Eva Martin
Sunshine Coast, Australia |
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First Place—Hollowware
Davina Romansky
West Henrietta, New York |
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Second Place—Hollowware
Sumit Jain
Amritsar (Punjab), India |
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 First Place—Silver
Michele Mercaldo
Michele Mercaldo Jewelry
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Second Place—Silver
Dukno Yoon
Seoul, Korea |
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 First Place—Beads
Jonathan Rutledge
Jonathan Lee Rutledge
Evanston, Illinois
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Second Place—Beads
Mary V. Smith
Beaded Jewelry By Design
St. Charles, Missouri
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 First Place—Enamel
Falcher Fusager
Magick Fusager Design, Inc.
Fairfield, California |
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Second Place—Enamel
Abby Schindler Goldblatt
Nick Grant Barnes
Silver Spring, Maryland |
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 First Place—PMC®
Kay Adams
St. Louis, Missouri
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Second Place—PMC®
Gail Crosman Moore
Orange, Massachusetts
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First Place—Emerging Artist
Kelsey Oswald
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia
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Second Place—Emerging Artist
Chelsea Wood
Auburn Riverside High School
Auburn, Washington
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Third Place—Emerging Artist
Alex Holmes
Redding, Connecticut
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2009
Saul Bell Design Award Finalists
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Finalist—Beads
Darlene Durrwachter Rushing
The Jelly Bean Machine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Finalist—Beads
Wan Lin Tsai
Elmhurst, New York
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Finalist—Beads
Pamela Lauz
Pamela Lauz Jewellery
Oakville, Ontario Canada
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Finalist—Gold/Platinum
Gayle Grenadier
Grenadier Designs, L.L.C.
New York, New York
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Finalist—Gold/Platinum
Mark Schneider
Mark Schneider Mfg.
Long Beach, California
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Finalist—Gold/Platinum
Wendy Foreman
Sarasota, Florida
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Finalist—Hollowware
Marilyn Bailey
ME Bailey Designs
Hendersonville, North Carolina |
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Finalist—Hollowware
Phill Mason
Masons Studio Jewellers
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Finalist—Hollowware
David Bausman
Laredo, Texas
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Finalist—PMC®
Jennifer Smith-Righter
Wearable By Design
Redwood City, California
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Finalist—PMC®
Barbara Fernald
Barbara S. Fernald Jewelry
Islesford, Maine
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Finalist—PMC®
LaVonne Nye
LaVonne Nye
Lostant, Illinois
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Finalist—Enamel
Priscilla Franzese
Beverly Hills Jewelers
Orlando, Florida |
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Finalist—Enamel
Jennifer Jordan Park
Wear Ever Custom Jewelry
Budd Lake, New Jersey |
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Finalist—Enamel
Barbara-Louise Bowling
Louise's Leap Studios
Boise, Idaho |
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Finalist—Silver
Noël Yovovich
Evanston, Illinois
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Finalist—Silver
Anastasia Azure
Azure Designs
Philo, California
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Finalist—Silver
Jayne Redman
Jayne Redman Jewelry, Inc.
Portland, Maine
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Finalist—Emerging Artist
Blake Davey
Earl Marriot Secondary
Surrey, British Columbia
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Finalist—Emerging Artist
Sterling Boin
The Masters School
Yonkers, New York
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