August 12-14 Seattle, WA - Northwest Jewelry Conference

2016 Instructors
Diana Singer, owner of D & E Singer, Inc., president of the
American Society of Jewelry Historians and 4th year NWJC
instructor takes us to Another Place and Time - The Roaring
Twenties blending social, political, architectural and fashion
trends with the jewelry we know of as Art Deco.
Dr. Cigdem Lule,
archaeogemologist, special projects
manager at Gemworld International and recipient of the 2016
Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology will present
Garnets - Treasured Gem of the Ancients uncovering their
locations, routes and uses from her ongoing research.
Jeff Mason, president of Mason-Kay, the nation’s foremost
jade dealer will provide an extensive hands on workshop
Stone of Heaven – Defining Jade explaining quality attributes,
pricing, treatments and the incredible rise of fine jade in
today’s auction market.
Brian McHardy,
And their topics
Another Place and Time
The Roaring 20’s
Current scholarly research
Garnets
Treasured Gem of the Ancients
Workshop and Auction Update
Stone of Heaven-Defining Jade
master diamond cutter/instructor, most
recently for Hearts on Fire will set up a working studio to
demonstrate his art in How to Really Cut a Diamond as he
traces historical innovations, faceting selection and answers
repair and re-cut issues.
Working studio set-up
Peter Shemonsky, designer, goldsmith, Antiques
Wiener Werkstätte
How to Really Cut a Diamond
Roadshow veteran and ten-year NGI period jewelry instructor
will trace the history of the transformative Austrian studio
Wiener Werkstätte and Secessionist Jewelry, and uncover
truths and deceptions in identifying jewelry Maker’s Marks.
and Secessionist Jewelry
Stefanie Walker, jewelry historian with a PhD in Art
Bats, Bad Dreams and
Damsels in Distress
History from NYU, curated the Bard College Castellani and
Italian Archaeological Jewelry exhibition and co-edited its
published catalog on which she will be presenting. Stefanie
will kick-off the conference reception with an intriguing look at
The Darker Side of René Lalique.
Cynthia Prasnal - new addition!
Cynthia, the Heritage and Gemstone
director for Van Cleef and Arpels will be presenting the company’s history and
her perspectives as the VCA archivist.
Maker’s Marks
Truths and Deceptions
The Darker Side of René Lalique
Castellani
Italian Archaeological Jewelry
Featured house
Van Cleef & Arpels
NWJC is a limited-enrollment event hosted by Northwest Gemological
Institute (NGI) at Cedarbrook Lodge, near
Sea-Tac airport. An award-wining culinary team will provide breakfasts, lunches, snacks and the Friday reception.
For hotel reservations, contact Myla Audar for 20% off the best posted internet rate: maudar@cedarbrooklodge.com
August 12-14 Seattle, WA
You are invited to a gathering of period jewelry enthusiasts
August 12-14, 2016
NORTHWEST JEWELRY CONFERENCE
Seattle, WA
Once a year a select group of experts come to the Pacific Northwest to present
vibrant period jewelry sessions. This is the Northwest Jewelry Conference (NWJC), hosted by
Northwest Gemological Institute (NGI).
Jewelry historians, scientists, curators, stone cutters and jewelry artists are invited to teach not
only for expertise and insight but for their passion.
Hands on workshops and demonstrations add to the discussion; participants
are encouraged to bring articles that pertain to session topics. Students are a mix of
collectors, jewelers, estate dealers, appraisers and budding gemologists. The
presenters also become students, further adding to the repartee and learning. Strong
business and personal relationships are forged in the intimate classroom setting.
Al Gilbertson signing his
book, “American Cut”
Period jewelry study at NGI began in the 1980’s and
evolved into the NWJC in 2013. Topics are suggested by
participants and each year a major jeweler is chronicled, a
360˚ slice of time revealed with some sessions linked through
a common thread—in 2016 that thread is ancient jewelry.
The conference kicks off with a reception and thoughtprovoking evening session.
The 2016 conference will be held at the renowned
Cedarbrook Lodge; sporting a Northwest woodsy feel on
eighteen acres of restored wetlands with farm-to-table
cuisine from an award-wining culinary crew.
Tackling the jewelry
identification challenge
Craig Lynch and Jeffrey Post
discuss the merits of their
respective collections:
Somewhere in the Rainbow v.
The Smithsonian Institution
Cedarbrook Lodge
Enrollment is limited and the $695 tuition covers all sessions, Friday night reception, breakfasts,
lunches and break snacks Saturday and Sunday. The sessions conclude mid-afternoon Sunday.
www.nwjcon.com