Saul Bell Award
The Saul Bell Award was established in 2000. It honors the founder of Rio Grande, a long established silver and jewelry making supplier based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The competition challenges designers from across the world to display creative and original works of art in both jewelry and hollowware. Cash awards are given for Grand Prize, First, and Second places, with prizes totaling nearly $30,000 for the 2006 competition. Finalist/Honorable Mention awards are also presented.
Rules are available at the Rio Grande or Saul Bell Award web site, but the piece must be wearable jewelry (exception hollowware category) and be comprised of at least 75% of the material from the category submitted. The piece submitted cannot have won an award in any other competition.
Categories include:
Gold/Platinum
The predominant metal is gold, platinum or a combination of both. May be cast, fabricated, forged, assembled or created with any combination of techniques. Must be your original design.
Precious Metal Clay®
The predominant material is either silver or gold Precious Metal Clay®-PMC®, PMC+®, or PMC3®. Must be your original design.
Beads
The predominant design elements are beads, pearls or other strung ornaments. Beads may be of any material. Must be your original design and assembly.
Silver
The predominant metal is silver. May be cast, fabricated, forged, assembled or created with any combination of techniques. Must be your original design.
Hollowware
The predominant metal is silver and/or gold. Includes vessels that are spun, drawn, forged and/or raised. Decorative fabricated or cast components may be incorporated into the design.
Entries (with applicable fee) are submitted to Rio Grande.
2005 Winners
Grand Prize Winner - Hollow ware Category
Joost During
of Yoast Silver
Warwick, Rhode Island
First Place - Beads Category
"Funky Gold Necklace"
Marilyn Bailey
of M.E. Bailey Designs
Hendersonville, North Carolina
First Place - PMC® Category
from the Spiky Series
Kate McKinnon
St. Louis, Missouri
First Place - Silver Category
"Orange Necklace"
Chihiro Makio
of 314 Studio
Jamaica Plain , Massachusetts
First Place - Gold/Platinum Category
Ruben Zhitnik
of Ruben's Jewelry
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Second Place - Gold/Platinum Category
"Spring Rain"
Paula Crevoshay
of Paula Crevoshay
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Second Place - PMC® Category
"Ancient Life"
Gordon Uyehara
of HonuDream
Honolulu, Hawaii
Second Place - Silver Category
"The Vertebrae Necklace"
Hazel Studstill
of Hj Designs
Atlanta, Georgia
Second Place - Beads Category
Todd Reed
of Todd Reed
Boulder, Colorado
Second Place - Hollowware Category
"Queen of Hearts"
Craig Bremer
Doraville, Georgia
