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EARLY SHIBUMI 2005/06 This photo takes me back to early SHIBUMI, when I first opened the doors in November of 2005. I started out showing about 12 artists along...
Sitting down with April Higashi, the mind behind Shibumi Gallery by Olivia Shih April Higashi, 2016, photo: Cynthia Wood Olivia: April, you have been working in and with contemporary art...
I was 30 when I met June Schwarcz at her 80th retrospective at the American Craft Museum. When I approached her to ask to work as her assistant, we complimented...
by Elka Karl Light cannot exist without shadow; illumination seeks a surface for reflection. In Shibumi Gallery’s newest show Illume, Jane D'Arensbourg’s glass jewelry and lightingand Amy Ruppel’s monoprints serve as an...
Strandline: grouping On any given beach, it’s easy to find the strandline: just look for the length of driftwood, detritus, and scrap that create an undulating path upon the sand,...
Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, California, USA Missy Graff for Art Jewelry Forum Opulence was on display from February 4–24 at Shibumi Gallery, located in Berkeley, California, USA. This exhibition featured...
Karen Gilbert is a designer, jeweler, mother, wife, partner in a glass business, and gallery owner. I don’t think she can fit one more thing on her plate. She is...
Catch, by SkLO Sklo, the Czech word for glass, is also the name of a collaborative multi-disciplinary design studio headquartered in Healdsburg, CA, specializing in glass objects and lighting. The...
Opening Saturday, September 7, 5pm-8pm Artist Designer Q&A: 5:30pm Shibumi Gallery presents Shift, a show featuring the work of Karen Gilbert and SkLO Studio. Shift highlights the intimate relationship between material and form viewed...
Opening Satuday, June 8 5pm-8pm Shibumi Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by San Francisco artist Niki Ulehla entitled One. Two. featuring jewelry made using hand-painted silk, gilded plastics and pearls. The opening...
STUDIO JEWELERS ERICA SCHLUETER AND ELLIOT GASKIN EXPLORE THE TRADITION OF CHAIN MAKING Shibumi Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by contemporary art jewelers Elliot Gaskin and Erica Schlueter...
An Interview by Susan Cummins for Art Jewelry Forum 01 March 2013 Jeweler April Higashi runs Shibumi Gallery in Berkeley, California. She shows mainly local jewelers and American jewelers who make well-designed,...