SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, June 25th, 4-8pm
We will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE at our original gallery and current working studio.
Join us for our next artist show and a studio casting demonstration along with drinks and bites.
Location: 1402 5th Street, Berkeley CA 94710
(5 minutes away from the Fourth Street Gallery)
It's a party like old times!
Re-Finery - Kate Eickelberg
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present Re-Finery featuring artist Kate Eickelberg, whose work explores the intersection of industrial raw materials when merged with precious metals and fine gems.
Truth be told, Kate holds a special fondness for us all at Shibumi as we have seen her amazing talents and strong voice emerge over the ten years she has worked with us. We are so pleased to feature her at our studio space for our first open house since we moved to Fourth Street.
We hope you will join us for this special solo show and celebration of creativity. We are very proud of our studio and the work that is made there. As most of our staff are also makers, the studio is a bustling hub of inspiration.
We will be presenting a casting demo of one Kate’s wax pieces at 4:30 p.m. with our lead goldsmith. This is a great opportunity to see where the magic happens and come meet our team.
Join us for this summer gathering with wine and food. Please RSVP here.
KATE EICKELBERG creates her limited edition fine jewelry in Oakland, California, drawing on inspiration from the natural beauty of the Bay Area and the city grit of her hometown of Brooklyn, NY.
Kate explores the idea of preciousness; the things we've collectively agreed have value and those that are special to just a few. She is inspired by the constructed world and intrigued by things we find meaningful. She explores how artists, engineers, architects, and designers use nature’s raw materials to construct and create in ways that are both beautiful and useful. In her search for the meaning of value, she uses traditional goldsmithing techniques with precious metals and gemstones to reframe objects that aren’t usually noticed for their beauty; steel ball bearings from a bike, antique iron nails from an old barn or sand from a favorite beach. By thoughtfully choosing materials and carefully engineering the interactive parts of her pieces, she creates easy-to-wear jewelry that draws attention to the small details that often go unnoticed, but hold our lives together.
While the hunt for inspiring materials is fun, Kate’s favorite part is bringing the beauty of the organic and industrial together in thoughtful and gracefully engineered ways.