... and now for something completely different...
jewelry from MBoot Designs
by Cynthia & David Ryder
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jewelry from MBoot Designs by Cynthia & David Ryder |
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Cynthia Ryder Exhibits and Awards Connectivity: Examining the impact of technology on craft, solo exhibition, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB, December 2007 - mid-January 2008The New Cartography of Craft, an NSDCC juried exhibition. October 26 - December 16 at the Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NSThe Ross Creek Secret at Argyle Fine Art , Halifax, NS on November 2 and 3, 2007. A two day group exhibition and fundraising event for the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. October 2007, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibit, with the theme of Which Craft?, hosted at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. The Frank Phillips Award of Excellence was received for technical excellence for the submission of "Ribbon" October 2006, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibition, with the theme of Fantasies & Fables, hosted at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Awards were received for Best Piece, Gem Stone category and the Touch of Gold Design Trophy for Best Design in show November 1 - December 10, Group exhibit Cocktail Rings at INFLUX Jewellery Gallery, Calgary, AB October 2005, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibition and competition, with the theme of Play, hosted by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax . Honorable Mention, All Silver category October 2004, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibition and competition, with the theme of Ancient History, hosted at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax June 24 –August 8, 2004 at Metalurge, Toronto, Ontario. Participation in Love, Promise, Faith: Artists Re-Image the Ring Press Coverage 2 November 2007, York County Connection 11 October 2007, ARTSNews, a publication of the Fredericton Arts Alliance 10 October 2007 The Daily Gleaner "Live It!" section October 2007 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Newsletter October 2007 Fredericton Art Trek 2007 Studio Tour poster—photo of work January 2007 INSTORE Magazine Quoted in the Brain Squad section 14 October 2006 Neighbours This Week, supplement to The Daily Gleaner 9 October 2006 The Daily Gleaner Business section September 2006 Fredericton Art Trek 2006 Studio Tour poster—photo of work June 2006 INSTORE Magazine Quoted in the Brain Squad section 30 May 2005 The Daily Gleaner Business Section 21 February 2005 The Daily Gleaner Business Section 28 August 2004 The Citizen article on the Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show Memberships New Brunswick Crafts Council (Juried 2005) Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council (Juried 2005) Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia (Juried 2003) Dartmouth Handcrafters’ Guild (Juried 2003) Metal Arts Guild of Canada Fredericton Arts Alliance Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce (current Board member) Fredericton Women & Business Network Related Business and work history 2002 – current …and now for something completely different… jewelry : Handcrafted cold-connect one-of-a-kind art jewelry and lapidary work with a focus on creating for retail and gallery sales 2000 -2003 Consultation for Candlelight and Roses / Atlantic Pewter 1995 -2000 Candlelights and Roses - Handcrafted stained glass and pewter items designed specifically for the wholesale and custom market 1992 -1995 Glassworks Wall Associated Activities 2006—Regularly demonstrated lapidary and jewelry techniques in studio 2005 - Regularly demonstrated lapidary and jewelry techniques in studio 2005—Juried into the New Brunswick Crafts Council 2005—Juried into the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council 2004 – Demonstrated Cold-Connect Jewelry Construction and Lapidary at the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council Christmas Crafts Market 2004 - Demonstrator at the Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show 2004 - NB - Licensed prospector 2003 – Juried into the Dartmouth Handcrafters’ Guild 2003 – Juried into the Nova Scotia Metal Arts Guild 2002 – Member of the Grimross Craft Cooperative in Gagetown, NB 1998-2000 - Attended the CGTA Gift Show as an exhibitor 1996 – 2000 - Attended the Atlantic Craft Trade Show (wholesale) as an exhibitor 1999 – Designer and head artisan for construction of the stained glass panels for The Hilltop Grill & Beverage Co., Prospect Street, Fredericton 1996 –1998 - Attended the Toronto Gift Show (CNE) as an exhibitor 1997 – Attended the fall Alberta Gift Show as an exhibitor 1996 – Accepted to the Prince Edward Island Crafts Council for stained glass and pewter product made under the name of Candlelights and Roses 1993 - Juried and accepted by the New Brunswick Crafts Council for larger “panel” or window work as well as lampshades in stained glass 1992 – Studied Stained glass under Doug Thibault and then with Ned Bowes. Started a small retail business. Performed several commissions for Fredericton/Harvey area residents thru 2000 Education, Seminars and Workshops 2007 - Branding For Success in Fine Craft 2007 - Market Planning and the Five P's 2007- Business Basics: Financial Management 2007-Human Recourses Systems Management 2007 - Launching & Sustaining a Successful Business in Fine Craft 2007 - Effective Communication Skills for Managers 2007 - E-Business Awareness 2007—Do it Yourself Marketing and Promotion 2007—Success Strategies 2007—Sales Techniques Levels 1 & 2 2007—Booth Design and Construction with Jeffrey Cowling 2006—Book-keeping Basics 2005—Customer Service 2005—Design and marketing for retail booths and spaces with Leslie Groves 2005 – Beyond Borders East – Craft Marketing Conference 2004 – Introductory Re-introduction to French Course 2000 – Marketing and Importing to the US 1999 - Trade Show Set-up, Design and Follow through 1995-1998 - Studied pewter casting, mould making, design under Sheila Toye (Formerly of Pewtercraft) 1997 – Marketing and Importing 1996 – Trade Show Techniques 1993 – Three Dimensional Stained Glass 1992 – Introduction to Stained Glass 1991 – Interior Decorating Course 1990 - BA (STU) Partial Retail Show History Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, November 2007 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2007 Fredericton Art Trek 2007 Studio Tour, October 2007 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Fredericton, NB, September 2007 Art by the Rivers, Woodstock, NB, August 2007 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Rothesay, NB, July 2007 Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, November 2006 Christmas Arts and Crafts Market, Fredericton, NB, November 2006 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2006 Fredericton Art Trek 2006 Studio Tour, October 2006 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Artisans’ Show, Kings Landing, NB, October 2006 Art by the Rivers, Woodstock, NB September 2006 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Fredericton, NB, September 2006 Cold Lake Fine Arts Show, Cold Lake, NB, August 2006 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Rothesay, NB, July 2006 A Time for Weddings, Fredericton, NB, February, 2006 Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, November 2005 Christmas Arts and Crafts Market, Fredericton, NB, November 2005 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2005 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Artisans’ Show, Kings Landing, NB, October 2005 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Fredericton, NB, September 2005 Cold Lake Fine Arts Show, Cold Lake, NB, August 2005 A Time for Weddings, Fredericton, NB, February, 2005 Christmas at the Coliseum, Moncton, NB, November 2004 Christmas at the Market, Fredericton, NB, November 2004 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2004 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Artisans’ Show, Kings Landing, NB, October 2004 Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show, August 2004 A Time for Weddings, Fredericton, NB, February, 2004 Christmas at the Coliseum, Moncton, NB, November 2003 Rhoda’s Christmas Celebration, Saint John, NB, November 2003 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2003 |
David Ryder Exhibits and Awards Connectivity: Examining the impact of technology on craft, solo exhibition, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB, December 2007 - mid-January 2008The New Cartography of Craft, an NSDCC juried exhibition. October 26 - December 16 at the Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NSThe Ross Creek Secret at Argyle Fine Art , Halifax, NS on November 2 and 3, 2007. A two day group exhibition and fundraising event for the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. October 2007, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibit, with the theme of Which Craft?, hosted at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. The Frank Phillips Award of Excellence was received for technical excellence for the submission of "Ribbon" October 2006, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibition, with the theme of Fantasies & Fables, hosted at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Awards were received for Best Piece, Gem Stone category and the Touch of Gold Design Trophy for Best Design in show November 1 - December 10, Group exhibit Cocktail Rings at INFLUX Jewellery Gallery, Calgary, AB October 2005, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibition and competition, with the theme of Play, hosted by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax . Honorable Mention, All Silver category October 2004, Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia annual exhibition and competition, with the theme of Ancient History, hosted at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax June 24 –August 8, 2004 at Metalurge, Toronto, Ontario. Participation in Love, Promise, Faith: Artists Re-Image the Ring Press Coverage 2 November 2007, York County Connection 11 October 2007, ARTSNews, a publication of the Fredericton Arts Alliance 10 October 2007 The Daily Gleaner "Live It!" section October 2007 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Newsletter October 2007 Fredericton Art Trek 2007 Studio Tour poster—photo of work January 2007 INSTORE Magazine Quoted in the Brain Squad section 14 October 2006 Neighbours This Week, supplement to The Daily Gleaner 9 October 2006 The Daily Gleaner Business section September 2006 Fredericton Art Trek 2006 Studio Tour poster—photo of work June 2006 INSTORE Magazine Quoted in the Brain Squad section 30 May 2005 The Daily Gleaner Business Section 21 February 2005 The Daily Gleaner Business Section 28 August 2004 The Citizen article on the Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show Memberships New Brunswick Crafts Council (Juried 2005) Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council (Juried 2005) Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia (Juried 2003) Dartmouth Handcrafters’ Guild (Juried 2003) Metal Arts Guild of Canada Fredericton Arts Alliance Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Related Business and work history 2002 - current: ...and now for something completely different... jewelry : Handcrafted cold-connect and soldered one-of-a-kind jewelry and designer lapidary with a focus on finding the beauty hidden inside rock from the local area and around the world 1999 to 2000: Provided technical support for computer system for Candlelights & Roses. Learned centrifugal casting for pewter and stained glass construction Associated Activities 2006—Regularly demonstrated lapidary and jewelry techniques in studio 2005 - Regularly demonstrated lapidary and jewelry techniques in studio 2005—Demonstrated Lapidary at the Fall New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival 2005—Juried into the New Brunswick Crafts Council 2005—Juried into the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council 2004 - Demonstrated Lapidary and Cold Connect Jewelry Construction at the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council Christmas Crafts Market 2004 - Demonstrator at the Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show 2004 - current NB - Licensed prospector 2004 - Member of the Nova Scotia Prospectors Association 2003 -2004 - Experimented with lapidary techniques using low tech methods and hand built equipment. 2003 - Juried into the Dartmouth Handcrafters' Guild 2003 - Juried into the Nova Scotia Metal Arts Guild 1999 and 2000 - Attended the Atlantic Craft Trade Show (wholesale) as an exhibitor 1998 to 2000 - Attended the CGTA Gift Show as an exhibitor Education, Seminars and Workshops 2007 - Branding For Success in Fine Craft 2007 - Market Planning and the Five P's 2007- Business Basics: Financial Management 2007-Human Recourses Systems Management 2007 - Launching & Sustaining a Successful Business in Fine Craft 2007 - Effective Communication Skills for Managers 2007 - E-Business Awareness 2007—Do it Yourself Marketing and Promotion 2007—Success Strategies 2007—Sales Techniques Levels 1 & 2 2007—Booth Design and Construction with Jeffrey Cowling 2006—Book-keeping Basics 2005—Customer Service 2005—Design and marketing for retail booths and spaces with Leslie Groves 2005 – Beyond Borders East – Craft Marketing Conference & follow-up seminar 2004 - Introductory French course 2000 - Marketing and Importing to the US 1999 Trade Show Set-up, Design and Follow through 1998 Managing the Bomb Threat - NRCan - Explosives Regulatory Division 1990 Undergraduate Mature Student - Mechanical Engineering 1980 Undergraduate - Forest Engineering 1979 Fredericton High School 1975 Amateur Radio License - Novice Level attained Partial Retail Show History Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, November 2007 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2007 Fredericton Art Trek 2007 Studio Tour, October 2007 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Fredericton, NB, September 2007 Art by the Rivers, Woodstock, NB, August 2007 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Rothesay, NB, July 2007 Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, November 2006 Christmas Arts and Crafts Market, Fredericton, NB, November 2006 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2006 Fredericton Art Trek 2006 Studio Tour, October 2006 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Artisans’ Show, Kings Landing, NB, October 2006 Art by the Rivers, Woodstock, NB September 2006 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Fredericton, NB, September 2006 Cold Lake Fine Arts Show, Cold Lake, NB, August 2006 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Rothesay, NB, July 2006 A Time for Weddings, Fredericton, NB, February, 2006 Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, November 2005 Christmas Arts and Crafts Market, Fredericton, NB, November 2005 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2005 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Artisans’ Show, Kings Landing, NB, October 2005 New Brunswick Crafts Council Fine Crafts Festival, Fredericton, NB, September 2005 Cold Lake Fine Arts Show, Cold Lake, NB, August 2005 A Time for Weddings, Fredericton, NB, February, 2005 Christmas at the Coliseum, Moncton, NB, November 2004 Christmas at the Market, Fredericton, NB, November 2004 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2004 Mactaquac Country Chamber of Commerce Artisans’ Show, Kings Landing, NB, October 2004 Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Show, August 2004 A Time for Weddings, Fredericton, NB, February, 2004 Christmas at the Coliseum, Moncton, NB, November 2003 Rhoda’s Christmas Celebration, Saint John, NB, November 2003 Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild, Dartmouth, NS, October 2003 |
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