Events

Jan 15- May 31	Group Exhibit: Cutting Edge Headley- Whitney Museum 4435 Old Frankfort Pike Lexington, Kentucky 40510 http://www.headley-whitney.org/
Jan 31 - Feb 21	Tansey Gallery of Fine Art Premiering New Collection “Copper Trails” 3001 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 109 ‘Gallery Row’ Tucson, AZ Gallery Hours: Mon-Sa: 10:00am - 6:00pm Sun 11:00am - 5:00pm Meet the Artist: Sun 1/31 12:00 - 3:00pm Mo 2/1/10 12:00 - 5:00pm http://tanseygallery.com/
Feb 11-14	Tucson Gem & Mineral Society (TGMS) Show Tucson Convention Center, Booth # 15E Main Hall Guest Exhibit case *“Gem Art & Gem Minerals”* Meet the Artist: Daily Show Hours: Thu - Sat 10:00am-6:00pm Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm http://www.tgms.org/ Premiere of *Copper Trails Collection* Helen Serras-Herman premieres her latest *Copper Trails Collection. This new collection is inspired by Southern Arizona’s copper mining history and Helen’s visits to several of these mines. Helen gave a very successful lecture presentation in Green Valley recently about “Visiting Southern Arizona’s Mines for History & Inspiration”* as part of her 10-Lecture series at GVR, and has written the corresponding article, soon to be published. As she noted in her lecture “many mines were discovered, many fortunes were made and lost in “them hills”, as the miners say. It’s all about the precious metals, gold, silver and copper. All of Southern Arizona’s major mines produce valuable copper ore, and the highly-sought-after copper related minerals-- turquoise, azurite, malachite and Chrysocolla. Turquoise from the Bisbee mines and the Sleeping beauty Mine near Globe is legendary, as well as Chrysocolla in Chalcedony Quartz, known in the trade as Gem Silica, some in spectacular drusy formations from the old Inspiration Mine and the current Ray Mine near Globe.” In Helen’s latest collection *Copper Trails*, her one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces feature many of these beautiful Arizona gems, combined with her favorite Australian Black Opals and Boulder Opals and the rare Sugarcane Emeralds from Brazil, in some beautiful ‘twisted’ combinations of gold, sterling silver and copper, chains, beads, copper-color pearls and carved gems.
April 3, 4 and 10, 11	Helen Serras-Herman Open Studio Tour Artists’ Open Studios Sponsored by the Tubac Center of the Arts Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00pm http://tubacarts.org/
June 18-20	8^th Annual Tombstone Gem & Mineral Show Tombstone Territories RV Park 2111 E. Hwy 82 Huachuca City, Arizona Meet the Artist: 10:00 am - 6:00pm Fri & Sat 10:00am - 4:00pm Sunday www.tombstonegemshow.info
July 24 & 25, 2010 July 30, 31 & Aug 1	Flagstaff Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show Radisson Woodlands Hotel 1175 W. Route 66, Flagstaff , Arizona Meet the Artist: Saturday 10:00am to 5:00pm , Sun 10:00am-4:00pm 7^th Annual Prescott Gem & Mineral Club Show & Sale Held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Activity Center 3700 Willow Creek Rd Prescott, Arizona Sponsored by the Prescott Gem & Mineral Club Meet the Artist: Fri & Sat 9:00am to 5:00pm Sun 9:00am-4:00pm http://www.prescottgemmineral.org/shows.htm
September 25 & 26	46^th Gem Cutters Guild Annual Expo Howard County Fairgrounds 2210 Fairgrounds Road West Friendship, Maryland 21297 Sponsored by the Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore Meet the Artist: Sat 10:00am - 6:00pm Sun 10:00am - 5:00pm http://gemcuttersguild.com/
October 16 & 17	10 Sedona Gem & Mineral Show Sedona Red Rock High School 89A and Upper Red Rock Loop Road West Sedona, Arizona Sponsored by the Sedona Gem & Mineral Society Meet the Artist: Sat 10:00am - 5:00pm Sun 10:00am - 4:00pm http://www.sedonagemandmineral.org/
Nov 13 & 14	Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society Show Lake Havasu Community Center (Aquatic Center) 100 Park Avenue Lake Havasu City AZ 86403 Sponsored by the Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society Meet the Artist: Sat 9:00am - 5:00pm Sun 9:00am - 4:00pm http://lakehavasugms.org/
Nov 27 & 28	Way Out Wickenburg Gem & Art Fair Wickenburg Community Center 160 N Valentine Street Wickenburg, AZ 85358 Sponsored by the Wickenburg Gem & Mineral Society Meet the Artist: Saturday & Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm

September 23

"Southern Arizona’s Mines for History & Inspiration"

Gemological Institute of America 7:00pm
Washington DC GIA Alumni Chapter

Holiday Inn Rosslyn

1900 Ft. Meyer Drive , Arlington , Virginia 22209

http://dcgia.org/

Southern Arizona has been a center for mining exploration for over 100 years. Many mines were discovered, many fortunes were made and lost in “them thar hills” like the miners say. It’s all about the precious metals, gold, silver and copper. All of Southern Arizona ’s major mines produce valuable copper ore and the highly-sought-after copper related minerals turquoise, azurite, malachite, chrysocolla along with a multitude of secondary minerals. Turquoise from the Bisbee mines is legendary, as well as chrysocolla in chalcedony quartz, known as Gem Silica, some in spectacular drusy formations from the old Inspiration Mine and the current Ray Mine near Globe.

In this presentation we will take a tour of the Asarco Mission Mine, in Sahuarita, the Good Enough Mine and Tombstone Mine, in Tombstone, the Bisbee Queen Mine, in Bisbee, the Morenci Mine, in Clifton and the Ray Mine, near Globe. All of these mines have played a vital role in the population and development of this area. Details will be given of the guided tours that are offered or the overlooks, so that you may visit them and get a better understanding of the magnitude of the mining and the processes involved.

Helen’s latest Copper Trails Collection is inspired by Southern Arizona ’s copper mining history and her visits to several of these mines. In this collection, her one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces feature many of these beautiful Arizona gems, combined with her favorite Australian Black and Boulder Opals and the rare Sugarcane Emeralds from Brazil, in some beautiful ‘twisted’ combinations of gold, sterling silver and copper, chains, beads, copper-color pearls and carved gems.

Power-point presentation, East-coast Premiere

Lecture Series: Introduction to Gem Art

Green Valley Lapidary & Silversmith Club

The Green Valley Lapidary & Silversmith Club in collaboration with the
Green Valley Recreation, Inc is sponsoring an exceptional series of 10 lectures
titled “Introduction to Gem Art” by Helen Serras-Herman.
Lectures will take place at the Las Campanas Recreation Center in Green Valley
and are only open to all GVR members and their guests.

The 10-lecture series’ fee is $40 -- single lectures are $5
for GVR members and $7 for their guests.

Registration is available online at www.gvrec.org or
at all Green Valley Recreation Centers.

Lecture Series: Introduction to Gem Art

12/17/09 Introduction to Gems

1/7/2010 Gem Carving, Inspiration & Skills

1/14/10 Visit Southern Arizona’s Mines for History & Inspiration

1/28/10 Passion for Opals

2/18/10 The origins of Glyptic Arts

2/25/10 Prospecting for Opal and Sunstone in Nevada & Oregon

3/11/10 Ancient Greek Ivories

3/18/10 Criteria for Evaluating a Gem Carving and how to select Lapidary rough

3/25/10 Mythology in Art- Gold Jewelry and Gems

4/1/10 Chalcedonies and Jaspers- Lapidary favorites

   May                 Gem Carving , Inspiration & Skills
                             GIA Alumni Washington DC
                             Meeting at Holiday Inn Rosslyn, 1900 Ft. Meyers, Arlington, VA 22209
                             May 28, 2009

Jan 16         Introduction to Gems
                        Friday 6:00 – 8:00 pm
                        Rio Rico Community Center
                        391 Avenida Coatimundi
                        Rio Rico, Arizona

                      (520) 281.7880

                        This seminar takes place just before the gem shows
                        held in Tucson in February and will provide guidance
                        for which shows are open to the public
                        and what to look for at each show.

                       This introductory course is a treasure trove
                       of knowledge on the properties, values, mining,
                       and lore of natural gemstone materials used
                       for jewelry and carvings.

                      We will discuss many gem varieties, such as Quartz,
                      Agates, Chalcedonies, Jaspers, Lapis,
                      Garnet, Jade, Pearls and Opals.
                      We will also take a look at some of the
                      wonderful American gemstones,
                      such as Turquoise from Arizona,
                      Sunstone from Oregon
                      and Sapphires from Montana.

                     Come and see some beautiful photos of these materials
                     during the PowerPoint Slide presentation,
                     examine some of the natural rough materials firsthand,
                     finished stones at the display table,
                     learn where they come from
                     and why they are so valuable!

                                Acclaimed Southern Arizona gem sculptor
                                and jewelry artist Helen Serras-Herman
                                is invited to Greece to give a unique presentation
                                of her award-winning work.

                               The seminar, titled “Gem Carving, Inspiration & Skills”,
                               will take place September 24, on the island of Corfu,
                               one of the Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece.
                                Organized by local gemologists and jewelers, and
                                sponsored by the governor of Corfu, the event will take place
                                at the Museum of Asiatic Art, the only museum
                                of its kind in Greece, housed in the
                                Palace of St. Michael and St. George,
                                built by the English in 1824.

                                Helen will share her journey from classical Sculpture
                                to Gem Sculpture, her influences and sources for imagination.
                               She will talk about the Fine Art of Gem Sculpture,
                               a complex art form that combines Sculpture, Lapidary,
                               Gemology and Jewelry to which she has devoted her artistic life. hich was built by the English in 1824.

                                    Rio Rico Community Center
                                    391 Avenida Coatimundi
                                    Rio Rico, AZ 86648

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