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  Green and Blue Starbucks Flower Brooch constructed from post consumer recycled materials by Harriete Estel Berman   Vintage Fruit Flower Brooch constructed from post consumer recycled materials by Harriete Estel Berman   flower Doll pin by Harriete Estel Berman   Magic American UPC White and Orange Flower Brooch constructed from post consumer recycled materials by Harriete Estel Berman
  Green and Blue Starbucks Flower Brooch Retail $395   Vintage Fruit / Blueberries Flower Brooch Retail $ 485.   Doll Face Flower Brooch in Soft Yellow Retail Price .$345   Magic America UPC Flower Brooch   Retail Price $375
  Lindt Chocolate Flower Brooch by Harriete Estel Berman is jewelry made from post consumer recycled materials.   Flower Brooch Van Houton Cocoa by Harriete Estel Berman   Sipping Chocolate Flower Brooch by Harriete Estel Berman is constructed from recycled tin cans.   PAM Flower Brooch by Harriete Estel Berman is constructed from recycled tin cans.
  Lindt Chocolate Flower Brooch   Retail Price $482.   Van Houten Cocoa Flower Brooch   Retail Price $ 485   Sipping Chocolate Flower Brooch   Retail Price $ 480   PAM Flower Brooch
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  Purchase my work on ETSY Good work and great prices.
  Purchase my work on Object Fetish Object Fetish is a online Gallery offering art jewelry
  View current inventory of Flower Brooch on Flickr. Contact me about purchase.
 
  Chinese Blue Earrings with Yellow

Everything I make is one of a kind.
You need to see each pair of earrings or Flower Brooch to appreciate their eye catching qualities.

If you are one of those people that wants the best and most unique....contact me or look online.


Flower Brooch by Harriete Estel Berman  
 
 
 

Books that include my work available at Amazon.com

 
 
 
 
  500 Judaica: Innovative Contemporary Ritual Art

Four images of my Judaica are in this book. ( p196-199)

 
 
  Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects
An ENTIRE CHAPTER "Form Follows Subversion" is about my work with 10 pages of images and text.

This books includes a really interesting selection of work along with informative text explaining the motivation and background about each artist!
 
 
 

Makers: A History of American Studio Craft
by Bruce Metcalf and Janet Koplos

This book is the only comprehensive survey of 20th century craft in the United States. I am thrilled to say that images of my work are included in this book Buy your book from Amazon.com for the best price.

 
   

500 Handmade Books


The back cover of this book features my work
And There was Light.

 
   

500 Chairs


I have three chairs featured in this book on pages 190, 226, 290.
View two of these chairs on my Sculpture page.

This book includes chairs of every description and material you can imagine. If you like chairs, then you will love this book.

 
    Adorn: New Jewelry
Author Amanda Mansell.

There are multiple images of my work in this beautiful book about studio jewelry. CLICK on the image to buy it from Amazon.com

 
 
 
 

INTERVIEWS and Podcasts with Harriete Estel Berman       iron hallmark

  Listen to my interview with Alison Lee on CraftCast (April 2010)

  My recent interview on e-junkie turned out very well. Check it out!
E-junkie offers resources and information about e-commerce.
  Harriete Estel Berman pin from recycled tin cans.   Interview 2012 with Harriete Estel Berman on Jay Whaley BlogTalk radio

Interview on MetalsmithsUnite blog.

Interview Etsy Recyclers Guild Blog

Interview on EcoGuerilla

 
  In The Studio article from Metalsmith Magazine In the Studio article page two from Metalsmith Magazine

Read the article IN THE STUDIO: Harriete Estel Berman, A colorful visit with the empress of tin.

This article was first published in Metalsmith Magazine, January 2009. Metalsmith is produced by the Society of North American Goldsmiths, www.snagmetalsmith.org." 		   
 
  Read a Q & A about my work with New York Times columnist and author Rob Walker on his well known blog Murketing.com. Rob Walker is the author of the New York Times Sunday Magazine column titled, Consumed. and the author of the book Buying IN.
 
 
 
 

RECENT PUBLICITY iron hallmark
   

An article about the pencil sculpture "Pick Up Your Pencils, Begin" will be featured in American Craft Magazine.
December/January 2012

 

  

American Craft article sculpture about education by Harriete Estel Berman.

        
 
 

My seder plate Eons of Exodus was featured in a Judaica article by Daniel Belasco in Metalsmith Magazine. The article titled "Post-Ethnic: Judaica Today" cover one of a kind musuem work to production.

  Eons of Exodus Seder plate by Harriete Estel Berman      
 
     Cover of American Style Spring 2010 issue   My seder plate (right image) used on the cover of The Source, A Supplement for New Jersey Jewish News (left image.)

Learn more about my contemporary Seder plate "How Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?" and view additional images.

Earrings by Harriete Estel Berman in American Style Magazine      
 
  SPARK KQED Channel 9 logo   Watch me on SPARK PBS KQED TV

     
 
 
  CURRENT EXHIBITIONS iron hallmark
     


     
             
  Famous Selection by Harriete Estel Berman is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  

Famous Selection
On view at the Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington,D.C. since 2006.

     
 
     

     
 

  Upcoming EXHIBITIONS iron hallmark
  California Dream Teapot by Harriete Estel Berman with social commentary about Golden California  

"The Teapot: Reinterpreted"
  Richmond Art Center
  2540 Barrett Avenue
  Richmond, CA 94804
  January 10- March 9, 2012
  Opening February 4th, 2012

   Obverse Obsession Chocolate Pot by Harriete Estel Berman will be exhibited at the Richmond Art Center    
 
  TuBishvat Seder Plate by Harriete Estel Berman Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Assiyah, Yetzirah, Beriyah  

"Trees for Life:
A New Vision for Art,Ecology,and Community"
   The Dorothy Saxe Invitational
  February 16,2012 -  June 3,2012
  Opening February 16th, 2012

View this Tu BishVat Seder plate in progress in a Flickr album.

     
 

  Pencil sculpture about education by Harriete Estel Berman  

"Pick Up Your Pencils, Begin"
   Castilleja School
  1310 Bryant Street
  Palo Alto, CA 94301
  March 5 - April 7, 2012

  Opening March 8, 2012

      
   
 

  Online EXHIBITIONS iron hallmark Online exhibitions never close!
  Obverse Obsession   Studio Sanctuaries
May 15 - June 15, 2011.
Curated by Glen G. Guarino on Crafthaus.
     
 
  Red Identity Bead Necklace by Harriete Estel Berman is made from recycled tin cans.   Plastic + Metal  
March 13 - April 13
View this online exhibition "Plastic + Metal"

Learn more about my art work included in this show Red Identity Bead Necklace (left) by clicking on the image or text.		      
 
  Identity Complex Mirror by Harriete Estel Berman   Me, Myself and I  

This includes a wide variety of vanity seats, and mirrors from the functional to conceptual.
Learn more about my art work included in this show Fading Identity Vanity Seat and Identity Complex Mirror (left image) by clicking on the image or text.		      
   
  Recycle from the CALIFORNIA Collection by Harriete Estel Berman.   Earthly Pleasures

Curated by Glen G. Guarino on Crafthaus.
View this online exhibition Earthly Pleasures even after it closes.		      
 
  Identity Complex Chair by Harriete Estel Berman constructed from recycled materials as a commentary about our consumer society.   Sitting Pretty - The Art of Sitting
Curated by Glen G. Guarino on Crafthaus.
View the Sitting Pretty online exhibition even after it closes! It includes every kind of chair, seat, bench, and furniture that you have never seen before. 		     
 
 
 
 

COMPLETE CD-ROM CATALOG iron hallmark

  Colorful inside cover of CD Rom envelope
  CD-ROM CATALOG -Consuming Identity
    Catalog includes:
         - Images of all work 1980-2004
         - GRASS/gras' video (8:45 minutes)
         - Essays by Jill Vexler and Deborah Trilling
         - Introduction by Jim Wallace, Na. Ornamental Metal Museum
         - Archive of 1984 catalog and appliance ads
         - Past articles and reviews
         - Image Directory suitable for PowerPoint presentations
         - Compatible with MAC and PC
         - Retail price $15.00 includes shipping
                California resident add sales tax.
 CD
 
 
 
  Learn more about Pick Up Your Pencisl, Begin iron hallmark
  pencils
  Learn more about this artwork about the impact of standardized tests on our current education system. It was finished September 2012.
An article will be published about this work December/January 2012 American Craft Magazine.
American Craft Dec/January 2012 issue article about pencil sculpture by Harriete Estel Berman titled Pick Up Your Pencils, Begin
 
 

LECTURES - Workshops iron hallmark

Prepare for Success
Crash Course in Preparing for Success  
April 28-29
Revere Academy
San Francisco, CA

Become a better artist and business person at the same time!
Professional practices are key to success,
Align your business skills to the style of your work. 

The fundamentals of art/craft business can be rewarding.
Learn how to use social networking, blogs, and your web site to develop visibility. Are you maintaining proper records for the IRS?  How is your inventory management? Resume organized and updated are important, too. Are your photographic images good enough? Let’s take a look. Submit specific questions in advance or plan to be spontaneous to assure that this workshop content is directed by the participants.  Bring your lunch if you want to spend the lunch hour discussing your work and marketing.


Professional Development Seminar - May 2012
WHEN IT ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY HAS TO BE THERE: The Ins and Outs of Shipping. 

Our slate of presenters includes Leila Hamdan the Museum Registrar for the National Ornamental Metals Museum, Assistant Professor of Art and large scale maker Kim Cridler,  PDS committe member and maker Harriete Berman and a presentation by Jewelers Mutual that promises to provide tools to make shipping safer, faster and easier. Plus the real scoop on shipping overseas, lessons learned from shipping nightmares and more.  Unpack the truths and blow the lid off the myths and misconceptions about shipping, packing and insurance.  We know you have questions and this PDS is here to give you answers.

Topics include:
•tales from the trenches: shipping horror stories
•proper packing: one-of-a-kind to production, box to crate
•box building: creating a custom fit
•brown truck or white truck: choosing the best shipper
•over night to overseas: types of shipping
•customs and other nightmares
•shipping and handling: who and when to charge
•collecting for damage or theft: will they pay?
•wholesale or retail: establishing value for insurance

PDS organized by Harriete Estel Berman, Andy Cooperman and Brigitte Martin.

 

Listen to my SlideShare Powerpoint lectures online.

 
 
  ASK Harriete - Professional advice for the arts community.iron hallmark
  READ My BLOG about the Professional Guidelines and business topics relevant to the arts community. Ask Harriete questions related to your professional development as an artist, crafts person or maker. Your professional questions can be answered anonymously or if you send a picture along with your work, I will publish the image of your work on the blog.

  LISTEN TO A ONE HOUR FREE PHONE SEMINAR   about OPEN STUDIOS
with Harriete Estel Berman and Alyson Stanfield, ARTbizcoach.com.
     The phone seminar is FREE.
     This phone seminar is based on the Professional Guidelines documents listed below:
     OPEN STUDIOS: Artist Checklist
     OPEN STUDIOS: Guide for Art Organizations
 
 
 

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