Monetary Bondage Exhibition

On my way to Montana State University to set up the exhibition of Monetary Bondage. 

The exhibition will be held at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery at MSU starting on the 5th of October. 

The public reception will be help on Octber 8th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm 

following my lecture from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. 

The show will be on display until the 30th of October. 

If you are in the area be sure to come by and check out the show! 

On display will be work from the two previous collections of Monetary Bondage: US Dollar collection, Costa Rica Colon collection, and the newest addition the Chinesse RMB collection.

3 Dollars? (Front) Daniel Icaza, 2009

 5 Colones? (Back) Daniel Icaza, 2011

 10 RMB? (Front) Daniel Icaza, 2015

Montana State University Residency

Time has gone by in a flash! Seems like just the other day I was getting back from Norway and starting to work on the new addition to Monetary Bondage...

Now the new addition is complete and I will be on my way to Montana State University to attend the AIR (Artists in Residency) program and exhibit the full collection! 

Here is a small preview of what the new addition looks like...

I will be making another post in a few days with more details about the show and maybe a few more pictures as well... 

Going to Norway..

WOW! There is so much going on these days!

Aside from working on the new addition to "Monetary Bondage" for the fall residency and solo exihibtion at Montana State University. I was informed that an artist group I am part of was accepted to attend an residency in Norway. The residency which includes a group exhibition will be at Atelier-Austmarka. I will be leaving for Oslo from May 10th - 25th,.

Here are a few pictures of the progress on the new pieces for Monetary Bondage and a sneak preview of the work I am producing for the residency in Norway.

Hope to be back with more to share again soon, until then...

Peace and Love 

BACK TO WORK!

Well... It has been a very busy 7 months since my last blog post! I am terribly sorry about the lack of new info but time flies! What else can I say.

Aside from not doing much blogging lately, I have been busy in the real world and fortunately, I have some new work to share and some exciting developments as well.

First and for most my proposal to be the 2015 International Artist in Residency at Montana State University was accepted! I will be living and working on the MSU campus from the end of September until the beginning of November. I will also be creating a new addition to Monetary Bondage. The new addition will be of Chinese currency, here is a little sneak peek of whats to come...    

In conjunction with the creation of a new body of work there will also be a solo exhibition of the complete Monetary Bondage collection at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery. I will also be giving a lecture and hopefully give a few workshops as well. As I will be a busy bee producing new work for the upcoming show I will be sharing as many pictures of the progress as I can.

In the mean time here are some of the new pieces I have been producing over the past 7 months.

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Buckle with Sodalite and White Turquoise on a Hand Tooled and Painted Leather Belt.

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Buckle with Sodalite and White Turquoise on a Hand Tooled and Painted Leather Belt.

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Pill Box with Red Garnets, Red Agate and Glass Bottles (Salt, Pepper, Sugar). Video 

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Pill Box with Red Garnets, Red Agate and Glass Bottles (Salt, Pepper, Sugar). Video 

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Hand Fabricated Chains. 

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Pill Box with Locking Mechanism, Cloisonné Vitreous Enamel Lid and Glass Bottles. Video 

Daniel Icaza, 2014, Sterling Silver Pill Box with Locking Mechanism, Cloisonné Vitreous Enamel Lid and Glass Bottles. Video 

Those are a few of my favorite pieces from 2014. If you would like to see more pictures of my work please feel free to visit my Instagram Page, Flickr or Behance, I post different pictures all over the place so you will have to visit them all to see every thing (sorry...).

I will be sharing more pictures and blog posts as things develop so stay tuned for more news. 

Until next time. 

Peace and Love  

Filigree Workshop / Taller de Filigrana

Hi everybody, just wanted to give every one a little warning .. I am going to do this blog post in spanish as this filigree workshop will be in Costa Rica… But if you speak English and are in the neighborhood feel free to join us. Just send me a message and I can send you a copy of the syllabus in english. (Contact Me) 

En el mes de Julio se van a llevar acabo los talleres de filigrana en la Escuela de Joyería Artística Crisol. Pueden leer todos los detalles del taller en la descirpcion que sigue.  O también pueden ver mas información en la pagina del evento en Facebook:

Taller de Filigrana por Daniel Icaza 

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Esquema del Taller: 

• Una charla sobre la filigrana

• Demostración de la técnica y preparación de material

• Tiempo de trabajo en el taller

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Objetivos de los Talleres:

1. Proveer a los estudiantes información general de la filigrana.

2. Mostrar a los estudiantes cómo crear la filigrana.

3. Mostrar a los estudiantes cómo soldar las estructuras de filigrana.

4. Mostrar a los estudiantes como formar la filigrana para crear volumen y dimensión.

5. Ayudar a los estudiantes en la creación de una construcción de filigrana básica/tradicional.

6. Producir una pieza terminada utilizando la técnica de filigrana para completar el taller. (Por ejemplo, anillos, colgantes, broches, pendientes, etc...) Algunos estudiantes avanzados pueden ser capaces de crear piezas múltiples.

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Habilidades Necesarias:

¡Debe saber como soldar plata con antorcha!

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Lista de Materiales para el Taller:

• 26ga alambre de plata mil .999 (1/2 oz)

• 20ga alambre de plata .925 (1/4 oz)

• Soldadura de plata en pasta (para ser compartido con la clase)

• Pinzas de acero de precisión diseño AA

• Herramientas de torsión de alambre

• Cepillo para la pasta de soldadura

• Algunos materiales adicionales pueden estará disponibles para su compra en el taller

(Paquete de material para la clase trae todo los materiales por $60)

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Duración (horario de clases):

Taller / s

2 días, 16 horas en total

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Día 1: 8 Horas

Conferencia: 1 Hora

Demostración: 2-3 horas

Tiempo de trabajo: 4-5 horas

Día 2: 8 Horas

Día de trabajo: 8 horas

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¡Cupo limitado, 8 personas por grupo!

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Grupo A

Día 1: Sábado 19 de Julio

Día 2: Sábado 26 de Julio

Grupo B

Día 1: Sábado 2 de Agosto

Día 2: Sábado 9 de Agosto

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Costo del Taller:

• $200 taller

• $60 paquete de materiales

• $260 (USD) total

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Para matricularse, por favor llamar a la Escuela de Joyería Artística Crisol (Jordi Costa):

tel: 2288-2321

cel: 8712-3165

Espero ver los todos en el taller! 

Until next time.

Peace and Love