Hi, my name is David Palnick. I
live in a small Atlantic
seacoast town in Cape Cod,
Massachusetts, where I have a
glassworking and metalsmithing
studio. My home is a short walk
to four large sandy beaches, two
parks, two yacht clubs, a
wildlife sanctuary, conservation
land for migrating birds, and a
harbor with working fishing
boats and ferries to Nantucket
and Martha's Vineyard. From an
artist's perspective, this is an
area extraordinarily rich in
visual stimuli, which is a
continuing source of inspiration
to me.
After working in the corporate
world for a couple decades I
decided to follow my muse and
become a full-time artist.
Initially, I began as a
metalsmith in 1995 and my focus
was on traditional jewelry work
with silver, gold and gemstones.
A year later I became entranced
with melting glass through
studying cloisonne enameling,
and created many complex pieces
which were then set in in gold
or silver along with accent
gemstones.
In 2003 I started working with
flamework glass, and almost as
soon as I could make a
presentable bead I began
searching for a way to combine
the glass with a silver
component.
This is really the theme of my
work, the combination of glass
and metal together. This
combines two different skill
sets -- flameworking and
metalsmithing -- into a single
art piece. The result is a
fascinating interplay between
the two media -- counterpoints
between the silver and glass
components.
My initial work focused on a
single bead and a single riveted
silver core. Now I am creating
pieces composed of multiple bead
and silver components. I hope to
continue pushing the envelope of
my work, and have many ambitious
projects planned that I can't
wait to get started on.
Stay tuned!
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CV
Awards:
Bead & Button Annual Bead
Dreams 2006
Second Place – Glass Beads
Lapidary Journal Annual Glass Bead
Awards 2006
Second Place – Glass Beads
Bead & Button Annual Bead Dreams
2005
Finalist – Glass Beads
Lapidary Journal Annual Glass Bead
Awards 2005
Second Place – Glass Beads
Mattoon Arts Festival, Springfield,
MA 2003
First Place – Jewelry
South Norwalk Arts Celebration,
Norwalk, CT 1996
Second Place – Jewelry
Exhibitions:
“Perles D’Ecume”
2006
Musee Berk-Sur-Mer
Berk-Sur-Mer, France
“Wearable Expressions”
1998
Palos Verdes Art Center
Palos Verdes, California
“The Draping Game” 1998
Mesa Arts Center
Mesa, Arizona
“Colorful Creations”
1997
Artists Unlimited
Tampa, Florida
Publications:
Bead Review, Book 2
March, 2007
"A Year of Exceptional Art Glass
Beads"
Bead and Button
October, 2006
“Annual Bead Dreams”
Lapidary Journal
October, 2006
“Annual Bead Art Awards”
Bead Review 2005:
"The Year’s Exceptional Art Glass
Beads"
January, 2006
Lapidary Journal
October, 2005
“Annual Bead Art Awards”
Bead and Button
October, 2005
“Annual Bead Dreams”
Step By Step Beads
September, 2005
“Annual Bead Art Awards”
Step By Step Beads
July, 2005
“Spiral Sensation”
Bead and Button
June, 2005
“Spotlight”
Organizations:
International Society of
Glass Beadmakers
Bead Designers International
Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen
Cape Cod Artisans Guild
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