Event Schedule

Nature by Design: Organic Materials in Jewelry

Day 1 Saturday, May 16 1 p.m. ET start of Zoom Event

Maggie Campbell Pedersen, Tortoiseshell and Ivory – Historic Uses and Present Bans

Beth Wees, Shell Cameos: Nature’s Treasures

Sarah Nehama, Locks of Love: Hair in Mourning and Sentimental Jewelry

Elyse Zorn Karlin, Unusual Organic Materials in Jewelry of the 19th Century through Today

Virtual Cocktail Party 6 p.m. ET

Day 2 Sunday, May 17 1 p.m. ET start of Zoom event.

Beatriz Chadour-Sampson, Pearls: Changing Fashions and Meanings through the Centuries

Jo Anne and Libby Cooper, Organic Materials in Contemporary Jewelry

Jennifer Trask, Unnatural Histories

Elyse Zorn Karlin, Highlights from the upcoming exhibition Adorned by the Sea: Jewelry from the Deep (opening March 2027 at the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT

Both days end around 4:30 p.m.