Spring has finally arrived with the always excellent  Smithsonian Craft Show.  This is one of our top events of the year, and we look forward to it reserving special things to show for the first time.  This year, we're continuing to develop new necklace, pins and earrings that David started last year.  


Smithsonian Craft Show
four days only
photo: Marti Mills





Thurs.       April 22, 10:30-7:30
Friday       April 23, 10:30-7:30
Saturday   April 24 , 10:30-5:30 
Sunday    April 25, 11:00-5:00 

 

Booth 504

Smithsonian Craft Show
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC

 

 

 

 


Mobilia Gallery 
Journey Through Time: Explorations of Artful Adornment and Sculptural Vessels
This  group exhibit is timed to coincide with the SNAG conference in 
Boston, MA happening May 20-23.  The work is inspired by historical models.



May 1- June 12

Mobilia Gallery
358 Huron Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

617.876.2109

 

 

 

 


Patina Gallery 
The Language of Color

June 5- June 28

Patina Gallery
131 West Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
87501

505.986.3432


New Mexico Museum of Art

Speaking in Color   (slide talk with Steve Ford and David Forlano)

Friday June 26,  5:30-6:30 / 

St. Francis Auditorium free lecture about color in contemporary jewelry.

 

The collaborative duo of Steve Ford and David Forlano will present a brief slide show history of their 27 years at the forefront of American Contemporary Jewelry.  Their instinctive use of color and unique material stands out in their field.  An ever changing palette is reveled as "color chapters" as they talk about their evolving creative process. 

 

 

 

 

 


The Cleveland Museum of Art 
Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now

A selection of prints from the past 25 years, this exhibition showcases the printmaking techniques of a variety of contemporary artists. Traditional landscape themes interest Ellsworth Kelly and Rosemarie Trockel while Lucian Freud and Chuck Close prefer figurative subjects. Abstraction also remains important, exemplified by such artists as Terry Winters, Richard Serra, and Julie Mehretu ... ..(and Steve Ford).
Steve Ford, Untitled (SF110518B), 2011, unique relief print on 16 sheets, 60 x 44"

March 22 - July 26

Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

216.421.7350

 

 

 

 
About Us
Ford/Forlano is a collaboration between two artists, Steven Ford and David Forlano, living in two cities, Philadelphia and Santa Fe.  We've been making jewelry together for 25 years using polymers, sterling silver, and other materials.