{"id":35976,"date":"2017-04-07T19:09:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=35976"},"modified":"2017-04-09T22:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T02:59:59","slug":"a-pleasant-surprise-from-jck-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/a-pleasant-surprise-from-jck-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pleasant Surprise From JCK Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I feel like a winner even though I&#8217;m not one! My designs didn&#8217;t place in this year&#8217;s JCK Jeweler&#8217;s Choice Awards, but <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/jewel-of-the-month-double-finger-ring-for-anza-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\">my two-finger ring for ANZA Gems<\/a> still made it into JCK&#8217;s &#8220;Best of the Best&#8221; awards supplement. I found out from Monica Stephenson, who is the editor of jewelry blog iDazzle, as well as the founder of ANZA Gems.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.27777777777778% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BSjvaKPl6wK\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bam! Another magazine sighting for what I call the ?POW? ring by @wendybrandesjewelry for @anzagems in @jckmagazine and their Best of the Best layout! I don&#8217;t think it won anything officially, but it&#8217;s unofficially the #editorsfavorite every time! Love opening this up at @americangemsociety #agsconclave! #idazzle #anzagems #collaboration #ags #tsavorite #greengarnet #spessartite #spinel #mahengespinel #18k #gold #baguettes #wendybxanzagems #wendybrandes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by idazzle (@idazzle) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-04-06T21:09:01+00:00\">Apr 6, 2017 at 2:09pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a closer look at the page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35979\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/anzaringjck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/anzaringjck.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/anzaringjck-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/anzaringjck-300x360.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the ring ended up in print after missing out on an award! Last year, after it got a lot of attention during <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/thanks-to-the-academy-and-national-jeweler\/\" target=\"_blank\">the editorial presentation for the American Gem Trade Association&#8217;s Spectrum Awards<\/a>, the piece made it to the cover of AGTA&#8217;s Prism magazine.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.4537037037037% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BQA8BxbheBX\/\" target=\"_blank\">So I walked into @agta_gems and @meg_whit hands me the new #ePrism magazine and the @anzagems X @wendybrandesjewelry ring is on the cover!!! Freaking out!!! The cover is KILLER, @hollyrpeete is so gorgeous, and to be part of this is a dream I could not have imagined just a year or so ago starting ANZA! Thanks Wendy, Megan, AGTA and all the editors who fell in love with this ring! #gems #gemstones #spessartite #greengarnet #spinel @ptgems #cutbyptgems<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by idazzle (@idazzle) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-02-02T15:43:05+00:00\">Feb 2, 2017 at 7:43am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Awards are funny things. Creative people should never invest too much emotionally in awards and contests because, while it&#8217;s definitely great to win, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/beyonce-should-be-a-grammys-wake-up-call\/\" target=\"_blank\">not winning doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you&#8217;re losing<\/a>. Keep entering, though! That&#8217;s always the advice given by the people running the contests.<\/p>\n<p>You can browse the complete &#8220;Best of the Best&#8221; issue <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/jckmagazine\/docs\/jck2017_best_of_best\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. You can also see which jewelry designs of mine <em>were<\/em> recognized by the Jewelers&#8217; Choice Awards in previous years: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/im-a-jewelers-choice-award-finalist\/\" target=\"_blank\">my 50th anniversary, engagement-ring redesign<\/a> in 2016, and my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/good-news-from-jck-and-british-vogue\/\" target=\"_blank\">Empress Wu dragon earrings in 2013<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel like a winner even though I&#8217;m not one! My designs didn&#8217;t place in this year&#8217;s JCK Jeweler&#8217;s Choice Awards, but my two-finger ring for ANZA Gems still made it into JCK&#8217;s &#8220;Best of the Best&#8221; awards supplement. 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