Modern Relics 2015 - Hit My Kickstarter Goal!!!

So happy to have reached my goal on Kickstarter! Thank you all so much for your support - just 40 hours to go! I'm going to use additional funds toward advertising for the show and at the show, excited to be able to do that! 

Mother's day is Sunday... If you'd like to pick out a piece for your sweet mama or wife, I'm happy to send them a special gift card in time, with your personal message, letting them know they'll be receiving a new piece of jewelry next month and before it's available in shops. Just let me know!

Here's the gorgeous Molly modeling what will soon be her new Mixed Texture Circle necklace, goes great with her Sweet Lady Jane earrings. 

Took a nice little bike ride last week and came upon this moment of zen.

 That night I ran back out to get these gorgeous sunset and moon photos! 

On Friday I helped Nicole open her AMAZING new shop in Winooski called Birdfolk. What a great time! 

Fun to see my work on display there! 

So great to get that email last Friday night! Thank you all so SO much! Getting this email was a wonderful way to kick off the weekend. 

To those who've pledged, a survey will be sent out when the project ends that will allow you to select your piece(s). I've already contacted many local backers for their answers, I hope to have those pieces ready in time for pick up at my studio opening in early June. Above is a photo of the two most popular rewards so far - the Brass Riveted Relic and the Carved Silver Moon. Thank you again, so much, to those who've backed my project and spread the word! I can't wait to get the rewards out!

This Past Week in Pictures...

Been busy in my studio. Here's a sneak peak at some new pieces!!!

Had a great visit with Celie, always inspiring to see what she's working on... 

So good to cuddle Kiwi pie!

Stopped by The Shoe Horn in Montpelier on my way home, awesome to see my work on display right on the front counter.

Amanda Young posted this gorgeous photo she took of herself wearing my Earrings, a ring by Molly and Henna by Rebecca. 

I made these 7 chickadee pendants for a custom order. Love how they came out.

We had 2 45º days! Big melt, lots of mud but the sun felt so good!

Got to enjoy some sunshine and the sunset on the deck at Citizen Cider. We were there celebrating Nicole's big news...

She's opening a shop in Winooski on the top block! Gonna be so great, lots of handmade goods and featuring the work of many Vermont artists, including me!

Where to Find My Work this Holiday Season - Shops, Shows and Sales!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm very excited to be a vendor at the Women's Festival of Crafts this weekend. This is always a wonderful show, now in it's 25th year, I think it's my 8th year! Find me at booth 42, I'm sharing my booth with Molly and it is her first show, come drool over her gorgeous rings! 

 You can also find my work in 7 shops across the state and 7 shops across the country! 

 I'm giving out lil JK jute gift bags with purchase at the show this weekend. I'll also have special re-usable gift tins. 

Trinket is fully stocked for the holiday season. Rachel picked a huge selection of earrings. 

 Trinket and Sweet Lady Jane and Spellbound, as well as many other shops on Church St are all taking part in #ShopSmallBTV

 Spellbound is also having a sale, 20% off all full price items store wide - which means you can get my Kahn Man line on sale!

Back in the blue...

...blue/green - I just love Chinese turquoise and I'm back to making my signature collar pieces and single pendants, all with rich textured backs. Thanks to Molly who encouraged me to get back into this! (By the way, check out her brand new blog which I encouraged her to get into!) These pieces are now available in my Etsy shop. I will also have them at my last Artist Market of the season, this Saturday. 

 New Turquoise 3 Piece Collar

 (the back)

 Turquoise Pendant with tribal back

 (the back)

 Turquoise Pendant with flower back

 (the back)

Also very happy to have just sent this order out to Wake Up Little Suzie in D.C.

Necklace for Molly

For the past few months I've had the luck and pleasure of having Molly Williamson helping me crank work out. Molly is an amazing jeweler and jewelry artist. She works at Global Pathways on Church St and she makes gorgeous high end work, lots of raw minerals, diamonds, opals, in sterling and 14k gold. As she says, she "uses contrasting elements to produce something playful and feminine with a hint of grit and intrigue" - love that! She has her own voice and vision and she shares my love of rustic, earthy, simple but edgy designs. She has been helping drill, heat and file my metal shapes. And while we work we talk about the jewelry biz and Etsy and wholesaling and every little part of how one goes about selling jewelry.

Molly and me.

Molly is a native Vermonter and she loves making unique, wearable art in her studio in Cabot. She's happy to tweak any of her current designs and she loves custom work, she also does jewelry repair. I send all of my customers who want wedding rings and engagement rings her way (since that ain't my jam). 
She's new to Etsy and I'm helping her get her biz going. Check out her shop IgniteMetals and like her business page for news and sales. Use either page to contact her about custom work!

Some pieces in her Etsy shop - check them out - amazing!!!

Molly had been requesting one of my turquoise necklaces. I haven't done this kind of work for a really long time... years! I've been so focused on fast, simple designs and I was a bit reluctant to work on a more complex, higher end piece. Celie is always encouraging me to keep up with higher end work and the Stowe Craft Gallery asked me to make some "show stopper" pieces to add to their collection so with all of this rallying I decided to go for it. 
It's good to keep the PMC muscle/setting stone muscles alive and working. It also didn't hurt to be in Santa Fe last month, surrounded by turquoise and it's deep beauty. Seeing it all there made me look forward to diving back into my HUGE Chinese turquoise cab collection. Molly was thrilled that I was on board to create a necklace for her. I had her pick out the cabs and choose textures from my Tear Away papers.
I sat down to work on this last week and it was like riding a bike, my fingers knew just what to do and I was faster than ever at making the bezels. I was trying to get this done in time for Molly's bday and I did and she loved it! I'm going to make a couple more of the three piece necklaces and I plan on making some single pendants again too. 

The front.

The back.

 Molly and her new necklace!

I'm SUPER excited to be getting some work from Molly too, I have my eye on her twig rings. I'm thinking the bottom two rings from this set with her opal twig ring in between...

Update::: So in love my new twig stacking ring set! Feels like it was meant for me! This opal is crazy and the diamond and gold leaf fall into place so well around it. 

These go so nicely with my ring and my style but they are so fancy and special.