Queen City Craft Bazaar!

Gosh, guess it's been awhile! April was a busy month. I've been getting ready for the upcoming Artist Market season, (it starts on May 16th!) and I celebrated my 30th birthday.
(Photo by Lauren Selfridge)Right now I'm getting ready for the Queen City Craft Bazaar on Saturday. Can't wait!

Spring is springing!

This is my favorite time of year.  The snow is receding, revealing new ground every day. Buds are emerging, birds are chirping, the days are longer, my world is habitable again and I can be outside in it.  

I've been working in copper clay.  Here are a couple of pairs of earrings made with it, the color is so rich, I'm calling it 'Rusty Rose'.  Just perfect for spring!
I'm also taking some of my Modern Relics pieces in a new direction, hiding herkimer diamonds in their open spaces. The herkimers move around, adding noise and flickers of light. These are just the first two rings of the series...

I would write more but I have to go out and enjoy this beautiful day. Happy Saturday! Happy Spring

Trinket

Friday I dropped off a second batch of work to Trinket (32 1/2 Church St) in Burlington. This was the first time I'd seen the place in all of its splendor.
It has such a lovely feel - like a gallery of accessories. White shadow box frames house jewelry on a chalkboard painted wall. Notes and info about the pieces or the artists that made them are lovingly written on that wall.
At this time, my work is featured in one of the top frames on that wall.  I took this photo before they added my new work so there's more now!
The back wall has shelving made up of chairs that are mounted in the wall - so cool!
I enjoy selling my work myself, through my Etsy shop and at the Artist Market but I'm very pleased to have my work in this great new shop. I feel very well represented by Rachel and her wonderful staff.  So support local artists and local businesses and check out Trinket, you'll love it!

In honor of Valentines Day: Dogs in Love

The unlikely bond between an Italian Greyhound (Ecco) and a long haired Chihuahua (Kiwi).

Rachel Strules (owner of Sweet Lady Jane and Tribeca) is opening a new accessories shop called Trinket. I'm pleased to announce that she will be carrying my work there. It is located on the top block of Church St at 32 1/2. It's opening on Wednesday (just in time for V-day!) and there will be a grand opening at the end of the month. I got a sneak peak the other day and it looks amazing!

Imaginative Captures

Last week Celie and I took Andy Cooperman’s class at the North Country Studio Conference in Bennington, VT. It was so much fun! It’s very exciting to be around a bunch of people who just love to make stuff. The class was called “Imaginative Captures” and it was all about setting stones in different ways – couldn’t be more up my alley! Andy gave us each an eye to make a piece with. During the demo the zipper on my jeans kept opening and I kept messing with it and... the light bulb went off. I used the actual zipper pull from my jeans and fashioned the zipper part from sterling wire. I roller printed the copper sheet with fabric from my apron (actually the fabric that it's photographed on) and heat patina-ed it. It's riveted together with sterling rivets.

Below is the other piece I made in the workshop. We learned how to 'spin set' a faceted gem in a tube. I soldered that tube onto brass sheet that I sawed a shape out of (it looked like a turtle!) The river rock already had a hole in it, I set it in place by pushing the prongs around it.
The class was very inspiring and I look forward to applying some of these techniques to PMC.

Been so long

I can't believe almost a month has gone by since my last post.  I guess I needed a bit of a break after the holidaze.  I've been doing a combination of decompressing, having some fun, catching up, and preparing for some big projects/pieces.  I usually lose momentum this time of year, after all the crazy hustle and bustle.  I kinda feel like I'm constantly juggling so many balls and at the moment, they are all on the ground.  Today, however, is a new day.  A new world.  I'm feeling excited and energized.  So, today I'm getting back on track and back to work.  And I'll be blogging more often so stay tuned...

With Valentine's Day coming, here's a photo of dogs in love (Ecco and my Kiwi).