Better together

Yesterday the organizing Queen came over and majorly transformed my work space. My mantra for that day was "only what I use now". It's crazy what you collect, crazier what you hold on to, and craziest the reason you keep it. 

Having someone with me when I attempt organization is imperative to my success rate. I give yesterday a 99%   Thanks Momma you the Queen :)

Impromptu Showing

So I'm doing a little showing of my work at an unusual place for a short window of time today from 5-7pm : You can find me at the Briarcliff Apartments Leasing Center as they kick off their start to the Summer pool season :)  Random adventures and maybe I'll get to swim afterwards? hahaha! Perhaps I'll see you there!

xoxoxox -Amy

Surprise! MD Home and Garden Show

So I just found out this week that I'm actually showing at this years Spring Maryland Home and Garden Show! I had been wait listed because I had forgotten to apply until the last minute and it had filled up fast (this winter was crazy!) so I'm super happy that I'll be participating, however since I assumed I was not in, I went ahead and gave a large portion of my inventory to a store last week. It figures, one should never assume :) 

Luckily I have pulled some all night miracles and I'm completely if not overly ready for these next two weekends! So come out and see my new work and get in the mood for warmer weather :) 

My booth this year is C224! This years garden theme is called "Color my World" so it should be a good display! I'm also looking forward to visiting the Baltimore Bonsai area because I just can't resist tiny trees :) hope to see you there this weekend or the next! 

Xoxoxo - Amy 

Here's some photos of what's being packed up for this weekend:

Ridgely recap

Ridgely is always one of my favorite shows because it signals the start of the holiday season for me. Christmas music plays during the day and everyone seems to be in such a festive mood, it just gets me excited about the coming months! The highlight of this years show for me personally was that my newest design found a home! I didn't even get a chance to blog about this design yet but let me tell you, it is fabulous! I'm in love with it. My customer graciously let me snap a photo of her modeling it like a pro before it left my booth though: 

Isn't she a lovely model?! 

It's a long 3D open wood flower necklace set with sparkling Swarovski crystals. It's just perfect for all occasions and it's very wearable. Ok I'll stop raving now. 

Thank you to all of my wonderful customers who came out and I hope everyone got a jump start on their holiday shopping! 

Just a reminder that Saturday November 30th is Small Business Saturday so be sure to support your local business's that day! I will be hosting a Cyber Monday sale online as well  so you can purchase my most popular designs at a discount just in time for Christmas! 

My next show is this Sunday at Damascus Highschool's Shopping Frenzy  from 12 - 5 pm! 

Xoxoxo - Amy

Show recap

Couldn't have asked for more perfect weather this last Sunday! Thanks everyone who came and visited me at Bel Air! It was a lovely show like always. Bel Air has some serious Raven fans as well, it was basically a sea of purple :) 

I'm so excited that Fall is upon us, mainly because my upstairs studio will be much more temperate. Also, I've been back to the drawing board a lot more lately and I'm hoping to make some of these new ideas and designs into reality. 

My next show will be at the Fall Maryland Home and Garden in October!

Xoxoxo- Amy

Art in the park this weekend!

So I've been really slacking in posts lately! Apologies :) I've been busy with a crazy schedule of deadlines I accidentally put myself under! With Towson's show in May then trying to stock inventory for Art in the Park this weekend on top of getting ready to send a ton of my work to NY in a week and then finally trying to gear up for Artscape... It's been pretty hectic! But yes, come out this weekend to enjoy some beautiful work in a beautiful setting: under the winding paths of the tree shaded grounds of Westminster  City Hall! It's a perfect art show that I look forward  to participating in each year! It's supposed to be warm and sunny! I guess Summer has come to Maryland! 

Xoxox - Amy 

Show recap

North Pole , Superman, and Surprising are the words I've chosen to best describe this weekends show. Here are excessive over dramatized descriptions for you all because I'm feeling chatty:

North Pole : somehow the weather gods decided to put my booth in a bizarre bubble of wind and cold. I am a naturally frigid person to begin with. I chattered my way through this weekend bundled in many coats and blankets. The cute girls in tiny summer dresses gave me odd looks as I nursed my piping hot cup of decaf coffee alllllll day. I glanced longingly at the warm sun bathed booths just down the street. I arrived home with an authentic arctic-looking wind burn on my whole face. Lovely. However, it could have been worse! Like no avalanches :)

Superman: so that new movie is coming out with that handsome guy and I guess everyone is cashing in on the popularity that is this new superman movie. Everyone including Norton Security which had an amazingly huge truck next to my booth. In all honesty it was freaking crazy cool. The truck had a virtual metropolis inside and you went and "saved the people of metropolis" with these smartphones. Then you got a green screen photo op with the man of steel himself. Oh and a yellow cape to boot. (Kirk got one of course) so yes intensely hash taggy cool. At first I thought it might be annoying to have this hulking truck next to me or that I might somehow become brainwashed by the incessant repeating monologue played before each group went in. But it ended up being a great thing! I met a lot of new people because of it plus I got to stare at a spandex clad Henry Cavill cut out all day! Win.

Surprising: well, I was surprised by the first two things but what really surprised me were all the surprising things that surprised me! Ok, actually it was the fact that I met so many new people and I was equally surprised at how many lovely faces I recognized :) also quick silly confession, I'm always surprised when people like my work haha! I'm like,"I like my work, but what? You like it too? What?! That's so awesome! I mean let's all be best friends!" That's usually what goes on in my head when someone admires my work. Overall surprise.

Ok I'm done talking now! Thank you all so much for supporting me and for all of you who stopped by my chilly little booth this weekend! And I'll leave you all with some exciting news:

I'll be showing my work at Artscapce this year!

Xoxoxo - Amy

Update in photos

So It's been a crazy few weeks! I know I said I was going to post holiday ideas everyday but obviously that didn't work out due to the exhausting prep work for my back to back shows (always good intentions!)

Since its been a while, here is a montage of photos from the last few weeks. I'll resume holiday posts as soon as I finish filling some holiday orders! Hope everyone is having a fantastic December so far :)

Xoxoxo- Amy

Cyber Week Sale!

 We're having a little sale this week over at the online store! In honor of Cyber Week, we've listed our most popular pieces at  drastically discounted prices! Have fun and Happy Cyber Week :)

xoxoxox -Amy

Update in photos

I'm exhausted! Today l I felt like I talked non stop all day. I'm currently drinking some hot tea and finally eating a little something since I didn't have the chance all during the show. One more day to go! :) here are a few shots from today.

Xoxoxo - Amy

Update in photos

Today's photos are a study of disorganization and new work. My tiny studio is very cramped at the moment. It's times like these that I say to myself, " why didn't I buy those ikea shelving units?? "

The floor is of utmost importance to me. No matter how many tables I may have, the floor is where I end up and where my work spreads out. The closer a show deadline creeps up, the less floor space there seems to be. So at this current time: 21 hours until setup, I have about 1 sq foot of floor space left :)

Xoxoxo - Amy

Finished collection

Spent some time this weekend pulling together a collection of like patterned pieces. Some are new designs and some are past designs with a twist! I've been reintroducing some of my metal and wire work into my clay pieces too. Also, I'll be showing my work at Fells Point Festival next weekend! I know it's been a while since I've done a local show, but now that the busy season is ramping back up again I'll be around a bit more :)

Xoxoxoxo - Amy

Fall Colors

When standing alone, a pattern is just a pattern. A spot of red, a drop of blue, a single word from a poem. But combine them and they sing songs, they tell stories. An ebb and flow of color and feeling.

When I design, I'm always striving for a feeling of continuity despite the myriad of colors and patterns I use.

This Fall is a visual story spoken through stone grays, muted coral, and burnt orange. When spun together, they speak of warm sunshine moments and cozy indoor nights, an apple orchard and pumpkin spice. A pause before the bite of winter.

Xoxoxo - Amy