Photos

Some shots from the last few shows! Thanks everyone who supported my work this year! I'm so happy I can share my passion with you all :) there's still a few days left to order gifts for the holidays! Last day to order to receive before Christmas is December 15!

Recent Photos of Lovely People and Places

Last Days For Holiday Orders!

Weekend recap

This past weekend marked the end of my 2013 show season and I couldn't have asked for a nicer finale! Sure it was cold and we did get that Sunday snow but it was a blast! Thank you to all of my wonderful customers who stopped by the shows, I'm forever grateful for your support and kind words :) 

On Saturday I was at Roland Park Country School for their holiday fair. It's such a lovely school and I'm always amazed when I go there. The staff and kids are just so wonderful and they go out of their way to make the vendors feel welcome. This year they had the kids activities and artists under one roof and not only was it a lively time for the kids, it was also hilarious entertainment for the rest of us! I think I smiled the whole time because I was watching the karaoke stage from my booth! I also had some adorable returning customers who stopped by and modeled some of my jewelry:

Aren't they the cutest ?! They purchased one of my newest designs I'm calling the Cumulus necklace. It looks fabulous on her doesn't it?

We packed up and I tried to get some sleep because ALS Boutique was the next day and I was up by 5am to drive to Annapolis. They were calling for snow that day so the morning was intensely busy! I love this boutique because it's a benefit  show that helps support Lou Gehrig's disease and we helped raise over $20,000 on Sunday! I think that's so amazing! This show has so many talented local artists under one roof. It's a show that you shouldn't miss if you enjoy shopping handmade for the holidays. Next year I hope to show my work in Annapolis more! I love it there :)  so thank you everyone who braved the snow to come out and shop this event! It was great to meet so many new people. 

So that ends my shows for 2013 but I won't have much down time. I received some consignment opportunities in some local shops that I will tell you more about when things are finalized, but I am very excited for what 2014 has to offer! 

Also as a reminder, we are still taking orders for Christmas until the 15th! So be sure to order soon if you want to receive your packages before the 24th! 

Happy Holidays! -Amy  

Cyber Week Sale is ON!

Our annual Cyber Week sales event is going on now over at the shop! This is a once a year opportunity to acquire our newest and most popular designs at a drastic discount. Get some of your holiday shopping done and feel good about supporting the Handmade Holiday movement :) I've listed brand new designs and updated older designs in this years newest patterns so be sure to take your time and browse around for what's new! The sale ends next Friday 12.06.13 ! Happy Shopping!

xoxoxo - Amy

Bel Air Festival for the Arts

Tomorrow I will be showing my wares at The Bel Air Festival for the Arts from 10am - 5pm! If the weather is anything like today, it should be a fabulous time to come out and have fun :) there is so much to see at this show, lots of great art. Hope to see you there! 

Xoxox - Amy 

Photos from today

Multiple city

Geezy peezy, I'm putting in some extra work hours this weekend trying to keep up with my schedule for Artscape! (So far I'm rightttt on schedule which means I feel slightly behind! ) all is well though, my hands are covered in clay from about 7am-7pm daily and that's all right with me! 

Artscape is a very large free-to-the-public show in Baltimore and an outdoor one at that. So you can never quite tell what will happen. My faraway dream would be to always have left over stock but that's why it's a dream: potentially not possible. However I'm trying my best to have a  well stocked table so I'm madly making multiples! I was lamenting to Kirk the other night how it's so hard to predict what will sell, like,  making 30 of one design might be overkill  but 30 of another design may sell out in a few hours. 

In conclusion: I wish to see the future. 

Xoxoxoxo- Amy

Shots from the studio

Gorgeous breeze coming in through my studio  today! I opened up all the windows and I'm airing the place out while I work. The kitties came up to visit me while I was streaming Japanese language videos and making some production pieces :) multi tasking queen today !

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

Show this weekend

So I've been bad about posting again :) (I find instagram more convenient haha) it's been a whirlwind month and I can't believe that Towson Town came up so fast! You can find me this weekend in booth #639 on Upper Washington ave. Come out and say hi it's supposed to be great weather! I've also made some adorable Mother's Day gifts :) here is a little sneak peak at some new items that will be available this weekend!

Xoxoxo - Amy

Jury Photos then and Now

PINK! That is all I could think of when I took a look back at my old jury photos yesterday. You know at the time some decisions just seem so right to you? But in reality they really aren't? haha. I just remember thinking at that time, "wow! This pink background is like, so perfect!" Now I look at it and I sort of cringe. Live and learn! This years jury photos I took were much better I thought. But maybe next year I will cringe... haha!

These layered earrings where super time consuming. They look large here but in reality they are pretty tiny. I think people don't realize that smaller pieces usually require more time and work than larger.

This is a slight variation on the opera links necklace.

Wow, so I completely love this brooch. I adore combining Japanese indigo with the bamboo wood look.

These stacking bangles are so fun! Hopefully I will list them in the shops soon.

PINK!!!

Compared to the pink, I like this background much better. For now.

xoxoxox -Amy