New Work Coral

I feel like I am coming down with a cold which makes me not so happy, it's probably from my long weekend working with so many people at the convention center. However, I am happy that my new earrings are coming together so nicely. I've been playing around with this idea in my head for a while now so I'm pleased to see it come together. Here is a pic of the demo pair, now I just have to fine tune them and they might be perfect! 

Crazy Weekend at ACC

This weekend has been a total whirlwind! I ended up being fortunate enough to work for the innovative jewelry artist Ben Neubauer this weekend downtown at the American Craft Council Show for the retail days. It was an honor as always to be able to assist at such a world renowned show and gain valuable experience under Ben. As you can see his work is as beautiful as it is mind boggling. I spent the majority of the time working the booth, but I managed to slip away and see most of the show. If you have never been to ACC, you really are missing out. They have the most talented artists that make the most stunning products in every category, not to mention the sheer size of the show, it's enormous!  So after many hours of standing I am finally home. I'm very happy to have met many new people and had  another great experience working with Ben. Please check his work out, it is truly one of a kind jewelry!  http://benneubauer.com

Look what I found!

So last night I jetted off to try and find some more pieces for my new Spring display. I sadly could only find one piece that I was happy with but I also picked up these adorable mini bread pans! So of course this morning I was so excited to use them that I promptly made some fresh blueberry mini breads!! They are too adorable for words, and now the whole house smells like blueberries! Ahh Saturday. Now I'm off to begin some new pendants and earrings for the upcoming shows!

Matsuri Earrings

Today I decided to have a studio cleaning day! I slowly seem to create small messes wherever and whenever I work, so I went about eliminating these. In the process I managed to unearth a pair of earrings I had made a while ago that I thought were lost! (they were just lost in the mess...) So here they are, I really enjoyed them because they weren't identical. I had modeled them after Japanese Festivals and were so named Matsuri which is Japanese for Festival! 

Quick Material Break

I had a spur of the moment urge to work in Polymer today, so I set about creating a handful of cut away shapes from cream colored Polymer. It really was refreshing to work in more giving material than metal, just for a quick break :) It was a lot of fun and now I am ready to get back. These are just one of the earring designs that I made. They're very large in person but are surprisingly light! I'll have more pictures later.

That's so Bull !

SO my birthday is coming up on March 20 and I've already compiled a list of some things that I want! This adorable Bull Watch from Swatch included! I just love it's raw sketch like quality.  Also on the List is a New EZ up tent, and a new pair of running shoes! (you don't even want to see my current ones...). 

They've arrived!

Got home today to find a package waiting on my door step!  I'm so pleased with the way the new cards look ( and how speedy the delivery was, took 3 business days!). I'll be bringing them to my shows starting in March! The first one by the way, happens to be on March 21 at the Loch Raven High Spring Arts Fair which I'm doing to support my old high school.

 Go LR! :)