Another Year

It's hard to believe another year has passed doing this blog!  Two whole years without me wondering what I'd do and I am pleasantly surprised that I still have alot to show, say, and share.  One exciting thing--I just found out I've been accepted to show at Laudholm Farm Crafts Festival again this September!  (YEAH!!!)  So mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, September 8 & 9, at Laudholm Farm in Wells, ME.  Come on by and say hi!

Now, some new designs I've been working on:

This reticulated necklace has graduating silver discs that I've embellished with balls and bars and fine silver bezels housing assorted green stones--tourmaline, chrysoprase, peridot, and aventurine. The articulated joinery allows the necklace to sit comfortably around the neck.

And then there's this necklace:

Thin slices of aquamarines, strung with complimentary silver reticulated pieces.The colors are icy and seaglassy--lovely!

So much more to show.  Now that I've finished painting my spare bedroom (a lovely shade called 'aloe vera'), I'll update more often.   

Commissions

I've been lucky enough to have some commission work to do this winter, so I've split my studio time between creating the commissions and mixing in a new piece for inventory.  Here are some of the completed commissions:

A silver reticulated cuff with balls and silver curves.

 

Reticulated silver earrings to compliment the above cuff. 

Sterling silver clip earrings with 18x25mm black onyx cabochons and 1 3/4 inch double dome beads with stamped pattern.  These are to wear with this:

A three-strand renewed necklace with carved beads, black onyx, and stamped double dome beads.

Another reticulated commission is this cuff--a little thinner with silver balls and a 4mm faceted apatite gemstone:

Isn't that turquoisey color gorgeous?!

Next up--some of the new inventory pieces.

Time Flies

It's hard to belive it's been a month since I last wrote.  So much has gone on--so many places I've been.  Here's a quick rundown:

Midcoast Maine's Pecha Kucha night in Rockport.  I was 1 of 8 speakers and the first jeweler to participate.  This was the room before the evening begun--it was standing room only!

The following morning I left for Philadelphia to attend the Buyers Market of American Craft.  What a whirlwind trip with my friend Anita.  Here's Anita at our first night's dinner--happy to have landed.

And yes, the Reading Terminal Market.  So many yummy things to eat!  And we did!

When I got home, we had another snow storm--

but thankfully it's all melted again!

My website is becoming e-commerce, so you'll be able to buy direct from the site very soon and I've sent out show applications for the summer and have a couple more to go.  

Last but not least, I've been very busy creating in the studio--new designs and commission pictures to come very soon!