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!

A Few New Things

Happy Birthday to me!  Well actually it's passed now, but I'm declaring this to be my birthday month!

A gift of living flowers to brighten the house and the mood to start my birthday.  And then a wonderful dinner with my parents, husband, and friend (and dogs too).  And then a nice chunk of time to work in the studio.  And here's what I finished:

These are reticulated silver earrings with sterling squiggles and balls with 4mm amethyst cabochons.

Then I worked up these long, thin heavily reticulated earrings with balls and pale pink faceted tourmaline bead drops.

I also finished this pin/pendant on Friday.  It's been in process for a while but I wasn't happy with what was happening.  So, I kept looking at it and looking at it and looking at it and finally it hit me--I turned the piece vertically, added another small bezel and then the bead drop at the bottom.  The Sleeping Beauty turquoise just sings with the silver. 

I have a bunch of other thing in various stages of creation, so keep looking back here and you'll see a lot more new designs. 

Going South

I've been getting ready for my jewelry feature at Coco Vivo Fine Art Gallery in Charleston, SC.  I'm focusing on pearl jewelry and am adding 11 new pieces to the show.  Here's a sampling of some of the new jewelry:

Sterling flower studs with freshwater pearl drop.

48 inch long freshwater pearls necklace--can be worn long or wrap it around twice.

Sterling silver curved bars with freshwater conjoined pearls.

These funky freshwater pearls are strung with sterling joined bars.

  

Featherweight sterling silver links with freshwater pearls. 

Please stop by 25 Broad Street Gallery Row, Charleston, starting February 3. 

FMI: http://www.cocovivofineart.com/

Earrings for Everyday

I got back in the studio and went to town on creating some new reticulated earrings.  My next ad in Downeast magazine is coming out in the February issue and I feature a great pair of earrings.  The only problem (not really a problem) is that they sold after the ad was designed.  So, I thought what a good excuse to focus on making earrings.  Here's what I've finished: 

The seven pairs sitting pretty in the studio.

These are the smallest pair--with pink tourmaline seed beads.

I love the simplicity and clean lines here.

Stud backs on heavily reticulated silver with 4mm apple green chryso-prase cabs.

Squiggles and curves dangle on the hooked earwires.

The green aventurine cabs here add just the right touch to the clean lines.

These earrings are most similar to the pair in the ad.  The 6x8mm stones are black lace agate. The squiggle makes for a fun design.

Last but not least, another design featuring the balls and bars on the reticulated metal.

Well, back at it tomorrow.  I have a few pendants in the works.  We'll see where they go. 

Happy 2012!

Welcome to a new year and new possibilities!  I am so happy to be moving forward and thinking of what I'd like to turn this year into.  It's starts in my mind and then I'm moving into action.  Keep checking in to see what new and exciting things will be happening with my jewelry, but also to see what else I'm doing to keep my creative juices flowing. 

Just a sampling--here's a couple quilts I made and gave as Christmas presents--I love to sew and definitely see more sewing projects in the future!

Merry Christmas 2011

  

Merry Christmas!

The time has passed so quickly, so many projects started and finished. I'm looking forward to celebrating this Christmas with my family and then on to a creative New Year!

Thank you for making my year a year to remember!

Open Studio 2011

Andrea Peters and Christine Peters Hamilton

welcome you to visit the first-ever Open Studio & Sale

Where: Andrea's studio, 20 Hiawatha Trail in East Boothbay

When: Sunday, December 11th, from 11-4 and

Monday, December 12th, from 11-3.

For more information and/or directions

call 207-446-4865.

Looking forward to seeing you!