by Admin on January 16, 2012
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A new item in my Etsy store
Last year this time I was stuck in bed with a crushed ankle. This year I’m really feeling a creative spark; I’m full of new ideas and wishing the day was longer so I could keep the spark going just a little longer. My Etsy store kept me very busy during the holidays, it was such a great feeling to participate in the excitement of Christmas through the online relationship I had with my customers.
One of the items I made for a long time customer was several photo pendant necklaces of her pet and the recently deceased pet of her sister. I so enjoyed doing these that I decided to offer them via my Etsy store.
I think I bring something unique to these pendants since I’m experienced in photo editing with Photoshop. I can eliminate “red eye” or in many cases “white eye”, I sharpen the images, do color correction, brighten/darken, crop and sometimes I eliminate the distracting background so that your pet is the main focus of the pendant. Here are some examples of pendants I’ve done:
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by Admin on December 2, 2011
Christmas Fairie Bottles
I’ve been very busy posting many many new earrings, bracelets and necklaces on my Etsy sites, just in time for the holidays! I’m also offering free shipping on everything from now until Christmas. My shipping deadline is Dec. 16th in order for you to receive your item by Dec.24th, Christmas day is on Sunday. If you need to place an order after Dec. 16th please contact me.
by Admin on November 8, 2011
I’m expanding my work with Bronze Metal Clay as well as the Urban Stonewear technique. I’m very excited about the new direction my work is taking.
Take a look:
I’ve been busy preparing for the Grand Opening of the new Sunbear Gallery this weekend. Take a look:
by Admin on October 20, 2011
Our last show in Yellow Springs couldn’t have been more perfect. After a week of cold and windy weather, we had beautiful blue skies, calm winds and 80+ degree weather. People were out to buy! Overall we had a great year, even though I made the decision to do fewer shows, I had the time to get in touch with my creative spark, experiment with bronze metal clay and nurse my broken ankle(s). I’m looking forward to a busy selling season on ETSY and have started to list more items. Please have a look.
Sunbear Studio is have a grand opening of their new studio in Alexandria, Ohio; my bronze work and some other work will be there through January. Here’s the link to the announcement.Sunbear Studio Grand Opening Announcement pdf for download.
by Admin on September 14, 2011
You’ll find us in Grove City this weekend Sept. 17 & 18th for the annual Arts in the Alley, we’ll be right by the food in booth #90. Hope to see you there!
See the new Fairie Bottles and Bronze Clay jewelry this weekend.
by Admin on September 14, 2011
I’d like to take a moment to congratulate the wonderful Hayley Savage of Hayley Gallery on the new and gorgeous gallery space! Hayley is a tireless advocate of Ohio artists; her warmth and passion for the artists she represents shines through the walls of the new gallery. You’ll find my new Fairie Bottles at Hayley Gallery.
There’s another new addition to the gallery coming in the Fall of 2011, ELLA (Eat Local. Love Art.) a joint venture with Amy Schottenstein.
Hayley Savage of Hayley Gallery
by Admin on July 25, 2011
Last weekend Jonny was at the Akron art festival, in spite of the sweltering heat, she survived both days. I’m always amazed when people brave the heat to come out and support the arts. Thank you a million times for coming out to see us Akron!
Our next show will be in Grove City at the Arts in the Alley, on Sept. 17-18. Last year it was so cold in the morning, I had to sit in the van with the heat on for about an hour so I could warm up. Ahh, the joy of outdoor festivals and surviving the elements.
In the meantime, I’m busy replenishing my inventory and filling orders for Obama Jewelry
Barack Obama Jewelry.com
once again. Campaign season is right around the corner!
by Admin on July 14, 2011
Thank you everyone for coming out the the Westerville Art and Music Festival, despite the blazing heat! We love you all. Our next show will be the Akron Art Expo on July 23 & 24.
I’ve been using bronze metal clay for several months now. I absolutely love the color, texture and weight of this wonderful metal. Years ago I read an historical novel set in the Bronze Age, it details the discovery of the metal, now I completely understand the impact bronze had on our world. With a hardness that rivals iron, bronze was initially used for everything from tools to weapons; its discovery led us into the modern world of weaponry, art, and manufacturing. Bronze is actually an alloy, comprised of copper and arsenic during the Bronze Age and now it consists of copper (90%) and zinc (10%) – Wikipedia.
The high price of sterling silver has led many jewelry artists to explore other metals that are more reasonably priced, that discovery has led me to stretch my imagination and skills. A typical day in the studio involves hammering brass, using patinas, bending wire and making cold connections with polymer clay to piece everything together. What a happy accident.
Here are some of my most recent Bronze pieces:
Bronze GoGo Earrings with hammered brass links
Bronze and Polymer Necklace with hammered brass links
The last show in Yellow Springs was rained out, such is the life of a transient artist. When shows get rained out, we not only lose a day’s worth of sales, we lose the booth fee and Jonny loses a day of paid work at the 9-5 massage therapist gig. But we tried not to get too bummed out about it; we’ve been very lucky in the past 9 years, weather conditions have mostly been in our favor.
This coming weekend promises to be beautiful, if you can believe the weather forecast this far ahead of time, so please come on out to Westerville and see us. Here are some of the things you’ll see:
Handmade Polymer Clay Bangle Bracelet
Turquoise Nuggets and Handmade Polymer Clay Beads Bracelet
Turquoise Nuggets and Handmade Polymer Clay Beads Bracelet
Sweet Polymer Clay Bird Charm on a beaded necklace
Summery necklace with handmade bird charm
