saturday loves...

many of the inspired designs here are found via yatzer,
the stunning paper lighting pieces are made by paula arntzen ,  the embroidered bird and black cut work neck piece are courtesy of karen nicol interiors, the amazing wood furniture designs belong to joseph walsh . the colorful floral ceramic stack was made by becky risdel, the ceramic cup lighting belongs to laura pregger, the crazy grand globe of incandescent bulbs by tim fishlock, and the wire led chandelier is designed by mouna andraos. the belgian house with perforated sun screens is designed by dmVa. wire wall sculpture by mari andrews, and jewelry incorporating photgraphy is made by bettina speckner.

Thanks Scoutie Girl!!!

i'm so slow in catching up with things sometimes and i meant to post this wonderful shout out from Scoutie Girl  blog editor Tara Gentile  as soon as i received her email... but on the run for two days leaves me with a slightly belated post and link-- but no less  happy for the lovely boost-- Many thanks Tara!! please go and poke around Scoutie Girl-- it's got a little bit of everything-- lots and lots of wonderful etsy artists featured, interesting interviews, and links to one great shop after another --a great blog to loose oneself in!

saturday's featured artists on...sunday

for today-- some modern jewelry. a wonderful blog- op voorraad features a variety of dutch artists selling their  contemporary designs...  i'm a huge fan of the color-- and the rough or un-fussed with finishes & organic qualities of these pieces-- giving them an amazingly fresh and modern appeal .

top row 1. patrizia thomazo/ lelies earrings  2. jorge manilla/ histories of a big city
bottom row 3. agnes larsson/ hibernate  4. sara mesritz/ kickin' it

time for new work

 i'm now officially back to the grindstone with new work on my table, waiting to be completed and listed in my etsy shop. i won't list things until i have a good handful so as to get some momentum going. wish i wasn't so slow--but some of the pieces are fairly complex to make as they incorporate a number of phases and techniques, not to mention hand made chain...

here is a sea flower pendant similar to a few i've had in my shop previously--this time a chartreuse enameled hand cut flower sits in it's darkened dome chamber that echoes its shape. hand wrought chain with delicate long links are oxidized black.

i'm also experimenting with some new stack rings and rings. keeping them simple so that i can take orders for rings is a goal... hand wrought and with some added elements with fused gold give these a great modern but organic feel ... by the way, the prop in this photo is a wonderful cast porcelain branch that alyssa from BROOKLYNrehab made--

i'm hoping to have new work listed in my shop by the beginning of september--- until then---nose to the grindstone!!

a bit of everything

here is sunday's sampling of some of my ceramic sculpture, handmade jewelry, vintage items and a few of peter's paintings.