MT WASHINGTON

On Colombus Day, some buddies and I hiked Mt. Washington! I hate to say it, but thank god there was shelter on the top!

To Bead or not to Bead?

Here is a piece I had been working on for most of the summer. The coral I bought at Shell World in Key West, the quartz from Santa Fe. The beads, well, at a gem show, but I questioned whether to use beads or not. Most of the summer I spent contemplating these mother of pearl beads- would it take the attention away from the gems? Would it de-value my work? Would it make my work looks cheesy? I'm still wondering....

Another Show About Plastic:

The Plastic Show opens tomorrow at Velvet da Vinci in San Francisco. There is an artist reception from 6-8 pm.
Here are some of my favorite pieces in the show (actually, a lot of them are pretty amazing- check out the show page to see them all):


Jantje Fleischhut



Ela Bauer



Josephine Winther



Iris Bodemer

Brookline Arts Center Jewelry Show

Currently on view at the Brookline Arts Center is work by the jewelry teachers: Karenna Maraj, Heather Wang, and myself! Stop by to see some of my brand new work, and the work of other great teachers at BAC. The Brookline Arts Center is a small, community arts center that was once a firehouse! They offer a wide range of classes; pottery, kids classes, metalsmithing, batik, painting, etc.


There are still openings in my metalsmithing classes! It's not too late to sign up! I'll be teaching Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm. I'll also be teaching kids metalsmithing classes from 3:30-5:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Just visit http://www.brooklineartscenter.com, or call 617-566-5715 to sign up. Classes start next week.

Openings Can Be Fun.

They've always made me feel a little uncomfortable...
But at Gallery Loupe and Michele Mercaldo Jewelry I had a nice time!


Transmutations at Gallery Loupe.


Gallery Loupe



Linked at Michele Mercaldo Jewelry

Opening at Michele Mercaldo!

Tomorrow night, from 6-8pm:

Transmutations at Gallery Loupe

Transmutations opens at Gallery Loupe in Montclair, New Jersey next week. I'll be attending the opening (I hope!) on June 26.

Here is the ad from this month's Metalsmith Magazine:


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