I'm Moving...And, a Sale!

"So How's This Going to Work?" is a question I keep asking myself. I'm moving to California in just a few very short weeks; June 8, to be exact. Right now, I'm in the midst of finishing some new work for my galleries, filling a few Etsy orders, and making a couple of custom pieces. Once I'm done at the bench, I can start to pack. I will take my hand tools and my favorite books, and that's probably it. I'm not going to move my entire studio across the country because I will have access to all sorts of tools at school, but I won't have a studio over the summer. So, this brings me to begin to answer this question of "how":

1. I have reduced the number of galleries and shops I'm working with. Please visit Facebook to view a complete list. I will try to keep making work for these places while I'm in school, but I have no idea how demanding school will be. I'll see what's realistic as my schedule unfolds in the fall...more changes may have to be made.

2. And what about Etsy? I've been rolling this over and over in my mind and I have yet to come to a definitive conclusion. My plan for now is to keep the shop "as is" for the following week and everything will be 25% off as a last hurrah before I go. To take advantage of the sale please use the following coupon code - MOVING2015. This will be your last chance to order most of what is currently available, at least for the summer. I will remove everything from the shop when I move, except the pieces I still have in stock. These will be available all summer long, ready to ship within a day of ordering. Once I start school after Labor Day, well, I'm still trying to figure that out... Again, I think I need to see what happens at school first, see what I can realistically handle before making any concrete decisions. I would love to keep the shop open, but I just don't know if that's possible...again, more changes may come. 

So things are pretty hectic around here as I prepare to move. I will keep you posted on my plans and thank you in advance for your patience and support. You are always so good to me! Thank you!

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Ready, Set...

I've been working on stocking up my galleries for the holidays and shipped lots of jewelry off last week. You can find my work in the following locations, and perhaps one of them is where you live? Feel free to head over and try some things on; some places have collection pieces while others have one-of-a-kind and limited production work. You can even find my work abroad. 

U.S.

Bellevue Arts Museum Store, Bellevue, WA

Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX

Gallery Lulo, Healdsburg, CA

Light Art + Design, Chapel Hill, NC

Metal Museum Store, Memphis, TN

Michele Tuegel Contemporary, St. Petersburg, FL

Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA

Rare Device, San Francisco, CA

Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA

Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

The Smithery, Columbus, OH

This Land, Charlotte, NC

Velouria, Seattle, WA

Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA

Abroad:

ATTA Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium

Crème de la Crema, Roeselare, Belgium
Four, Gothenburg, Sweden

Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Quebec

Oh My Blue, Venice, Italy

Studio Fusion, London, England

Yellow Bow Earrings at Equinox Gallery in San Antonio, TX

Banner Necklace at The Smithery, 

my newest location in Columbus, OH

Light Blue Necklace at Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h in Montreal

Very Thin Gold Rings, an exclusive at Rare Device in San Francisco

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RVK Art: More Icelandic Artists

scultpure by Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir at Kunstalager

After publishing yesterday's post, I realized I had to write a second entry about Icelandic artists…

 Austerland: Designs from Nowhere at Spark Design

drawings by Þórdís Erla Zoega at Týsgallerí 

Still Life? by Ragnheiður Káradóttir at Wind and Weather Gallery

(This gallery is literally just this window space. One artist shows work for two months and it's one view all the time...a fantastic concept for a gallery for everyone.)

quilt by Siggi Odds at The Culture House

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RVK Art, Part 1: Icelandic Artists

Þúfa by Ólöf Nordal

I've been going to a lot of exhibitions and seeing tons of inspiring art since I arrived in Iceland. Here's a  nutshell version with links wherever possible so you can check out the work, too… One of the first things I went to see was the top piece by Ólöf Nordal, located in Grandi, Reykjavík's old harbor. I've been wanting to see it ever since I read about it on I Heart Reykjavík over the winter! It's a man-made hill with a path that spirals from the ground to the top, ending with a traditional fish-drying shed. 

dress by Svava Magdalena Arnarsdottir 

Master's Degree show, Iceland Academy of the Arts

Reykjavík Art Museum

I went to the Master's Degree show at the museum last year and was impressed with how sophisticated the work was. This year was equally impressive--I especially liked the clothing, again, and this dress in particular. 

Glit by Jóhönnu Helgu Þorkelsdóttur at Þoka

Jóhönna's beautiful black and white video appears to cast a shadow of a window and what's happening outside it. The images slowly move around the room just as light and shadow would during the day.

Mixtúrur by Inga Birgisdóttir at Mengi

Inga's intricate line drawings on fabric combine different scientific drawings to form unusual narratives.

The Remains by Katla Rós Völu-og Gunnarsdóttir 

Master's Degree show, Icelandic Academy of the Arts

at Gerðarsafn in Kópavogi

I absolutely love this piece by Katla Rós: an installation about her mother who died recently. The piece includes all of her mother's possessions in a tall stack of shrink-wrapped boxes, complemented by photographs and letters arranged on the surrounding walls. 

I created a special album on Facebook with more images from even more exhibitions and galleries. You can visit it here.

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via flickr: my galleries

over the weekend i created some galleries on flickr that include my favorite pictures of things like yellow jewelry, wood jewelry, and arrangements. there are 7 galleries total and they bring together the kinds of jewelry, themes, and imagry i am most interested in, both in others' work and for my own. i really enjoyed putting these together. it was fascinating to troll flickr for images and exciting to find a gem here and there. i can see myself creating more in the future when a specific theme catches my attention.

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