It's Been 10 Years, Part 1

Ratio/Signature Collection

Months ago I announced that 2015 marks my ten-year anniversary of being a full-time artist and metalsmith. I also said I was going to do a series of posts reflecting on the past decade. Then I made a decision about grad school and began the cross-country moving process. There was just too much going on for me to wrap my head about anything retrospective, until now. For the next few days I will finally share some favorites from the past, starting today with a look back at the kind of work I was making then. At that time, my focus was production jewelry and I had five to seven collections depending on the year. I began with my Ratio Collection, and over time added Egg & Bean, Steel + Gold, and a Men's Collection, plus others. The work focused on simplicity, layers, and interesting shapes and lines. I used mostly sterling silver, but did add some non-precious materials and gold. My production work helped me to grow my business and name, and, most importantly, allowed me to make jewelry every day. Here are a few of my production collection favorites:

Egg & Bean Collection

Steel + Gold Collection

Preface Collection

Layered Collection

Tiny Collection

Men's Collection

Diskis Collection

See more original collection images on Flickr.

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Progress Report

Claire has been instagramming as she works, too...

Claire and I have been working away at building inventory for my galleries for the holiday season. As of now we are on track and should be shipping everything in very early November. 

For a complete list of the galleries and shops where you can find my work, please visit my website.

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Full-On.

I've been in full production mode these days and recently shipped work to 16 different galleries and shops. It was a lot to juggle but it felt great when everything was invoiced, packed up, and ready to ship. I am excited to continue to work with my wonderful galleries and also to add a bunch of new places to my roster. A complete list follows--maybe my work is in your city? 

US:

Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Gallery Lulo, Healdsburg, CA
Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Light Art + Design, Chapel Hill, NC
Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
Rare Device, San Francisco, CA
Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC
Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
The Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA

Abroad:

ATTA Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium
Crème de la Crema, Roeselare, Belgium
Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Quebec
Studio Fusion, London, England

New:

Bellevue Arts Museum Store, Bellevue, WACarol Young Studio | Boutique, Los Angeles, CA
Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Lark & Key, Charlotte, NC
Metal Museum Store, Memphis, TN
Michele Tuegel Contemporary, St. Petersburg, FL
Velouria, Seattle, WA

And this just in, coming soon S.Reynold's Gallery in Asheville!

You can find addresses and telephone numbers on my website.

I also want to give a HUGE thanks to my awesome intern, Samie Todd. I could not have made the amount of work I did in the amount of time I did without her. She's doing a great job! Thanks, Samie!

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Old Friends

Horizontal Diskis Necklace

I was thinking about my old collections today as I drank my coffee and then started looking at pictures of them. I had forgotten about some of my designs so it was fun to look back and remember. I realize these pieces helped me get to where I am now and they allowed me to make jewelry everyday, which is the bottom line for me. Here's just a sampling of that work, an piece from each collection that was both popular and a favorite of mine. You can see more images on Facebook and Flickr.

Link Necklace

Preface Earrings

Wreath Necklace

Men's Collection

Signal Earrings with Chain

Small Bean and Egg Necklaces

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virtual visiting artist, so high-tech

today i did a video chat lecture/presentation with arthur hash and his production jewelry students at SUNY New Paltz in new paltz, ny. first i did a power point about my current jewelry and then answered a set of questions about my work, business practices, experiences, and plans. after that we did a little one on one question and answer session and finished with a tour of my studio. it was fun and so interesting...i've never done anything like it before! well, the video chat thingy that is...ah, technology.

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