happy new year!

when i was in athens, greece i visited a jewelry store called sagiannos gallery. i added my name to the mailing list then and get some interesting emails now and again including this one wishing the recipients a happy new year. i am not exactly sure what this image is of, but i assume it's jewelry made of silicon. love it. it reminds me of microscopic images of snow flakes. i emailed andronikos sagiannos, the owner (who is also a jeweler), and asked for more info. if i get some i will follow-up with you. for now, as the original email stated, happy new year!

interior of sagiannos gallery

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plastic room

today i built a plastic room in my studio. well, actually, my friend and fellow resident, daniel marinelli, did the work, stapling plastic sheeting to the beams around my bench and work table. it took about two hours and now i have a much smaller space to heat during the cold winter months. i can feel a difference in here already, especially when i walk into the other part of my studio.

i also acquired a new table that daniel made from old barn wood. i have it on long term loan until our time as residents is over. it will make a great space for my samples.


i posted more pics on flickr.

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via flickr

nick mullins

i flew back to penland yesterday from my childhood home in new york. as i sat in the airport waiting for my flight i spent some time on flickr looking for interesting jewelry and new work. here's a few i especially liked:

keyman design

abigail williams

thea clark

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to each and every one of you...happy holidays!

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tea bag brooch

david chatt stopped by the studio the other day and asked me to make him some special pins for a new series of beaded tea bags. after we did some sketching and trouble shooting, i made these c-shaped pins. david will bead around the pin - which will go in the top loop - much like he did for our collaboration from a few months back, bernie the blue poodle.

also, check out the super-cool panoramic view of david's studio at penland.

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orion

here's a custom pin with the constellation orion. i made it for one of my penland friends, beth schaible, who is giving it to her father for christmas - she and her dad have a sentimental thing for orion. she asked me to combine the constellation with my borderlines-style pins. i love how it turned out and i hope her dad loves it, too.

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nyc/bk jewelry outings

still trying to catch you up...over thanksgiving i went to nyc to visit my family. although it was hard to tear myself away from my niece and nephew, i did venture out a few times. i visited debbie fisher jewelry in brooklyn and got myself this lovely ring. i had a nice talk with debbie and took a peak at her studio located in the back. she has a great retail space and adjoining workshop.



i also made a point to pop into h & m where i was stopped in my tracks by this little pink number. i saw it from across the room and flew over to it like a bird to something shiny. i will be wearing it with my christmas dress next week.

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