Yard Sale Finds

Over the weekend my mother was at a yard sale and found these great beads for me. I find it amazing what can be found at yard sales. I love going to them. Some of these are really interesting. Thanks Mom.

Working

Here I am working away. I believe that I was working on bracelet. Last week I have some problems with my tank for my torch. It was leaking had to replace. I am hoping to get more time in the studio soon. As Steve and I have our exhibition at ArtsWorcester it is called Co-Habitat.  It will take place at ArtsWorcester November 2-30 2012. The opening is November 2nd 6-8. This is very exciting and I am hoping to have some new work. Hope to see you there.

Repairs and Modifications

I am working on a few projects. The ones above are a couple modifications and a repair. The bracelet I made for a client and she want to be tight on her wrist so it does not spin. So I will be making it with a clasp, as she requested. I think that it will look amazing. I just have to decide what clasp. And the two pairs of earrings, one I am doing a repair on as the ear wire snapped off and the other "button" earrings were clips and I am turning them into post earrings. Again they will be fabulous. They are great earrings very light with a beautiful design on them. After I get these done then I have one more commission to finish, then I am hoping to get some new work done for the ArtWorcester exhibition that Steve and I are having. Some very exciting things to come!!!

Glowing Remarks

One of my students from this past weekend wrote a post of here blog. It was overly glowing, thank you Melissa. It means a great deal to me to know that my students learn and have a great time. I love sharing what I know. Here is a link to Melissa's blog and what she had to say about our class.
http://zappendipity.blogspot.com/

Bangle and Rings workshop

This past weekend I held a Bangles and Rings workshop in my studio. Melissa and Rachel were amazing.As you can see from the photos how hard they worked. They came with having no experience and walked away with three bangles and 1 bezel set ring each. That is so incredible I could not believe how much they picked up in such a short time. Thank ladies it was a load of fun teaching you.

Meeting another Jeweler

This past week I got a chance to meet and befriend a fellow jeweler. It was great, and they are local!! It was amazing to meet another like minded person here. Mark Horenstien is an amazing craftsmen who works in gold and also does lapidary work. Above are some the raw stone that he let me chose from, and not only that but he is going to let me use and learn his lapidary equipment. I am overjoyed but this. He was so generous and this opportunity to be in his space and to get to know another jeweler is fabulous. I can not wait to get started. Thank you so much Mark!!

Studio Improvements

I have a couple of students coming to take a workshop this weekend. Bangles Rings and Things. It is going to be a blast. I am very excited. So Steve has been working very hard putting some improvements in the studio for me. We have air conditioning. Wha ho!!! And he built and installed a new two person bench for me. It looks amazing. Thank you so much Steve. Love you.