Sunday, May 29, 2011

Etsymetal Finds - Ruby

It seems I'm obsessed with rubies and all things red these days! I love the richness of the hue and how red livens up everything! Maybe it's because we have had so much rain these last few weeks or maybe it's because I'm thinking of my friends with July birthstones. Either way, here are a few of my favorite finds this week in ruby red.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Charm Swap 8 - week 8

It's hard to believe we are 8 weeks into the charm swap already! This week's progress report comes from Marcus Marguillier of The Pearl Forest. Marcus sent in a sketch of his idea as well as a photo of the pieces of his prototype in progress. He will be using sterling silver, copper and turquoise to create his charm.


And progress on my charms has come to a stop. I have been thinking that I might start over with my charm idea. I do like the detail in my photo etched prototype but the piece seems very flat to me and I would like to give it more dimension. You can see my prototype in my last post here. If you have any suggestions or ideas on what I can do to add some depth to my charm please let me know! You can post you ideas in the comments below... Until next week! ~ Michele Grady

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Spending the night in...

Last Friday night, my inlaws had my kids over night and my husband was busy with a project. This left me all alone in our very quiet house. I lit a candle, settled down with my ereader and a good book and relaxed, all by myself.



Friday, May 20, 2011

"What's New" - this week in our shops




Studio Songs - What we're listening to while we work...



Florence + the Machine
This video is amazing!!

Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi featuring Jack White

System of a Down


Papa Roach


Beastie Boys


Buke and Gass


Sea of Bees


Radiohead


Leon Russell


the Books


Linkin Park


Gogol Bordello


Clockwork Orange Soundtrack


ADELE


Mumford and Sons

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Ring a Day Opening

Ring a Day opened May 5th at Punch Gallery in Seattle! The show is part of the Society of North American Goldsmiths conference in Seattle May 26-29th.





No words can explain how excited I am to see these pictures! It looks amazing and only wish I could have been there to experience it! Congratulations to everyone!

Curators:
Colleen Baran
Kathryn Cole
Shannon Conrad
Nina Gibson
Sara Westermarck


Artists:
Ashley Akers
Sabine Amtsberg
Loren Angulo
Maria Apostolou
Erin Austin
Meg Auth
Angela Baduel-Crispin
Colleen Baran
Inbar Barbaket
Laurie Brown
Kathleen Brughelli
Maureen Brusa-Zappellini
Catherine Chandler
Kathryn Cole
Kerry Alice Collins
Shannon Conrad
Jennifer Culp
Beth Cyr
Casey Daurio
Trudie Davies
Lisa Dienst-Thomas
Nina Dinoff
Thomasin Durgin
Laura Flavin
Renee Ford
Nina Gibson
Lynne Glazzard
Natalia Gomensoro
Heather Goodwin
Lora Hart
Sarah Hood
Chris Irick
Alice Istanbul
Norsola Johnson
Sarah Loertscher
Marthe Le Van
Kate Jones
Maggie Joynt
Evelyn Markasky
Bill Martin
Marta Miguel Martínez-Soria
Denise McCoy
Alisa Miller
Danielle Miller
Carrie Nunes
Margaret O'Brien
Marta Sanchez Oms
Paul Phillips
Calan Ree
Kathryn Rierchert
Andrea Ring
Lígia Rocha
Kathi Roussel
Kest Schwartzman
Ponsawan Silas
Mike Stromberg
Rachelle Stromberg
Victoria Takahashi
Leslie Tinnaro
Su Trindle
Mary Lu Wason
Emily Watson
Sara Westermark
Dee Wilder
Jaqki Withycombe
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