Heartfelt Blue

My contribution to the 2012 Easter Seals’ Grape Soiree Art Auction this year. Fine silver pendant with blue sapphire on sterling chain, with coordinating earrings.  

By request, the complete set:

 

Vintage Crystal Ornaments

Spent a day making crystal ornaments and listening to every Christmas CD we have!  Available now at The Bead Parlor in Bloomington, IL!

Lots of vintage crystal:  chandelier drops, crystal beads and bells, one-of-a-kind beads, even musical chimes!  Price range: $12 – $15.

Crystals sparkling in the sun!

Trying to get "artsy" with my camera angle!

All lined up!

Waiting for you at The Bead Parlor!

Fun With Felted Pins

Here are a few felted pins I took to the Bead Parlor for the kickoff of the Holdiay Season!

Perfect for coat lapels!

Can’t Seem To Get Out Of The Studio (Don’t Want To…)

November is starting to pass by quickly.  Suddenly we’re over a week in.
The Holidays are approaching and so are all sorts of new ideas.

 

For the first time since metalworking class so many years ago, I’m trying enamels again.  This time on fine silver.  And, I’m loving it!

Fun stuff: enamel on fine silver

 

And then… I started building cages.  I can’t decide if I like them better empty or…

Empty cages...

…filled with pearls…

Caged Pearls

…or crystals.

Caged Crystals

It’s a good day to be in the studio!

Rings, Rings, and More Rings!

This year for McLean County Arts Center’s annual Holiday Treasures which kicks off Friday, November 11, 2011, I’ve added an array of fused and coiled fine silver rings; some with added patina, some hammered, some au natural!    Prices range from $20 ~ $35 for these “feel good” weighted rings.

How many rings can you wear at one time?

For more Holiday Treasures information, here’s the link:  http://www.mcaart.org/mcac/html/holidaytreasures.html

Hot Off The Press!

There are a few charities near and dear to my heart; Easter Seals is one of them.

Here is the piece I’m donating to this year’s Grape Soiree Event.

Ardor Embraced

In a bezel fabricated of 28.2 grams of fine silver, an amethyst cabochon and a freshwater pearl are inlaid amidst tiny glass beads as part of a micro-mosaic tiling process.  A hand-wrought fine silver bail connects the pendant to a twenty-four inch sterling silver cable chain.

Two New Guys

These are two of my new guys.

Last year at the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee I found an artist specializing in porcelain components (give me a minute and I’ll add the proper name information when I locate it).  Suffice it to say, I was pleasantly surprised when I found these treasures and decided to somehow encase them in fine silver.  A few more should join their company in the very near future.

I have a feeling June is going to all about the cats.

=^.^=

Two new guys...

Gather at the Gallery ~ a “Celebration”

On Wednesday, December 15, 2010 from 6 – 8 PM, I’ve been invited, along with glass artist, Jason Mack, to display and talk about our art. 

(There will also be selected items available for purchase.)

I’m delighted and honored to have been asked to be a part of this event. 

Eaton Gallery, run by Herb and Pam Eaton, and Main Gallery 404, run by Martha Burke and Joann Goetzinger, have joined together to bring a salon style event to downtown Bloomington every third Wednesday of the month, “a gathering of stimulating people to amuse, refine one’s taste in art and increase one’s knowledge through presentation and conversation.” 

In other words, a group of people having fun talking about different types of art which can include paintings, photography, sculpture, music, performance, or written work. 

This month Jason and I will be adding glass and jewelry to the mix.  As visiting artists we will each give a short presentation and commentary which will hopefully lead to some questions and a group discussion.

The event runs from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, and is free to the public.  Light refreshments and coffee are also provided.

The address for Eaton Gallery is 411 N. Center Street, Bloomington, Illinois.

This month’s theme is Celebration, “Art created, commissioned, given, or displayed to celebrate important happenings and events.”

I’m really looking forward to it and hope to see familiar faces and meet some new ones too!

Holidays 2010

There are plenty of ways to find Silver Charmer Jewelry in time for the Holidays:

~ 5th Annual Holiday Open House with Sheila Asbell Allen and Silver Charmer Jewelry

When:  Saturday, December 4   10 a.m. ~ 5 p.m.

Sunday, December 5       Noon     ~ 4 p.m.

Where:  903 Broadway, Normal, IL  61761

What:   Art, Jewelry, Ornaments & Cards

Flying Sisters (Sheila Allen)

Adventures in Resin

~ McLean County Arts Center Holiday Treasures, Bloomingtion, IL

~ New Works at Off The Wall Gallery, The Bead Parlor, Downtown Bloomington, IL

The purr-fect gift awaits….  ~ JD

Purrrfect Holiday Gifts

Grape Soiree 2010

Created specifically for Easter Seals’ Grape Soiree 2010:

“Let Me Shade You”

"Let Me Shade You"

23 g. of fine silver (99% pure) in three layers,

embedded with amethyst, peridot, & emerald,

accentuated with watermelon tourmaline & pearl;

double-stranded on sterling silver (24″),

highlighted with rainbow patina

& finished with Swarovski crystal.

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