Love My Space!

The studio is getting there. Love the space and it's all mine! OK, so I have to share it with an elliptical, but the rest of the room is ALL MINE! :)

Beadwoven Images

Though I have created many beadwoven photo cuffs, this is the first time I've created a piece suitable for framing. I am really happy with how it turned out and I am now working on the next piece! I've always had a love of water and it shows not only in my photography, but also in my beadwoven images. The next one is also a water scene!

"Serenity"
3"x 5" beadwoven image from original design

Going to Try Something a Little Different

So, I've been creating the photo cuffs for a while now and at different shows I've had people ask if I would sell the photo with the cuff. I've decided that I can do that with all the cuffs created from my own photos. (The NASA photos are property of NASA.) Then I thought, why don't I create an actual picture, sort of a mini-mosaic of a photo? So, that's my next project. I'm going to create a 3"x 5" photo piece. I've decided to start with a more simple design, in that there isn't too much detail, just color and this is the photo I'm using as my inspiration...

Chautauqua Lake at Sunset

It's going to be a lot of work, but I'm really excited about this project! Then I'm going to have to figure out how to display it! 

Shows/Sales

I had a good show in Akron and a really good show in Hudson. The one in Akron was Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show (http://www.avantgardeshows.com/). I sold the Crab Nebula Cuff there and then the purchaser came back and bought my Reflections Cuff from my Etsy Shop! The one in Hudson was Oddmall- Emporium of the Weird (http://oddmall.info/ohio/). I sold four of my smaller pieces, had a special order for two cuffs and several inquiries regarding personalized photo cuffs. Hopefully the last will pan out.  

Reflections Cuff - sold to a young lady who had already purchased my Crab Nebula Cuff

Silver Scrolls Cuff - special Order for Jynjyr (Kay), along with a Hemitite cuff

Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show

Don't forget...if you find yourself in the Akron, OH area today, I'll be at the Tangier (532 West Market St., Akron, OH 44303) with Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show. It runs from 11-5 and the admission is $3, which benefits Stewart's Caring Place Cancer Wellness Center (http://www.stewartscaringplace.org/). And remember...Mother's Day is just two weeks away and I know you'll find wonderful things for Mom at this show!

Free Day!

It's been a rough couple of weeks at work, but I finally have a day off and I'm taking total advantage of it! Beading, blogging and of course, started the day by sleeping in!

Finishing another sterling silver bracelet and then I'll be starting on a new photo cuff. This one is a photo from Lake Chautauqua, NY...well, it's really a place on Goose Creek. This was my last Goose Creek piece and it sold at last year's Kent Art in the Park.

Goose Creek Cuff - sold 

New piece will be based on this photo. Love the reflection.

Latest Photo Cuffs

You can find all these pieces, along with all my jewelry at my shop arosebyname.etsy.com and you can find my shop on Facebook ARoseByName. 

Bello Nebula Cuff OOAK

Crab Nebula Cuff OOAK

Purple Agate Cuff OOAK

Next Two Shows

I have two more shows coming up:

532 West Market St., Akron, OH 44303

Sunday- April 28, 2013

11:00 am-5:00 pm​

Mother's Day is right around the corner, find the perfect gift! This large show will feature artists and crafters selling their original handmade items at this beautiful venue! The show will also feature a la carte lunch items from Tangier's and a full bar! Admission is $3 to the public, children under 12 are free. A portion of proceeds will benefit Akron non-profit Stewart's Caring Place. The show is still currently accepting vendors. 

AND...

May 11th at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center 

Hudson, OH from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

2013 West Side Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show

Hi everyone, I know it's been quite a while, but I have been very, very busy creating for my upcoming shows this spring. I may also be doing another show in July as well as (hopefully) Kent's Art in the Park again in September. So, needless to say, my fingers have been flying! 

If you will be in the Rocky River, OH area this weekend (Saturday, March 23rd and Sunday, March 24th), I will be a vendor at the 2013 West Side Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show:

Rocky River Memorial Hall (next to the Rec Center)
21016 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River, OH 44116
from 10 am to 5 pm each day.

Aside from being able to shop for wonderful and unique handmade gifts, this show will have concessions provided by the Arc of Summit and Portage Counties with all those proceeds going to Arc. No to mention, a portion of the proceeds from the admissions fees will go to benefit the local non-profit Project Night Night. ​

Please come to see all the wonderful vendors. You could find that perfect item you've been searching for!

New Year: Not So New Anymore

Wow, February 1st...where did January go? Like many, we spent much of January sick with the flu, hopefully the rest of the year will be much, much better. 

I did get to set up my studio and it's coming along, although I am in desperate need of an area rug and some wall decor. My oldest did get me a lovely calendar that I will probably use the photos from to decorate. It's a Hubble Space Telescope calendar with gorgeous deep space photos. 

I've also gotten some beading done. The Bello Nebula piece is finished, but I have yet to take photos and the purple agate piece needs better photos, but you get the idea. I'm currently working on lovely little bracelets in sterling silver, white or cream for the upcoming bridal season. I'll be selling them at the Avant-Garde Art and Craft show in Rocky River, March 23-24. If you're in the area, come in to see my pieces!

Bello Nebula

purple agate