Members' News for the month of November

Check out what some of our members are up to this month....


LjBjewelry will be selling her handmade creations at the South Shore Art Center Holiday Trunk Show on November 7, 2015 form 10am - 4pm. The show is at the wonderful South Shore Art Center located in Cohasset, MA. http://www.ssac.org/specialevents.asp

LjBjewelry will also be attending the Thanksgiving Show on November 27-28. 2015 at the Nauset Regional School in Orleans, MA. Many local artist will be exhibiting their work, so if you are on Cape Cod for the holidays come by and say hello!!! Show times are 10-5 on Friday and 10-4 on Saturday.


Sandy Cahill Johnson, of SCJ Jewelry Design will be showing her jewelry on Nov 14th from 11:00-4:00 at the Holiday Trunk Show at Bird Tail Beads in Bellevue, WA. A total of 6 designers/instructors will be showing and selling their work!


Theresa Kwong of TK Metal Arts will be traveling from California to show at several East Coast events. Stop by and say hi to her!

1. Nov 6 - 8; Carolina Artisan Craft Market; Friday 5-10pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am- 5pm; Raleigh Convention Center, NC. 
2. Nov 14 - 15; Holiday Fine Craft Fair; Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm; Lancaster Convention Center, PA
3. Nov 20 - 22; Paradise City Art Festival; Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; Marlborough, MA
4. Nov 27 - 29; Celebration of Craftswomen; all 3 days 10am-5pm; San Francisco, CA

Michele Grady Designs will be exhibiting her jewelry at The Crafts Marketplace at The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University, 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville, NJ on November 7 - 8 www.noyesmuseum.org


Danielle Miller-Gilliam of Danielle Miller Jewelry will be exhibiting at the Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show on November 6 -7 at the Atlanta History Center. More info on the show can be found here: http://www.atlantacontemporaryjewelryshow.com


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Members' News for the month of November

Hello dear blog readers!  It's almost November and I'm here to report the news for the Etsy Metal team.

Danielle Miller Jewelry has a lot going on in November!
She will be at the Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show in the Atlanta, GA History Center on November 7-8.

Danielle will be giving a presentation entitled "How to Stay on Top at Etsy" at SNAG's Forging Entrepreneurs symposium at the High Museum’s Walter C. Hill Auditorium in Atlanta, GA. The symposium is on Sunday, November 9 from 8:30-5:30, with an after party 6:30-8:30 at Signature Gallery.
She will also be at the Piedmont Craftsmen's Fair in Winston-Salem, NC on November 21-23. 

LjBjewelry will be participating in the Artisans Guild of Cape Cod art show on November 28 & 29 (Friday, 10-5 & Saturday, 10-4) in Nauset Middle School, Orleans, MA. If you are on the Cape for Thanksgiving weekend come by and say hello!

Hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful, and we'll see you next month!  Has anyone started their holiday shopping yet?
Sue

Members' News for the month of October

Fall is here and it's my favorite time of year!  Hope all you readers are enjoying these lovely temperatures and great fall days.
Here's what some of our etsy metal team is up to this month.....

One of our new members, Wendy Wetherbee of Pure Dichotomy wanted to make an announcement-
"I am happy to announce that I was accepted into a juried holiday fair that I've been looking forward too. It will be my second year there and its the best show I've done to date. Hoping this year will be just as good. They have a Friday Adult only Shopping evening (this is key and a great idea) and then an all day family oriented holiday festival on Saturday. I set up Friday afternoon and can leave my booth set up for the next morning. The crowd is fantastic and a perfect match for my work. It's a Waldorf School and they are a very earth friendly crowd that appreciates art and handcraft. Pine Hill Waldorf School, Wilton, NH. December Friday December 5 & Saturday December 6."
Please mark this on your calendars if you plan to be in the area.


LjBjewelry will be at By The Bay Art Show in Brewster, Ma. at the Lemon Tree Village on October 4-5 2014. Show times are 10:00-4:00 each day. If you are on Cape Cod come by and say hello!!


Danielle Miller Jewelry will be at The Craft Fair Of The Southern Highlands in Asheville, NC on October 14-19


LPJewelry is proud to announce she won the Peoples Choice Award for Accessories at the recent On som bel runway show at Water Street Studios. 
Congrats Lisa!

Finally, Meg Auth of simplyMegA will be away her etsy shop from Oct 11 to Oct 24 to travel in Italy with 2 college roomates. She will be happy to come back to ship out orders the following Monday Oct 27.


Happy October everyone.  See you next month,
Sue






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Members' News for the month of Sept.

Hi everyone.  Sorry this post is a little late this month - it's been quite busy for me lately.  Without further ado, here's the news.


2Roses will be demonstrating Micro Pulse Arc Welding at Long Beach City College on Sunday Sept 21, 2014.
Its time again for the Metal Arts Society of Southern California's most popular annual event "Demo Day".
Join hundreds of metalheads in a day-long festival of learning and sharing with non-stop presentations on Fold Forming, Etruscan Chain Making, Powder Coating, Making Your Own Stakes, and of course Micro Pulse Arc Welding.
$20 includes a full day of fun AND lunch. Open to the public. Sign up online http://massconline.com/events.html

Amuck design will be participating in the 83rd annual Country Club Plaza Art fair in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 19-21.

See you next month,
Sue

Members' News for the month of June

Hi everyone!  It's the end of May and hope everyone's summer is in full swing.  I know I am here.  I am getting ready for a show as are many of our etsy metal team members.  It's art fair season!
Here's where some of us will be next month,

L. Sue Szabo (that's me folks)  will have a booth of her jewelry at this year's Maple and Main Fair, in downtown Sylvania, OH. The fair is May 31-June 1st. Please come by!  Click on the link for times etc.
Sue is also exhibiting work in the show Less Is More, a national show of small works at St. John's College in Annapolis MD. The show runs May 28- June 14.
You can view the exhibit and purchase work by clicking on this link-  http://themitchellgallery.org/sales/

Laney Clark of Silentgoddess will have several of her art jewelry designs, including her vintage inspired travel trailers, in the upcoming Summer issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine.

June must be bracelet month for 2Roses
The husband/wife design team was commissioned to create a special presentation bracelet for the retiring Executive Director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
This came on the heels of another commission for a commemorative bracelet for the Kansas State Board of Education.
The bracelet "We Ran Off And Joined The Circus" (photo attached) will be featured in an exhibition this month at the Metal Arts Society of Southern California.
To wrap things up, the hyper-creative couple is also featured in this month's Gold and Time, Spain's main trade publication for the Spanish jewelry industry.

Kirsten Skiles of KSkilesJewelry and http://kaskiles.com will be selling her metalwork at Arts Fair on the Square in Bloomington, Indiana on June 21st from 10am to 5pm. For more information on the fair visit http://artsfair.org/artsfair.html..

See you next month and remember to get out to your local art fair and support your local arts comunity!

Sue

Members' News for the Month of December

Happy Holidays to every one!  There are a few places this month where you can visit the friendly folks of the Etsy Metal team in person.  We hope you drop by and say "hi" and look at our exceptionally well crafted jewelry and metalwork.


2Roses is pleased to announce their newest Wedding Ring Experience location in Denver, Colorado. A Wedding Ring Experience Master Jewelers guide couples through the process of making each others wedding rings with their own hands. 12 locations across the US and two in Europe. Http://www.aweddingringexperience.com for more information.


Shannon of rubygirl will be vending at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle, WA on December 7th and 8th and at Crafty Wonderland in Portland, OR on December 16th and 17th.

Brooch by L. Sue Szabo

L. Sue Szabo will be having a trunk show of her work at Hudson Gallery in Sylvania OH. as part of that city's Holiday Art Walk. It is Friday Dec 6, 5-8 pm, and Sat Dec 7 11 am-3 pm.


Hope to see you at one of our upcoming events.  Have a safe and wonderful hand made holiday!

Sue

Members' News for the Month of November

Hi there loyal blog readers!  It's time to find out what our team members are up to this coming month.  Read on....


Danielle Miller Jewelry will be participating in the Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show in Atlanta, GA from November 1-2, 2013.

Su Trindle of Quercus Silver will be at the Widcombe Craft Fair in Bath, England on Saturday November 23rd from 10.30 - 5.00. Find more details here: http://www.widcombecraftfair.com/ . Su is also delighted to have her work represented at Oriel Davies Gallery in Newtown, Powys in the heart of Wales http://www.orieldavies.org/ and the Tremeheere Sculpture Gardens in Penzance, Cornwall http://www.tremenheere.co.uk/

Laura Bracken recently joined the CraftArtEdu.com team of instructors. Laura’s first two classes are available in the Jewelry Making section and are entitled “Jewelry Crimping: Basic Tools and Techniques” (part 1) and “Jewelry Crimping: Troubleshooting and Variations” (part 2). These two free classes can be found at the following URL: http://craftartedu.com/jewelry

Mary Anne Karren will be participating in the Utah Arts Festival Holiday Show at the Utah Arts Festival Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah. The holiday show will run from November 15th through December 18th. The gallery will participate in two Gallery Stroll events, scheduled November 15th and December 6th, from 6 – 9pm.

2Roses will be showing at the Creative Arts Annual Art Festival Fri thru Sun, Nov 8 -10
108 N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre, CA 91204

2Roses is also the featured artists at the annual All the Arts for all the Kids Foundation annual event,
Saturday, Nov 2, at the Fullerton Museum Plaza, 301 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton CA 92833

Well, we hope you'll visit us at some of these events and think about starting your holiday shopping a bit early (can it really be that time of year already?).  See you next month,

Sue Szabo

Members' News for the Month of September

Hi Folks!  It's the end of August so it must be time for the monthly Members' News feature (where did the summer go??).  Here's what the Etsy Metal team members are up to in September-

For the annual open studios event at Bath Artists' Studios in Bath, England Su Trindle of Quercus Silver will be opening her workshop, giving demonstrations and showing some of her work. 14 & 15 September; 11am - 5pm. Private view 13th September 6 - 9pm.  Here's her work below-

 Theresa Kwong of TK Metal Arts has work featured in the September issue, Medium Focus: Metals, of The Crafts Report magazine.

Danielle Miller Jewelry will be participating in Indie Craft Parade in Greenville, SC from September 6-8.

2Roses will be demonstrating metal techniques for polymer clay at the Metal Arts Society of Southern California's annual Demo Day, Sept 8 at Long Beach City College.


2Roses will also be participating in the Member September Sale sponsored by the Bead Society of Southern California, Sept 28th at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana CA.

Well, that's the happenings around town this month.  See you in the fall!
Sue

Members" News for the Month of August

Well, it's mid-summer and we've all been busy making jewelry and many of us are also doing summer craft fairs.  Here's a run down of where we are and what we're up to this coming month.

Danielle Miller Jewelry and her social media efforts were mentioned in the "Net Profits" articles in the July and August issues of Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist. Her "Ridge Cuff" was featured in gallery of contributors in the August issue.

Reagan Hayhurst will be participating in the 39th Annual Mt Gretna Art Show, Aug 17th and 18th.

L. Sue Szabo has work in the new Lark Book, "Showcase 500 Art Necklaces". The book is now available on Amazon.

Stacy Low of Form and Funktion is part of a 3-artist show in the Quercia Gallery in Duncans Mills, California. The show is titled "Objects of Nature" and will run from August 1st to the 30th.

 2Roses is featured in the new book "Behind the Brooch" by Lorena Angulo, published by Schiffer.
 2Roses is also the subject of an interview for the upcoming issue of Polymer Cafe Magazine.

Su of Quercus Silver has new work in a selling exhibition at Made Gallery in Oakham and at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot, both in the United Kingdom. 

Every Tuesday for the month of August, LjBjewelry will be selling her creations at the Cape Cod, Falmouth Art Fair in Town square.

Well, that's all the news that's fit to print.  See everyone next month!
Sue

Members' News for the month of July

Well, summer's in full swing and we all must be busy doing summer stuff.  I don't have a lot to report on this month.  Here's the news-

L. Sue Szabo will be exhibiting 2 works at the 14th biennial international enameling exhibit, Alchemy 2, at The Carnegie Museum in Covington, KY. The exhibit is 7/15-8/23, 2013. click here for the link and to order a catalogue.



L. Sue Szabo also has 2 works featured in the new book "New Earrings" by Nicolas Estrada, published by Thames and Hudson. This was just released and available at Amazon by clicking on the link.

L. Sue Szabo will be showing her work at a one day juried art fair, Art on the Mall, on Sunday July 28th at the University of Toledo. 

Sue also won 2 prizes recently.  She won 1st place at the recent Maple and Main craft fair and also the Larry Skylar prize in metals at the recent Michigan Silversmiths' Biennial show.


Miranda Scott of House on Hudson, will be teaching the summer session of "Silversmithing 1 and 2" at the City Arts Centre in Edmonton, beginning July 11th.

 

 

Members' News for the month of June

Hi everyone!  Hope some of you will stop by when we are in your area, say hi and talk a little metal.  Here's where we'll be this month if you'd like to do just that-

Kate Jones is participating in the Coolidge Corner Arts Festival, on Sunday, June 8th in Brookline, MA.

Stacy Low of Form and Funktion will be exhibiting at Art at the Source, an open studio tour, in Sebastopol, CA on the first two weekends in June.

L. Sue Szabo will be showing her work at the Maple and Main Art fair in downtown Sylvania OH on June 1-2. There will be fine art, local food, and live music.

Kathryn Riechert will be participating in the following art shows:
June 1-2, Virginia Highlands Summerfest (Atlanta, GA)
June 7-13, Three Rivers Arts Festival (Pittsburgh, PA)

2Roses  has been commissioned to design and produce props for a new Disney film, and by the City of Fullerton California for a public works project.
The pair were also featured in the June issue of Polymer Arts magazine in an article about collaborative teams of artists.

Deborah Lee Taylor/e5jewelry is published in Belle Armoire Jewelry Summer Issue 2013
Big congrats to Deborah!

Colleen Baran has work from her 'Like Wearing a Love Letter' Series in the exhibition 'Repeat, Repeat' at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto Canada. The exhibition started April 20th and will run until June 16th, 2013. Curated by Melanie Egan, it is an exhibition of eight Canadian artists and celebrates work that is chic and desirable, wearable and accessible and continues a conversation that connects the past to the future of contemporary jewellery.
Repeat, Repeat is presented by Harbourfront Centre as part of the inaugural Toronto International Jewellery Festival (TIJF) in conjunction with Meta-Mosaic, the 2013 Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference.

Finally,  Reagan Hayhurst will be showing her work at the 24th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival in Manayunk, PA on June 22nd and 23rd.


If you can't come to visit us in person, please check out our wonderful shops on Etsy.
Til next month, happy metalsmithing,
Sue

Members' News for the Month of May

Hi everybody!  Spring is in full swing and that means lots of us are starting to do outdoor fairs, craft shows and the like.  Here's where some of our members are in the upcoming month of May.  We could be in your area.

Laura Bracken has an article in the Spring 2013 issue of Wirework magazine (Kalmbach Publishing Co). Her tutorial of an Egyptian lotus flower pendant starts on page 76.

Shannon of rubygirl will be vending at Crafty Wonderland in Portland, OR on May 11th.

Danielle Miller Jewelry will be exhibiting at Artisphere in Greenville, SC from May 10th - 12th

 2Roses is featured in Cynthia Tinnapple's new book "Polymer Clay Global Perspectives" available on Amazon.

Meg from simplyMegA will be returning from her small New Zealand studio to her larger, better equipped US studio.
She also will be participating in the Elkhart Artwalk on May 15 from 5-8pm in downtown Elkhart IN.

You can find the work of Michele Grady Designs at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Fair in Rittenhouse Square, Phialdelphia, PA on May 10, 11 and 12. (Mother's Day Weekend)

Miranda Scott of House on Hudson will be selling her work during the annual trunk show at the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) conference in Toronto on May 18th. Two and a half hours only - open to the public! 

On May 11th & 12th Su Trindle of Quercus Silver will be exhibiting at the Minerva Centre on the Newbridge Arts Trail, Bath, England. Download the map and guide here: http://www.newbridgeartstrail.com/index.html
Su has moved her studio to The Bath Artists' Studios at Comfortable Place, Bath, England.  congrats on the new digs!

L.Sue Szabo has several bits of news-
First, she was accepted into the national exhibition Less Is More- a show of small works of art. It is at the Mitchell Gallery on the campus of St. John's College in Annapolis, MD. You can see the exhibit on line by clicking on this link, http://themitchellgallery.org/sales/. It is in alphabetical order, so keep scrolling.   The show is up May 29-June 19, 2013.

Sue will also have work in the Ohio Designer Craftsmen Show "The Best of 2013". This show is at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus OH.  You can see the show online by clicking on the link.

She also had 3 pieces accepted in the Jewelry + Objects show, a national show of metalsmithing, at the Anton Center in Mt. Clemons, MI. This show has an amazing catalogue which will be available for purchase later through Michigan Silversmith Guild website. The show runs 5/28-6/22 2013.

Well, that's the news, hot off the press.
See you next month, happy metalsmithing.
Sue

Members' News for the Month of March

Hello out there!  It's the last Weds of the month, so we all know what that means, right?  Yep, it's time for the Etsy Metal members' news.  Here's an update of our comings and goings for the month of March, and our special accomplishments.

Betsy Bensen is featured in Combustus online magazine entitled "Betsy Bensen and the Alchemy of Making Jewelry".  Congrats to Betsy whose work is amazing!

 Meg Auth will be exhibiting a piece entitled "X Marks the Spot" in the
Mercury Bay Art Escape
Taste of the Tour
Showcase Exhibition for the month of March
At Hot Waves Cafe in Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel in New Zealand.
This event kicks of an Open Studio Tour that takes place March 2,3,9, and 10.

Colleen Baran’s 'Blue Chain' is showing in Chain Project exhibiting at A Casa Museum in São Paulo, Brazil. 'Blue Chain' was made from layers of heavyweight paper cut into organic shapes and painted in gradient shades of blue. It explores some of her favoured recurrent themes of pattern and repetition using alternative materials.

The exhibition runs from February 20th to March 22nd in 2013. The show was curated by Marina Sheetikoff and includes 65 artists from 20 different countries.
Congrats to Colleen,  I have seen this project on Crafthaus and it is amazing!  Do check it out.

Alisa Miller was featured in American Craft Magazine in the Voices column. Her brooch was also prominently featured.

Here is a bit of text from article-

What does your living space say about you?
My apartment is a little peek into my brain. A little messy and chaotic, full of stuff I really don’t need but also surrounded by pretty things. I love my collection of art. Nearly all of it is from friends of mine or artists I have admired for a long time. I have glass and ceramics from craft show friends, drawings from artists I have followed for years, and, of course, jewelry from some of my idols.
~Alisa Miller, metalsmith, Chicago 

Wow!  Lots of cool stuff from our Etsy Metal team.
Searching for "etsymetal team" (no space between etsy metal!) is one way to search for our team members when shopping or looking on Etsy.  Etsy Metal is one way of assuring that you will find quality metal work.

Til next month,
Sue