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


Corliss Rose (2Roses) has been appointed Executive Editor for International Polymer Clay, the official publication of the International Polymer Clay Association. Under Corliss' direction the publication has undergone a complete redesign and significant expansion of editorial scope. The publication is free to IPCA members.
SPECIAL OFFER: Etsymetal newsletter readers may request a complimentary copy of International Polymer Clay by emailing Editor@theIPCA.org

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 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

Etsy Metal is turning 7 and we are celebrating!

Etsy Metal is turning 7 this year and we are celebrating with a sale!

The following participating shops are offering 20% off in October. Better act quickly to snatch up your favorite jewels.

How do you claim your coupon code do you ask? All you need to do is head on over to the following shops and enter the coupon code ETSYMETAL7 when checking out.*

Browse these fantastic shops below!

LjBjewelery	RubyGirl
Lsueszabo	NRjewellerydesign
InbarBareket	WildFlowerDesigns
CitiZenoBjeCts	AlisaMiller
AroLuna	AdobeSol
CynthiaDelGiudice	DiscoMedusa
JujuBySarah	LivelyHood
SCJJewelryDesign	MetalLuxe
QuercusSilver	VirginieMartinStudio
Abella Blue	PeculiarForest
Iacua	LunasaDesigns
SimplyMegA	PeggieCalameJewelry
MaryAnneKarren	DanielleJewelry
HartleyStudio	SarahHolden
LaurenMeredith	KSkilesJewelry
GeckoJ	HybridHandmade
FormAndFunktion	JenLawlerDesigns
HammerStoneMetal	BrackenDesigns
Nodeform	SarahHoodJewelry

* 20% off coupon is only valid in participating shops. Some sellers may restrict which items can be discounted and how long they are participating in the sale. (Any limitations will be posted in the shop announcements and if you have any questions please feel free to contact the shop owner through the Etsy convo system.)

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 February

Well folks, things are slowing down just a bit in the news department.  Not much to report for the upcoming month of February.  Here's where the folks of Etsy Metal can be found.

Deborah Lee Taylor of E5Jewelry  has a necklace that will be featured in Serenedipity Magazine Issue 'Elements In Creativy-Fire' .  That link goes live today.
Deb also noticed mentioned that she and Mark Kaplan's photos are in the finalists to be selected for the Little Idea Book.  Congrats to you both!

Finally, I have some news too.
L Sue Szabo will be in the upcoming Group of 9 show at Hudson Gallery in Sylvania, OH. This is a show of local talent curated by the gallery owners. The show runs 1/25-2/23/13.

Sue was also accepted in the regional Toledo Area Artist show at the Toledo Museum of Art. The show runs 2/1/12-4/14/13.

If you are in the Northwest Ohio area, please stop by these shows and see the amazing talent from our area. 

Hope everyone is having a nice cozy winter.  That's all the news this month.  See you at the end of Feb.  Don't forget to shop for your valentine - lots of us in Etsy Metal have fantastic valentine jewelry for sale for your loved ones.  Etsy Metal is your assurance of excellent quality metalwork here on Etsy.  Just put in etsymetal in your search box.

Til next month,
L. Sue Szabo

Members' News for the month of December

Hi Everybody!  Are you in the holiday spirit yet?  Well, we are.  Many of us are busy as elves, tinkering at our benches getting ready for our holiday shows.  So here's where you can see all this lovely new work in person....

Pendant by Nina Gibson

 Shannon of rubygirl will be vending at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle, WA on December 1st and 2nd  and at Crafty Wonderland in Portland, OR on December 8th and 9th.

Sarah of JujubySarah will be doing the SF Made Holiday Gift Fair on Sunday, Dec 9th.

Michele Grady Designs will be participating in the following shows:
Nov 30 thru Dec 9- Main Line Art Center Holiday Fine Craft Sale,746 Panmure Rd, Haverford, PA
Dec 1 thru Dec 8- Community Arts Center Holiday Fine Craft Sale, 414 Plush Mill Rd, Walligford, PA

Anne Walker Studio will have a trunk show at the Alexia Gallery in Decatur, GA, December 13 from 6:00-9:00pm

Discomedusa is co-organizing and vending at a two weekend artisan event at The Community Arts Network of Oneonta (CANO)- 11 Ford Ave, Oneonta NY- on Dec 15&16 and Dec 22&23. 

 

Gecko J will be at the annual Spruill Gallery Jewelry Trunk Show, on Dec 15th.

 

Su Trindle of Quercus Silver will be at Handmade Winchester at The Guildhall, Winchester, England on the 1st and 2nd December.

 

Mary Anne Karren will be at two holiday art shows in Salt Lake City, Utah in December:
Red Butte Garden Holiday Art Show and Open House on Dec 1st and 2nd.
Pinnacle Performance Holiday Bazaar on Saturday Dec 8 from 2-7 pm.

 

Jennifer Lisa of Quench Metalworks will be vending at the following shows:

RISD Holiday Show, December 8, Providence, RI
Picnic Holiday Sale, December 9, Portland, ME

 

 

Have a safe, wonderful holiday everyone.  Don't forget to support your local artists and favorite Etsy shops!  Jewelry makes everyone happy!

 

Sue Szabo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members' News for November

I bet you all have been wondering what the members of Etsy Metal are up to this month-
well, I'm here to tell you.  Yes, it's time for the monthly news,.

Rubygirl jewlery will be available at the Indie Craft Experience (ICE) pop-up shop in Atlanta, Nov. 24th through Dec. 30th.

wildflowerdesigns will be at the trunk show at the ohr-o'keefe museum of art
nov 10th, 1:30-3:30

annewalkerjewelry will have work at the Paideia School's Art Visions artist market in Atlanta, November 17-18.

Michele Grady Designs will be at the following locations in November:
November 3 & 4- 2012 Crafts Marketplace, The Noyes Museum of Art at Stockton College, Oceanville, NJ
November 16- Ladies Night Out, Laurel Creek Country Club, Mt. Laurel, NJ
November 25- 11th Annual Holiday Artist Trunk Show, Sunday, 1-5pm, Michele Grady Designs Studio, Marlton, NJ

Danielle Miller-Gillam will be be participating in the Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show in Atlanta, GA on November 2 - 3, 2012.
Danielle was also featured in the October issue of Fete Greenville (an online multi-media magazine). Check out pages 4 & 5!

Quench Metalworks will be participating at Art on the Hill, the SEA Holiday Art Sale, in Portland, ME on November 30 through December 2nd.

Erin Austin will be at the Humboldt Artisans Craft And Music Festival in Eureka, Ca with the North Coast Metal Arts Guild Nov.30 - Dec 2.

Gecko J Designs will be participating in the Spruill Gallery Annual Holday Artist Market: November 22 – December 24, 2012

Kerin Rose is currently showing a piece in a show called Grimms' Grimmest" at Frog Hollow Gallery. Its about interpreting the original versions of their fairy tales, which were pretty scary and gritty...  the show goes thru the month.She did snow white and the 7 dwarves...
It is a tiny hand mirror belonging to the evil queen.

Reagan Hayhurst was recently awarded the Honorable Mention Award at the 42nd Peter's Valley Fine Craft Fair-  congrats!!
Reagan's work will be available for purchase at The Tenth Muse Gallery in Maplewood, NJ beginning in Nov.

A special limited edition of 2Roses pins commissioned for Madeleine Albright's "Read My Pins" Exhibition are now available at the Bower's Museum in Santa Ana California. The exhibition runs thru January 2013.
 2Roses will also be participating in the Creative Arts Group Annual Art Festival in Sierra Madre, California, Nov 2-4, 2012

The Sebastopol Gallery in Sebastopol, CA has invited Stacy Low to be a guest artist. Form and Funktion jewelry is currently on display in the gallery.

Colleen Baran will have a chain in the online exhibition the 'Chain Project' curated by Marina Sheetikoff. It runs from from Nov 2nd 2012 to Dec 2nd 2012 online.
She also has a photograph included in the exhibition 'Mirror, Mirror' at the Surrey Art Gallery in Surrey, Canada. Runs August 18th- Nov 18th 2012.

L. Sue Szabo was recently included in the online exhibit, Behind The Brooch, curated by Lorena Angulo. See the exhibit by clicking on the active link.

Discomedusa recently unveiled a new photo campaign, as featured in Auxiliary Magazine.

Beth Tivol of North Star Jewelry will be a featured artist at the Lemon Street Gallery in Kenosha, WI from Oct. 31st-Nov. 25th. The reception will be held on Nov. 10th from 6-9 pm

My Precious Studio is excited to be one of the core vendors for a first-of-its-kind collective, Blush on Berry LLC, which recently opened in Richmond. This boutique wedding collective showcases a selection of 12 in-demand wedding professionals who already have years of experience in the Richmond wedding community. This storefront is your one-stop-wedding-shop where clients can meet with their chosen wedding professional and be introduced to over a dozen of other wedding vendors to meet their taste and needs. Retail scheduled to be opening up early November.

Winona of ArtbyWinona has been nominated for accessories designer of the year! She has a 1 in 5 chance of winning, wish me luck on November 15th!
2012 RAWards Portland The top 3-5 nominees, in each craft, showcase in their city (54 shows across the nation on the same night!). The local community casts a LIVE VOTE! Three local judges, invited by RAW, also cast their vote. These two factors decide who will represent their town in RAWards Finals. City winners announced at the show!

Meg Auth of simplyMegA will be exhibiting her art jewelry in the 2012 Small Pleasures Invitational - Holiday Exhibit
November30, 2012- January 19, 2013 at The Jacobs Gallery in Eugene Oregon.

PHEW!  That's one heck of a list but it's getting close to the holidays and we all ramp up our activities at this time of the year.  If you're in our area, please stop by and say "hi".
Til next month,
Sue

Members' News for September

Well, it's been one long hot summer for those of us doing outdoor art shows and I, for one, am happy to see fall arriving soon.  Here's some places that you can see the work of our fantastic Etsy Metal team members in Sept.

Jennifer Lawler of Jen Lawler Designs will be participating in several art shows in September.
Market Day in Des Moines Iowa
The Davenport Beaux Arts Festival in Davenport Iowa
The Beaverdale Days Festival in Des Moines Iowa
The Octagon Arts Festival in Ames Iowa

Danielle Miller has several bits of news this month:
-She will be participating in Indie Craft Parade in Greenville, SC from September 7-9
-She will be participating in the Wedding Festival in Greenville, SC on September 13th
-She will be begin teaching Beginning to Intermediate Silversmithing at Tryon arts and Crafts School. Classes will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 5pm, or Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm. The classes run for 6 weeks, starting September 12, 2012, ending October 17th



Beth Cyr has a new public studio/office space and will be accepting appointments for local couples wishing to have wedding rings made. (or anyone willing to drive to Athens, GA) More to come in the next few weeks as everything is set up and decorated!

Kate Jones has an event in Sept.: Jamaica Plain Open Studios! She has participated since 1995, and nearly every year since. Sept. 22-23. 11am to 6pm.

Jennifer Atkins Lisa, also known as Quench Metalworks, will be showing at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Maine, September 21, 22, and 23.

Amuck design(Andrea Ring) will be at the Plaza Art fair in Kansas City Sept. 21-23

2Roses was recently commissioned to produce several pieces to accompany the nationally touring exhibition "Read My Pins", Jewelry from the collection of Madeline Albright.
2Roses will also be speaking at the Textile Association of Southern California on Sept 29th, 2013.

Finally, I also have a bit of news myself.  L. Sue Szabo was accepted into 2 national juried shows opening this month.
One is "From Our Perspective", a national multi-media show of women's art.  This is in Detroit, MI and runs from Sept 27-Oct 26,2022.
The other is American Craft Today at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.  This runs Sept 22- Dec 29th and is a multi-media show

.

congrats to all our members on their accomplishments and good luck to all at your upcoming shows!

Til next month, happy metalsmithing.
And don't forget to ask Auntie EM a question!
Sue

Members' News for the month of July

Well, it sure seems the summer is flying by and many of us on the Etsy Metal team have been busy.  Here's some of the things that we are doing next month.

Shannon Conrad of rubygirl will be at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle, WA on July 7th and 8th

 Danielle Miller will be at the Central PA Festival of Arts, in State College, PA from July 12 - 15, 2012

 Inbar Bareket  is opening an open studio in center Herzliya, Israel.

LSueSzabo will be participating in the one day show Art on the Mall at the University of Toledo on Sunday, July 29 from 10-5

2Roses  is featured in an exhibit at the San Diego County Fair.

Su of Quercus Silver is graduating with an Advanced Diploma in Design and Craft from Bath City College. You can see Images of her course work on Flickr.  Big congrats Su!





 We have several members of the Etsy Metal team participating in an upcoming show at Facere Gallery.  Here's the lowdown-
Three x Two 2012.
This juried show is a collaborative effort between ISGB and metalsmiths from the Seattle Metals Guild. Glass beadmakers were invited to create three similar focal beads which metalsmiths then incorporated into pendants, rings or brooches. The exhibit celebrates the infinite design possibilities from the intersection of glass and metal artists, makers coming together in the traditions and contemporary possibilities of these wonderful art forms.

July 24-28, 2012
*Artist reception Friday. July 27th 2012
Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery
City Centre, 1420 Fifth Ave.
Seattle, WA

 The Etsy Metal artists participating in this show are Victoria Takahashi of Experimetal and Chuck Domitrovich of DowntotheWireDesigns, Shirlee Grund of Lichen and Lychee, and Sarah Hood.   Here are their stunning entries.  Wow!