Repousse’ Custom Order – beginning

January 2, 2010

I am working on my second repousse’ custom order, this one for a brooch that will be a swirl with a green onyx cabochon in the center of the swirl.  I have received lots of questions about repousse’, as many people are not very familiar with it, so will do a few posts to explain [...]

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Winged Heart, back as requested

December 8, 2009

Thanks for the wonderful responses.  I had a request for a picture of the back, so here it is. I needed the wings to rotate, so I soldered a post into the underside of the wing; drilled a hole in the heart, and ran the post through, then twisted it to hold the post and [...]

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Custom Order – Winged Heart with Repousse’ and Chasing

December 6, 2009

A young man came to me in early October with a drawing of a winged heart he wanted created out of silver for a Christmas gift.  I was getting ready to take my first workshop in repousse’, by Jayne Redmond, and told him I thought I could do it if he was willing to wait [...]

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Show Review – the ASCCT SC Jazz Festival Fine Arts and Crafts Show

November 1, 2009

The Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton Trail held their second annual Fine Arts and Crafts Show in conjunction with the SC Jazz Festival in Cheraw again this year.  I was once again the show organizer. We had seven people sign up again this year: a glass jewelry artist, three painters, a folk artist and [...]

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Prepapring to Open a Gallery/Workshop space

November 1, 2009

I live in the country, and my in-laws lived on the other side of the pond.  They had their house, which I now rent out, and next to it had built a little one room guest house for their out-of-state daughter to use when she visited.  I’m in the process of getting that ready to [...]

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Carrying Work to Show Galleries and Stores

October 8, 2009

When carrying new work to existing accounts, or when trying to establish new accounts, presentation is almost as important as the work itself.  Not only should you be dressed in business like fashion, but you need to transport and display your work in a professional way also. At the same time, especially with jewelry, you [...]

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The Joys of Teaching

August 24, 2009

I love teaching others to enjoy the things I enjoy.  I have been fortunate to have the Cheraw Arts Commission hire me to offer a series of metals classes for beginners this summer, and the response has been great! We are working in the craft room at the Cheraw Recreation Department, and I carry all [...]

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Show Report – SC Flower Festival

August 3, 2009

In June my daughter and I had a booth at the SC Flower Festival in Greenwood, SC.  It was our first time doing this show, which is part of a huge month-long Flower Festival.  The arts and crafts show is held on the final weekend at a local school, and included a wide range of [...]

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Trunk Show Success

May 8, 2009

I did a Trunk Show with my jewelry at Porter’s Gift Shop in Florence, SC on Thursday.  Porter’s is “the” high-end gift shop in Florence, with a long-time clientele from the upper echelon’s of Florence society.  They promoted the Trunk Show on their web site, in their newsletter, and with print ads.  I promoted it [...]

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Presenting Your Work to Retail Accounts

April 24, 2009

I have been developing new wholesale and consignment retail accounts for my work, and for the Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton Trail, a juried artists’ group I belong to.  Surprisingly, I have been having great success even in this tight economy. Here are some of my tips and observations on what seems to be [...]

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