by k.obrien jewelry on 11 April 2013
Lately I have been struggling with where I want to call home. The options are endless and include leaving the country. There is a huge part of me that wants to pick up and leave, get to another coast or cross a border to start a new. Will my troubles just follow me there or will a new scenery refresh my life and let me clear my head and rebuild my life? I struggle with these questions daily, just as I come close to packing up my car with my sights set on no destination, just roads to explore to find someplace to call home.
I keep coming back to these lyrics from a Bob Dylan song, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue...
"Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you...
Strike another match, go start a new..."
More and more I am leaning towards searching for a new place to call home. Until then I will try and recall why I fell in love with Providence to begin with. It will make my stay here a little sweeter.
happy thursday.
xo, kim
I make shiny objects with dashes of color. I love nature, it inspires and intrigues me and haunts my jewelry. I love my dog, she couldn't get any darn cuter. My life is pretty great. I love my work and the city I live in. I adore bright pink boots and most any patent leather shoes. I am passionate about buying handmade. When I was a little girl I drew for hours on end which could be why I ended up terribly nearsighted. When I wasn't drawing I was taking apart my old jewelry and putting different pieces together to make into new jewelry. My only regret is not having pliers when I did this.
by k.obrien jewelry on 10 April 2013
I have been trying my best to get into a good routine in the studio. My stores have been so kind and patient in requesting my jewelry to replenish their diminished supply. If you have been waiting for some shiny objects with dashes of color at a boutique near you please know they are being made with love.
Here's a peek at my process.
step one: sanding the edges of fine silver discs
[why yes, that is a hammer in my apron]
step two: dapping discs
[this slight cupping gives the enamel a home and allows the glass to fuse to metal just a little better]
step three: sifting glass onto silver
step three: fusing glass to metal with my torch
here's the crop!
[this gets me through a long studio day, a soy cappuccino and a coconut macaroon.]
step four: sanding stray enamel from the edges of silver
[view of my soldering set up with a nice chuck taylors shot!]
step five: soldering ear posts to my enameled dots
step six: sanding solder and silver to a shine!
step seven: product packaging
step eight: packing up for shipping. my favorite step!
thanks for taking a peek at my studio shots.
xo, kim
I make shiny objects with dashes of color. I love nature, it inspires and intrigues me and haunts my jewelry. I love my dog, she couldn't get any darn cuter. My life is pretty great. I love my work and the city I live in. I adore bright pink boots and most any patent leather shoes. I am passionate about buying handmade. When I was a little girl I drew for hours on end which could be why I ended up terribly nearsighted. When I wasn't drawing I was taking apart my old jewelry and putting different pieces together to make into new jewelry. My only regret is not having pliers when I did this.