in other news...

... i had a really rough weekend.

maker mondays: annelies planteijdt

i'm usually not too big on pearls, but annelies planteijdt makes some serious magic with them.
so enamored with the organic vs. geometric, and sculptural yet completely wearable nature of her pieces.
at galerie marzee.
more on ms. planteijdt here.

so dreamy

c-prints mounted on aluminum by darren almond.
via i'm revolting

bench shot

from the phoney

jewelry mondays: david neale

as a jeweler/maker, the issue of how i relate to other people's work can get a little tricky.
i'm realizing that over the past few years, i've worked pretty much in isolation in my little studio. never really
seeking out the work of other jewelers to enlighten/inspire, but rather, almost avoiding intentionally studying other people's work for fear of ... what? being too influenced by it? feeling like my work won't measure up? feeling disheartened when i thought i had a great new idea for something, only to find that someone else has already done it better? sheer laziness?
what the hell was i thinking???
i've finally realized that a fool i've been, and in the past few weeks, have been voraciously devouring images of jewelry that i find exciting/inspiring/interesting/just plain amazing. and duh, it's led to me feeling more and more excited about my own work, and where i want to take it. it has made me want to learn more, take some new classes, and aspire to be a better maker in general.
so, in the interest of keeping this inspiration going i'm going to try and post regularly here with jewelry on mondays. the intention is to start my week off right, by taking a minute on monday mornings to share the work of some amazing jewelers that i've come across. fingers crossed that i can keep it up!
first up, david neale.









there are no words for how much i love everything this man makes.
more of his amazing work here.

almost time

it's so close to blackberry time here. the neighbor's bushes have fully completed their foray into my yard. more berries for me! (i'm sure the chickens will get their fair share too.)

i am the worst blogger ever. have been doing lots of looking/thinking/making. will start to share it all here soon.

super giveaway for liam!

i'm super happy to be participating in this giveaway for an excellent cause.

lynn from the lovely satsuma press has put together a really great giveaway to raise money to build an accessible bathroom for her sweet son liam. liam is 6 years old (today! happy birthday, liam!) , and has a neuromuscular disorder called spinal muscular atrophy type 2. this means, among other things, that he gets around town ( and the house ) in a motorized wheelchair. an accessible bathroom remodel is no small task, and lynn and her family can use a little help to raise the funds.

make a donation for only $15 ($25 for 2 entries, $50 for three!) and you could win a gift certificate good for $100 worth of jewelry from stone&honey, as well as an amaaaaaazing array of other prizes from a lineup of 50 fantastic designers! it's a pretty super deal, if you ask me!

to enter, and learn more about the giveaway, head on over to lynn's blog. you can also read an interview with lynn, and learn a little more about life with liam right here.

the giveaway will be running for just over 2 weeks, so you've got plenty of time to enter a whole bunch of times!
good luck, and feel free to spread the word! (anyone who blogs, or tweets about it to help get the word out is also entered!)