Summer Classes about to begin

A fresh summer season of classes is on its way (notice I decided to do this post in fresh summer green?)

I will be offering Beginning Metalsmithing for Jewelry at Kirkland Art Center beginning Monday July 9, from 6 - 9 p.m. Intermediate Metalsmithing for Jewelry will be offered at the KAC beginning on Wednesday, July 11, also from 6 - 9 p.m. Both classes will run 8 weeks. Call the Kirkland Art Center at 853-8871 to register.

I will be offering two classes at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in July, as well. Beginning Jewelry will be offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. beginning July 10. Jewelry Hot and Cold will be offered for 2 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 1 - 4 p.m. beginning on July 17. Jewelry Hot and Cold is an intensive class in which students will practice and improve their soldering skills, and learn cold-connections as well, using both to design a piece of jewelry to complete during class. Call Munson at 797-0000 to register.

I also teach classes on bead jewelry at Emmi Beads in Clinton. Check their website, http://www.emmibeads.com/ for an updated schedule.

Hope to see you in class!

I'm on TV!

I am about to become a star!

I was fortunate enough to be contacted by Mohawk Valley Living, the Sunday television show that highlights arts and events in the Mohawk Valley, to be featured on their show.

My segment airs on Sunday, July 1 on Utica's WKTV (channel 2) at 7:30 a.m. and 12:05 a.m. and also on the CW (channel 11) at 10 a.m. Yikes!

Visit their website at www.mohawkvalleyliving.com for more information.

After the Broken Heart #1

This piece will be the first in the three part series I am calling "After the Broken Heart." As mentioned in my previous post, I have already completed the last one in the series. The middle child is, as expected, giving me some difficulty, but I expect to have it completed and its image posted soon.
This heart is constructed of sterling, anodized aluminum, 24K gold and tinted epoxy resin.
When I post the pic of the third member of the series, I will spend a little time explaining the thought process that led to the series. Hope you will tune in.

After the Broken Heart

It has been awhile since I've blogged, but here I am again with a piece I am really excited about. This piece represents the 3rd in an upcoming series I am calling "After the Broken Heart." It will be a series of three, so I have obviously begun with the last one. Well, my mother told me I learned to crawl backwards first, and I guess things haven't changed substantially. But look how well Steven Covey has done, telling people to begin with the end in mind ...
Anyway. This pendant is constructed of sterling silver and 24K gold. It is pierced, fabricated with spacer rivets and Keum Boo. (This is the process of fusing the 24K gold to the fine silver in the sterling.) The back is filled with transparent resin in a kind of blue-magenta, surrounding a golden lotus. I am rarely so excited about my own work, so I couldn't wait to get this one up on the blog site.
Stay tuned for the other two in the series. I am working on the first one now. When they are all complete, I will post of photo of them together.