Emily Miranda
I just got a text from a friend, who came across an article from the New York Times featuring the jewelry of Emily Miranda. The text was a picture of the full article, which I’ve posted below. I’m always ecstatic…
Islay Taylor
BEST HOLIDAY GIFT EVER!
This ring was made by a great design company called Nervous System, and I am totally in love with it! It’s made using Selective Laser Sintering, a kind of 3D printing. These forms would be impossible to create by traditional…
Fishing Floats
After my most recent blog post, a friend sent me a link to information about Japanese glass fishing floats. She commented that the necklaces that I have been working on were reminiscent of the floats, and I couldn’t agree more!…
More from the studio…
Here are two more images from the knit pieces that I’ve been working on lately. The one that has white beads has been encased in the retroglo… I love it!
From the studio…
I’m pretty excited to have finally gotten all the components together for these new necklaces I’ve been working one. I am using a knitting machine to knit tube that is then filled with glass beads. The image I’ve attached is…
The State of Rhode Island becomes an Ebay Seller!
So, when todays newspaper was delivered the front page story was about how the State of Rhode Island has become and Ebay seller in order to try to raise money to close the deficit. Yup, that’s right, no joke! Apparently…
Material Desires
I’m excited to be participating in the upcoming show, Material Desires, curated by Rebecca Siemering. The show will be in February at the CRAFTLAND Gallery, and it focuses on an artists obsession with the materials that they work with. I…
The Young Victoria
I just saw the trailer for the upcoming movie, The Young Victoria, and I can’t wait to see it! The film follows the early life of Queen Victoria (played by Emily Blunt) who was crowned at the young age of…
I just got back from watching (Untitled), a new film out by The movie stars Adam Goldberg as an emerging sound artist, whose work is unappreciated and rejected by its viewers. As happenstance has it, Goldberg is discovered by a…
CATS FOR GOLD
I was recently shown this website, catsforgold.com, which boasts the refining service of turning your unwanted gold scrap into adorable cats. This seems like a wonderful opportunity to get rid of some junk, and receive a package of purring love…