Microcosmic Ispiration

I wanted to share with you some of my new favorite Etsy artists! The following artists have created things that wander into my mind all day and night.

The photos are so beautiful – they look like an accumulation of cells, and each one individually looks like it’s own universe. They’re all made of recycled plastic too! Find these (and more amazing pieces) here.

 

Pouches, pin cushions and wall hangings – all decorated with exquisitely hand stitched mold! I love to see bacteria blooming- the colors, textures, and the patterns of their growth. Amazing! See more of these beauties here.

 

Pen and ink drawings are some of my favorites. These prints have so much depth and texture. These remind me of sprawling lichens and mushrooms, or an electron microgram. These lovely prints (and so many more) are here.

I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at these as much as I do!

Happy Independence Day!

New Logo!

That’s right, I have actually have a logo now! Here’s a look at some of my new graphics:

(logo)

(business card, side 1)

(business card, side 2)

I like how either side of the business cards are oriented differently. I’m really pleased with them. What do you think?

Accidental Design

I finished up some necklaces the other night, and stacked them on the edge of my desk (I’m planning on oxidizing them later). 

I sat down at my desk this afternoon to start working on some other pieces, and as I was cutting more solder, I happened to look over at the pile of necklaces from days before and was suddenly inspired:

I really enjoy how the different sizes fit inside each other and overlap… my mind is sketching all the ways to make this work…

I’ll keep you posted.

Happy Sunday!

I’ve such a wonderful weekend Lots of sun in the bay area, and I’m feeling really good about the amount jewelry I’ve been making. Here’s a peek of some new organic hoops I’m working on (they’re not finished yet):

I really enjoy how none of them are exact matches to each other. What do you think?

Also, my bestie just got a new baby kitten:

This is Bruce. He’s the craziest, spastic little guy I’ve even met. Isn’t just adorable?! I love my little nephew!

Saturday = Productivity!

Yay! I’m drinking lots of coffee and getting lots of new pieces made! 

I’m also doing some experimenting with 14 karat gold-filled wire… It’s challenging and I’m not sure I like or will get very far with it, but I wanted to give it a shot.

Here’s one of my new “organic hoops” in the 14 karat gold-filled  with little silver “spores”. I think I like it.

Motivation

I have been struggling so much to stay motivated lately. The last three weekends in a row were devoured by events that kept me from working on my jewelry (tradeshow for my day job, migraine, oral surgery!). I feel as if I’m being tested. I can’t stand the idea of procrastinating until the week before Renegade, and then working into the night and burning myself out. Yeesh. 

So for now, I’m just trying to stay motivated by making little goals for every day. Today I focused on simply making a few duplicates of pieces I’ve gotten good feedback on…

Well, part of tonight’s goal was working until a certain hour, which is rapidly approaching. Time to get back to it!

A Little bit of Inspiration

I found etsy seller BeHappyNow, and I’m totally in love with these pieces:

This is called My Lovely Plume and I think it’s just exquisite. I love the fine details and all the textures and patterns. 

This is also called My Lovely Plume: 

These would be so lovely framed side by side. 

I also really love this photo of a hand crafted scene:

So colorful and full of humor, light-hearted and joyful. I love this little world!

M.I.A.

I’ve been pretty out of it for a few days now…

I had one of my wisdom teeth extracted (unexpectedly) on Friday. Take a look at my treasure though:

It’s so crazy to think about something that big just sitting in your face. Ouch. I can tell I’m starting to feel better though, because all I can think about is how hungry I am! Before, my mouth hurt so much I couldn’t even think about eatting, but now, food is the most amazing thing I can think about! I’m already planning my first feast once my mouth is back to normal.

Cell Formation – Hoops!

I’ve been drawing out this idea for weeks now, and I finally made a pair of cell formation hoops:

This is actually a pretty small pair, but I can totally see them getting really big and fabulous…