Sunday 12/11 from 12-5 & Saturday 12/17 from 10-4
I hope you'll come visit for a chance to see my lovely little studio, jewelry (of course), yummy snacks and a drink (or two) if you are interested.
It is so nice to wind down this busy time of year having folks visit this space I love so much. I look forward to seeing you (🤞🏽) and would be happy to answer questions.... so don't hesitate to ask!
The entrance to my studio is around the back of my house. There is a full glass bay door so you can't miss it. Feel free to park up on the street and walk down the driveway or pull down and park right in front of the studio.
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I have had so much fun creating this collection... it all started with a a stack of photographs taken on my adventures and then serendipitously finding an incredible stone that somehow incapsulated the entire color story in one gem. It is evocative of clear lake waters, fallen leaves, lichen, sunsets and the rich and warm colors of fall.
It is such a gift to create work that feels so tethered to the joys in my life and to be reminded daily how much I love the changing of the seasons (especially this one). This new collection is full of limited edition and one-of-a-kind pieces, there are so many beautiful stones; Opal, Garnet, Citrine, Carnelian, Agate, Andesine, Chrysoprase and Sapphire.
I hope you'll take the time to check out all of these new pieces next week when they go live on the website, I'd love to hear what you think!
Live Preview- September 20 at 12:00pm ET
Website Update and Collection Launch- September 22 at 12:00pm ET
New newsletter just went out, if you are interested you can check it out at the link below-
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Parking:
Plenty of street parking is available directly in front of my house and across the street. Walk down the driveway (it is steep) to access my studio.
For people with limited mobility, I invite you to pull down the driveway (I suggest you back in) and park in front of the small travel trailer. You will be just a few steps from the studio door.
Questions:
Just send me an email at ericasbailey@gmail.com
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*Side note/bummer disclaimer- The internet was not on my side the day that I interviewed Mark and much to my chagrin the interview was lost. This is truly sad on a multitude of levels only one of which is losing he kindness, insight and thoughtfulness with which Mark talked about being a creative professional.
Mark chose "Sugarfoot" by Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Quote:
"I'd made up a stupid rule and was mindlessly following it."
Where to Find Mark:
Instagram: @markgardnerstudio
Website: markgardnerstudio.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Mentors- John Jordan and Stoney Lamar
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On top of being a great friend, Jason is a very talented metalsmith (using nature as his muse) and the president of the Southern Highland Craft Guild.
Jason chose "The Perilous Night" by Drive by Truckers for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Quote:
"Luck is when hard work and preparation meet"
Where to Find Jason:
Instagram: @jasonjanowjewelry
Website: jasonjanowjewelry.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Miya Gallery
Haywood Community College
Southern Highlands Craft Guild
Join us as we chat about being “legitimate, professional makers”, Haywood Professional Crafts program, always wanting to be an artist, creative careers, travel, being self-critical, #artinautumn , having control, collaborating, travel and birds.
Audrey and Jesse chose two songs ( obviously) "Dirty Work" by Steely Dan and "Fantasma Vaga" by Helado Negro for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Quote/s
"I always wanted to be an artist" - Jesse
" Feeling like I had control of something" -Audrey
"Whatcha doin there big boy" - Squekaroo
Where to Find Audrey:
Instagram: @audreylainecollection
Website: audreylaine.com
Email: audreylailnecollection@gmail.com
Where to Find Jesse:
Instagram: @sawyerwoodwork
Website: sawyerwoodwork.com
Email: jsawyerwoodwork@gmail.com
Where to Find Audrey:
Instagram: @sh_sawyerhome
Email: shsawyerhome@gmail.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Indie Craft Parade Travelers Rest, SC
Haywood Professional Crafts Program
Atomic Furnishing
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Join us as Annie and I reflect on this past year since our first interview. We talk about juxtaposition, “pazow”, shows, galleries, The Metal Mavens , collaboration, torch fired enamels, copper oxides, building community, teaching, transdimensional portals, huge projects, being cautiously optimistic and so much more.
Quote- "We definitely dumped that shit in the pool"
"Pazow"- Pizazz+Wow
Annie chose the song “Can't Knock the Hustle” by Weezer for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Annie:
Instagram: @coppertide
Facebook: @coppertide
Website: coppertide.net
Email: coppertide@gmail.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Ardmore Art Walk
Piedmont Craftsmen
Lara Gastinger- Metal Mavens' Happy Hour special guest 7/23
Join us as Brian and I chat about furniture making, apprenticeships, first studios, 10,000 hours, arts and crafts designs, buying your first major piece of equipment, during lumber, tenacity, filling the pot and creative communities.
Brian chose the song “Georgia Warhorse” by JJ Grey and Mofro for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Brian:
Instagram: @brianbracefinefurniture
Facebook: @Brian.Brace.Fine.Furniture.Maker
Website: brianbracefinefurniture.com
Email: info@brianbracefinefurniture.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Roycroft Artisans
JJ Grey and Mofro at the Salvage Station, Sept. 4, 2021
Vermont Apprenticeship Program
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Millie , Jason and I talk about craft guilds, virtual craft fairs, marketing, herding cats, benefits of being a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, online shops, educating about crafts , virtual events moving forward, documenting your process, guest artists, the challenges of wearing all the hats as a working artist, and using your resources.
Where to Find Millie, Jason and SHCG:
Instagram: @craftguild @jasonjanowjewelry
Facebook: @shcraftguild @jasonjanowjewelry
Website: craftguild.org jasonjanowjewelry.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Virtual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, July 15-18
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, October 14-17
Apply to the Guild
Topics include- The Talisman Collection, proprietary bronze allows, casting, supportive community, trade shows, wholesale, going live, online marketing, the importance of analytics and data, sticking with it, trusting yourself, taking baby steps and creating jewelry collections.
Quote- "We need to trust ourselves, to find our voice and to stick with it"
Ann chose a song by Khurangbin for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Ann:
Instagram: @chikahisastudio
Facebook: @chikahisastudio
Website: chikahisastudio.com
Email: help@chikahisastudio.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
The Talisman Collection
NYNow
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Our topics include- Craft legacy, soda firing, tight wheel throwing, retail, creative exploration, @craftguild , being an art show kid, knowing the business, building our websites, leaning in to your community, Kickstarter, form and pattern and so much more.
Quote- " When potters say I have a ton of ________, we mean it literally"
Zan chose the song "The Pavilion" by Coheed and Cambria for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Zan:
Instagram: @zanbarnespottery
Facebook: @zanbarnespottery
Website: zanbarnes.com
Email: zan@zanbarnes.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Riverwood Pottery
John C Campbell Folk School
Western NC Pottery Festival
Join us as we talk about being a potter vs. ceramic artist, the NC clay tradition, second careers, mathematics, microorganisms, glazes, Frank Art Gallery, finding legitimacy as an artist, Croatia, the Croatian War of Independence and communicating with our hands.
Sasha chose the song "Heaven or Las Vegas" by the Cocteau Twins for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Sasha:
Instagram: @sashabakaric
Facebook: @SashaCeramics
Website: sashaceramics.com
Email: sashabakaric@gmail.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
FRANK
Croatian War of Independence
Join us as Kristin and I talk about being maker mamas, craft guilds, hard questions, work evolutions, body of work, white clay and colored slip, having a studio that is open to the public and creating a business model that works for you.
Kristin chose the song “Hold On" by Wilson Phillips for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Kristin:
Instagram: @krisbenyopottery
Facebook: @BenyoPottery
Website: krisbenyopottery.com
Email: krisbenyo@hotmail.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Pottery Making Illustrated Article
Harlem Wizards
Southern Highlands Craft Guild
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Join us as Katy and I talk about branding and marketing, graphic design, illustration, built in limitations, creative income, connecting, identity, legitimacy, self-promotion, markers, Lynda Barry, craft and getting a hobby.
Quote of the day “ Legitimacy is a construct we write for ourselves”
Katy chose the song “Get a Job" by The Silhouettes for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Katy:
Instagram: @katyvmeehan
Website: linktr.ee/katyvmeehan
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Cartoonist- Lynda Barry
ECU School of Art
Self-promotion: the act of furthering one's own growth, advancement, or prosperity
Join us as Tina and I talk about ceramic sculpture, hand building, animal personalities, barrel firing, marketing, Kevlar, conduction, rake firing, goal setting and giving space and time to our creative process.
Tina chose the song “Sugar" by Maroon 5 for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Tina:
Instagram: @tinasculptress
Website: curryoriginals.com
Email: tina7570@gmail.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Carlos Jones Photography
Community School of the Arts
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
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Join us as we talk about neon, ethical metalsmiths, apprenticeships, endangered craft, classic glass, leaded glass, movies, empathy, Erin Younge, Emerge at PItt County Arts, The Echo Project and “being a famous artist”.
Danielle chose the song “Best Life!” by Cheekface! for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Danielle:
Instagram: @d_j_neon @hex.neon @neon_zoetrope
Website: hexneon.com
Email: djneonart@gmail.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Eureka Springs School of the Arts
The Echo Project
Quote- "making is an addiction" - Bob Ebendorf
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Erin and Erica talk about textiles, “legitimate” careers, freedom of expression, personal vs. public work, wonder, your creative signature , exploration and the amazing @laranguyen00
Erin chose the song “Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.
Where to Find Erin:
Instagram: @erincastellan_studio and @erineleanor_knitwear
Website: erinecastellan.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Lara Nguyen
Warren Wilson College
Anthropocene Reviewed (podcast)- "Capacity for Wonder and Sunsets"
Join us as Adam and I talk about Penland School of Crafts, Raising and Forming, Chasing and Repousse, teaching, metalsmithing, a methodical approach, being nimble, travel, putting yourself out there, flexibility, exhibitions , astronauts and so much more.Adam is currently listening to Peter F. Hamilton's The Salvation Sequence
Where to Find Adam:
Instagram: @awmetalsmith
Website: aw-metalsmith.com
Email: adam@awmetalsmith.com
Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Penland School of Crafts
Train to Shimla
Metalwerx Spring Symposium
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Working Knowledge #38- episode link- Part 1 and Part 2
Join us as Linda and I talk about art school, architecture, passion, metalsmithing, distilling inspiration, the rabbit wheel, booth set-up amnesia, mediation, Being a jeweler, deadlines , craft fairs and much more!
Linda's song- Philosophize In it! Chemicalize With It! by Kishi Bashi
Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
Where to find Linda:
Instagram: linda_azar
Facebook: Linda Azar
Website: www.lindaazarmetalsmith.com
Email: linda@lindaazarmetalsmith.com
Linda's favorite podcasts while working
Comedy Bang Bang
Threedom
Big Grande Teachers Lounge
Other stuff we talked about:
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Weaverville Art Safari
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Join us as Tara and I discuss creative rules, color, shape, jewelry, balance ( both in design and life), crafts shows, The hustle, street culture, value systems, anxiety, community and so much more.
Working Knowledge #37- episode link
Tara's song- Childish Gambino "Feels Like Summer"
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
Where to find Tara-
facebook.com/Tara Locklear
Twitter @_taralocklear
IG- @taralocklear and @tljewelryshop
lockleartara@gmail.com
Some of the things we talked about-
Robert Ebendorf - article
The American Craft Council (ACC)
The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
Book- The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair
Secret Identity Project, Amend
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Join us as Ray and I talk about aeronautical engineering, wood working, dumpster diving, 10,000 hours and 15,000 boxes, wooden hinges, types of wood (origins, patterns and causes), vernier thrusters, the Mars rover, wooden boxes and commissions.
Working Knowledge #36- episode link
Ray's song- Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
Where to find Ray-
FB- RayJonesWoodboxes
Some of the things we talked about-
Winter Park Virtual Craft Fair 3/19/21-3/21/21
10,000 hours (Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell) and 15,000 boxes
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Join us as Emily and I talk about making multiples and experimentation, setting parameters to expand creativity, being a jeweler, metalsmithing, Penland School of Crafts, all the paths we can take as makers, silver soldering, noting out days, widening our view, Marthe Le Van, Mora Collections, running and having an inquisitive studio practice.
Working Knowledge #35- episode link part 1 and part 2
Emily's song- "Heavy Feathers" by Jon Charles Dwyer
Emily's podcast- Oh no Ross and Carrie ( this is what she really listens to when she works)
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
Where and how to find Emily-
emilymaijarogstad@gmail.com
Some of the things we talked about-
Penland School of Craft and the Core Fellow Program
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (BRAHM), Metalsmiths of North Carolina
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Join us as Marthe and I wrap up our wonderful conversation about tenacity, optimism, Mora, Lark Books, Lene Vibe, contemporary jewelry, display, merchandising, divine stumbles, and so much more. *Sadly the internet failed me and the majority of our interview was lost to the ether. Follow the link below to see the last 15 minutes of our chat.
Working Knowledge #34- episode link
Marthe's song- "Tints" by Anderson Paak
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
Contact info...
@morajewelry
info@moracollection.com
Things we talked about....
Harvey Littleton, glass artist
Lark Books- 500 series and much more
Lene Vibe (pronounced Lean Veeb) jeweler from Copenhagen, Denmark. Mora will be hosting an Artist Spotlight for this incredible jeweler April 19-May 10
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Join Ann , Sandy and I as we talk about clay bodies, collaboration, John Cram, market testing, inventory, teaching, resilience, legitimacy, sink or swim, the farmer and the hunter and knowing your strengths.
Working Knowledge #33- episode link
Ann and Sandy's song- Mungos' Hi Fi "Bike Rider"
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
How to find Ann and Sandy-
IG @battonclayworks
FB @battonclayworksinc
Some of the things we talked about-
John Cram and New Morning Gallery
Lessons with the Battons
Farmer and Hunter
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Join us as Lysandra and I talk about fashion design, being a geek, creating accessible well designed clothing, business pants, black out Tuesday, being a black small business owner, the consequences of growing to fast, inclusion for the sake of inclusion, design thinking, face masks, failure, legitimacy and powerful conversations.
Working Knowledge #32- episode link
Lysandra's song- Pentatonix, Radioactive
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
How to find Lysandra-
IG: @geekchicclothing.com
Twitter: @shopgeekchic
Things we talked about-
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Working Knowledge #31- episode link
Amar's song-Byron the Aquarius “Feel my thoughts -Bruh”
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
How to find Amar-
@amarstewart (IG)
www.amarstewart.com (website)
We talked about:
I KICKED CANCERS ASS- @ikickedcancersass
Housed in an original art deco storefront, Horse + Hero specializes in neoappalachian art and craft that is design-minded, worldwise and rooted in the craftways and culture of our southern Appalachian mountains.
Crave Dessert Bar- Upcoming opportunity to see Amar's 3-D Collection of Paintings
Collections we discussed: Hip Hop Royalty, Let's Battle, Portraiture, 3-D
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Join us as Shane and I talk about photography, ancestry, HIV advocacy, world travels, stigma and taboo, large format film, home, Nebraska, our grandmas and vulnerability.
Working Knowledge #30- episode link
Shane's song-It's nice to have a friend by Taylor SwiftWorking
Knowledge Playlist on Spotify
How to find Shane-
FB- Shane Booth
IG- picturebooth2
picturebooth2@yahoo.com
Things we talked about:
Soni Martin- mentor to each of us
Visual Aids- website for artists who are HIV positive
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