By this weekend my work will be avilable for purchase at The Urban Gypsy in Polish Hill, right above The Strip District. The Urban Gypsy has a variety of vintage items and work by local Pittsburgh artists for sale, so if you’re into handmade or vintage, you HAVE to check it out. It’s fairly new, [...]

Finally! Took me all day, but The Gallery is done. I’ve got a much more cohesive layout, and you can sort through by category rather than wait for some slideshow to give you what you’re interested in. So go and give it a look. There’s a lot more there than what you’ve seen before, too, [...]

All right, I’ve got my orders out, the Etsy shop re-opened, and I’ve updated the items to reflect what has sold. What I have yet to do is add all the items I made prior to the show! This involves taking pictures of each one, resizing and cropping said images, and then uploading them to [...]

This is by far the “fan favorite” out of all the maille I have made. It’s one of my favorites as well, and provided some surprising challenges! The piece itself is made from bright aluminum with some tiny Czech glass drops attached. The connectors and enamelled butterfly pendant are set with Swarovski crystals. The clasp [...]

I have been taking pictures like mad! It’s actually a lot more fun now that I’m using different-colored backgrounds and adding props. Although I totally failed my spot check when I started out on my little photography adventure. I was wondering what I could use as props. I wanted to use something that gave people [...]