WENDELL CASTLE

MANFRED BISHCOFF

One of my favorite studio jewelers whom I learned about in grad school. 

SONIA DELAUNAY

CALDER

I was thinking back on my history with art and jewelry, my likes, dislikes and how they have changed, evolved, grown up and yet have stayed the same.  While thinking back on my path to jewelry I was remembering my youth time favorites.  Realizing my own creative narrative is a path I can detect now. Looking back as though the wind has just brushed away the leaves on an autumn's day stroll to reveal a worn path where I had just thought I had meandered threw the trees.  Calder was one of my favorites in my teens, among Klimt, Mucha, Schiele, Klee, and Sonia Delaunay.  I can see how this hopeful painter (me at 15) could be swayed to textiles and metals once given the knowledge and opportunity. I now remember making wantabe Calder copper wire sculptures and jewelry with gratitude. 

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I just can't help myself...

LOLA DONOGHUE

These paintings by Lola Donoghue are so sweet and dreamy...    If someone wanted to get me a get well soon gift, one of these would be nice...

KELSEY GARRITY-RILEY

Lovely illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley found here.

CURLOWE

Works by Andy Curlowe found here.

KUSAFUNE

Found here.

LOVELY TEXTILES

Lovely textiles by nani IRO found here.

THE CIRQUE TERRE, ITALY

Found here.

WEATHER VANE STAMPS

Prior to the invention of the barometer in the 17th century, weather vanes were indispensable instruments for observing and predicting the weather. These 45¢ denominated stamps feature photographs of five eye-catching weather vanes made in the United States during the 19th century. All five weather vanes — a cow, an eagle, two roosters, and a centaur — belong to the collection of the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont.

Before 1850, American weather vanes were largely the work of individual craftsmen or skilled amateurs. However, during the second half of the 19th century, factories around Boston and New York City began mass-producing them, ushering in what collectors now consider the golden age of American weather vanes. Today, weather vanes from this period are not only valuable collectibles, but also intriguing examples of American folk art.


Found here.

MATT WISNIEWSKI

Look how fantastic these are!