Confetti Chains- Drop In Studio Fun

December 1, 2012

The Studio at Contemporary Craft has a Drop In Studio activity, it’s theme bringing the current gallery exhibition into the hands of the public.  Visitors get the chance to make their own craft in a short period of time, and for those that aren’t routinely exposed to the arts the Drop In acts as a […]

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Visiting Artists at SCC

November 13, 2012

One of the perks of this gig at Contemporary Craft is that I get to hang out with visiting artists from seriously all over the place. In October the Cylinders came for a program called Meet a Maker. They presented a slide show of their work, which is jewelry designed around parts of old, irrepairable […]

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Junk Joke Jewelry

October 14, 2012

This past Monday was a Teacher In-Service day and a group of art teachers from the Pine Richland School Distict here in the Pittsburgh area came to SCC to do activities.  They spent with the morning with local artist Gerry Florida then got a tour of the Humor In Craft exhibit.  I came in to […]

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October Studio Update

October 14, 2012

I love October, it’s my favorite non-summer month of the year and it’s half over!  I’m trying to do everything I can think of before the winter hibernating months…Especially if it’s free or takes place out doors.  I love the colors and weather of fall, not to mention fall foods.  I’m overdosing on foods made […]

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Jewelry Makers Prize Package

September 24, 2012

Kathie Depew over at Cotton Ridge Create! is hosting a pretty cool giveaway that’s geared towards the artists her site looks to promote.  I entered because how fun would it be to get some new materials to play around with… and for FREE!  The instruction books look like they’re gorgeous all from cover to cover.  […]

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First Week at the Society of Contemporary Craft

September 8, 2012

I’ve now been in Pittsburgh for almost a full week, and am still getting used to all the hills and  traffic. I started training at the Society of Contemporary Craft right after dropping of my 17 foot U-Haul truck (that was an adventure but both the truck and I survived).  This week has been a […]

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SNAG Forging Entrepreneurs

August 31, 2012

This past weekend was the first SNAG Forging Entrepreneurs Symposium and I got the chance to attend.  The event was hosted by the Society of Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, where I’ll soon be starting as the Studio Apprentice.  Saturday evening was a reception in the gallery of the SCC.  The exhibition ‘Humor in Craft‘ was […]

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New to Blogging

July 17, 2012

I’m super new to this whole blogging thing, fortunately I’m working on a wine buzz, so that can only help(right?).  I’ve been wanting to start a blog for some time…I think I registered for one like 6 years ago and never did anything with it.  I can’t help but to compare the activity with diary […]

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