So a fiber artist friend and I drove the 2 hours to Charlotte, NC today to see the ACC craft show at the Charlotte Convention Center.\u00a0 What an inspiring day!\u00a0 In addition to fabulous jewelry, there was great glass, clay, wood, fibers and more.\u00a0 Great eye candy.<\/p>\n
Here are some info\/links to some jewelry artists whose cards I thought were worth picking up:<\/p>\n
Julie Shaw – really interesting use of patinas.\u00a0 Unfortunately, no web site.\u00a0 Neat folded business card though.<\/p>\n
William G. Lehnert, www.BillLehnert.com.\u00a0 Incredible eye candy, including a $44,000 parabila tourmaline pendant.\u00a0 Store in Asheville, NC.\u00a0 Gorgeous stuff!<\/p>\n
Jayne DeMarcay, DeMarcay Design, www.DeMarcay.com\u00a0 Really interesting nesting gold rings; great use of stones as accent pieces.<\/p>\n
Lee Marraccini.\u00a0 www.marraccinidesigns.com\u00a0 Interesting textured gold with gemstones.<\/p>\n
Erica Stankwytch Bailey, www.ericastankwytchbailey.com\u00a0 Great textures and shapes in silver.\u00a0 Lots of doming, hand made beads, and elements that can be used singly or combined.<\/p>\n
Lori Warren, www.loriwarren.com\u00a0 Really unusual shapes, mixed bezel and prongs, neat stones.\u00a0 HUGE – like 4 x 11″ – card with huge pictures.\u00a0 Only on one side though… thought that was kind of a waste of the other side.<\/p>\n
Pat Pruitt – www.patpruitt.com\u00a0 Incredible stainless steel pieces, many inlaid with fine silver or gold.\u00a0 Great textures, great finishes.\u00a0 Neat stuff.<\/p>\n
And finally, an artist who “paints” on huge “canvases” of stainless steel.\u00a0 He creates the most amazing textures, that look like 3-d shapes.\u00a0 Really, really cool stuff!\u00a0 Bruce R. MacDonald, www.brmdesign.com If you are into finishes, you need to check out his work.<\/p>\n
On a different note, I was intrigued by the different approaches to both presentation and PR materials.\u00a0 Some artists had nothing; some had business cards; some had cards and postcards of varying sizes; and a few had a “catalog” of either specific items, or general types of items.\u00a0 I found the catalog idea intriguing, as it would let the visitor take it home, hand it to hubby or wife, and say – Christmas is coming and I love THIS!\u00a0 Kind of cool idea…<\/p>\n
Presentation ran the gamut from incredibly elaborate expensive cases with the jeweler firmly ensconced behind them, to casual but still good looking presentations with no glass or furniture between the visitor and the jewelry or the artist.\u00a0 The top priced items were behind glass and locks; mid price down varied.\u00a0 Personally, I like being able to touch things I am looking at, but most – not all but most – of the artists with work behind glass were quick to pull things out if we were looking.<\/p>\n
Also noticed that there was a pretty even mix between those with visible prices and those without.\u00a0 Still not sure how I feel about that one… the cases look cleaner with no prices, but then people would look and move on since they could not tell if they could afford it or not.\u00a0 Some, of course, would ask… but I saw many just glance and go.\u00a0 Sort of an if I have to ask I probably can’t afford it thing I think….<\/p>\n
Anyway, a very inspirational day.\u00a0 Lots of ideas for redoing my booth and how I show my work, met some great folks, had a grand day – and got my husband’s Christmas present – yeah!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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