tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263802695726931942024-02-07T04:08:15.183-08:00NightshadeRose StudioAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-65516225415851024422014-02-21T23:38:00.000-08:002014-02-21T23:38:09.543-08:00SALE!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As promised, we're having a sale on all the jewelry, claws, and hair pins to celebrate the new website at <a href="http://studio.nightshaderose.com/">studio.nightshaderose.com</a>! Its 25% off in both the etsy and artfire shops. Go check out the web site to get the coupon code!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-5353395261576361632014-02-20T00:26:00.001-08:002014-02-20T00:26:31.185-08:00It's Aliiive!!! (and some show announcements)The new web site at <a href="http://www.studio.nightshaderose.com/">www.studio.nightshaderose.com</a> is live! Go check it out. It's pretty! There will probably be a celebratory sale in the <a href="http://nightshaderosestudio.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shop this weekend.<br />
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In other news, I will be at Emerald City ComicCon at the end of March! I'll have a wide range of all my work, and I'll be sharing a booth with <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/javagoth" target="_blank">TM Originals</a>, another jeweler-friend of mine who does fantastic steampunk-ish work.<br />
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Unfortunately I will NOT be in the dealer's room at Norwescon this year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-10403832825801815442014-02-14T14:55:00.000-08:002014-02-14T14:55:56.496-08:00Website update, moving web address, and other online related newsAs the winter begins to lift just a little bit here in Seattle and the sunlight starts coming back, big changes are afoot at the NightshadeRose Studio Website. Over the coming months we'll be moving to a shiny new site, with a slightly (but importantly) different address. I expect the new site at studio.nightshaderose.com to be live sometime in the next week. The new site will be cleaner and shinier, have better photo organization, be easier to navigate and update, and <b>not</b> look like it was hacked together on one vodka-fueled weekend by someone who only vaguely knew what they were doing (i.e. me). There will eventually even be an integrated online store, but that's another month or two off. There will probably be some overlap between the new site coming up and the old site coming down, but eventually the old address will just be a redirect to the new site. I hope y'all love the new website. I certainly do!<br />
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In other internet-related news, we've been posting daily inspirations of other people's art, design and craft, as well as gemstones and antique jewelry, over at the studio Tumblr (http://nightshaderosestudio.tumblr.com/). Occasional studio and sale announcements as well as musings about the nature of art, craft, and business go up over there as well. Studio/sale announcements and the daily inspiration also go to our<a href="http://www.facebook.com/nightshaderosestudio"> Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/nrs_jewelry">Twitter</a> feeds.<br />
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Speaking, of studio announcements, I'll be making some fairly big show announcements in the next week or so as well.<br />
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I hope everyone's spring goes well, and y'all all get what you need.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-75588479193353510432014-01-06T14:02:00.000-08:002014-01-06T14:02:04.784-08:00website problemsMost links should be working again, but if you're trying to get to the main front page (<a href="http://www.nightshaderose.com/">www.nightshaderose.com</a>) you need, for the time being to drop the "www. and just use "<a href="http://nightshaderose.com/">nightshaderose.com</a>". This is only a problem for the main front page. everything else should be good with or without "www."<br />
I'm in the process of migrating nightshaderose.com to a new web host, and there are a few things I'm still figuring out. This is why I'm an artist and not a sysadmin. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-1603734822968246622013-11-29T12:13:00.000-08:002013-11-29T12:13:52.702-08:00Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales!Just a Heads Up for everyone:<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> Everything in both the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"></span><a data-mce-href="nightshaderosestudio.etsy.com" href="http://www.nightshaderosestudio.etsy.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Etsy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"></span><a data-mce-href="nightshaderosestudio.artfire.com" href="http://www.nightshaderosestudio.artfire.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Artfire</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> shops is </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>25% Off</strong> </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">through Monday. Protip: </span><a data-mce-href="nightshaderosestudio.etsy.com" href="http://www.nightshaderosestudio.etsy.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Etsy</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> has more of the finished jewelry, </span><a data-mce-href="nightshaderosestudio.artfire.com" href="http://www.nightshaderosestudio.artfire.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Artfire</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> has more of the buttons.</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-19832957332920481722013-10-05T07:04:00.001-07:002013-10-05T07:04:49.136-07:00Fall into WinterWell, the Seattle summer ended rather definitively, with the wettest September on record. That's not great for my energy levels, but good for longer kiln-running hours. I've been in heavy production mode lately, getting ready for the Northwest Bead Society Bead Bazaar this weekend. It's October 5th & 6th in the Hansen events center at Comcast Arena in Everett, WA. I've been making a lot of buttons, in various styles, but quite a lot of handpaint.<br />
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I did manage to actually finish a few, too!<br />
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I hope, if you're in the area, you come out to the Beed Bazaar! If not, look for a steady increase in listings on Artfire and Etsy as we get into the holiday season.<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-8607622339977381922013-09-18T12:15:00.000-07:002013-09-18T12:15:03.018-07:00WorldConWell, that was big.<br />
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To be perfectly honest, I broke my one show sales record by a couple hundred dollars so I should be happy, but it's not as much as I was hoping for, given the expense involved. Venturing back home to Texas for a show reminded me that Fandom is not walled off from local culture. I was preparing for a Pacific Northwest show, with lots of claws and some hair pins and a particular jewelry mix, since that's what I was accustomed to, but it turns out that Texas fandom has different desires. I'm completely sold out of forged hair pins, both bronze and sterling, and could have sold more if I'd had them, but the great majority of my claw sales were to people from the PNW. This shows me that I need to do some more research into the fan culture in Detroit before NASFiC next year. Beyond that, I met a lot of interesting people and made a few new friends. I had a pretty good time, though I hardly got to Con at all. After the dealers room shut down, and I rested and ate, most of the panels were over. I did get to see the Masquerade, though, and that was fun.<br />
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The New Product for this convention (in the way that award badges/medals were developed at Norwescon) is Badge Lanyards. Pictures will be forthcoming in the next few days as I photograph and list the remaining pieces.<br />
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Next up: The Northwest Bead Society Bead Bazaar! October 5th-6th at the Hansen Conference Center at Comcast Arena in Everett, WA! This show will be almost exclusively buttons and findings (hooks/eyes, etc), so drop by and see what's come out of R&D this summer, along with a lot of handpaints and a little bit of cloisonné.<br />
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Today's big Announcement is that my Different Worlds line has officially been picked up by the Museum Of Flight Store! I delivered the first order yesterday, and stuck around to explore the museum.<br />
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So, to be perfectly honest, I really thought I was going to spend a couple of hours looking at antique planes, get lunch and go back to the studio to work for the afternoon. It didn't really work out like that. In fact, "a couple hours" turned into 6 hours, and I didn't leave the museum until 4:30pm! There are plenty of antique planes, but they're awesome antique planes.<br />
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But the museum's strong point is that all the history surrounding the antique planes is made exceptionally clear with signage and multimedia presentations. This is not "book history," this is real, relevant, awesome history. I spent 6 hours happily learning things.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These amazing pilots would ferry military planes around during WWII, and would single-hand planes labeled "minimum crew: 3".</td></tr>
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All in all, I had an incredible time, and I think everybody should visit this place.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-23297113960580951312013-06-05T23:09:00.005-07:002013-06-06T10:45:16.735-07:00Big Things A-Brewing and Continuing EducationBut First, Housekeeping: A new batch of claws came off the bench last week, and all the Etsy and Artfire listings have been updated with the new quantities. Subtle design updates will be happening in both the shops and the website this summer, and there will be new products being rolled out.<br />
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<b>Big News #1:</b> My Jewelry can now be found available to purchase in the wild at<b> Ventures: Gifts for Good</b> on the mezzanine level at Pike Place Market! Ventures is the retail incubator store of <a href="http://washingtoncash.org/">Washington C. A. S. H.</a>. I spent April and May attending their Business Development Training class, and it was incredible. I got a fresh look at my business and my goals, and a better handle on the direction the studio is headed in, and a consignment slot at Ventures. <br />
The interesting thing about all this is that when I started NightshadeRose Studio, my intent was to be an <i>artist</i>. I was going to be making fancy one-of-a-kind jewelry and big illustration pieces. It turns out that I'm not really suited to that kind of work. Flights of fancy are great for product development and goofing off, but not for paying rent and putting food on the table. Doing something completely new every time, and then selling it retail in-person is a) exhausting, and b) outside my capabilities. So, rather than being all over the place all the time, I'm mostly narrowing down to specific themes and styles that are the most interesting to me to make and to customers to wear. The business development training gave me an opportunity to talk to buyers for established, respectable retail shops about the sorts of things I'm doing, and it turns out that not only is my current work (like the coffee pieces) marketable, but some older ideas that I thought maybe weren't going anywhere in fact have legs. <br />
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Y'all remember the Different Worlds pieces, yes?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-89109728039775542152013-05-12T18:43:00.004-07:002013-05-12T18:43:52.911-07:00WorldCon and Other NewsSo, first things first: upcoming show announcements!<br />
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The big one is that I'm going home to Texas for <a href="http://www.lonestarcon3.org/">WorldCon (LoneStarCon 3)</a> in August/September! I'm seriously looking forward to this one. It's in San Antonio, and the convention center and hotels are on the Riverwalk, which is below street level, heavily shaded, and generally pretty nice, even in the blast-furnace temperatures of late summer in Central Texas. The show runs Aug. 29-Sept. 2, and I'll have my usual assortment of jewelry, buttons, findings, and art. Afterward I'll be heading up to Austin for a couple of weeks to hang with friends and talk to shops. The Artfire and Etsy shops will definitely be closed from 8/27-9/2. Depending on what sort of printing/mailing facilites I have while I'm in Austin, I may open them back up on 9/3, but only with the stock I have left after WorldCon. I won't be home and able to make more stuff to restock until 9/15 or so.<br />
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October 5th-6th will see me back in Washington at the <a href="http://www.nwbeadsociety.org/bead_bazaar.htm">Northwest Bead Society's Bead Bazaar</a> Up in Everett, at the Comcast Arena. I will be focusing on buttons, cabochons, and other findings at this show.<br />
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If you just can't wait that long to see me, are in the Seattle area, and are brave of heart (or kinky of mind), I'll also be at the <a href="http://thecspc.org/calendar/event/1/6af7t14iq44v3gfs7l43jg4mvo">CSPC Vendor Fair</a>, coming up on June 1st. At this event, I'll have mostly claws and some jewelry.<br />
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So with housekeeping out of the way, you might be wondering what I've been up to for the last month or so. Well, first there was Norwescon, which went reasonably well, but not so much as I'd hoped. The folks from <a href="http://www.biohazard-party.com/">Biohazard</a> were quite pleased with the pieces I had ready for them.<br />
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Also, at Norwescon, I added a new product to my offerings:<br />
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Yep, I'm now offering my enamels as award medals! There are a lot of interesting possibilities to explore here.<br />
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After that was my annual spring studio re-org/remodel. It was a proper remodel this time, with a bunch of cabinets being added, shelves moving around, and finding room for design and photography functions, but still, I only expected the studio to be down for week or two. Unfortunately, I had to make an unplanned move of living quarters at the same time, so everything ended up taking longer than expected. The studio <i>just</i> got back to full functionality last week.<br />
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This is what the new enamel station looked like when I was still putting in cabinets and shelves and moving things around:<br />
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And that's pretty much been my entire April and May!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-67772983531277534442013-03-27T21:20:00.002-07:002013-03-27T21:20:51.971-07:00Norwescon!It's that time of year again! Tomorrow morning the Artfire and Etsy shop will be shutting down while I'm at <a href="http://norwescon.org/">Norwescon</a>. Drop by if you happen to be around. I've got the same table as last year, right next to the Dealer's Room back door. I'm going to have quite a few new things since I've spend a lot of time in the last month or so experimenting with new materials and techniques. There will be pictures, I promise.<br />
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Online shops are expected to open again on 4/2.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-89057128012020461862013-02-15T23:14:00.002-08:002013-02-15T23:14:34.336-08:00Return of the Missing Jeweler!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The new <a href="http://www.nightshaderose.com/studio/gallery-wholesale.php">Large Quantities and Wholesale page</a> has debuted on the website. This is where to go if you need a whole bunch of matching buttons for a costume, pendants for bridesmaids, or items with which to stock a store. There are a respectable number of colors/patterns and I add more regularly. More setting options are coming, too! I plan to add earrings and cuff links in the coming months, and am considering some sterling silver pendant settings as well.<br />
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<a href="http://www.norwescon.org/">Norwescon</a> is coming up soon! I will have loads of new things in new colors and new settings. I'm even adding a couple of bracelets to the mix!<br />
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That's mostly it for now. Hopefully I'll remember to update again before Norwescon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-61276221596393753062013-01-18T01:26:00.000-08:002013-01-18T01:26:43.056-08:00RustyCon!!!! and down time.Just a quick heads-up to everyone out there:<br />
The Etsy and Artfire stores will be closed until February 1st while I attend RustyCon (1/18-1/20) and then take a desperately needed vacation. If you happen to be at Rusty or otherwise at the Sea-Tac Marriott, please feel free to drop by my table. I'm in the far right corner, across from the GoH tables.<br />
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If you need to get in touch with me while I'm out, email is your best bet (info@nightshaderose.com), as I'll be checking the inbox daily.<br />
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Thanks, and I'll see you next month!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-53745271133201811632012-12-03T01:21:00.001-08:002012-12-03T01:21:10.065-08:00WARNING: New Art in ProgressSo, I was working on this thing tonight, and I learned a couple of things:<br />
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2) My waves are the <b>best</b> waves ever. This is with just one color layer in the wire, so it will only get better from here.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-21615116458190304942012-11-23T02:35:00.000-08:002012-11-23T02:35:25.222-08:00SALE TIME!!!Just a quick heads up: Everything in <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/NightshadeRoseStudio">the NightshadeRose Studio ArtFire Store</a> is 20% off through Monday! So, that's jewelry, buttons, art, claws, and hair combs at prices you probably won't see again until I get bored with the inventory next summer. There are a few more new pieces that will be listing on Friday and Saturday as well, like this awesome handpainted enamel medallion:<br />
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So come take a look around. You might just find that perfect gift for someone special (or maybe even yourself).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-31257082220029454122012-11-12T01:53:00.001-08:002012-11-12T01:53:50.464-08:00The Return of Forged Hairpins! (among other things)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The forged Bronze Hairpins are back in stock at both Artfire and Etsy, with a sleek new look that's easier to use and holds fine hair even better.<br />
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They will soon be joined by a version in sterling silver, for those who want a slightly different look.</div>
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This is the stuff I took to OryCon, as laid out on my hotel room desk on Thursday night:<br />
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I had them all out because I was doing the final labeling and check-in. I've recently changed up my inventory system to account for multiples of any given item, so I had to put item numbers on everything (thus the profusion of tiny tags).<br />
This next pic is just the tray of buttons. They are far more awesome displayed all together than individually scattered around the studio.<br />
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So the con itself went alright. I'll probably be back next year. The most positive upshot of the whole thing is that I think I've found the niches I want to settle into, and I now know I have a fairly wide variety of things I can consistently reproduce, so I can now start marketing to various sorts of applicable shops. This will be a whole new adventure.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-4259676002429859422012-10-22T16:54:00.001-07:002012-10-22T16:54:45.655-07:00Current inspiration!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is a gorgeous painting, but please pay attention to the comb in the upper right.<br />
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I now have <b>3</b> pieces in the works based on that comb. Something about it just made me want to make it.<br />
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One is a fairly straight interpretation, ivory that is carved in, but not through, around the swirls. It will be tinted in the carved parts to make the pattern pop. The second will be pearl, carved through and cut out. It is turning out the be the finest saw work I've ever done. The third will actually be copper and bronze wire filigree, hinged onto a tortoise comb. This will be my first properly hinged comb, and if I can get this to work out, expect to see more metal ornaments hinged onto acrylic bases.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-85921879130624498292012-10-22T16:39:00.000-07:002012-10-22T16:39:09.518-07:00Maintenance, claws, and OryConSo, first, the Bronze claws are up in the Artfire shop! Find them here: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/NightshadeRoseStudio/1/7/244034//">http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/NightshadeRoseStudio/1/7/244034//</a><br />
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I'm finishing up copper tonight, but they may not get listed online until after OryCon.<br />
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Speaking of <a href="http://34.orycon.org/">OryCon</a>, I will be holding down a table in the dealers' room there from 11/2-11/4. The studio shops will be unavailable from 11/1-11/5. If you happen to be in/near Portland, OR that weekend, come see me. I'll have all the claws and loads of jewelry and accessories. <br />
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So last week I ended up having to take a day for studio maintenance. I was trying something iffy with the enamel, and it ended with fairly large glass drips on the bottom of the kiln, which means stopping everything, cooling off, scraping down the affected surfaces, and re-coating them all with kiln wash (an easily removable ceramic coating that prevents any mishaps form sticking to the kiln surfaces). While I was at it, I took some time to clean/organize everything else a little bit, and take some pictures. So, here is the reasonably current state of my studio:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-88069494663597012332012-09-27T00:59:00.000-07:002012-09-27T00:59:12.913-07:00Quite a week!Foolscap was awesome as usual. I sat on panels (and moderated one!), had a table in art show, and spent a pretty large chunk of Saturday carving acrylic in public at an Artist's Alley table. I made a few new things for this show, mostly as a way of playing with these medallion settings:<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I did my first-ever tiara out of an acrylic that was tinted to look like older glass. This was the end result of asking myself the question "What shall I wear while I'm sitting at the Artist's Alley table?" I think I'm going to carve a leafy one out of the same plastic.</div>
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So, that costume prop "bone" dagger I showed a few weeks ago came back for further improvements. I did some carving and tinting and added a little bit of beadwork, and ended up with this:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-5195749229890171052012-09-06T16:42:00.000-07:002012-09-09T14:51:31.036-07:00CLAWS!Update: Brass Claws are up on Artfire!!! <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/NightshadeRoseStudio/1/7/244034//">http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/NightshadeRoseStudio/1/7/244034//</a><br />
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The new batch of claws is starting to trickle into availability! Brass should be available tomorrow night or Saturday, and bronze and copper will be coming in over the next couple of weeks.<br />
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They'll be available in 3 standard sizes: Small-fits finger sizes 1.5" to 1.75", Medium-fits 1.75"-2.125", and Large-fits 2"-2.5". I'll have them on Artfire and at convention dealers' room tables (next one is Orycon!) until they're sold out. Then that will be it until I'm up for making more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-13212859735850475902012-08-26T00:24:00.001-07:002012-08-26T00:24:32.578-07:00Update on production and thingsSo this happened today:<br />
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The international gem and jewelry show was this weekend, so I stopped by to score some wholesale pearls. I'm really happy with the coin pearls. They're almost certainly going to be used as dangles off of something. The very dark strands are a blue-green color that I think will be spectacular when mixed with other glass beads or enamel pieces.<br />
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The blanks for the next batch of claws was done earlier than I expected, so I'll probably start working on those this week, with availability to purchase by mid-September.<br />
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I also did a quick/dirty acrylic carving project for a friend:<br />
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This is a faux "bone" dagger for use as a costume prop that could specifically go overseas and cross international borders (most customs agencies frown on bringing actual animal products across borders). This one is fairly simple, since it was a 24hr job: just carved the plastic, aged and dyed it for a less plastic-y look, and wrapped on a hilt. When he returns, I'm going to ask if I can dress it up a bit with dyed carvings in the blade and a little bit of beadwork on the end of the hilt. If the answer is yes, then it will be something worth taking pics of for the portfolio.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-27977927824277209062012-08-10T00:21:00.000-07:002012-08-11T00:07:21.251-07:00Water the Damn Tree (also, Stories are Important)So today, instead of talking about the stuff I make, I'm going to talk about business. Like serious, nuts-and-bolts, efforts-that-go-into-trying-to-turn-the-stuff-I-make-into-money business. Specifically, today I'm going to talk about motivation. Just as a note, the phrases that are capitalized actually are proper nouns for the internal scripts that I think a lot of makers have going on in their heads. If you are a struggling maker, I'm going to bet that you've had these scripts running at some point, too.<br />
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Let's face it: Unless you're either incredibly lucky, or incredibly luckily connected, getting publicity and visibility is <b><u><i>Hard Work</i></u></b>, no matter how awesome your product is. I have, over the last few months, been coming to terms with the fact that I am neither of these things, nor is some magical Business Partner likely to sweep down from on high and save me. So, I'm having to try to become at least passable at all those marketing/promotions things that I'm Bad At and, quite frankly, terrified of. Making and Marketing are supposed to be an oil/water thing, right? How do I deal with Promotion without sliding into Pushy? And the Big Question: If I'm not getting the fairy tale of being magically Discovered, and my products aren't Speaking For Themselves, might that ultimately mean that I am Not Good Enough and/or Don't Deserve Success?<br />
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It happened at Disney World (which shouldn't be surprising. If there's any place in the world that runs on stories...), in the gardens around the roots of the Tree of Life (a <a href="http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/animalkingdom/ak-safari-tree.htm">fantastic work of art and engineering</a> that is the centerpiece of the Animal Kingdom theme park. The "bark" is carved with loads of animals.). A cast member named Justin who I'd stopped to ask a question of had decided on a whim to give me a personal tour of all the gardens, and we'd paused in a spot where we had a very good view of the part of the tree with the carving of the ant. He then told me one of the origin myths that had been created for the tree.<br />
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Short version: Ant, alone in a parched land, has a Dream of having other animals around so he's not Alone. Gaia hears his wish and grants Ant a seed, saying "This is the seed that will grow your Dream." Ant plants the seed, and then treks off some distance to find water to bring back for it. The seed sprouts, and Ant hikes off and haul water back to water the sprout every damn day. The sprout grows into a sapling, and the sapling grows into a tree. Other animals start coming to visit and rest in the shade of the tree. Gaia looks in on Ant and notes how well the tree is doing. Ant says "This is awesome, but I wish there were a way to honor all my animal friends who come visit." Gaia says "Keep watering the tree. There's more to come." Ant keeps watering the tree. The tree's roots eventually find the bedrock and split it open allowing the water trapped beneath to flow to the surface as springs. The tree is now self-sustaining, and as it continues to grow, the images of all the animals who have visited become clear in the pattern of the bark. As the new springs create this oasis in the desert, more animals come, and more images appear in the bark, and the seed of one ant's Dream became the Tree of Life.<br />
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Then Justin performed a few small bits of slight of hand to produce for me my very own Dream Seed, coalesced from my personal Dream, and then, with admonition that this seed would not grow a tree like the one we were standing under (that was how Ant's Dream came to pass. Mine would be different.), we finished the tour of the gardens, parted ways, and I've never seen him since.<br />
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This story was a revelation to me, especially at Disney, because when I was growing up all I ever heard from a lot of people was some variation of "If you have a dream and hold it close, and don't risk it, and believe in it hard enough, and you're "good," & "virtuous", you'll get a fairy godmother to make your dream come true." If this sounds familiar, it should. Try replacing "fairy godmother" with "media savvy business partner", or "influential blogger", or "angel investor". This was really the first time anyone had explicitly said to me that just wishing really hard wasn't going to cut it. (Seriously. When I was growing up I was led to believe that the world was going to fall at my feet because I was "smart." That didn't work out <i>at all</i>.)<br />
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That story has carried me through some difficult times. It got me to go back to school and pursue an old dream that I thought was dead. It got me through the required Calculus class, guided me through a fork in the road, and got me through the Accounting class that was required on the new path. It got me through that last class I needed to actually complete my Jewelry Design Certificate program (the one where you have a show to prove that you've learned everything from all the other classes), when I was sorely tempted to take my knowledge and run like everyone else in the program before me. And now, when I'm facing Marketing, quite possibly the most terrifyingly difficult thing I've ever done, The first thing I'm asking myself every morning when I get up is<br />
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The thing I tell myself to quit procrastinating on the hard stuff is "Water the Damn Tree already!" I Know I'm doing good work and making awesome stuff. It's just a matter of persistence in getting people to see it. There's a lot of junk and a lot of noise out there, and I just have to keep Watering the Damn Tree if I'm ever going to be seen.<br />
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The thing about stories is that if someone had just said "Think of your business/hopes/dreams/life like a plant that needs to be nurtured and worked on.", it probably wouldn't have had any impact at all. But, that particular fairy tale, at that particular time (I was feeling very lost then), in that particular place (my policy with Disney World is that I suspend my disbelief and cynicism at the door), made all the difference in the world. I bet the fairy tale meant more to you than just the advice would have, too.<br />
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What did I do to Water the Damn Tree yesterday? I finally set up a <a href="http://nightshaderosestudio.tumblr.com/">Tumblr for NightshadeRose Studio</a>. There's not much there yet, but there will be.<br />
What have I done to Water the Damn Tree today? Well, this post is a start. :-)<br />
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So the big announcement today is that I've finished one of my R&D projects and put the resulting test-necklaces in the <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/NightshadeRoseStudio/1/7/44258//">experiments & clearance section of my Artfire shop</a> for only $10.00 each! </div>
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Also, don't forget to drop in and follow me over at Google +. I'm <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/109532175951858684189/109532175951858684189">+NightshadeRose Studio</a>, and I'll be doing all manner of interesting things over there, like showing off a few pages of my sketchbook and asking what I should make next.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840675048148683275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326380269572693194.post-83582953423246581882012-07-25T15:17:00.000-07:002012-07-25T15:17:31.020-07:00Hair Accessories have finally listed!So I finally got two combs and a barrette up last night:<br />
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This is the Wave comb that I don't think I've shared around much. <span style="background-color: white;">It's specifically designed in the tradition of old </span><span style="background-color: white;">Victorian</span><span style="background-color: white;"> tortoise and celluloid combs. The comb</span><span style="background-color: white;"> was kind of cool before I got the rhinestones on, but is especially awesome with them. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Also, the barbed tines keep it especially secure in all kinds of hair.</span><br />
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You can find/purchase it at <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4897358">http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4897358</a>.<br />
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This faux "ebony" black knot comb was the first thing I ever carved from acrylic. I still think it's pretty awesome.<br />
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And then, of course, last but not least, there's our old friend the Art Nouveau whiplash barrette. This is the one that went from fail to awesome in one color change a few weeks back.<br />
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Coming up over the next couple of days: Buttons! Loads of buttons. I'll also be filling up the "Experiments" section of my shop with a double handful of pendants made while I was testing out the glass bead technique. Those will be $10-$15 each.<br />
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