Taming the Tangle

A sweet story

These earrings are on their way to Pinch, a gallery in Northampton, MA, where 2 years ago a customer bought a nest pendant for his wife. He kept missing the earrings in the store... Jenna, the owner, happened to recognize him and the wheels got set in motion again. This time he left nothing to chance... a special order was put in place. I don't always get to hear the fun holiday stories, but I know my craziness at this time of year is going to make a lot of people happy.

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Planting seeds

Last night Olive and I did a recap of our 6 hour gallery show at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The event was very well attended, and people were making purchases yet not high-end ones. Sometimes it's hard at the end of a show where you are looking at sales totals and are not happy with what you see. Yet we are both willing to consider doing this show again. Why? Because we both want our work to be a part of museums, galleries, and museum shops. It felt like we were in the right place, venue, and with the right type of contemporary-art-loving audience. Also the day felt like a day of planting seeds... business cards handed out, store inquiries, fellow artist contacts. Hopefully the show has legs because ultimately we do have to look at the bottom line. As an eternal optimist, I think it will be great in the long run and hopefully over this holiday season for the immediate gratification.

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Walker Art Center jewelry show today 11-5

I'm all set up in Minneapolis... come on by!

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A mad night of production

Stayed up late and woke up early... today is the final push day for production work for tomorrow I head to Minneapolis for a show at the Walker Art Center. Lots to do before then, though... 2 wholesale orders to ship + an individual order + inventory for the Evanston (IL) EXPO... there are more wholesale orders in queue but those will have to wait for my return next week. This is the big push period for shows + wholesale, but after Thanksgiving everything switches to individual retail orders and I focus on new designs and catalog creation for 2010. I'm in the groove right now with my lack-of-sleep cycle (and have even managed to be social) yet I do look forward to things calming down just a bit next week.

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New Store: The Porch in New Orleans

Yes, I now have jewelry available in the Big Easy... shipping out today actually in time for the holiday season. JoAnn, the store owner, found me in Ann Arbor at the State Street Art Festival. She bought pieces from me for a couple of years, and this year she requested a wholesale catalog. Luckily for me she was both patient and persistent... she caught me in the midst of my big move. I couldn't find the box with my catalogs! The one thing that wasn't marked... so she emailed me and was willing to order from a PDF. It doesn't happen often that customers will doggedly pursue us... as I've mentioned before, I'm working on a leads tracking system to stay on top of new opportunities as well as keep in better touch with current customers. And I've found my catalogs (just last week!) and have a new one in the works for 2010.

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New Store: Walker Art Center in Minneapolis

Here's a sneak peek of just a few of the pieces on their way to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. I will be heading there myself for the holiday market show held in the art center on Saturday, November 14, 11-5... come on by for a beautiful selection of holiday party wear and gifts. My jewelry will be a part of the art center shop on an ongoing basis!

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