Flameworked and Kilnformed Glass Jewelry and Home Accessories
UPCOMING SHOWS- for more info contact me at marilyn@marilyndesigns.com
Enjoy summer while you can! I will be exhibiting on the Boston City Hall plaza as part of
ARTS ON THE ARCADE. Enjoy music, a farmers market and crafts from 11am- 3pm on August 13th & 27th. Come say hello (I will be there with an array of glassy goodness).
Still more upcoming shows
September 6, 2008 is the Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Juried Show of Historic New England to be held at the Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA (rain or shine). Over 100 juried artisans will be exhibiting. Free for Historic New England members.
More details and directions can be found by contacting www.historicnewengland.org
September 14, 2008 is the Boston FOLK FESTIVAL held at UMASS Boston, and I am pleased that this will be a day to enjoy great music while in my booth. More details can be obtained from www.bostonfolkfestival.org
As Autumn creeps up on us and the leaves begin to change I am pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting September 20th in Lexington on the Town Green during their Town Day Festival and Fair.
The following weekend will be a busy one as artists open heir studios all throughout Jamaica Plain, and on September 27th & 28th I will be at the Brewery site (outdoors) during Jamaica Plain Open Studios.
More info can be found at the web site .http://www.jpopenstudios.com
At these shows I will be exhibiting both jewelry and my new kilnformed work. The new kiln was hooked up as of today (I hope) so I will be creating larger plates, bowls, and platters. Yippee!
This work requires multiple firings, and in addition to firing glass on glass I have begun using special paints on glass and hope to have some of these works ready for these exhibits. Other work involves enamels and metals on the glass once it is ready for its first firing. With a bigger kiln up and running I hope to create custom dinnerware sets....and should have one on display during Joy Street Artists open studios November 22nd &23rd.
As much as I love creating one of a kind flameworked glass beads, my addiction to glass outgrew the torch space of Studio 1, 86 Joy street, Somerville, so I am very happy that I have moved both of my fusing kilns to a new space down the hall. When you come visit me during Open studios, I will now be in Studio 43, where I have room for two kilns, crates of raw glass and a collection of glass working equipment!
www.joystreetartists.org will show more specific site information on open studios as the date gets closer.
Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones during the upcoming show seasons, and thanks to everyone!
Previous shows
Thanks to all for a great show season. I am continuing to work on new designs and recently had a trunk show at C.A.S.T. Software in Wakefield, MA
A selection of my jewelry can be found at the Revolving Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts www.revolvingmuseum.org
I will be adding event and show information as it becomes available.
On a recent trip to Portland, Oregon I obtained a selection of exciting, unique glass for kiln working that shows one of a kind variations and look forward to working with this new shipment and creating both jewelry and home and office accessories.
A selection of my necklaces are included in the "All Manner of Glass" exhibit at the Artisan Gallery at Woman Made in Chicago, Illinois from April 4th- June 19th. For anyone in the vicinity, the opening reception is on Friday April 4th from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. More information can be obtained here http://womanmade.org/show.html?type=group&gallery=glass2008&pic=1
On May 3rd & 4th I will be demonstrating bead making at my studio (86 Joy Street Studio #1 in Somerville) as part of Somerville Open Studios. www.somervilleopenstudios.orgYou can also check out more artists at www.joystreetartists.org
Then I'll be taking more photos than I think possible of art cars in Houston at the best art car festival EVER. You can check out art car weekend for by googling the Orange Show Foundtion
May 31st is tha auction to benefit SNOW FARM, the New england Craft Program, and I will be participating and have a glassy item in the auction. To see a list of the participating artists and to check out Snowfarm's great programs, go here.http://www.snowfarm.org/auction.html
My car will be filled with all kinds of glassy goodness as I head off to Atlanta for the June 7th Indie Craft Experience to be held at Centennial Park. Ths is lucky year #7 of the Indie Craft Experience by PBA30's "This is Atlanta." ...
www.ice-atlanta.com
On June 21st, I will be exhibiting at the Beverly Arts Festival; a part of Beverly Main Street. For details and directions check out Main Streets Beverly.
http://beverlymainstreets.org/artists20.html
July 19th brings the Somerville ARTBEAT festival. This years theme is GREEN, and there will be music, performances and music galore. Have just been informed that my work has been accepted, so will be there with new designs, new jewelry , and bigger and better glasswork. More information will be posted as it becomes available on www.somervilleartscouncil.org
To be notified of upcoming events or to make an appointment to see work at my studio, contact me at
marilyn@marilyndesigns.com
