CMA!

You will now be able to purchase my Tiny Treats jewelry at the Columbus Museum of Art gift shop! Hooray :)

This has been one of my big goals since I started making jewelry and it feels so awesome to have this be a reality. It was a large order for me to complete (especially at the start of craft show season and still in the midst of the school year!), but I did it, and it felt great.

Bitter/Sweet Recap

Whirlwind January

January was an insanely busy start to the new year!

At the beginning of the month, Bitter/Sweet (showing my work along with works by fellow artist Linda Diec) opened at the Ohio Art League Gallery. It was my first gallery show that wasn't in a retail shop, restaurant, or at Junctionview Studios - so I was really excited! I worked so hard creating brand new work for the show.

Bitter/Sweet received some excellent press - including a shout-out in the Alive's winter arts calendar and a full-length feature article in the Columbus Dispatch.

In early January, I was also working on rallying the troops to vote for me in the GCAC's Columbus Arts Festival commemorative print competition (see previous blog post for more info). To my delight, I won the poster contest - and my design will be featured as a print to purchase

in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Columbus Arts Festival.

That very same week, my Sweet Stella Designs jewelry line was featured in the Style section of the Columbus Alive - and some close-up shots of my Tiny Treats necklaces were even included on the splash page of the print version of the paper.

You can read the article online HERE.

And in other Sweet Stella Design news: my jewelry is now available at 3 new retail locations: Magpie (Somerville MA), Anthology (Madison WI), and the Glitter Workshop (Madison, WI).

Vote for Me!

I am so excited that I was selected as a finalist in the Columbus Arts Festival 50th Anniversary commemorative print competition! Please vote for my print design (example image to the left) by checking out this link. Then, click on the thumbnail of my design, and click on "LIKE" at the bottom of the larger image on the new page.

You can only vote once, but you don't have to be a Columbusite to cast your vote.

Help me win the grand prize!

New Paintings

"Ready"

acrylic on canvas, 5x7"

$65

"Separation Anxiety"

acrylic on canvas, 5x7"

$65

above pieces on view at:

SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION

Roy G. Biv Gallery

December 4-18, 2010

Opening Reception: December 4, 7-10 pm

997 N. High St. Columbus OH

"Made For Each Other"

acrylic on panel, 10x10"

SOLD

"Broken" (left) and "Undecided" (right)

acrylic on panel, 6x6"

$65 each

on view at:

THUMB BOX EXHIBITION

Ohio Art League Gallery

December 2-29, 2010

1552 N. High St. Columbus OH

Por Vida - Take 2!

If you missed Por Vida III at Junctionview Studios last weekend, make sure to check out the amazing artwork this month at Salon Hotel Lily in the Short North!

Amy Neiwirth

Retablo Del Corazon

wood, polymer clay, acrylic paint & glitter

Por Vida: A Celebration of the Day of the Dead

Salon Hotel Lily

864 N High St
Columbus, OH 43215

Gallery Hop Opening on Saturday, November 6, 2010!

Petite Pals

I am excited to announce my one of my new lines of tiny diorama jewelry - Petite Pals! I will slowly be adding these to my Etsy Shop over the next week or so. They will also be available at my holiday shows - Viewfinder at Junctionview Studios and the North Market Holiday Open House & Craft Extravaganza. (Please note: I will be at these events on the Sunday dates ONLY!)

Makeout.

Waiting.

The Loiterers.

The Carnival.

Dancin' With Myself.

The Rebel.

Featured!

Yesterday, one of my rings was featured on the Lark Crafts blog in a posting called "I Want Candy"!

If you're a fan on my confectionary jewelry treats, then this round-up will be right up your alley :)

Scheming...

I've been super busy getting back in to the swing of teaching. I think it's finally happened.

Now I'm planning for the holiday season - new designs coming soon. Stay tuned.

More Redecorating

Here are some more shots of my *new & improved* more colorful apartment! It's still a work in progress, but the kitchen and the living room are just about finished.

Just in time for me to start teaching again...

And as you might have noticed, I also "redecorated" my blog too. Yippee!

A Little Birdie...

My new pillows look just lovely in my living room.

(Blue pillow cover is by Nestables, cream w/birds is by Olive)

Yummy Summer Weekend Festivities

Okay, okay - I know I've been MIA lately. But between the redecorating, planning an art show, and selling my work at markets 3 times a week, blogging was last on my list!

I did want to mention the awesome event I planned for the Couchfire Collective at the Ohio Art League Gallery & the South Campus Gateway - it's called Yummy Summer Weekend! It's a fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and features art shows, and art market, a free movie, performances and other fun surprises.

There's an article in this week's Columbus Alive that explains the premise behind the show.

Please check out yummyartshow.blogspot.com for all the details about the event. It's tomorrow, July 31!

Redecorating

This lovely new print above my kitchen sink is by UK illustrator Amy Blackwell.

A few weeks ago, as I entered my 5th year of living at my current address, I decided that I hated everything in my apartment. The clutter was taking over my life and the colors were uninspiring. I live in a rental unit where all the trim is painted an awful peachy-beige color and with 10-foot ceilings, painting whole rooms is a task that is daunting to say the least (and out-of-the-question, I later decided). So I aimed to keep is simple and planned to paint a bright blue backsplash in my kitchen and a stripe on my bedroom wall to act as a "headboard". Then came the furniture and accessories (Ikea, Crate & Barrel, and Etsy - oh my!!) and suddenly, I was way over-budget.

One of my main inspirations to spruce up my place was my friend Jen, whose old apartment was featured on Apartment Therapy a few weeks ago - it made me want to make my place colorful and clutter-free too.

I can't say that my place is quite clutter-free (or finished in the realm of redecorating) quite yet, but I will make sure to post photos when it is. For now, it makes me feel a little more like I have a hip apartment suitable for the arty gal that I am.

I Survived Comfest

Has it really been a whole week since Comfest? I feel like I still need to nap...

My Favorite Summer Sandwich

When it's 90 degrees outside, the last thing I want to do is turn my oven on. So I plan on eating lots of tasty and healthy sandwiches this summer. Here's one of my favorite homemade creations: Mediterranean Veggie! It has romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, cucumber, roasted red peppers, black olives, and a sprinkling of feta cheese. You can also add a drizzling of Greek dressing or some spices or seasoning to the top.

I like serving this on ciabatta bread, but it also works well in a pita. Although, I've yet to find a good pita bread that isn't crumbly and dry.

Philly Love!

Paula Deen & Philadelphia Cream Cheese have teamed up for the Real Women of Philadelphia cooking contest - and one of the 16 finalists is Ann Miller-Tobin from Columbus! She (and some of the other finalists) has commissioned me to make Philly cream cheese jewelry for the big cook-off & live event in Savannah, GA.
You can watch the live show online on Monday, July 30th at 8pm EST at pauladeen.com/wroplive - and maybe you'll catch a glimpse of one of the finalists sporting a Sweet Stella Designs original!

Welcome to the Art Shop!

After some consideration, I decided to re-vamp my BigCartel shop - so now you'll be able to shop for my jewelry through Etsy.com and for my fine artwork via BigCartel. Over the next few months, I hope to be adding more artwork - food sculptures, small paintings, drawings, and maybe even some digital prints (we'll see about that - I'm in the process of choosing a new desktop printer right now).

Remember that I also love creating custom orders, so if you have a special idea in mind, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Agora 7: This Weekend!

The Couchfire Collective and Junctionview Studios are incredibly excited about Agora 7, coming up this weekend on May 22. If you've never heard of Agora before...you must be living under a rock! Just kidding.

Agora is an inclusive event that showcases the work of local artists. There will be hundreds of artworks on display, as well as open studios from JV artists, vendors outside, music, performances, drinks, food, and general fun.

If you want to get a sneak peek at the artwork while enjoying delicious food from local restaurants, then make sure to purchase a ticket for the Preview Party on Friday night, May 21. You'll get to meet the artists and enjoy a much less-crowded Junctionview.

Since I don't roll on Shabbos, I will be having limited open studio hours (6-7:30 pm for the Preview Party and 10pm-midnight for the main event). So If I miss you, make sure to grab one of my cards from outside my studio door and drop me a line if you're looking to purchase something!

See you at Agora 7!

Details:
Agora 7 @ Junctionview Studios
Satruday, May 22, 2010
12 noon - midnight
889 Williams Ave.
Grandview Heights, OH
$5 at the door
Preview Party: Friday, May 21, 2010 from 6 - 10 pm
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Purchase Preview Party tickets HERE.

I Love "These Are Things"!

Europe Map by These Are Things

I love maps. You love maps. Who doesn't love maps, really?

My friends Jen & Omar definitely love maps, too. So much so that they wanted to find the perfect map. But it didn't exist. So they decided to design and print their own.

Jen & Omar are design ninjas. Their cute little business is called These Are Things.
They've only been doing the map thing for a few months, but the yummy blog Design*Sponge has already taken notice. So has the GQ Eye!

I need one of these prints in my apartment. But I'm almost out of wall space!

Hot Ticket

One of the new collections I've been working on is called "Hot Ticket" - and is made using images from old concert ticket stubs. You can purchase ready-made ones in my Etsy shop or at What The Rock?! or Wholly Craft! Each one is unique - and I can also create a custom order for you from one of your own tickets.