a site i love

Well, even though I missed the green fashion showback in, yikes it was last year, I did become friends with Ciara and her fabulous site,
http:animalfriendly.me

earrings and cuff

... so I just spent 2 hours sitting in the sun, taking pic after pic after ...
I need a stylist.

Elegant glass and metal repurposed earrings at the symphony

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Repurposed glass and metal earrings. Design in progress. Fat or thin metal tubes
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Green Boutiques

Wow, the amount of earth friendly stores opening each day is amazing and inspiring. Thought of this today as I sat down to google "green boutiques" in ..., pick your city. One that really caught my eye was "Green Envy" in Newport, R.I. .The combination of of a green awareness and a real sense of style and fun makes places like this so exciting. I had a great talk with the owner Rachel, I'll let you know what happens. More and more stores have this fun vibe. It's at these kind of boutiques you're also more likely to find artist-made items.
Once Whole Foods had expressed interest in my bags and then wanted me to price them competetive with some $2.00 overseas made bags. It turned out to be a great experience though as it helped me to focus on all the fabulous independantly owned boutiques around the country that love to introduce artist designed and made work. So I think I started with Seattle and found this rockin' place on Capital Hill called Nube Green. I spoke to Abra and she loved what I was doing with re-purposing. Artist-made pieces are a big part of what thier about so it was a great fit. It just kept going from there. In Atlanta I found re-inspiration store. Located on Atlanta's Westside, I wish I was there right now so I could go hang out on Brooke and Julie's couch. Turns out my SWEET D bag was a perfect fit for this eclectic fun shop. so many more stores and sites to talk about, but for now it's back to cutting fabric and deciding if I want skinny or fat sterling tubes for my re-purposed metal and glass earrings.

An older design on a hot man wrist

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Coming back from Castro Valley where I spent the the with my web mistress Reine of Small Business Graphics. So inspired. We finally have the earring design down. Something that compliments the beauty of the cuff that everyone loves so much.
Reine also makes an awesome enchilada.

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I love this mention at: Greenissexy.org - Great site!

Fredricksons Hardware

I love Fredricksons Hardware in San Francisco's Marina. The people who work there are not only hardware lovers but will spend forever finding what you need. This is my go to place for jewelery dilemmas. And they'll even steer you to a cheaper source. Yesterday I was with one person for ever as he excitedly pulled metal findings and odd things out for me. Then just this morning in their paint store John helped me remove some film off my glass.

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Locally Made

so I just ordered some more labels from the lovely Lucinda, well we've never met but her voice is so melifluious, at it's mine USA; ha ha, I love the enthusiasm in thier name. We decided to add "Made in San Francisco" to my label. Brings to mind the whole thought of why and what eco/artist/ minded folks want, and by extention what I want.
When I went to the Green Festival last year, where no doubt there was booth after booth of enticing products,I couldn't help but notice that virtually every product was made overseas. This brings up all kinds of questions on what is "green". The carbon footprint on flying products back and forth, might just be one. Is there importance in supporting local artists. Yet as a designer/artist, and one who appreciates, and purchases beautifuly and unique fashion from around the world, I want a world where my designs and the designs of others are readily available, and yet, both as an artist and a business person I know the challenges in the market place when it comes to cost.

Glass and metal
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Master Jeweler

Woke up to a wet grey day. Determined to stick to the day's plan I hop the MUNI bus which stops right in front of my house; one of those rare occasions of loving the much maligned bus system, then onto BART and over to Otto Frei tools and findings where I am to meet Larry Mikami the master jeweler. I could have stayed there all day, but he was generous enough to give me a good chunk of his time. I became more and more excited as he talked about his time in the jewelry/fashion design world of New York. We discussed its fickle nature; a huge dangle this season, a delicate little thing next. Letting silver chain run through my hands I saw my industrial pieces of mesh and glass dangling from it. "That's really cool" Larry said upon seeing my cuff. OK, I know I'm on to something

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