This week, Thea had a surprise birthday party here at Abeille.  Sixteen kids from the Pierce School roared into the shop with big smiles and friendly “Hellos!” just minutes after the school bell rang.  The anticipation of the surprise had them all quite excited and ready to celebrate!  They tucked themselves into the back studio to wait and were very quiet once Sarah spotted Miss Thea.  As the guest of honor entered, they yelled surprise, and she was certainly surprised!

Once Thea caught her breath, the group settled in and created funky- yet functional!- locker gadgets using paper, ribbon, cork board, stickles and embellishments.  Each guest put their personal touch on their pieces and the results were fantastic. Everyone had lots of fun showing off the finished results.

While they waited for their pieces to set, they indulged in the sweetest cupcakes baked by Sarah, a talented Junior Artist. Sarah and Thea have become fast friends through their shared experience in Brookline Artist Open Studios in May.  Both were mentored by Lisa Trachtman, the Abeille staff and jewelry designer Michelle Rothman from Ojas Jewelry Design. Thea created a line of resin jewelry while Sarah showed pieces using stringing and wire working techniques. Sarah also incorporated some of her drawings into pendants.

You can see some of the pieces by these talented young artists on display at Abeille.