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Jewelry and Accessories Show at Abeille – Brookline Open Studios
| Apr |
| 26 |
| 5:30 pm |
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| 11:00 am |
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| 11:00 am |
Save the date for this year’s biggest jewelry and accessory show at Abeille as part of Brookline Artists Open Studios. The show kicks off on Friday, April 26 at 5:30pm – 9pm and continues Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 from 11am to 6pm. On Friday evening, sip and mingle with the local designers. It’s a great opportunity to connect with amazingly wonderful and talented neighbors.
There will be free demonstrations and give aways throughout the weekend. The following have been scheduled and more updates to follow:
- Sunday at 1pm: Earring Basics
- Sunday at 2pm: Transforming Comic Books
Abeille, 45 Harvard Street, Brookline Village
Learn a little about the artists below:
- Amy Hutchinson of A Full Cup Design | amy@afullcupdesign.com
Amy has been sewing since childhood and makes the most amazing purses, totes, bags, iPad and kindle device covers. She also works with silk and wool to make the most luxurious nuno felted scarves. Amy’s mission finding beauty in simplicity and laughter over a full cup of tea. Come have a spot of tea with Amy and enjoy her simple treasures.
- Courtney Johanson of Court Collects | courtcollects@gmail.com
Courtney has a passion for creating beaded jewelry and loves the process of collecting materials, dreaming up designs, and making them a reality. Each piece she makes is one of a kind and features a mix of glass beads, chain, and other metal components. Courtney’s designs are delicate, simple, and can be worn anywhere.
- Jennifer Lippay | jenlippay@gmail.com | 617.767.3529
An eclectic mix of styles, these one of a kind pieces reflect an array of influences from vintage to sophisticated bohemian. Incorporating semi-precious, seed, ethnic (African,Thai), lamp-work glass (early Christian Logan), freshwater pearls and swarovski crystals beads.
- Liz Lirakis of Tracimoc | tracimoc@gmail.com
Liz Lirakis is an avid film nerd and loves to put her imagination to work. She takes homeless comic books and transforms them into unique useable and wearable art. All the art is created from the original comic print, which allows each piece to be completely unique. Pieces include wallets, wall letters, canvas collage, rings, necklaces, clothing, earrings, pins, bracelets, cufflinks, photo frames, purses, musical instruments and more!
- Michelle Rothman of Ojas Collection | inquiries@ojascollection.com
Jewelry inspired by the many moods of a woman using fine stones and metals.
- Sasha Walsh Designs | sashawalshdesigns@gmail.com
Sasha earned her BFA in Metalsmithing from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Fascinated by the beauty in life, Sasha finds herself obsessed with the geometric complexity of nature. She is especially inspired by the formation of crystal organization. Thus creating new forms that appear as direct replications of these recognizable organic matters however disrupting natures order by way of the human hand. Sasha mimicks the power we have to alter nature’s path, which ultimately leads to chaos and overgrowth present throughout her work.
- Lisa Trachtman of Saint Germain Studios and Abeille | lisa@saintgermainstudios.com
Lisa is a self taught jewelry designer. Saint Germain studios focuses on simplicity and personalization using vintage components, charms and customized hand-stamped or fingerprint pendants.
Use this interactive map to checkout other artist locations or stop by @abeille to pickup a paper map.
Open Studios – Jewelry, Demos and Raffles!
In addition to hosting ten talented artists, Abeille is excited to be home to fun activities for the Brookline Open Studios from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. On both Saturday and Sunday we will be demonstrating simple earring techniques at 1pm and button ring techniques at 3pm. We will be raffling off a free class (up to $40 value) and a pair of our increasingly popular enamel flower earrings!
Enamel Flower Hoop Earrings
Don’t forget our Open Studios kickoff party Friday, April 26 from 5:30pm until 9pm!
Beading Demonstration (Free)
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| 29 |
| 5:30 pm |
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How To: Brass Bling Ring
Materials:
Assortment of crystals and beads (as many as you desire)
6mm Blossom Bead Cap
64x21mm Diamond Trellis Filigree
2″ Head Pin (depending on the number of beads used)
4.75mm Jump Ring
Tools & Supplies:
Round nose plier
Chain Nose Plier
Side Cutter
Ring Mandrel
Other materials:
Freshwater pearls & Swarovski crystals (or the beads of your choice)
Instructions:
Step 1: Create your dangles.
A: String one 6mm round crystal onto a 2″ head pin.
B: String all of the remaining crystals and pearls onto individual head pins and form a wrapped loops.
C: Open the 4.75mm jump ring to string all of your crystals and pearls in your desired order. Close the ring to secure.
* Alternatively, you can string them onto wire and weave and wrap beads through the filigree. This skill is demonstrated in our Beaded Hoop Earrings Class.
Step 2: Create your ring base.
A: Use a ring mandrel to form the diamond trellis filigree to desired ring size by holding the center of the filigree to the mandrel and form the edges around using your fingers or chain nose pliers. Adjust the size by tightening or pulling open the back of the filigree.
Step 3: Assemble your ring.
A: Using chain nose pliers, pull each petal of the bead cap upward to create a flat daisy-like piece. Repeat for second bead cap.
B: String the 6mm round crystal on the 2″ head pin through the center of the jump ring that contains the dangles and then through the flattened bead cap.
C: While firmly holding all pieces together, thread the end of the 2″ head pin through an opening in the back of the filigree ring base.
D: String the second flattened bead cap through the head pin from the back of the filigree ring base.
E: Using round nose pliers, curl the tail of the head pin upward towards the top of the rin and wrap the excess wire around the filigree to secure.
Pam Helling’s 3-D Bottle Caps
We were pleased to have Pam Helling join us on Wednesday, December 8to share her latest selection of magnets and paintings. Her 3 dimension resin bottle cap demonstration was a hit as well.
Carrie Ramig’s Paintings and Jewelry and Demonstrations
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| 8 |
| 6:00 pm |
We were thrilled to have Carrie join us on December 8. She exhibited her jewelry and paintings and demonstrated different techniques for creating clasps. Examples include, beaded loop and button end, wire wrapping, as well as various other techniques.
Carrie has been a practicing artist for roughly 5 years. Her work has been shown in Illinois, New York and Boston. She has won several awards and has exhibited in multiple juried shows.
Carrie gains much of her inspiration from the outdoors. Colors and textures of the environment offer insight for ways to combine different stones in jewelry or colors when painting. We all hope you will be able to join us for a chance to meet one of our new fellow Bostonian artists.
Sunday, 12/19: Rina Castillo Jewelry Trunk Show
Rina Castillo will be joining us on Sunday, December 19 from 12-5pm and we are excited to carry some of her handcrafted jewelry, labeled Bijoux R at Abeille all month.
A financial services professional by day, Rina has been crafting jewelry for 6 years and has enjoyed it as a creative and aesthetic outlet.
She loves experimenting with different styles and techniques and her pieces run the gamut from dainty to bold, often depending on the season and her mood! She is eager to share her latest creations – most of which are specially priced for spur-of-the-moment holiday gift-giving.
Jewelry by Caitlin and Fiddlehead Fern
On Sunday, November 14 we celebrated a jewelry extravaganza with Caitlin and Patricia Smith. The shop was bustling and the champagne mimosas were flowing. Caitlin’s leather weaved bracelets are to die for. We are thrilled to share that we will have some of Caitlin’s pieces as part of Abeille’s holiday jewelry collection.
Caitlin was born and raised in New Jersey but loved Boston so much after a visit that she decided it was time for a change of scenery. Once settled in Brookline she combined her need for a creative outlet with a love of accessorizing to create jewelry evocative of her personal style; simplicity with a flare. She adds modern twists to vintage inspirations resulting in uniquely romantic jewelry.
Sun. 11/21: Jessica Roland of Sassafras Bindery
We were thrilled to host Jessica Roland of Brookline based, Sassafras Bindery on Sunday, November 21st.
Her handmade books and boxes are precise and exquisite. She uses traditional and custom structures for her books and boxes and includes Japanese and recycled papers.
Jessica shared her knowledge and passion for bookbinding. She showed us the tools of the trade and walked us through the binding process. She even had some mini-books for us to make and take. It was a great day. Thanks, Jessica!
