10x10 Benefit Show and Sale at Mesa Art Center this Sunday!

It's that time of year again! It's time for the Mesa Art Center 10x10 Benefit Show and Sale! I just barely finished my piece...whew! See details below.

When: Tuesday, October 5 - Sunday, October 10, 2010

Where: Mesa Contemporary Arts

Mesa Contemporary Arts' (MCA) is pleased to announce its Second Annual 10 x 10 Benefit Show & Sale, which will feature the work of over 100 artists from Arizona and beyond. Participating artists are asked to create an original work (2-D or 3-D) of art in keeping with the 10 x 10" theme. The competed pieces will be on display at MCA from Oct 5-10 and sold at the reception on Oct 10. Each piece will be available for $100. First come, first pick! Doors open at 2pm sharp! All proceeds benefit MCA exhibitions and educational programs.

Reception & Sale: 10-10-10 (Oct 10, 2010), 2-4:30pm

- $10 per person at the door

- MCA Members (and one guest) get in free and 10% off their entire purchase*

- Catering by Creative Hands of Mesa

- Cash Bar

Here are some progress shots of my piece. I decided to keep in the same theme that I used for my piece last year and have the 10x10 be a sort of display for a wearable piece of jewelry. I originally painted the canvas gray, but then it seemed too boring so I drew this pattern on and started painting again. It took me like 6 hours to paint the pattern on. I am SO not a painter!

Then I made these copper hands that double as hooks to hold a necklace.

They protrude just a little bit from the canvas to add some depth.

The necklace is three strands of individually knotted freshwater pearls and garnet teardrop shaped beads, tied on red silk.

I hope someone likes it enough to buy it!

10x10 Benefit Show

On October 10, 2009, there will be a benefit show at the Mesa Art Center. At the show they will have 10"x10" works for show and sale by 110 Arizona Artists. Each piece will be for sale for $100.00. First come, first pick and doors open at 6pm. All proceeds will benefit the Mesa Contemporary Arts Exhibitions and educational programs.

-$10 entrance fee at the door

-refreshments

-cash bar

I will be participating in this show and would love to see you all there. I LOVE the Mesa Art Center and think it is a great organization/facility to support. Hopefully I will finish my piece soon so I can post an image of it here.

Save the date! 10-10-09!!!

Thank You! And what Im up to for the next month...

Thanks go out to everyone who participated in my Birthday Sale yesterday! My shop will now be closed until mid August. If you live in the Phoenix area you can still get my work at the Mesa Art Center Store.

During the next month I will be a studio assistant at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. While I am there I also get to take a bookmaking class from Dan Mayer and a metals class from C. James Meyer, which I am very excuted about! I will be blogging while I am there so come back to see what is going on at Arrowmont!

Let the SALE begin!

TODAY ONLY! Today is my 25th birthday so I am having a 25% off sale in my shop. Help me pay my tuition in the fall by purchasing something for yourelf or for a friend! I just listed tons of new items! Get it while you can because after today my shop will be closed for a month while I am at Arrowmont in Tennessee!!
If you purchase something in my shop today your paypal account will be automatically refunded 25% of your purchase total.

Thanks for looking!

Birthday Sale One Day Only 25% Off

On July 8th I will be turning 25! That seems like a milestone age for me...not sure why. Anyway, I decided to have a ONE DAY ONLY sale to celebrate my birthday!! One week from today, everything in my shop will be 25% off that day only. Don't worry, I will be listing lots of new items from now until then, so there will be lots to choose from! ALSO, I got a studio assistantship at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts this summer, so I will be in Tennessee from July10-August9. This means my shop will be closing down for that entire month and I will most likely be delivering all of my inventory to my local retailer.

Moral of the story: Get it while you can!

Thanks!

SALE for SNAG

www.asymmetry.etsy.com

This year I really want to go to the SNAG conference in Philadelphia. I looked at all the costs and figured it would cost me about $1200 to go. I don't have $1200 (or anything close to that!) I applied for a scholarship through school with hopes of getting partial funding, but I still need to come up with several hundred dollars on my own (if I even get the scholarship!).

This is where YOU come in.

I have just marked down EVERYTHING in my shop...some items as much as $75.00 off. I am having a BIG SALE in my etsy shop to try and earn money to go to SNAG! So, if you are in need of some new bling, want to buy gifts for friends, or just want to live vicariously through me and go to the SNAG conference, head on over to my etsy shop and help a girl out! I plan on adding new items all this month that will also be marked at a discounted rate. So, keep checking for new jewels! Woo Hoo!!

ASU Metals Club Jewelry Sale

ASU Metals Club Jewelry Sale

"Red Hot and Riveting!"

Come support our metals club and buy awesome jewelry for yourself or gifts! We will be having our bi-annual sale, Monday the 24th-Wednesday the 26th of next week. The table will be located in front of the Art Building from 10am-5pm. Lots of handmade work by students!