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Showing posts with label Gift Lounge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gift Lounge. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Kathryn Designs at the GBK Gift Lounge for the American Music Awards
My heart goes out to those who are still suffering the after effects of Hurricane Sandy.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Mixing My Media: Metal Clay Plus Polymer Clay
I have worked with Precious Metal Clay and Art Silver in the past, but for my most recent creations, I wanted to try out some of the cool new base metal clays. I have been a huge fan of Hadar Jacobson's work for several years. In addition to being fabulous artist, she makes and sells different types of metal clay in powder form. I love this idea, because there is no concern about the clay drying out. She provides detailed instructions on mixing and firing the various types of clay. The mixing is pretty simple. It just involves adding distilled water to the powder until the right consistency is achieved. The firing is a little more complicated, as I learned through trial and error. Best of all, base metal clay is far more affordable than pure silver or sterling silver clay.
I used Hadar's White Bronze Metal Clay for my first experiments. I test fired a few simple shapes and they came out just fine. However, when I fired my first few "real" pieces I realized they had not sintered because they were thicker than my test pieces (sigh....). Fortunately, all was not lost, and I was able to re-fire most of the pieces at a slightly higher temperature and they were a success!
Here is the first piece I made combining White Bronze and polymer clays:
I used Hadar's White Bronze Metal Clay for my first experiments. I test fired a few simple shapes and they came out just fine. However, when I fired my first few "real" pieces I realized they had not sintered because they were thicker than my test pieces (sigh....). Fortunately, all was not lost, and I was able to re-fire most of the pieces at a slightly higher temperature and they were a success!
Here is the first piece I made combining White Bronze and polymer clays:
I made a textured dome form out of polymer clay and added a garnet cabochon and some swirly designs.
I wanted my next piece to be more complex, so I decided to make a test piece with polymer clay only and THAT project became a very fun distraction with a life of its own for several days!
Here is the White Bronze and polymer clay version:
I used a layered construction in both pieces to add an element of depth. I will absolutely be doing more with metal clay in the near future!
In other news, I was fortunate to have my work included in gift bags for the press at the GBK Gift Lounge for the MTV Awards, as a member of The Artisan Group.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Chelsea Rendon modeling Kathryn Designs at GBK Oscars Luxury Gift Lounge
I am so honored that beautiful Chelsea Rendon loved my display piece at the GBK Oscars Gift Lounge so much, she chose to wear it for a photograph at the event!
I will be sending her this display piece in addition to the necklace she received in her swag bag.
Chelsea Rendon is best known for her role in the Oscar Nominated movie, "A Better Life". Demian Bichir, who plays Carlos Galindo in the movie, was nominated for Best Actor! Chelsea was also in the movie "Nine Lives" and has been in episodes of "Flash Forward" and "Judging Amy."
Chelsea Rendon is best known for her role in the Oscar Nominated movie, "A Better Life". Demian Bichir, who plays Carlos Galindo in the movie, was nominated for Best Actor! Chelsea was also in the movie "Nine Lives" and has been in episodes of "Flash Forward" and "Judging Amy."
Stay tuned for more updates regarding the gift lounge and upcoming events for Kathryn Designs. We will be participating in a very special Mother's Day Gift bag for celebrity mothers this May. We are also going to be participating in a great charity event for the organization Just for Girls in Manatee County, Florida. They provide developmental, educational, and preventative services for teen girls to help them stay safe and succeed in life. They are hosting a fashion show on March 10, and one of the models will be sporting jewelry by Kathryn Designs. The same jewelry will be up for bidding at their silent auction event in May.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Kathryn Designs Featured at GBK Oscars Gift Lounge- Part One
Displaying my work and creating 100 necklaces from my Open Locket Collection for the GBK Oscars Gift Lounge was a remarkable experience. From a business standpoint, I gained a tremendous knowledge about creating my work in larger quantities, while maintaining a "one of a kind" appeal. Valerie (founder) and Nikki (managing partner) of The Artisan Group did an amazing job at every aspect of planning for the event, providing feedback and guidance, and making sure each member was well represented at the event.
Here is a photo of The Artisan Group's Display:
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| The Artisan Group at GBK Oscars Gift Lounge
As you can see, it looked amazing! Here is a little close up peek at my display pieces:
I was glued to my iPad during both days of the event, as Valerie was posting updates about some of the celebrities who visited the display and picked up swag bags. To name a few: Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Nealon, Marcia Gay Hardin, Dermot Mulroney, Hector Elizondo, Penelope Ann Miller, Kristi Lauren, Frankie Muniz, Penny Marshall, Cloris Leachman, Josh Sussman, Tess Hunt, Reshma Shetty, and Jon Bernthal (oh boy, I am big Walking Dead fan, but I doubt he wanted to pose with my jewelry!!)
I got great feedback on Twitter from Jane Emery of LA's The Place, Los Angeles Magazine!
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@KathrynJewelry @theartisangroup Very imaginative and nice~! Adored it!
I will find out this week which celebrity posed with my display piece! In the meantime, I got word that the lovely Chelsea Rendon, of the movies "A Better Life" and "Nine Lives" loved my work and was interested in my display piece, so I will be sending it to her!
Chelsea has also been featured on the television shows "Flash Forward" and "Judging Amy"
More to come! Thanks for reading and all the support during this journey!
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