Steampunk Sculpture by James Corbett

Who says originality is dead?  Steampunk artist James Corbett breaks the mold with sculpture's made from used car parts.

http://www.jamescorbettart.com/

Jewelry from Recycled Street Signs by Boris Bally

Who would have thought the Department of Public Works would be the source of such striking and cutting edge jewelry and furniture art. Meet Boris Bally. His award-winning work is both witty and innovative employing the use of jeweler’s skills on non-precious materials. His current body of work transforms recycled street signs, weapon parts, and a wide variety of found materials into objects for reflection. These pieces celebrate raw American street-aesthetic in the form of objects,
often useful, for the home and the body.

Boris' work is a disciplined body of objects which vary from eccentric through formal to humorous; provoking thought and reflecting some of the distortions of our ordered world. His practice is a near transparent amalgam of the skills of an able industrial designer, a gifted craftsperson, a savvy business man, a discriminating sculptor, and a clever cultural critic. Bally is a working artist - someone who has integrated their studio practice, their means of monetary support, and his family into a seamless (sleepless?) lifestyle that is punctuated by the dissected remains of street signs. 

You may purchase his jewelry at http://artjewelryonline.com/borisbally.html and his furniture at Artful Home.

Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore

I just love Gayle Friedman's jewelry made from re-purposed mink. All the luxury with none of the guilt!

On Tuesday May 4, 2010 I am the featured speaker at the Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore. The topic is how to market your work for someone that is a hobbyist trying to transition into selling their work. If you live in the Baltimore area I would love to see you!

The Gem Cutters Guild Meeting is held on the first Tuesday of each month (except January, July and August) at our workshop which is located at: Meadow Mill at Woodberry 3600 Clipper Mill Road Suite 116 Baltimore MD 21211