by heatherskowood on February 15, 2010
antique key, wooden drawer pulls, remnant leather cord + copper electrical wire
I’ve been wanting to put these old wooden drawer pulls together in a necklace for a little while now + I couldn’t resist adding the antique key too.
Give me a shout!
by heatherskowood on February 8, 2010
Necklace made of discarded metal + plastic bangle bracelets + lobster catch
(Collaboration H. Skowood Jewelry + Simply Jess Jewelry)
Necklace made of plastic “J” charm, beads, metal heart charm + chain from discarded jewelry
(Collaboration H. Skowood Jewelry + Simply Jess Jewelry)
Discarded jewelry to make heart charm bracelet (below)
(Collaboration H. Skowood Jewelry + Simply Jess Jewelry)
Finished heart charm bracelet made from discarded jewelry
(Collaboration H. Skowood Jewelry + Simply Jess Jewelry)
Discarded chain, locket + key from a brooch used to make necklace (below)
(Collaboration H. Skowood Jewelry + Simply Jess Jewelry)
Finished locket + Key Necklace with magnetic catch made with discarded jewelry
(Collaboration H. Skowood Jewelry + Simply Jess Jewelry)
Today was a great day spent in the studio with Jess of
Simply Jess Jewelry who I have been
blogging about for a couple of months. Today we met in my studio and spent a few hours digging through all the lovely donated jewelry we received from family and friends for our workshop. We had a blast picking out items to deconstruct and reassemble into some lovely new jewelry designs. Jess is a wonderful young gurl who has a real eye for putting shapes and colors together to make some striking designs. She is also a real tool junky and we ooo’d and ahhh’d over each the tools we both have. Jess who is in the 7th grade is really well organized and has a real passion for making jewelry. I think she will go very far with her talent. Thanx Jess, I really had a blast and learned a lot.
Peace.
by heatherskowood on January 30, 2010
Steampunk Bracelet, copper sheet, copper electrical wire and sterling silver scraps
Photo by H. Skowood
This year on the 22nd of April Earth Day will be in its 40th year! To celebrate I will be offering a Reclaimed/Recycled Materials in Jewelry workshop at Metalwerx in Waltham, Massachusetts! We will be exploring how to create jewelry from found objects, scraps from your scrap box as well as recycled materials! To sign up visit the
Metalwerx website.
Give us a shout!
by heatherskowood on January 30, 2010
Steampunk Bracelet, copper sheet, copper electrical wire and sterling silver scraps
Photo by H. Skowood
This year on the 22nd of April Earth Day will be in its 40th year! To celebrate I will be offering a Reclaimed/Recycled Materials in Jewelry workshop at Metalwerx in Waltham, Massachusetts! We will be exploring how to create jewelry from found objects, scraps from your scrap box as well as recycled materials! To sign up visit the
Metalwerx website.
Give us a shout!
by heatherskowood on January 22, 2010
Thank you to everyone who donated to
Simply Jess + myself for our upcoming workshop!!!! We will be using all of this lovely jewelry in making fantastic new designs. Thus saving the jewels from the landfill and creating Eco-friendly jewelry collections Jess can sell to raise funds to travel abroad this summer on her
People To People Ambassador Program! We will be posting photos when we are finished so stay tuned!
Peace. -H.
by heatherskowood on January 19, 2010
I’m currently looking for jewelry designer/makers who make their work from found objects/recycled materials and have professional photos of their work that I might be able to
consider including in a book I am writing on found objects/recycled materials in jewelry.
If you or someone you know might be interested in this opportunity please send
me a message at heather@heatherskowoodjewelry.com with your interest and I will let you know how to send me images.
CHEERS! H.
Curler Bracelet by H. Skowood
Photo by Jonathan Keenan Photography, UK
by heatherskowood on December 4, 2009
I made another wonderful swap last week with Philadelphia sculptor + print maker Kate VanVliet. I have known Kate for some time through selling my work at Moore College of Art & Design’s Art Shop.
I saw this lovely print on her blog + asked if she was interested. She already owns a pair of my Cocoon Earrings + now she is proudly wearing one of my Claw Rings.
Thanx Kate!!!
by heatherskowood on December 4, 2009
I made another wonderful swap last week with Philadelphia sculptor + print maker Kate VanVliet. I have known Kate for some time through selling my work at Moore College of Art & Design’s Art Shop.
I saw this lovely print on her blog + asked if she was interested. She already owns a pair of my Cocoon Earrings + now she is proudly wearing one of my Claw Rings.
Thanx Kate!!!
by heatherskowood on December 2, 2009
Recently while reading one of my favourite local blogs Sprout, I learned of a local jewelry project Simply Jess that I am really, really excited about. Simply Jess is a jewelry project started by a 7th grader here in Worcester, Massachusetts to raise funds for Jess’s trip to Europe as part of the People To People Ambassador Program. Jess will be representing Central Massachusetts and will travel Europe for 19 days as part of a cultural/education exchange.
I recently got in touch with Jess and invited her and her mom to join me in my studio for a day to create a line of Eco-jewelry for her to add to her collections that she is selling to raise funds for her trip. The idea is to take disassemble old jewelry and reassemble it into something completely new while not buying any new materials thus saving the old jewelry from going into a landfill and giving new life to the old jewelry.
If you have any old jewelry you would like to donate to our collaboration we would LOVE to hear from you. Please send me an email letting us know your interest and I will let you know where to send the old jewelry. We will post photos of our collaboration on our websites/blogs so stay tuned!
Resist the temptation of buying something mass-produced, support local artists. Simply Jess will be selling her creations at Chain of Lights Shopping Alley, Sutton, MA, Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Peace.
by heatherskowood on November 27, 2009
Recently I was in in Manchester doing a photo shoot for my upcoming book on recycled materials/found objects in jewelry. The book focuses on my work as well as the work of 5 other jewelers. One of these jewelers is
Emiko Oye of San Francisco who creates jewelry with LEGO®. I admire her jewelry very much for it’s thoughtful use of materials + amazing colour scheme. There are a number of examples on the internet of people using LEGO® to make jewelry but I think Emiko’s LEGO® jewelry is without a doubt the best out there.
This bracelet here is a limited edition bracelet made of repurposed LEGO®, patinated sterling silver tubing, synthetic ruby corundum set in 14k gold, rubber cord and is titled ‘Fruit Stripe’. I fell in love with this bracelet the very moment I saw it. The colours just made me salivate and totally made me think of my childhood chomping on Fruit Strip gum as a kid in my Nana’s kitchen.
After I returned from the shoot I became very reluctant to send this baby back to Emiko so asked her if she would be interested in a swap for some of my jewelry. She happily agreed!! I am now the proud owner of this sweeeeeeet thang and Emiko has my Fluff Vent Necklace + Fluff Heart Ring in purple. Two very happy artists sharing their work.
As important as it is for us to sell our work so our businesses thrive sometimes it is just nicer to get back to basics, ignore the money + barter. It never hurts to ask. And in these harder economic times it’s a little easier. So if you have a talent making jewelry, art, cooking, writing etc. share it with someone and barter.
The Holidays don’t have to be stressful. It’s all about being thoughtful + giving, not how much stuff you buy or what it costs. What to barter? Let me know.
Peace.
photo courtesy of Emiko Oye
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