I will have a few pieces at the Craft Center Staff Art Show. The craft center is a fantastic resource for creativity in our community. Come check it out!
Opening Reception – Monday, February 7, 4:00-6:00pm, Adell McMillan Gallery, Erb Memorial Student Union
I’ve pulled out some rarely seen sculptures and wall pieces for this show with the Guild of Eugene Metalsmiths. You should come check it out!
Now Showing at Maude Kerns Art Center-1910 East 15th
Settings & Stills
Guild of Eugene Metalsmiths & Paintings by Sarah Sedwick
Opening Reception: Friday, January 14, 6-8pm
Exhibit Dates: January 14-February 14, 2011
“Settings & Stills” features the works of selected members of the Guild of Eugene Metalsmiths (GEM) and the still lifes by Eugene painter Sarah Sedwick. Artworks by GEM members include a variety of jewelry created with precious and non-precious stones, sculpture, and functional metal work. In her still lifes, Sarah Sedwick explores the idea of light and color as she recreates everyday objects.
Join us on Friday, January 14th for the Opening Reception where singer and guitarist Steven Weeks from local band Free Bananas will perform from 6-8pm.
Artists’ Demonstrations & Talk – Free!
By Guild of Eugene Metalsmith Members Tracey Bell, Margaret O’Brien, and Brooke Stone
Thursday, February 3, 7-8:30pm
Join us for an evening with “Settings & Stills” featured artists and Guild of Eugene Metalsmiths members Tracey Bell, Margaret O’Brien, and Brooke Stone. During this presentation, each artist will talk about her artwork, share her inspiration, and discuss the process and techniques used to create jewelry. Demonstrations will include chasing and repoussé (the process of using hammers and tools to form metal), wax preparation for casting, and chain making.
The first pieces from my new series “Best Friends Available” are finished! Just in time for Art and the Vineyard! These pieces are all created with local models from petfinder. I will be loading them to my webpage in the next few days, but feel free to contact me if you want one and it’s not yet up!
A portion of the proceeds will go back to the animals in the form of donations to Greenhill Humane Society. Please meet your new best friend!
John
This little man is the sweetest pit bull EVER! He is great with other dogs and loves to be showered with attention. He knows how to sit, shake, and takes treats very gently.
Chester
Chester is AWESOME!!! He loves all people and is happiest lying at your side or at your feet. He is great with other dogs, male and female, and just wants to get along with everyone he meets.
Button
Button is only partially socialized, but she has the sweetest face. There are so many kitties available. I know there is one waiting for you!
Fritz
Sometimes life deals you a bad hand. In the case of Fritz that’s certainly true. In his short 6 year old life, this little boy has lost 3 owners. Help Fritz find his forever home!
Pippen
I cannot find Pippen’s petfinder page! I’m hoping this means he has found his forever home! He’d like to put in a good word for Gracie, a fellow lop eared rabbit.
Come visit Pixieprincess Jewelry at Art and The Vineyard this weekend! I will be sharing a big double booth with Renee Ford of Panicmama Jewelry and Tracey Bell of Firefly Jewelry. Our booth is not far from the wine!
Art and the Vineyard is the Northwest’s top art, wine, and music festival, staged along the banks of the Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon’s scenic Alton Baker Park. Please join me for the 26th Annual Art and the Vineyard Festival on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th!
more info: http://www.artandthevineyard.org/
See you there!
Registration is now open for the Craft Center! This summer I will be teaching a five week enameling course on Monday nights. You can sign up online or in person:)
Come join us!
~m
Enameling
Learn the fundamental skills and techniques of fusing colored glass to metal. Create colorful pieces in copper or silver to use in jewelry or wall art. We will explore sifting, stenciling, wet packing, and foils.15 hours of instruction. Fee includes enamels & copper to make 3 small discs.
Monday 6:00-9:00pm
Jul 12-Aug 9
$72
Though I had planned on continuing my bellydancer enamel paintings (and have many photos to use as inspiration from a recent photo binge at a bellydance festival), I was inspired to move a different direction for a while. I will likely do more dancers, but for now I’m focusing on a new series. These new enamels are a bit of an extension of my “Everybody Has a Dream” series, where I did enamels depicting what I though animals might dream. All of these animals have a very simple dream- a home. They are all portraits of locally adoptable pets available on Petfinder. When they are finished and available for sale, a portion of the sales will go back to the shelter.
Check out the cuties!
Works in Progress
ps. The ant is not on Petfinder, but he is making a wish for his friends to find a forever home!
I had an especially wonderful Painting with Enamels class at the EMU Craft Center filled with creative and talented students. I’d like to share a little of their work as inspiration:)
We were using pre-enameled steel plates (white on front, black on back) with Acyrlic Enamels (glass impregnated with an acrylic base). They were fired at 1400 dgrees F for 30-50 seconds.
Enameling !
Learn the fundamental skills and techniques of fusing colored glass to metal. Create colorful pieces in copper or silver to use in jewelry or wall art. We will explore sifting, stenciling, wet packing, and foils.
15 hours of instruction. Fee includes enamels & copper to make 3 small discs.
Monday 6:00-9:00pm
Jul 12-Aug 9
There are still spots available for my painting with enamels class. It is a fun and simple way to get started in enameling! Starts May 17th!
Painting with Enamels
Instructor: Margarita O’Brien
Fuse glass to metal in a painterly fashion with powdered glass enamels applied with an acrylic base. Starting with a pre-enameled background on copper we will use brushes to apply the enamel paint and then fuse it small kilns in layers to its final state.
6 hours of instruction. Fee includes materials for 2 small panels
$45 studio pass required [not included in fee]
Monday 6:30-9:30pm
May 17-May 24
In general, I have to admit, I don’t like mother’s rings. They tend to be a jumble of mismatched colors and gemstones that are all the same size often with even numbers which is just a design nightmare. Yes, occasionally, you’ll get stone colors that go well together, but those times are few and far between. Lucky me then, that someone should want one of my scribble rings made into a mother’s ring with colors that work!
Happy mother’s day!
~m
I am thrilled to announced the reopening of my online store! I’ve been working diligently on it:)
New logo, new layout, new photos, new pieces, newsletter signup… SO shiny and new!
You may notice some pieces missing as I am still taking photos and making updates:) I’m working on it! For updates sign up for the newsletter on the homepage!
You can find the site at margaretobrienjewelry.com or pixieprincess.com
Let me know what you think!
Cheers,
~margarita
