Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for April, 2008

Last days of a BFA and Moving off of the Grid

Posted in College, My Environment on April 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Currently I only have one final left! Yippee! I am starting to think of the summer ahead. Mike and I are moving to a cabin in the woods, off of the grid. Mike owns and operates Sustainable Structures. He is a licensed contractor and is great at what he does! [...]

Read Full Post »

My Senior Exhibition

Posted in College, Festivals & Shows, Hand Crafted Jewelry, Jewelry Making, Local Artists, Metalsmithing on April 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I have always been obsessed with making things by hand.  Because of my passion for handmade, all of the components of my senior exhibition are made from scratch. The displays that the jewelry rests upon are handcrafted from foam sheets, cast painted aluminum, and copper wire. The maple and pine display tables were designed and [...]

Read Full Post »

The Show Is Up!

Posted in College, My Environment on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I set up my senior exhibition today! The installation will be done tomorrow at 5:00pm and open for the public Wednesday morning. It was an interesting morning and many unique and interesting works of art were being hung, mounted, displayed and strung from the ceiling. In past semesters, watching other students graduate, [...]

Read Full Post »

I am in the News!

Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I was interviewed and published in our school newspaper, The North Wind! If you get a chance to view the paper in print, there are some great images of graduating students work.

IT IS: A Senior Art Exhibit
DeVos displays 42 senior art and design students’ works
Jamie Reed
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Entertainment
Beth Millner spends most of [...]

Read Full Post »

New Dead River Coffee Pins!

Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Here is the new series of pins I have been working on! They are available for sale at Dead River Coffee, downtown Marquette, MI. They will also be on display for Northern Michigan University’s School of Art and Design Senior Exhibition,
“It Is ________“

Read Full Post »

Dead River Coffee Art Exhibit

Posted in Local Artists, tagged , , , , on April 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Today I helped Kim Nixon hang her art exhibit at Dead River Coffee, downtown Marquette, Michigan. She has some great nature photos, go have a hand roasted cup of Theo’s coffee, a piece of Kate’s wonderful cherry pie and take a gander at Kim’s new series of work! Take a look at Kim’s [...]

Read Full Post »

Another Custom Design!

Posted in Custom, Etsy, Hand Crafted Jewelry, Jewelry Business, Jewelry Making, Metalsmithing, My Environment, My Website and Store, Online Sales, Workshops, sterling silver on April 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I have been working on a fair amount of consignment pieces, and here is the current custom, pendant I am working on!

Here is the image I made in Photoshop, printed, waiting to be rubber cemented to that big ole’ piece of sterling silver on my counter.

Here I am making little center punches onto my pattern [...]

Read Full Post »