Spaces Available in New Jewellery/ Art Studio, Vancouver, BC

Hello Friends,

I am about to sign a lease on a studio, and am looking for 2 really great long-term studio mates for February 1! It's suitable for other jewellers or other artists who don't need a huge space.

The space is a 600 square foot suite of offices on the second floor of a 2-storey building. The common area will have some shared jewellery equipment (polishing machine, rolling mill, and vise), as well as a meeting area for customers, display area, or room for storage cabinets. The uses of the common area are flexible depending on people's needs. The bathroom is down the hall, but is for the use of this studio only, as the other suites have their own bathrooms. There is laminate flooring throughout.

The 2 spaces available are both private rooms, around 100 square feet each. One has a large, north-facing window, and the other has no windows. The one with the window will rent for $375/month, and the other will be $350. Rent includes hydro, wifi, and insurance.

This is a great opportunity to be in a shared space, but also have your own room, and a little privacy!

Please let me know if you're interested, or pass it on if you know someone else who may be!

Peggy Logan Enamel workshops starting in February

Peggy is my new studio mate, and will be teaching two enamel courses starting in February!

Here are the details:

Basic Enamelling on Metal

6 Saturdays, Feb. 4^th to March 10^th 2012

11:00am to 2:00pm

Instructor: Peggy Logan

In this introductory course, four groups of enamelling techniques are taught, dry application, wet charging, painting and champlevé. In the champlevé portion of the course, the etching techniques of intaglio, PNP, and sugar lift are covered. The decorative applications of foils, glass rods, and millefiori can also be incorporated into your artwork. It is helpful to have some previous jewellery making experience, but not necessary to create jewellery and small works of art. 4 student max.

Please visit electrictiara.com for instructor profile

$236.00 course fee (plus HST)

$20.00 materials fee

Cloisonné Enamelling

5 Mondays Feb 6^th to March 5^th 2012

6:30pm to 9:00 pm

Instructor: Peggy Logan

Cloisonné means partition in French. These partitions are created with silver wire set into clear glass called flux in enamelling. They are then filled with coloured glass enamel to suit the design. Cloisonné is usually used as stone replacement in jewellery and set with a bezel. We will create a piece of Cloisonné enamel from start to finish using traditional techniques of wire bending and wet packing enamel. The use of foils under glazes and rods to add depth to your work will be discussed. Your piece can be executed on a flat or curved surface. It is preferable to have previous enameling experience. Students are to bring their own set of pliers if they can if not we have some that can be shared. 4 student max.

$188.00 course fee (plus HST)

Fine silver Wire costs are extra

For registration please phone Peggy Logan at 604-339-6976 or drop by the studio on a Saturday between noon and 6:00pm. We take Visa, Master card and checks payable to Margaret Logan

Upcoming Jewellery and Metals Classes

Jewellery Techniques Sampler (Beginner)


(necklace by Zbella- we will be doing
similar work in this class)


6 Tuesdays, Feb. 7-March 14

This beginner jewellery course introduces students to a wide range of surface treatments (etching, roller printing, stamping, hammer textures and patinas), as well as hot and cold connections (soldering and riveting) and some simple chain making. Students will leave with several pieces of finished jewellery. Projects could include pendants, earrings, bracelets or rings.
$236 course fee
$30 materials fee (includes copper, brass, and some silver- extra silver will be available for purchase.)

Please call or email Karin for more information 604-809-3610, kmaritajones@gmail.com

Other upcoming workshops:

I will be offering more classes, as well as weekend and one-day workshops in the new year. Topics will include:

• Damascene inlay (silver and gold inlay on steel)
• Champ-leve enamel
• Recycle your jewellery! (Melt down your old gold and silver jewellery to make new designs)
• Beginner blacksmithing
• Damascus steel blade-making

Courses will be offered at Studiolo the spacious new studio I will be sharing with Peggy Logan, who also teaches jewellery and enamel courses. (Peggy's website: www.electrictiara.com). Studiolo will be at 1177 Parker St., in the Mergatroid Building, and will open in early January, 2012.

Studiolo features small class sizes (max. 6 students), a friendly atmosphere, central location, and well-equipped studio.

Please send me an email to join my mailing list and hear about courses when they are offered.
kmaritajones@gmail.com

Eastside Culture Crawl this Weekend!

This weekend I will be participating in the Eastside Culture Crawl for the second time! The Crawl is an huge annual event where over 300 artists on the East side of Vancouver open their studios to the public for sales, socializing and networking.

Please visit me at the Mergatroid Building at 975 Vernon Drive, corner of Vernon and Parker. I am around the back, enter off the parking lot at studio 1171.

Will be showing a broad range of my work, from jewellery and accessories to sculpture and wallpieces.

Hours are Friday (tonight!) 5 pm to 10 pm, Saturday/Sunday 11-6 pm.

Hope to see you all there!

Jewellery and Metals workshops coming soon!

I will soon be offering jewellery workshops at my new studio in East Vancouver. I will be moving next door to 1177 Parker St. and will be setting it up as a teaching/learning space. Peggy Logan will be my new studio mate, and we will be offering a range of evening and weekend courses, from beginner jewellery and enamels, to damascene and beginner blacksmithing.

Courses will start in January 2012. Watch this space for details, or send me a message to get on our mailing list!

"Women Who Work With Metal" Group Show in Maple Ridge, BC

Here's the invite to a group show I'm in Oct. 8- Nov. 12. Maple Ridge has a beautiful arts centre and gallery, and this show has some spectacular work in it. I especially love Sylvie Roussel-Janssen's work, pictured at the bottom of this post. I thought at first it was stained glass, but it is actually fabric stretched over a series of metal frames.




Please note I will be giving an artist talk on November 5, 1-2:30 pm. I will be showing a slide presentation of the progression of my work from jewellery to sculpture, some photos of the armour and samurai sword fittings that have inspired me, and also a bit of a travelogue of the artist residency I did in Finland, which was so important to the development of my work.

Setting up the show with the other 5 artists, I was amazed at the variety of approaches to working in metal.

Jewellery studio for rent Oct. 1!

Space available in our shared studio in East Vancouver starting Oct. 1! The details:

Self-contained room in shared art studio for rent Oct. 1 in the Mergatroid Building at Parker and Vernon, $225/month. The room has a door with a lock and window into the hallway. Perfect for jeweller, graphic designer, or any artist who doesn’t require a huge space to work in. If you are a jeweller, we can share equipment.

About the shared studio:

• Approx. 1000 sq ft total area
• Ground floor, with large garage door with glass panes.
• Shared with 4 others: 2 jewellery/ metal artists, one painter, and one industrial designer/ metal artist
• Outdoor area for spraying, chemical processes, etc.
• Own bathroom, with large sink.
• Good security, including fenced yard, secure doors and alarm system.
• Shared tool room.
• Extra storage space for each tenant.

Features of the Mergatroid Building:

• Well managed building full of working artists.
• A top destination on the East Side Culture Crawl.
• Close to Strathcona and the Drive.