Thursday, February 25, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

Contemporary Jewelry Invitational in Peoria, Illinois!

Will you be in Peoria, Illinois February 6th thru February 13th? If so, and you are looking for a unique gift to give for Valentine's Day check out the Peoria Art Guild Gallery!



Sunday, January 3, 2010

Happy, Happy 2010!

Today, much to my delight, I received this in my inbox! Thank you, thank you, thank you Michael and Amelie! What a way to start off 2010...life is good!

Dear Mary V.

We are toasting you on our 23rd anniversary in Austin, Texas, as my wife wears your beautiful 'Winter Fish Eye' neckpiece. It looks good and sounds good. We love the dissarray of the silver connectors, which have will of their own. And of course the beads are a delight, each one. We were glad to discover your work at <Art On Fifth>.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

End of year resolution!

For the rest of 2009 I resolve to update my blog! O.k., that being said...I resolve in 2010 to continually update my blog!!!

Why you ask? Who cares? Well, according to my blog stats lots of folks around the globe regularly read my blog and that's a good thing, I guess!

My blog is the social media outlet that I am the most comfortable with...I have a facebook page (maryvsmith) and tweet to my twitter (maryvsmith) but my blog is where I can post info/location of art fairs in will be in, gallery representation and my glass beadmaking teaching schedule.

2009 was a crazy busy successful year...hence the looong spans between blog updates! Really a good, legit excuse! Every art fair that I participated in...57th Street (Chicago, Il), Des Moines Art Festival (Des Moines, IA), St. Louis Art Fair (St. Louis, MO) and Peoria Fine Art Fair (Peoria, IL)...all were good for me. Good sales...new friends...time to reconnect, share a laugh and a beverage with old friends! Life is good!

Enough said...see you in 2010!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

2009 Saul Bell Design Award!

On Saturday, May 30, 2009 in Las Vegas I was awarded my 3rd Saul Bell Design Award! My neckpiece titled, "Carmelized" took 2nd place in the Bead category! You can read more about it here: Saul Bell Design Award. as well as view the other winners!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Mother's Day Trunk Show













Craft Alliance Delmar Gallery is having a Mother's Day Trunk Show featuring my jewelry! My jewelry will be showcased along with Annie Scheumbauer's Hand-Painted silk scarves from April 28-May 10th. We will be in the gallery on Saturday, May 2nd from 12-3 p.m. for a "Meet the Artist's" Click here for more info!