show #1

well, this 1st show is going okay. not as gangbusters as i had of course hoped, but good enough. passable. i've gotten orders from 5 new galleries. i am excited to be in all of them, some i never heard of before.

one intriguing one is actually an indie-department store in nyc called arcadia. all handmade things in this store in chelsea, from soap to jewelry to candles to clothing. sounds pretty cool, and the owner was a real interesting person, very nice and down to earth.

the most exciting thing is that 2 galleries ordered my new little prong rings, featured to the right of this post! the 2nd gallery to order ordered them on spec, said they will take pretty much what i make! cool!! that makes me feel like i am on a good track with those rings, which are just waiting for me at home...waiting for me to make some more...

so i am hoping a few of the "be backs" will actually come back tomorrow and make an order. also i have a couple of people who said they are going to wait until baltimore to order from me. not sure why this is, but...i'll believe it when they order.

here is a pic of the booth...not bad if i say so, though it is not what i had hoped for either. i wanted a perfect, totally killer booth, and i feel i have my regular booth with a few changes. whatever. i am pretty much finished worrying about it for now.

i do like my new earring stands and display very much, however.


so, all day tomorrow and 10-3 on monday then i pack up and run off to baltimore for a 10am opening on tuesday. i am nervous/stressed about the move out from here, but i just have to do my best and be as fast as possible in order to avoid a $400 late arrival fee in baltimore. sounds like they are trying to rob us, doesn't it? yes, i believe so.

i had dinner tonight with natasha wozniak, a fellow jeweler whom i have featured on this blog before. we ate at penang, a restaraunt where jamie and i ate on our last trip to philly. i again had the shrimp and green beans in shrimp paste. we opened with a delightful squid and greens dish, covered in peanut gravy. YUMMY. the waiter told us not to get the squid, that he had never seen it, but it was worth it, in my opinion, as it was unusual and delicious!




i want to think for a minute on how blessed we all are. i have several friends going through super hard times with loved ones right now...way more than seems possible. so if you don't mind, let's have a moment to think good thoughts for those in trouble, and also be thankful for all the good we do have in our own lives.


om shanti

ॐ शान्ति शान्ति शान्ति

take care everyone
jo