another four pages...

b is for...

w is for...

p is for...

f is for...

i finally did it!  the sketchbook: limited edition is done!!!! serious happy dance going on here :)

the full book goes in the mail tomorrow.

front and back covers

title page

i didn't go in alphabetical order, since there weren't 26 pages anyway, but thought it was good form to as least start with 'a'.

second page is 'l'.

click on any of the images to see them larger.

i'll be posting 3-4 more pages each day so check back.

all together now....happy dance!!

Published!

i just published my first book on blurb.com! got a preview copy and they look great! all about the 52 rings i did in 2011 for the ring-a-week challenge.

RAW52: Ring-a-Week 2011 by Stacey Maddock | Make Your Own Book

Sketchbook #2 - Works-in-Progress (WIP)

i've been working on pages for the new sketchbook project and thought i'd post some WIP shots. they aren't great shots, just taken with my phone, but will get scanned later and before i color everything in. in no particular order, here is B, L, A, T and G.

the theme i chose was "How to Spell & Other Things to Learn"

Finally!

FINALLY! i finally finished all 52 rings for RAW 2011! sorry this took so long but i wanted to finish 3 or 4 things that all needed epoxy before i poured and that took longer than i hoped. but it's done! the distressed granulated rectangle was soldered to a post before pouring the epoxy with purple beads.

WIP-wall hanging

what i've been working on the last week or so. will be a wall hanging made entirely of recycled gift cards and jump rings! the colors are so wonderful, i keep making it bigger :) stay tuned for more work-in-progress shots.

Love

i swear i'm not lying! i have been in the studio and truly have numerous projects on the go. but they are all in a pathetic state of only partial completion, not even worthy of work-in-progress shots. so instead, here's what i worked on for valentine's day :)

to my wonderful husband and beautiful babies, happy valentine's day!

The Sketchbook Project - part 6

the last three pages!

england - 2009 and loire valley, france - 1996

northern ireland - 1998

and last but not least, new york city - 2008

(2008 was actually the second time, but oh well)

this was such a fun project! i can't wait to get started on the sketchbook project limited edition. that one is due at the end of april. it doesn't go on tour like this one, but will have an opening in new york city and be part of a book publication (which is why it's limited edition and a maximum of 5000 artists). and even more exciting? my 12 year old daughter, bronwyn, is going to do one too! stay tuned...

The Sketchbook Project - part 5

3 more pages...

cabo san lucas, mexico - 1998

galveston & surfside, texas - 1993

(our family rented a house with 2 other families here every summer for a week. the house we rented was destroyed in the last big hurricane)

hiroshima, japan - 2010

(1000 cranes are for luck and wishes coming true)

Sketchbook 2012 Tour!

here are the dates for the sketchbook project 2012 tour! if you live near one, try to get out to see the thousands of sketchbooks in person!

• Brooklyn, NY

  April 14th-30th
  Brooklyn Art Library
  103A N. 3rd St
  Brooklyn, NY 11249

• Chicago, IL
  

  May 3rd-5th
  Hyde Park Art Center
  5020 S. Cornell Avenue
  Chicago, IL 60615

• Portland, OR
  

  May 11th-13th
  The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel
  1022 SW Stark St
  Portland, OR

• Vancouver, Canada
  

  May 15th-16th
  W2 Media Cafe
  111 W Hastings St.
  Vancouver, BC

• Los Angeles, CA
  

  May 24th-26th
  iam8bit
  2147 W. Sunset Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA

• San Francisco, CA
  

  June 2nd-June 23rd
  Pop-Up Shop
  

• Greater Boston Area
  

  July 6th-8th
  LynnArts
  25 Exchange Street
  Lynn, MA

• Portland, ME
  

  July 11th-14th
  SPACE Gallery
  538 Congress Street
  Portland, ME 04101

• Toronto, Canada
  

  July 18th-22nd
  The Gladstone Hotel
  1214 Queen St. W
  Toronto, ON

• Philadelphia, PA
  

  Aug 23rd-25th
  The Painted Bride
  co-presented with InLiquid
  230 Vine Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19106

• Atlanta, GA
  

  Aug 29th - Sept 1st
  MASS Collective
  364 Nelson St. SW
  Atlanta, GA

• Austin, TX
  

  September 8th-16th
  Co-Lab Project Space
  613 Allen St.
  Austin, TX

• Melbourne, Australia*
  

  November 10th-25th
  NGV Studio
  Federation Square
  Russell & Flinders Sts
  Melbourne

• London, England*

The Sketchbook Project - part 4

three more pages...

curacao, netherlands antilles - 1985

(we lived here a little over a year)

london, england - 2009

(the crown jewels, get it?)

sao paulo and iguacu fall, brazil - 1982

Facebook Fan Page

so i've been trying to get more exposure over on facebook, by way of a fan page, and devised a giveaway to encourage some followers. i'm sneaky that way :) when i hit 100, i'd give away a finished piece of jewelry. we hit 100 yesterday!!

my old-fashioned, but effective, 'random generator'

my expert draw assistant, bronwyn

stir 'em up good!

and the winner is....Melissa L.!

check out the sterling silver granulated earrings she won!

i'll be doing another draw when we hit 250, so let everyone know! and go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacey-Maddock-Designs/267269758909

and like the page!

cheers!

The Sketchbook Project - Part 3

these are three of my favorite pages in the book...

11/12 - Miyajima, Japan 2010

13/14 - Santorini, Greece (where we went on our honeymoon) 1993

15/16 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

i put 2011 because that's when the photos were taken, but i've actually lived here for almost 19 years now!

3 more pages tomorrow...

The Sketchbook Project - part 2

my sketchbook is winging its way to the coast! posted today and should arrive in brooklyn early next week. there was something very exciting about mailing it. and apparently it was infectious. when we got home, my 11 year old, bronwyn, asked if she could do one for the limited edition project with me (due april 30th)! how cool is that?! so stay tuned over the next few months for pix of those books. but in the meantime, here are some more of the one that just left...

5/6 - Halifax, Nova Scotia 2010

7/8 - Eiffel Tower, Paris 2010

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem & Masada, Israel 1986

The Sketchbook Project

so i've been working on a sketchbook for the last couple of months, but this one is a little different. for one thing, it doesn't have any jewelry sketches in it. i've been participating in the The Sketchbook Project for the Brooklyn Art Library. The Sketchbook Project is a permanent collection of sketchbooks by artists from all over the world. at the end of april, the entire collection will be going on tour! i'll post the wheres and whens later. for now, the exciting news is, i'm finished! and with a week to spare, since the postmark date has to be before january 31st. the art library will also store the sketchbooks digitally, a link i'll share when i get it, but for now....

the cover and first couple of pages!

my drawing style tends to be a bit cartoon-y and i love colored pencils, so i had a lot of fun with this. the theme i chose was 'travel with me' and took inspiration from photos of places i have visited in my life. enjoy and i'll post a few more tomorrow!

front and back covers

1/2 - Himeji Castle, Japan 2010

3/4 - Las Vegas, Nevada 2009

Happy New Year!

check out my beautiful niece, blythe, modelling the necklace and earrings i made her.

BEST. ENDORSEMENT. EVER.

Lazy Days

don't get me wrong, we've had the craziness of the holidays too, but we've also made sure to slow down and enjoy some days of doing nothing. just stoke the fire, make another cup of coffee and hang out in our pajamas.

i still have one more ring to get done for the ring-a-week project and then i'll be working on pages for the brooklyn art library sketchbook project.

and yet, my holiday gift is calling to me! i got a lovely mini kiln from my fabu hubby :) pix of that later when i have it laid out in the studio....

merry christmas, happy hanukkah, festive kwaanza, bright winter solstice and

happy new year!

RAW #51

third in the deco granulation series of rings, this one a square with purple anodized aluminum.

all three of the deco granulation rings

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