New bling
Finished this today: Imperial Zircon in sterling silver, 1.5″ diameter. Tomorrow is a photo day; taking “real” pics of the above (ie ones that don’t suck) and a few others. So news: of the four...
View ArticleGarden Trellis Project: Complete
So, news! Thursday, I installed a garden trellis for my mom: Forged copper and handblown glass, appx 6’x2.5′. Metalwork by me; glass scavenged from the scrap pile at Pratt Fine Art Center’s hotshop....
View ArticleThe creative process
Yesterday I made Art. I’m supposed to be making Product. I’m supposed to be making stuff that I can do quickly so that the labor cost is low. So that it sells, so that I can keep this as my job. But...
View ArticleToday’s the day!
Load-in tonight! Fair tomorrow! Bling right now! Enamel on fine silver; on forged sterling neckwire, with peridot and blue topaz. Detail: enameled silver with peridot. Detail: green enamel on silver,...
View ArticleSeason’s Greetings!
Enameled Hatpin #5. ©2010 Peggy Foy Happy Holidays! What a whirlwind the last few months have been. For starters, my sister got married in October (congratulations Jeanne and Brian!) — since then it...
View ArticleOpal Pendant
Here’s a custom piece I did last Fall. The client brought me an opal ring – the stone was gorgeous, but she just didn’t wear it. She asked me to re-set the stone in a pendant – the design was of my...
View ArticleSteampunk Goggles
Here’s a series of Limited Edition Goggles, specially crafted for some of the generous donors who contributed to the Steampunk metalwork show I curated back in May. Only three sets in this edition –...
View ArticleSecond Saturday Artwalk in Ballard
Dear Friends, We interrupt this busy holiday season for a rare blog update… You may have noticed, I haven’t done any holiday shows (yet) this year. That’s because I am simply up to my eyeballs in...
View ArticleTBT: Original Mayan Compass
For Throwback Thursday, here is the original Mayan Compass pendant that I made in 2005: Materials: Brass, copper, sterling silver, fine silver, steel coin fragment. 3/4″ diameter. Originally, this was...
View Article#FacebookArtJewelryChallenge Day 1: Spiral Pendants
This week a couple of my colleagues and friends tagged me in a challenge that’s been going around Facebook — sounds fun, I’m game! Beth Cyr (a college classmates from the University of Georgia metals...
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