New Etsy Store!

Hello again!  

I am so happy to report that it has finally happened.  I am now the proud owner of an Etsy shop, which means you will now be able to buy my jewelry online, and share it with all of your friends.  I have been working hard and posting new things everyday!  I am going to be filling in a few more thing in the upcoming days, so keep checking back.   Just to make it easier to find me, here is the link:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/barbigossen?ref=si_shop

Here are a few samples of some of the things you will find.

Orchid Brooches

Patterned Jewelry

Flower Jewelry

And...

Coming soon! I will have enameled wall art and my new pet jewelry.  Watch for the new pet jewelry blog as well!  These are fun pieces that I can't wait to show off and sell, so keep watching!

But Wait, There Is More!

sometime in the next week or so I will also be the proud owner of a new website!  Keep your eyes open to find out more!

School Begins Again

So sorry it has been so long and while this may not be the best post, I wanted to at least touch base.

So after a nice and busy summer, I am back at UW Green Bay teaching intro to jewelry and intro to drawing.  I am excited for the beginning of the semester and upcoming events.  I have begun a new line of jewelry which I will be posting soon and begun work on a website (I know it is about time.)  I am also participating in a sale for Cats Anonymous which will include great new pet jewelry, Joplin fur felt earrings and other jewelry.  The show will be at the Midway in October and I will post more info and picts soon!

Also, hockey is stating back up so if anyone knows any girls who like to skate and want to play let me know.  I can also let you know if you want to come to any games.  We are slow, but it is fun for us to have fans!

I promise to be better at posting in the future since there will be a lot of jewelry related news coming up!

welcome!

I am so excited to be starting this blog!  In light of so many crazy things going on, I want to focus on something truly important: me and what I am doing.  SO now you can all check in to see what I am up to and what new ideas I come up with!  I bet you are excited!

All kidding aside, I am happy to have a way to keep everyone informed about my work and its growth.  I am also happy to have an outlet to get out my thoughts.  (They are scary when they stay in there to long.)  

So this is where it all begins.  I am currently working in this small bedroom studio, that is about 10 x 12 feet, but has just enough room to create.

And though it only has one outlet, it is no longer in the basement.  Small spaces lend themselves to more organization (and also to more messes!)  I also know that working in a small space also leads to smaller work.  I am trying to break free of this by working in multiple panels.  That's right, some of my newest work returns to the painting roots that started me in school and helped me to find my passion for jewelry.  I also think these are inspired by the drawing classes I was teaching last semester.  

These pictures are made porcelain coated steel tiles that I use liquid, water color and powdered enamels to render one of my favorite subjects: flowers.  They are simple and small, but add a great splash to any decor.  These works are available at Petal Pusher, or contact me for information about making one to your specification.

I think these are a great reference to both of my jobs (as a florist and art professor) and refer back to some of my favorite work that I have made.  

  

Working on panels kinda makes me wish that I had taken more advantage of the large scale enameling kiln at Kent State while I was there.  (At least I am using all the great information I learned there!)

So thanks for taking a minute to catch up!

Hope you like the new work!