Designer love

Posted on 23 June 2009

Dare I say it? I think the Portland summer has begun. Of course, it may just feel like that for me because I’m in front of a hot kiln all day, but I’ll take what I can get in late June.

In other news, I found a wonderful way to commemorate my bordering-on-obsessive love for this little guy:

By securing a jewelry trade with the talented designer behind odetteny for this little guy (in sterling silver so you can see all his wrinkles):

Trading with amazing artists across the country is one of my favorite things about being a jeweler. Aside from meeting these cool peeps, you get to sport unique and quality goods without breaking the bank. I used to live down the street from a lovely artist in North Carolina who bartered her work for everything from a used BMW to tuition for her child’s schooling. Pretty inspiring.