Julie Frahm - Glass Jewellery

I have just finished working on a dozen pairs of new stud earrings for my Etsy shop.  They are very cute, very simple and easy to wear.

 

An article about the Wear a Piece of Adelaide exhibition.

 

I have started listing new jewellery in my Etsy shop!

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Here is a sample of what will be for sale.

I have made a bunch of new jewellery for my Etsy shop.  It has been ready for a while, but I have not been ready to photograph it!

I have been looking at different ways of photographing my work, different backgrounds, different layouts, and I think I might be finally ready to take all of the photographs needed to get my work listed.

Wish me luck!

I moved to Mount Gambier from Adelaide last year, and it’s been a bit of an adjustment.  I didn’t realise how settled I was in Adelaide until we moved away!  All of the things I had taken for granted, such as my hairdresser, were no longer surrounding me.  My family, my friends, my children’s friends!

It made me wonder how on earth I was going to adjust to being in a new, smaller town.  Forming new friendships/relationships.  Finding a new hairdresser!

I think the one thing that always makes sense to me is making glass beads and jewellery, and so whenever I am feeling uncertain about myself I immerse myself in this.  I plan exhibitions or new pieces of jewellery. I think about what I want my art to say to the world.

When the South East Art Society announced their annual award exhibition I started thinking about how I could contribute to that.  I started thinking about my sense of community, and how that has been challenged in the past year.  I thought about how we are all part of many communities really.  I’m part of the “art” community in Mount Gambier, and I’m also part of the “school” community now that my daughter has started school.  I’m part of a community of “mums” too.

Well, there has been a lot of thinking about my exhibition piece, and here is the finished version.

I have been doing some custom orders lately, and really enjoying the process, and the end results.

If you have ever seen any of my jewellery, and thought you might like it if it were slightly different, please feel free to get in touch with me to find out if it’s possible!

Custom Order:

I have been thinking a lot lately about the idea of being part of a community. Well, not just part of one community, but lots of different communities.  I decided to make a necklace that reflects my feelings about communities.

Thanks for stopping by, it’s been a great week filled with lots of gratitude and giveaways!

Congratulations to everyone who has managed to win something.

Today’s post is a little different.  I have so many businesses/organisations that I am grateful for, so I am going to add 6 of them to my final post, and that will make a nice list of 10.

So, recapping:

1. T’Arts Collective – being part of a collective has helped me to grow as an artist, and also to understand more about being in business.

2. Urban Cow – selling my work in a very successful gift shop/gallery has generated a lot of constructive feedback on my work, helping me to improve.

3. Jam Factory – ensuring my work is of the highest quality.

4. SALA – allowing me to have a solo exhibition every year!

Now, for the new entries:

5. International Society of Glass Beadmakers – being able to attend their annual conference was an amazing experience.

6. Selonj – an awesome bead shop in Adelaide who have always gone out of their way to help me.

7. Rundle Street Markets – gave me an opportunity to get my work in front of lots of people every weekend for several years.

8. Etsy – a trusted platform for selling online, it has enabled me to open my own store.

9. Regional Art Galleries – thank you for stocking my work in your galleries.

10. My family!  I know, not a business or an organisation, but without them supporting me the way they do, I would definitely not be able to do what I do!