New Events, New Toys, New Items And A Give Away In The Folksy Store!!

Things are moving very quickly for us all at the Amethyst Studio's this year, and this week has been no exception. Not only do we have the fabulous Summer on the lawn event at Bletchley Park to look forward to, we have also been invited to take part in two more craft events - both being held at Milton Keynes Museum.

So to celebrate our progress, we have decided to have a little give-away at the Folksy shop! www.folksy.com/shops/AmethystSky
The first 5 people to 'favourite' our shop will receive this lovely Tree of Life pendant as a thank you gift.

All you have to do is follow the link above to our shop, click 'Favourite' and then send us a message through the store (There is an option to contact the seller on the side of the page) either giving us your address to send the pendant to, or an email address where we can contact you for further details. 

Good luck! x

In June this year the museum will be hosting a Country Fair, which will incorporate lots of different types of crafts, including ours, and we will also be attending the Victorian Christmas Market again in December. We couldn't be more excited!

If you would like to keep up to date with the museum and it's events do have a look at their face book page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Milton-Keynes-Museum

There are several new art works in progress too (which I will be updating the blog with later in the week) and Sara has been playing with a new little anvil, which was kindly made for her by Nicholas Packham who's work and art you can find here: http://www.ngp-artist-and-blacksmith.co.uk/

We recently acquired some copper wire and Sara has been working on some prototype designs and learning how to work with the metal and the hammers to produce more stunning pieces to add to our collection.
Below is an example of one of these prototypes -

I personally think that their addition to our collection will be amazingly popular - I love them already!

A quick introduction to Amethyst Sky.

Hello there! and welcome to our brand new blog.

 Here we will be showing off some of our latest work and designs, as well as keeping you up to date with all of the goings-on in the Amethyst Sky studio's. We will be posting pictures and links to both things we love and things we sell, and hopefully we will have a few guest bloggers joining us soon to talk about their work, their experiences and what they do to promote their work. 

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The painting above is one of the latest works by resident artist Paula Harris: 

I was inspired by the work of Andre Kohn, who originally painted a series of  vintage Chanel pieces ( see link above) - This one in particular caught my attention and I decided that I would try my hand at at using a palette knife to paint with instead of a brush - this is only my second attempt at painting this way and I have to say, I am quite pleased with the results. I get a real sense of satisfaction from being able to push the paint over the canvass rather than direct it with the brush. 

This painting will NOT be available in our shop, as I fear it may infringe on copyright laws ( even though it is by no means an exact copy), and also because, I would quite like to keep it. Sorry.

My first palette knife painting is this one:

 

Which is available to buy in our online shop : folksy.com/shops/amethystsky  I also have plenty of ideas for new pieces now, thanks to experimenting with this way of painting, so if this style of art appeals to you, keep an eye out for more in the future.

Sara Young, our resident Jewellery Designer and artist has also been working her fingers to the bone (Almost literally! - jewellers wire can be a harsh task mistress sometimes.) creating some fabulous new jewellery pieces. This statement piece set, pictured above, is one of my absolute favourites (She won't let me keep this one though, :( . ) The Crystal and Blue piece below is another absolute triumph - it looks fantastic in the picture, but even better when you get to actually wear it!

 

If you like these, and would like to see more, follow the link above to our shop, and see what you think.

We regularly attend and sell our items at craft fairs, flea markets and bazaars. This is by far our favourite way to market our work, as we get to meet the people who will be enjoying our pieces, and find out more about them. We will also be posting here about any upcoming events which we will be attending, and letting you know how to get there, and any costs that are involved for entry to venues, parking etc, so  if you want to come along and see us keep an eye out for our regular updates. 

We hope that you find something you like in our store, but if not - and you have something more specific or personal in mind, we are happy to consider commissions. You can get in touch with us through the store, or comment here and we will see what we can do for you. 

Happy Shopping!!

Paula xx