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Coming to Marfa for Chinati weekend? Great! Check out Jewelry by Rose Trunk Show happening all weekend at Hotel Paisano gift shop.

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Studio!

Having a dedicated space to work in is every creative person's desire. When visiting artists studios I love seeing the work they create but almost as much I love seeing the space they create in. Having a studio space of my own as been a dream long in the making. So here is a little before and after! 

When I moved to Marfa in 2009 I decided creativity was going to be a bigger part of my life focus and work. After living in Marfa for about a year I bought a house with a detached building and garage. It was rough, dirty and packed with items left behind from the previous owners. I used the building as storage but always imagined it would become an apartment or studio. After a few years I was able to finish the rough space and make it into a lovely  jewelry studio complete with new windows, insulation and a rustic chandelier I found at a garage sale.
Before

Re-framed ceiling

Crowning touch

New windows and walls

After

Living the dream in Marfa Texas.

Jewelry by Rose mixing it up with gold and silver pieces for Fall.

 Jewelry by Rose believes luxury should be part of all our lives. Luxury is not about high prices but rather making you feel special and beautiful. Jewelry has the power to do that. So be good to yourself, have fun and do things you love.

 Oh and wear good jewelry! 

  

Jewelry by Rose building our branding with new earring cards.  What a difference a little branding makes!

Need it? Want it? Drop us a line.

  Jewelry by Rose announces the launch of our 

Online Shop coming Fall 2014 . 

Stay tuned for more info!

Color Bar of tiny crystals and hammered silver beads 

 

 

 

White Agate Horn with accent stones

Need it or want more info? Great just email us at  designerrose@gmail.com

 

Jewelry by Rose is pleased to announce a Trunk Show at Hotel Paisano in Marfa Texas.

Designer reception Friday May 23rd 6-8pm. Trunk show will be up May 23-26th in the hotel gift shop. Come by and say hi! 

Be sure to view "Viva Boquillas" an exhibit of new watercolor paintings by local artist Wendy Lynn Wright. I was lucky enough to visit Boquillas for the first time recently and it now has a special place in my heart. Boquillas is a tiny village in Mexico on the southern bank of the Rio Grande. To see the simple and creative life those people live is humbling and inspiring. 

Viva Boquillas indeed!  

Gotta have it or want to know more? Just drop us a line designerrose at gmail.com

 Jewelry by Rose is always evolving and reforming itself with a variety of materials and combinations. I love my job.

 

Going Rustic with oxidized silver chains, bone and semi precious stones.

Thanks to my model K. who spent a little time doing an impromptu photo shoot at a recent Pop Up Boutique in Marfa.

Need it? Want it? Have to have it? Just let me know. 

velvetantlermarfa at gmail

New adventures in Jewelry and design

 

 Marfa International School is holding a fundraising event this weekend featuring horses decorated or transformed by artists in Marfa. The theme is Year of the Horse. This is my horse under construction in my studio. I am so pleased to participate in this event and can't wait to see all the horses. 

New Skills! 

I have recently started an apprenticeship with a local jewelry maker. This is an entirely new approach to making jewelry. 

 

I have really been enjoying the learning process and what I can do with metal and fire! This ring is made with a fossilised dinosaur bone and silver.

More new work and updates coming soon!

 

Holidays are upon us! 

Jewelry by Rose has been doing our part to spread cheer with events. Since mid October we set up a display during Chinati weekend at Hotel Paisano in Marfa , trunk show at the Blanton Museum of Art, participated in a Black Friday Holiday Market in Marfa and a Velvet Antler Pop up shop during Thanksgiving weekend. Phew! 

 

 

So thanks to friends new and long standing for your love and support! 
The trunk show at the Blanton Museum of Art even got some coverage! Check out this article published by the Daily Texan. 

We are putting our creative mind to work during these long winter nights preparing for growth in the new year and Spring season. Stay tuned! 
 
Jewelry by Rose available at Hotel Paisano in Marfa, Blanton Museum of Art Gift Shop or Capra and Cavelli on 35th Street in Austin. 

Or just contact me directly with questions. 
designerrose at gmail.com

Holidays are just around the corner! Jewelry by Rose kicked the season off with a trunk show at the Blanton Museum of Art.

Thanks very much to the Blanton shop manager, staff and shoppers for such a warm welcome! A selection of Jewelry by Rose will now be available in the gift shop. Happy shopping!

Many thanks to my dear friends at Hotel Paisano in Marfa for showing Jewelry by Rose during Chinati Weekend this year.

This was another year of great parties, lots of art and more hipsters and art socialites than you can shake a stick at. It is that wonderful combination of events, people and energy that always makes Chinati open house weekend the peak art weekend of the whole year. 

There are always a ton of great things happening in Austin. 

Here is one more!  

Capra and Cavelli in the downtown Hilton host Jewelry by Rose

 Friday Oct 4th noon-6pm

Jewelry by Rose is handmade in Marfa Texas and features semi-precious stones, gold and silver. A sophisticated yet simple approach to pairing materials to create feminine and unique designs. Come by and say hello. 

 Want more info? Just drop us a line or find us on Facebook. 

velvetantlermarfa@gmail.com

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Pray for us!

New selection of religious metals paired with colorful stones.

I have always been attracted to religious images like the ones found on these metals purchased from a church gift shop 

in San Antonio. I even had them blessed and sprinkled with holy water by the padre for good measure. If you have ever read the story of Catholic Saints you would ask for blessings and protection too. I am happy to customize the stones for a more personal and unique necklace.

Tag it!

A very special thank you to Andrea at Speak. Heart. History. 

As it turns out a lot of thought goes into a tag. For example the size of the tag, lettering style, ink color, paper selection, hole size and placement...well you get the idea. Andrea helped me work it out then made it happen. I appreciate greatly how this improves the presentation of Jewelry by Rose. 

Coming to Marfa? 

Stop in at Velvet Antler and say hi! 

Velvet Antler  203 E. San Antonio St.  Marfa TX 79843