New Arrival: Objects from Up in the Air Somewhere

Just arrived in the shop are handmade paper +ceramic bowls from Chicago designer Susan Dwyer.

A small selection of her gilded, lemon, peach, and ocean painted diminutive vessels are lovingly handmade with a delicate faded,washed detailing that looks like they came from a place that knows the future of the sun.

The pieces are perfect for holding treasures from spices to keys to earrings to air plants or simply sitting alone on the shelf to soak up sun and wishes.

Says Susan of her work: 

"...I'm creating a line of housewares inspired by the beautiful forms found in industrial architecture. Water towers, warehouses, factories, and silos are abundant in Chicago and endlessly fascinating to me. Although I work in different mediums (paper mache, ceramic, fiber, etc.), my work has always been primarily focused on volume and form rather than ornamentation and surface. The simplicity and utility of the industrial landscape is a constant influence on my work."

Come enjoy and touch, each piece is priced under $50.

 

New Arrival: Heather Gabriel Ceramics

I immediately fell in love with Heather Gabriel's work the moment I saw it.

It has an unassuming,simple quality I look for constantly in all objects-and it looks like it's been through battle-also a plus.

Recently arrived in the shop are 8 small bowls handmade by Gabriel in the Hudson Valley of New York. Each one has different marks, crackles, and textures that come from the ash and smoke held in the kiln they're fired in.

It's hard to imagine tainting their organic, raw perfection by filling them with any other items at all, but the size is perfect for holding small things like jewelry, salts, or spices. They also look beautiful just sitting empty.

"All of the work you see here is fired with wood, either in a primitive pit, or in a japanese-style tunnel kiln. The colors are a result of the clay and stone reacting with the smoke, flame, and ash of the wood burned within the kiln. The clay is made from local materials, the river stones and sands come from the hills and valleys outside of my home
and the metals used in the sculptural works are gleaned from abandoned fields and industrial sites throughout the Hudson Valley."-Heather Gabriel

Gabriel was born in Bronxville, New York. 

After a few years spent as a field geologist she began an independent course of study in studio ceramics and metal work,learning from and working with artists across the country. In 2004, she returned to the Hudson Valley and became a resident of The Byrdcliffe Guild in Woodstock, New York.
She currently resides in the Hudson Valley.

new in the shop: ceramics,paper,textiles,jewelry,vintage,objects,wearables

ceramic vases: crystals, fern, rainbow
blank shapes pocket notebook
vintage necklaces: oversized blue plastic; long sunset orange beaded
vintage earrings: enameled goddess-ey moon+star posts, bakelite turquoise spider-y posts.
vintage name pins: 'juanita'+ 'diane' in hand-formed brass wire

chain+drip silkscreened textiles for hanging or using
blank origami writing cards
colorful vintage world cards
origami globes
tiny letterpress notebooks
insect-embedded resin paperweight
painted ceramic eggs
new necklaces: triple recycled glass swords on long dark oxidized chain with brass beads;
vintage african yellow beads+red coral with copper details and grey silk on dark oxidized chain
wooden bangles with brass inlay
brass+shell bangles
canvas grocery bags with minimal shapes



amazing new summer colors of the false knit scarf by chelsea heffner-seafoam green, magenta, grey, and pearl
metallic linen clutch bag- in so many quiet rainbow colors
forestbound bags- 3 styles remain
hand-stitched cross emblazoned pillow
magical postcards from days of travels of old
new- notebooks handmade from old maps
brass and black shiny campin' knife, only one remains
blank notecards
heavy stone eggs

new jewelry: mixed metals 'fly' earrings; mix of found hardware, copper, and rings on dark oxidized chain





tiny sedum planters by eden batki- has a tiny hole to hang on a wall, or sit upright on a flat surface



vintage stoneware vases-grey and brown




old metal letters rescued from the desert somewhere near Reno: a giant E, A, y, H , K, v, S, #2
rings from andy lifschutz! 6 sterling silver rings, one of a kind, sizes unknown, but they range from XS-L, and he is happy to re-size them for you if needed.


new jewelry: found hardware+ muted colors of jasper stones
porcelain drinking cups by e.benotti




shiny vintage brass bangles
delicate ceramic blue and brown chain by eden batki

vintage blue and white stoneware vessel or planter
copper knots
stones, keys, charms,shells, all found in the new 'lost+found drawers'- everything in the drawers are under $10

crystal prisms in the lost +found drawers

the lost+found drawers are filled with things for you
email with any questions or to have something shipped to you--
...see you soon