Welcome to my newsletter! I hope you are all doing well during this holiday season. Don't forget to take a few minutes to breathe here and there - and of course, to read this newsletter! I hope you enjoy it. Barbara Kay Jewelry News Upcoming events: I have one local show still this year, and then I will begin the process of photographing and listing all of the jewelry I've made over the summer (unless it has sold at the show, of course). My next and last 2025 show will be held at the...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Welcome to my newsletter, both new and continuing subscribers. I hope you enjoy it! Barbara Kay Jewelry News The Clark County Open Studios tour is now over for this year. I had a wonderful weekend, meeting new people and also spending time with a few returning visitors. I do love talking about my passion for metal-smithing and creating jewelry. I have one more live event this year: The Laurelhurst Winter Bazaar, which will take place on December 7 from 10 to 4. The bazaar is at the...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome to the beginning of fall! I know a lot of people love fall. I enjoy the colors and smells - and the crisp feel of fresh air in the mornings. But overall, I am sad to see fall arrive. I am a spring and summer person; I love longer days, warmth and plenty of sunshine. Fall tells me that winter is not far behind. I am not a fan of getting up in the dark and going to bed in the dark - and having dark gray skies in between. Fortunately, here in the Pacific Northwest we are lucky to often...
4 months ago • 8 min read
I want to start by thanking everyone who came to see me at either the Vancouver Arts and Music Festival or the Washougal Arts and Music Festival. And welcome to all of you who are new subscribers. I hope you enjoy this newsletter! Barbara Kay Jewelry News My summer shows are now over. They are a lot of work, and every year as I am preparing for them I think I won't do them again the next year. But then the show begins, and I find so much enjoyment in talking to people about my jewelry and my...
5 months ago • 5 min read
Welcome to this month's newsletter! This will be a somewhat shorter newsletter as I've been working hard to get ready for my August shows. I hope you enjoy reading! Barbara Kay Jewelry News I have finished many of the pieces that you saw in progress in the last issue, although I've decided to put three of the more complex pendants on hold so I could focus on my upcoming shows. Here are the finished pieces - come see me in Vancouver or Washougal and possibly see these in person! Hopefully by...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Hello to summer! I am really enjoying all the sunshine we've been having lately. Everything feels so much more positive in the light, and when the sky is blue and the leaves are all out and green is all around. I'm trying hard to balance my time between being outside and in the studio but have managed to finish a few things and am in process with others. I will likely wait to list any of my new jewelry in my shop since I have a couple of shows coming up and want to have as many new pieces to...
7 months ago • 8 min read
Welcome to my May newsletter! I hope you enjoy reading! Barbara Kay Jewelry News We are in the middle of spring, my favorite time of year. It seems as though every day brings new blossoms and emerging plants. This planting and growing season finds me spending as much time outside as it does in the studio, so I'm not moving ahead as quickly as I might with new projects. The time I have had in the studio since participating in the La Center Art Fair (which was a lot of fun!), has been spent on...
8 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome to spring and to my April newsletter! Barbara Kay Jewelry News I had a good time at my first show of the year, on March 21 and 22. It was held in a nursery and the surroundings were beautiful: the fragrance of spring hyacinths wafted through the air, and the colors of primroses, daffodils and a myriad of other early bloomers were all around. The first day was pretty cold and VERY rainy (thankfully we were under cover), but the second day was a beautiful partly cloudy-partly sunny day...
10 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome to my February 2025 newsletter! I hope you enjoy reading it. Barbara Kay Jewelry News I'm sorry to be a bit late with this newsletter (although it is still February)! During the first half of this month, I struggled with some type of very nasty virus and got way behind. I am not even close to where I'd hoped to be with new jewelry. But, I have managed to finish three of the pendants I started working on last month, and the others are in various stages of progress. The first one...
11 months ago • 6 min read