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...
about 1 month 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...
2 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...
4 months ago • 6 min read
Happy New Year! Here's to a wonderful year for all of you - and a creative year for me, I hope. I also hope you will enjoy this first newsletter of the new year. As always, I welcome your feedback! Barbara Kay Jewelry News I took a wonderful class this month which was all about the flex shaft rotary tool (similar to a Dremel but with a foot pedal for speed control). While I've used this tool a lot in the studio, I've used it for pretty traditional things such as sanding and polishing. This...
5 months ago • 9 min read
Welcome to my December newsletter! This will be a short issue as the holiday season is filling my time. I did want to send something out, though, and hope you enjoy reading. I also want to wish you all a most joyous holiday season! Barbara Kay Jewelry News I took part in my last show of the year in early December. This was an inside show - the Laurelhurst Winter Bazaar. I have participated in this bazaar for a few years and love it. All of the vendors have really nice, all handmade, items,...
6 months ago • 3 min read
A big welcome to both new subscribers and those who have been with me for a while! I am sorry I missed October; I was so busy getting ready for the Open Studios Tour that somehow the newsletter didn't get written. I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter. If you would like to read past issues, you can do that in my Newsletter Archive. Barbara Kay Jewelry News I had such a good time at the Clark County Open Studios tour in early November. Thank you to all who came to visit me! I really enjoyed...
7 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome to my newsletter! I hope you enjoy this month's issue. Barbara Kay Jewelry News I hope you've had a wonderful summer. It's hard to believe that we are already entering the fall season, along with changing colors and cooler temperatures. I'll be back to turning the heat on in my studio before I know it. I've been working on a few things this month. One of course is creating new jewelry. The other is getting ready for the Clark County Open Studios Tour which happens on November 2 and 3....
9 months ago • 10 min read
Welcome to this month's newsletter! I hope you enjoy it. Barbara Kay Jewelry News I had a wonderful time at both the Vancouver Art and Music Festival, and the Washougal Art and Music Festival. I met so many great people and really enjoyed talking about metalsmithing and my jewelry. Thank you to those who came to visit me! My next event will be when my studio is open for visitors during the Clark County Open Studios Tour on November 2 and 3. I'll have more information about that in the next...
10 months ago • 6 min read
Welcome to my newsletter! Thank you for opening and reading! I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter. Barbara Kay Jewelry News A recent show My August shows are coming up quickly! I hope I'll see some of you at one of them. Here are the dates and links to the events: August 3, 4 and 5: Vancouver Arts and Music Festival This should be a really fun event for the whole family. Check out the website to see schedules of the music and other fun things that will be happening during these three...
12 months ago • 7 min read