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Maureen Brusa Zappellini
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Oh how to juggle them.....
Metalmithing, one of a kind, handmade, etsy, wholesale, gallery.....
so many ways to describe what I do...and many ways to show it now as well!
I am now showing my work in three different ways-
"Cosmo's Moon"
One, my n...
Metalsmithing, and Business have to balance and work together if you are selling in more than one type of venue.
It can take some time to develop a working system and yes, It can be difficult to juggle galleries with online sales.
in my case, I a...
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- Location:
- the desert Southwest, and summers In Italy
- About Me:
- I'm a Metalsmith with Classical Italian training and Modern Rustic Steampunk tastes. I currently show my one of a kind work at a few galleries, and have a line of work I am developing and selling on Etsy and Artfire.
I Twitter, Blog, Post and Facebook. But what I love doing most of all is working at my bench with hours of free time!
- Gender:
- Gal
- I am a/an:
- Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger, Shopper
- (Designers only) I create:
- Handmade fabricated and cast designer jewelry with a steampunk twist..old world craftsmanship meets modern handcrafted designs.
- (Designers only) I am willing to do:
- Custom orders, Wholesaling
- (Designers only) I have been featured on:
- 500 Earrings, Lark Books
Capitola Girl, blog
Elektra jewelry, blog
- (Designers only) My work is sold at:
- Obsidian Gallery, Tucson AZ
Shaw Gallery, NE Harbour Maine
Once in a Blue Moon, Edgartown Mass
Etsy, Cosmosmoon
artfire, cosmosmoonjewelry
- Website:
- http://cosmosmoon.etsy.com
- Favorite Designers/Artists:
- I admire many artists for many differing reasons. a very short and incomplete list would be....
Chagall, Gaugain, Klee, Hunterwasser, Nolde, Tagliapietra, Bleckner, Calder, Nevelson, Prada, Zobel, Sepkus, Cooperman, and on and on..
Thoughtful and well executed. Developed.
- Favorite Music/Musicians:
- OH boy, where to start..My Ipod is loaded with...
Tom Waits (obviously, where else ?)
Radiohead
arcade fire
whitestripes
joanna newsom
Nick Drake
Elliot Smith
The Magnetic Fields
Nirvana
Led Zeppllin
Leonard Cohen
the Cramps
old New Order
Beck
and on and on.. ( still have a tiny bit of space)
I also listen to a Lot of diverse world music.
Plus I accompany my Husband to the Opera and symphony..(I have to rely on my girlfriends to go to concerst of "my" music)
- Favorite TV Show & Movies:
- Most shows on Bravo. I love creative freaks.
No crime scene stuff, no horror, no violence..
movies? same as above..and I love dumb/smart comedies..
- Favorite Books / Authors:
- Not much reading time right now.. I read mostly novels with some cultural/historical information/plot line..
I could start listing authors but that might be boring.....
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Oh how to juggle them.....
Metalmithing, one of a kind, handmade, etsy, wholesale, gallery.....
so many ways to describe what I do...and many ways to show it now as well!
I am now showing my work in three different ways-
"Cosmo's Moon"
One, my newer work, designed exclusively for online sales...(my steampunk and smaller artmetal line) from http://cosmosmoon.etsy.com
"MBZAP"
my one of a kind, older handmade pieces that are coming out of their show and g… Continue
Metalmithing, one of a kind, handmade, etsy, wholesale, gallery.....
so many ways to describe what I do...and many ways to show it now as well!
I am now showing my work in three different ways-
"Cosmo's Moon"
One, my newer work, designed exclusively for online sales...(my steampunk and smaller artmetal line) from http://cosmosmoon.etsy.com
"MBZAP"
my one of a kind, older handmade pieces that are coming out of their show and g… Continue
Posted on February 17, 2009 at 2:27pm —
Etsy vs Gallery vs Wholesale ..pricing...
Metalsmithing, and Business have to balance and work together if you are selling in more than one type of venue.
It can take some time to develop a working system and yes, It can be difficult to juggle galleries with online sales.
in my case, I am still working on a plan that works for all of us, galleries and artist (me) alike..I am developing a line of work that will only be shown in galleries and a line for online (etsy sales) Right now, things are a little jumbled still, but I am working on… Continue
It can take some time to develop a working system and yes, It can be difficult to juggle galleries with online sales.
in my case, I am still working on a plan that works for all of us, galleries and artist (me) alike..I am developing a line of work that will only be shown in galleries and a line for online (etsy sales) Right now, things are a little jumbled still, but I am working on… Continue
Posted on February 10, 2009 at 1:59pm —
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I've gotta go. But it's been great chatting. Let's stay in touch. My wife say's glad there is someone else who knows that Tommy is a "Little Off", and if we don;t go get dinner she's gonna roll me down the gutter to the blood bank.
Peace
PS - Glad you like the same kind of really COOOL stuff
Peace to you
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