Art Show Flyer!

Thanks to my very talented sister for making this for me!
If you are in the north Alabama area, come by and say hello!

Slinky Chain Dangle Earrings

With Peridot

With Sapphire

Simple. Elegant. Light-weight. Dress them up or wear them with jeans and a t-shirt! And probably the most affordable pieces of jewelry I've made in a long time.

Both of these can be found in the StudioFinn shop as we speak!

Mythical Feather Earrings

The first of the earrings are showing up in the StudioFinn shop today. You can find the Mythical Feather Earrings here.

StudioFinn Shop Update

Teeny Tiny Twig Post Earrings

Reflecting Pool Dangle Earrings

Tiny Nacre Post Earrings

Floating Reflecting Pool Necklace

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All of these can be found in the shop.

I've been on a bit of an earring kick this week. I have a couple more earrings in the works as well, including some Teeny Tiny Twig earrings that are oxidized that I really love. I kind of get the feeling that the general population doesn't care for oxidized (darkened) silver as much as I do though, so I've been trying not to use it as much.

In other exciting news, I am now a proud member of the Aspiring Metalsmiths Team on Etsy! Yay! I can't believe I almost forgot to share that! I had the privilege of meeting Clarity, the team's founder, at the Blue Plum Festival here in Johnson City last weekend and she told me all about the team. (click here to see her amazing shop) It's an awesome group of Etsians who work with metal, ranging from the beginner to master metalsmith, who get together online and share tips, stories, etc. I'm really glad to be part of such an awesome and welcoming group.

Fused Glass on the Brain

Delicate Double Pearl Nacre Necklace

Nacre Necklace with Pearl

Dainty Reflecting Pool Necklace

Tiny Reflecting Pool Charm Necklace

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I've been so tired this week. Every morning has been a struggle to get out of bed and I don't know why. Perhaps I'm still recovering from the visit back home. Perhaps it's the unusual heat we've been experiencing here lately. Who ever really knows. What I do know is that I'm ready to have my energy back again!

I managed another shop update this week. Four necklaces, all featuring fused glass. If you click the names under the photos, the link will take you directly to that necklace in the store, where you can read the details on each.

Have a lovely weekend!

**MOVING SALE**

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am having a Moving Sale in BOTH of my Etsy shops, KeelyB and StudioFinn. This sale includes free shipping (first class mail) on everything. The less I have to take with me to Johnson City, the better. Here are a couple of items on sale:

Glass Petals Necklace from KeelyB

Reflecting Pool Necklace from StudioFinn

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday (I know I did!) and has a happy, safe New Year. 2011 sure is bringing a lot of positive, exciting, big changes for me...I hope it is for you as well.

Start at the Beginning

OK, so here I am. After neglecting my first blog to the point of its eventual deletion, I am back and ready to try this thing again. I really feel like I have a lot to gain from blogging, and nothing to lose, so lets do this and see where it goes.

I suppose the easiest place to start is at the beginning. I'll begin by introducing myself. Hello, my name is Keely Finnegan. I am the artist behind both KeelyB (B is for my middle name, Beth) and StudioFinn. I am 25 years old, which is turning out to be a rather pivotal age for me (quarter life crisis, anyone?). I have an art degree from the University of North Alabama, and since graduating in December of 2008 I have been working at a local coffee shop part time and making art on the side. I love my "day" job (it keeps me social and the boss is great) but my ultimate goal is to do what I really love full time, which is create. So...I am mainly starting this blog because I want to get serious about my art.

I have found that if you want more of something in your life, you have to consciously make room for it, and I want art to be my full time job someday. My hope is that writing a blog, sharing with others, and documenting my progress (or even lack thereof) will help me with that goal and provide some kind of accountability, be it from myself or from my readers. I do not claim to be a great writer, and this whole blogging thing is going to be highly experimental for me, so please bear with me as I explore (and pardon the comma splices). Hopefully you will find some points of interest here as these pages grow, and we can share and learn from each other.