Sunday, November 11, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
October 2nd Saturday Event
Please Join Jimmie Joy Jewels & Rain's Embellishments for our
Fall Second Saturday Show on October 13, 2012
at the Sacramento Art Complex 2110 K Street ~ Upstairs
from 5:00 to 9:00 PM
Hope to see you there!
Friday, September 28, 2012
See My Art - KVIE Art Auction Preview Gala!
We were so pleased to take part in the KVIE Art Auction Preview Gala!
It was a terrific night filled with great people and beautiful art!
Models wearing Luscious Labradorite and Pacific Opal Necklaces
Lovely Ladies of the Sacramento Art Complex wearing Jimmie Joy Jewels!
Sacramento Art Complex Artist Jennifer Keller wearing Jimmie Jimmie Jewels Hot Amber Necklace
Fellow artists from the Sacramento Art Complex also had beautiful pieces up for Auction:
Sacramento Art Complex Artist:
Laura Caron - Made in the USA
Sacramento Art Complex Artist :
Angela Ridgway - Diamond Plated Bay Dreams
Jimmie Joy Jewels Luscious Labradorite Necklace and Pacific Opal Necklace up for auction!
The bidding war was on!
Close-up of Pacific Opal Necklace
Close-up of Luscious Labradorite Necklace
*All Gala pictures are borrowed from the KVIE Art Auction 2012 Facebook album. Thank you so much for posting incredible pictures of our Jewelry!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Upcoming Holiday Event
From the Creative Arts League of Sacramento Website:
Crocker Holiday Art & Craft Festival 2012
The Best Holiday Shopping Event of the Year!
The Best Holiday Shopping Event of the Year!
Thanksgiving weekend November 23, 24 & 25, 2012
Make an impression this holiday season with unique and
one-of-a-kind gifts from the Crocker’s Holiday Art & Craft
Festival. The event takes place at the Scottish Rite Center due to the
expansion construction at the Crocker Art Museum. The event begins the
day after Thanksgiving and continues through the weekend.
100 fine craft artists will display and sell their
work. All types of work will be represented from fine Jewelry, Ceramics,
Metalworking, Wood Working, Textiles, Paintings, Sculpture, Glass,
Cards and Ornaments to Gourmet Food Items and Handmade Memory Books.
Ambrosia Cafe will provide terrific food and drink for
the event. CALS special Victorian Santa will be in attendance and posing
for pictures with children, large and small and perhaps even a favored
pet!
Join us for the best holiday shopping in town with free parking and convenient location
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wine Women & Shoes Rocklin Oct. 2012 Event
We will have a booth at this wonderful event! Hope to see you there!
Sacramento Bee: At the nexus of changes - Jimmie Joy Jewels
A Big THANK YOU to Cathie Anderson of the Sacramento Bee for including us in her article! Thank you also to the Crocker Art Museum and Gallery 2110!
Article from Sacbee.com:
Article from Sacbee.com:
Cathie Anderson: New manager brings north state perspective to Crocker museum store
Published: Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Donna Natsoulas recently took the reins of the store at the Crocker Art Museum as its manager and buyer.
A graduate of the California College of the Arts in Oakland, Natsoulas has spent time in museum stores worldwide. Her husband, Tony, has works in the Crocker's permanent collection and in institutions as far afield as the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Shigaraki, Japan.
Expect the Sacramento region and Northern California to be well-represented at the Crocker store.
"I wanted to get the feel of Northern California in this particular store," Natsoulas said. "I live with art every single day of my life. It's a part of me. It goes through my blood. … I always try to educate people about art and artists and the process, and I think that's a big help. Usually, in retail, people don't have that art background."
The Crocker store is now selling the fused glass of Sacramento's Wayne Fong, glass vessels blown by Rick and Janet Nicholson of Auburn, and the delicious ceramic pastries of Sacramento's Jeff Nebeker, among others.
The selection will change, because Natsoulas is always scouting for fresh finds.
The Crocker store brought in 2.3 percent of the museum's overall operating budget last year. Its sales help fund educational programs.
Key to gallery's future
Gallery 2110, which my predecessor, Bob Shallit, aptly described as one of midtown Sacramento's coolest art spaces, now is being run by Michael Key.
Key, owner of the Red Dot Gallery, took over the master lease for the Gallery 2110 building this month after Clare Bailey left the enterprise for family reasons.
"We're taking it from where she left it and moving forward – with gusto," said Key, who got involved after hearing from several artists with studios in the building.
The "gallery" at 2110 K St. is actually an arts complex that holds two galleries, a sculpture garden and patio, as well as 26 artist studios.
It lies about two blocks from Key's Red Dot Gallery at 2231 J St. Although tinier than Gallery 2110, Red Dot houses a gallery, a salon and a business consultant.
Key liked the idea that Gallery 2110 had a similar model.
"Rentals from the studios pay a big chunk of the expenses, including a lot of the rent," he said. "We're in a position that if we had a bad month or two or three as far as art sales, we're not going to go out of business because we still have the rentals. … A lot of galleries, they get a couple of bad months, they're behind on their rent."
At the nexus of changes
Jewelry designer Cherys Jenkins, one of the artists who leases a studio from Michael Key, recently sold almost 20 pieces to the Crocker museum's store.
That puts her in a good spot to assess changes at both entities. She said that Key has embraced the challenge of attracting traffic and has already shared event plans with artists.
As for the Crocker, Jenkins said she tried to get into the store years ago but was told her jewelry looked too much like those by another designer, so she's glad to see a willingness to shake up the mix.
"My pieces use sterling silver or 14-karat gold-filled, fresh keshi pearls, stones," she said. "I do some … (cubic zirconia), and of course, all my crystals are Swarovski crystals. We do silk. We do leather. We do feathers, depending upon the season."
Jenkins' necklaces, which sell for $300 to $3,500, also can be found at the Long Beach Museum of Art and the Dream Weaver boutique on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Jenkins built a Bay Area business as an image consultant serving affluent clients for more than 20 years.
Then she began designing jewelry and loved it so much that she launched Jimmie Joy Jewelsand limited her wardrobe consulting to longtime clients.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Long Beach Museum of Art
Our Pacific Opal Collection will soon find it's way to the
Here's a sample of what you may see on display:
Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 East Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-439-2119
Hours of Operation:
Thu:11:00 am-8:00 pm
Fri - Sun:11:00 am-5:00 pm
The Crocker Art Museum Store
Recently, the Crocker Art Museum Store acquired a few pieces of our Jewels.
Please follow us on a tour to view our jewels!
Showcase of Jewels
Thanks for taking a tour!
If you would like to purchase any of these pieces and view gorgeous artwork, please visit the Crocker Art Museum
at 216 O Street in Downtown Sacramento.
Business Hours:
Tue - Wed:10:00 am-5:00 pm
Thu:10:00 am-9:00 pm
Fri - Sun:10:00 am-5:00 pm
KVIE Art Auction Preview Gala 2012
We are happy to announce that we will have TWO Necklaces at the KVIE Art Auction Preview Gala on September 24th!
& 
Present
Art Auction Preview Gala
Monday, September 24, 2012
5:30pm-8:30pm
(Cocktail Attire)
Monday, September 24, 2012
5:30pm-8:30pm
(Cocktail Attire)
KVIE
2030 W. El Camino Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95833
2030 W. El Camino Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95833
Polished Aquamarine, Faceted Swarovski Crystals,
Enameled Silver Sculpted Balls, Ornate Bali Cones
with Enameled Silver Sculpted Ball Sterling Silver Hook Clasp.
Luscious Labradorite Necklace
Faceted Labradorite, Polished Apatite, Faceted Smoky Quartz,
Freshwater Pearl, Bali Silver Spacers, Sterling Silver Ball, Tumbled Mosaic Agate
with Polished Labradorite Sterling Silver Box Clasp.
If you are interested in bidding on either of the necklaces, you can purchase tickets to the gala here. Thank you for your support! Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Welcome to Our Newly Expanded Studio Space
We happily moved into our larger studio space (inside of the Sacramento Art Complex/Gallery Twenty-One Ten) last week. Now we have more space to display our collections!
We also have table space to comfortably work on new projects!
We also have table space to comfortably work on new projects!
Please view our photos below:
Exterior Showcase view of the new space
Jimmie Joy Jewels!
The Collections
Hot Amber
Pacific Opal
Couture
Moroccan Sand
Bridal Collection
Graphite Grape
High Couture Necklaces & Earrings
Please scan our QR code to access our website.
(for visiting guests)
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