Good River Gallery at 1000Markets

Most of you have heard about and/or seen Etsy.

But have you taken a look at 1000 Markets?
http://www.1000markets.com
This growing Indie Shopping Marketplace has a lovely layout and some beautiful product photography.

I joined in December, but only recently have gotten more involved. They are constantly upgrading the site - I'm really pelased with it's look.
My own shop is here:
http://www.1000markets.com/users/goodrivergallery
I want to show you some of the markets that I have offered me membership.

**Bejeweled Arcade is a nationwide group that covers all kinds of jewelry work. There are nearly 250 memebers in this Arcade, and a whole range of styles and designs.
You can read more about it here:
http://www.1000markets.com/groups/bejeweled

**Handmade Haven is also a nationwide group. It has just over 300 members and focuses on traditional crafting techniques. You'll find all sorts of fine crafts here.
http://www.1000markets.com/groups/handmadehaven

**Jewelry Artisan's Market. Unique Styles From Classic to Exotic. We are a group of independent jewelry artisans who have formed a community to showcase our individual talents
http://www.1000markets.com/groups/jams

**“Magical Talents” is all about the fine arts of Fantasy. This small group has a really diverse set of work. You'll find 2d and 3d art here.
http://www.1000markets.com/groups/magicaltalents

**Spirits of the Southwest. Artisans of the Desert. The market provides Artisans from Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah with a marketplace to promote their skills and products.Diverse crafts and styles - its not just about turquoise!
http://www.1000markets.com/groups/southwest

**The Merchants of The Beadweaving Emporium Market (BEM) are dedicated to delivering high quality, one-of-a-kind pieces of bead woven art and sharing our expertise of all things woven with our buyers.
http://www.1000markets.com/groups/bem

For those who are thinking of joining, just as an FYI they take Amazon Payments, not Paypal.

Holiday Weekend Sale at Good River Gallery

This weekend (and Monday) only!

Almost all items in my etsy store are on sale until midnight on Monday, April 13th.

Beginning... NOW.

All Kits 35% off (except for one clearance kit, which is already marked to 50%)
All Tutorials %50 off!
All focal and floral beads 15% off listed prices (even if already on clearance).
All sets 15% off listed prices (even if already on clearance)
All Jewelry 35% off!
Clearance Purses 15% off sale price
Regular price Purses 35% off

All destash items are already on pretty good discount, so be sure to take a look at them, but no further discounts apply.

Here's how it works:
Add items to your Etsy cart.
Check out as normal.
Do NOT log into Paypal and pay!
Wait for me to send you a Paypal invoice with the adjusted prices.

http://hannahrachel.etsy.com

Etsy BeadWeavers April Challenge - Time Machine

The entries for the April challenge are in! They are as always simply beautiful, creative and amazing! Etsy Beadweavers took the time and have the talent to create these inspiring challenge pieces! Tiny little beads and a needle and thread along with incredible patience bring these selections to you to vote and choose your favourite.

Voting begins on Thursday, April 9th and ends midnight April 15th. Show your appreciation for the efforts of these amazing artists and take on the difficult task of voting for your favorite. http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com

Here's my addition to the challenge, but I have to admit that I didn't vote for it!

"Make Love Not War" was created for the Etsy Beadweavers Time Machine Challenge.
This is also a part of a series of designs I'm started working up for the Taos town's celebration of the 40th anniversary of Dennis Hopper's "Easy Rider." In 1969, we were still in the grips of the Vietnam War. It just so happens that an anniversary piece also fits in with with the Etsy Beadweaver's April Challenge.

Hopper lives here in Taos, and the town is gearing up for a summer-long festival spanning many of the museums and galleries. Taos has a long history of being a mecca for artists and hippies.

Made of rifle casings I found while hiking near the Rio Grande Gorge, seed beads, lampworked glass flower buds and lampworked spacer beads (stuffed into the bottom of the casing, difficult to see in the photos, but they are PINK!)

Newly added to Etsy...

A totem pole!
Click on the first photo to go to the listing. The rest go to larger photos.

This is a little bit different than some of the stuff I've been working on recently, but it was thought up a couple of years ago and only just got actually put together.

A long time ago I ran across an Inuit mask at the Natural History Museum in Chicago. I've admired it every time I return to my home town, and began stalking Ebay for an artisan made mask.

Finally, it occured to me that perhaps I should just make my own.
Inspired by Lewis Wilson's totem poles, "Pipyr," and the real objects.