Amber Allena's first Jewelry show is this Sunday!

Just wanted to let you know that my first official Jewelry booth is this Sunday at a New Age fair out on Long Island, so if you're free... and you want to take a mini road trip... and love New Age fairs the come on out!  

Here's the address: 

Levittown Hall / 201 Levittown Pkwy. Hicksville, NY 11801

Directions: 

http://eyesoflearning.org/directions-to-the-eyes-of-learning

For more info see the info at the bottom of this post.  

Don't worry though, if you can't make it to this show then you can catch me soon enough at Manhattan & Brooklyn Artists Markets. Hope you have a wonderful day!  

~Amber Allena  

This is the info posted by the Eyes of Learning: 

Don’t miss the 22nd Annual Spring Festival at the Eyes of Learning! Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Treat yourself to some jewelry, crystals, T-shirts, aura photos or an intriguing gift item or two from our wonderful vendors. Attend free lectures. Have a psychic reading. Fun for all. For more information click the “Spring Festival 2009″ link on the sidebar or go to: http://eyesoflearning.org/spring-festival-2009

Amber Allena Corporate Colors

Good afternoon everyone, I just thought it would be fun to post up my Corporate Colors. These colors are intended to be used throughout all Amber Allena Jewelry theme. They are inspired by natural and tropical elements... but with an extra punch of color. 

Currently I am prepping all of my props and inventory for my first jewelry booth this Sunday so hopefully these colors will jump out and get customers attention while the walk by. I will definitely post pictures up of this event next week. Wish me luck!  ;)

Have a wonderful day! xo

~Amber Allena

Postcards

This is the first postcard design for Amber Allena Jewelry. This will be for customers to pick up while checking out my jewelry booth to remind them of my jewelry later, while also possibly picking up a few more for friends to spread the word.  ;)

Amber Allena Jewelry logo is complete!

The Amber Allena Jewelry is complete! As you can see there is a color version & a b&w version attached. They were designed by the lovely Natalia Rodriguez, a South Florida Graphic Designer. If you are interested in using her services I would highly recommend working with her as she is has a very quick turnaround and is extremely pleasant to work with. Here is her email address: NataliaRod@Bellsouth.net

The ideas behind this logo were that I wanted to incorporate the Golden/Fibonacci Spiral into the design b/c I felt it was a great representation of my jewelry design... meaning that I loved the organic shape of the spiral, but I also loved the Mondrian look of the boxes.

I love the font that Natalia chose because of how the A's are shaped, very pyramid looking which there are many theories of pyramid to be one of the most powerful shapes for manifestations.

The colors used in this logo are what I chose for my corporate colors. The most prominent colors will be dark brown, seafoam blue-green, and lime green... and also the occasional little bit of magenta. They are all very vibrant & eye-popping colors that I thought would help me stand out when I was working at a booth (as of course the table cloths & props would be these colors).

Here is some info about the Golden/Fibonacci Spiral which is very interesting and it shows more information as to why I chose this symbol:

The golden ratio, also known as the god ratio, golden proportion, golden mean, golden section, golden number, divine proportion or section divina, is an irrational number, approximately 1.618 033 988
749 894 848, that possesses many interesting properties. Shapes proportioned according to the golden ratio have long been considered aesthetically pleasing in Western cultures, and the golden ratio is still used frequently in art and design, suggesting a natural balance between symmetry and asymmetry. The ancient Pythagoreans, who defined numbers as expressions of ratios (and not as units as is common today), believed that reality is numerical and that the golden ratio expressed an underlying truth about existence.

Pleiades Star Cluster Penants

I was recently inspired by numerous elements pointing me into the direction of star clusters. Feeling more creative and serene during the evenings I often find myself walking along the streets of New York City staring up at the sparkling stars and the glowing moon.

The first of the series is the enchanting Pleiades star cluster also known as M45, or the Seven Sisters (of Atlantis). If you are interested in learning more about the Pleiades I highly recommend doing a google/youtube search. Also Shirley MacLaine's new book 'Sage-ing While Aging' is a very interesting and informative book on this topic as well as many others.

I plan on having at least two more star clusters with this series, which includes Orion's belt and also Sirius. This sound happen within the next week or two so check back for updates.

The photos above are the process for making the pendants, 3 of them are brass (golds), 1 is copper (pink/oranges), and also titanium is used (blue/purples). I plan to buy long thin chains for each pendant in a different range of colors. Each chain & pendant can be mixed and matched per the customer's choice.

Archangel Raphael & Michael Pendants - Custom for Leena

These are two beautiful custom Archangel pendants created for Leena. She chose to have the Archangel Raphael symbol on Titanium (top pendant), and an Archangel Michael pendant on silver (lower pendant). 

For the shape of the pendants I chose to use a long rectangular shape because Leena wanted to add these two pendants onto her necklace that she wears daily, the necklace consists of two chains that has a few amulets and crystals hanging from it. So I had to make a pendant that would not be too large and that would also blend in nicely with her other pendants. Also these pendants needed to have a large hole so the two chains could thread through the hole.

These pendants came out gorgeous and this is an other perfect example at how Silver and Titanium can be so similar in beautiful rainbow colors despite they are very different metals.

Another bonus to these pendants is that since Leena wanted to wear these pieces 24/7, these two metals are perfect... especially the Titanium which is hypoallergenic.

Each of the Archangels have a speciality, you can call upon them for guidance:

Archangel Michael: He who is like God / Heals fear and nervousness, and clears energy

Archangel Raphael: He who heals / Heals physical illness and guides healers

(This info was taken from Doreen Virtue's book 'Angel Medicine')

Archangel Raphael Pendant - Custom for Nicole

This was a custom piece for Nicole where she requested an Archangel Raphael pendant in the shape of a circle approximately the size of a silver dollar. She chose to have copper used for the pendant for all of the beautiful colors that can be achieved. The pendant came out wonderful and since Nicole adores rainbows I chose to go ahead and make a chain for the pendant and give the necklace a rainbow look.

Archangel Raphael is the angel of healing and helps guide healers. 

Nicole is a Reiki healer which is why she chose this specific pendant for herself.

Feather Pendant - Completed (chain and all!)

This has yet to be one of my favorite pieces! This was a custom necklace for Thomas and the only direction he gave me was that he wanted a feather and/or horn (shaped) pendant... otherwise he gave me complete freedom (which is where I believe an artist truly shines!). 

I told him about an idea I had about a feather that was golds, blues, and greens... or a feather that was oranges, reds, and purples. Neither of us could decide so I decided to make both and let him chose in the end. The both came out so beautifully that we decided that both feathers on a chain would feel more balanced that just one sole feather. 

(Scroll down a few posts to see the feathers during their metalsmithing progess)

So after the feathers were completed Thomas and I picked out a perfect necklace that was the perfect length and thickness. Since it was copper I was able to make these beautiful rainbow-like colors onto the chain to match the feathers. 

Lastly, so soften it up slightly Thomas requested a very thin delicate chain to dangle on the chain so it was a little added interest along with the feathers. Since he didn't want a clasp either I decided to put the delicate chain hanging from where the clasp should be (so technically the necklace's back is in the front). Also to match the silver chain with the brass & copper feathers along with the copper chain I decided to give the silver chain the same rainbow color effect.

This piece really came out astounding, and a friend even commented on it being very Jim Morrisson-like which I took as a big compliment! Especially since Jim and I went to the same high school and had the same Art teacher. Cool huh? (Granted the teacher was pretty ancient when I was there.) Ha ha. Jim did have great mojo though didn't he!  ;)

Titanium Guitar Pick Necklace custom for Bailey

This was a custom piece for Bailey where he specified that he wanted to have a Titanium Guitar Pick on a black leather cord. As Titanium cannot be soldered I chose to use Silver for the hoops where the cord would be threaded through. The reasoning behind this was because I have discovered a technique where Silver can be colored very similar to Titanium. This worked out wonderfully as the two completely different metals appear to be very similar. 

Is it becoming obvious with my obsession of different ways to create textures and colors to numerous metals? It is definitely my favorite part, because you never know what you will get exactly and even if you try to do the same technique to a similar piece it will very rarely ever look the same. Call me a nerd but it's quite exciting!! Ha ha.  ;)

Archangel Pendants - (in progress & experimental)

(These pendants are experimental pieces and also in-progress pendants, as I was testing my new engraver and also different coloring techniques on the different metals.)

Being one of the many people caught in this unfortunate circumstances of being unemployed during a recession, I have turned my inspiration to how I remind people of unseen guidance surrounding us. We knowingly have guardian angels around us but many people do not know that we can call upon our Archangels to also help us out in need. 

A few years back I was flipping through some books for inspiration and I came across the angelic symbols for the archangel names. There are a total of 7 of these names in my book and what is wonderful is that each archangel has their own speciality. 

These are the 2 most well known archangels (seen on these pendants are):

Michael: He who is like God / Heals fear and nervousness, and clears energy

Raphael: He who heals / Heals physical illness and guides healers

(information taken from the book 'Angel Medicine' by Doreen Virtue)

*If you are interested in learning more about angels I would highly recommend reading books by Doreen Virtue. She also has written wonderful books about indigo children, lightworkers, and crystal children. You can find 2 interesting interviews of her on youtube if you just search by typing in her name. 

Feather pendant - Custom for Thomas

This was a custom piece for Thomas. He requested a feather/hornlike pendant in approximately 3" in length. Since I could not decide which would be more desirable (the copper & green or the copper & violet) look I decided to make both... which I think wearing them both on a long blackened chain would be really beautiful. 

Also as you can see I took photos throughout the process for you all to enjoy and learn a little bit about metalsmithing... maybe you can get a glimpse as to why I love it so much, i've always loved to create something beautiful out of nothing. So enjoy! xo

Love and light, 

Amber

Manifestation pendants

These were my idea for Manifestation pendants. Originally I had sketched them out to be circular but at the last minute while sitting at my workbench I was inspired to make them pyramid like as it seemed the manifestation rays would be more effective and beautiful. Also I wanted to use the colors of gold, copper, and green to symbolize the manifestation for money in particular. Pyramid power baby!

Futuristic Tribal Earrings

The design for these earrings just popped into my head and I absolutely rushed to get them turned into a reality. I absolutely love them and also they are fun b/c they really don't seem to be any particular style (or at least I can't figure it out). These pictures are 'so so' as you really can't see the amazing colors of the copper and titanium... the colors depend on how hot your torch is and how long and intensely you hold the flame to the metal. You can really have a lot of fun with this process, at least I do! Experimental work is always the most fun!

(P.S. I plan to take better picts of these earrings but I was just excited to post them anyways.)

My workbench

I thought it would be fun for you to see my workbench and see where all of my jewelry are made... well sometimes lying on the floor or sitting at the coffee table happens too but most of the elbow grease is done here. Enjoy and have a great day! xo  ;)

Etsy shop is up and running!

Good news everyone! My etsy shop is finally open! 

( www.AmberAllena.etsy.com ) 

It has been a long time coming but after A LOT of hard work... it has finally paid off. 

Currently my first line of jewelry is on etsy which is the guitar pick series using many different metals including copper, brass, rich-low brass, nickel, silver, and titanium. (Picts above are the first ones introduced to etsy.)

Please keep your eyes peeled on this blog and my etsy site as I have quite a few more jewelry lines up my sleeve. Currently I am working on manifestation pendants, archangel/symbol pendants, geometric/wire/crystal pendants, and lastly futuristic geometric earrings. 

I am debating on putting up my sketches on this blog of these new designs to keep you all a little bit more 'in the know' of what's to come. This could be a really fun idea! 

Have a wonderful night and thanks for reading! xo