Coffee and lobster men, what a great place to hang out. Here’s a story about that coffee mug. In the church that I went to growing up there was a man named Mr. Flint. He was pretty old. He encouraged boys to wear ties to church. He kept a stack of baseball cards in his pocket and when he saw a boy wearing a tie he would pull out a card and give it to him as a reward. He also raised buffalo. His farm was called Flintlock. Thanks Mr. Flint.

On the subject of blogs…here’s the blog for the studio that I belong to: Part Time Studios. It’s a group of eleven young people who are trying to do something productive with ourselves. It’s in a warehouse in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. I’m there every morning at 8 a.m. with the coffee maker gurgling so if you’re ever interested in checking it out just get in touch.

And here’s a batch of silhouette pins that will be going to shopSCAD Savannah and Atlanta:

My next show is the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show in November. I have a stack of postcards that are good for $1 off admission. I you want some just shoot me a message on the contact page. That’s all folks.

New pieces in the Silhouettes section. They’re my favorite so far.

A couple weeks ago I went to the Jersey shore with Halli and Lydia to see my extended family. We went to the amusement park on the boardwalk one night and rode a few rides. That ferris wheel might not look like much but when you’re at the top and the winds are 25 mph it’s almost petrifying.

Oh and thanks to Chap we now have a website for our new studios. Check it out at www.parttimestudios.com.

Well I’ve moved all my equipment out of the basement of my dad’s barn and into a warehouse space in Old Kensington in Philadelphia. I’m sharing the space with twelve other creative types/friends. It’s pretty much a dream come true and I’m really excited about the possibilities that this place provides. You can see some pictures of us building our walls here.

Leaving for the Smithsonian Craft Show tomorrow morning. Hopefully I’ll get to meet some great people, see some great work, and maybe even sell something. Check back next week for photos.

Also there are some new pieces up in the Sculpture section, so check em out!

Also I’m leaving for the Smithsonian show in one week so it’s crunch time. Back to it.

A small aside: I haven’t really drawn or painted anything in a while. Maybe even since college. Here’s a watercolor of some guts that I just did for the inside of a new sculpture. Two dimensions are hard work!

While walking to take the photo of the apartment I passed this creepy sweetness in a store window:

In other news this person lives across the street from a Bank of America:

And this gem of Halli with an itch:

Here are some very nice people we got to know who make some great work:

Figs & Ginger
Randall Darwall
Dolan Geiman
Megan Auman
Ruth Marks
Graceann Warn
Biba Schutz

Also I put up a lot of new jewelry and sculpture last night. There are a couple small details still missing, but check it out.

Check back soon for pictures from the Baltimore show.

If you see anything you don’t like please (blame it on Chap, then) get in touch.

One) I was recently blogged (although very, very briefly) along with Halligan. You can see the post here. I’m the small link below all of Halli’s full color glory.

Two) Things are pretty crazy around here at Adam Smith art camp. I’ve been frantically designing and making an expansion on the tintype pin in preparation for the American Craft Show. I’m turning it into a small line that is a little darker than my other jewelry. I had a problem for a little while where I would sacrifice my vision for what I thought was more marketable. That didn’t work like I thought it would, and it made me unhappy, so now I’m doing what I want. And it is certainly making me happy.

I was invited to participate in a benefit show for the Poyama Day Treatment Center in Independence, Oregon. It is a psychiatric treatment center for emotionally disturbed children. The host gallery is Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem, Oregon.

They sent 100 artists an 8” x 8” x 2” box to do whatever we wanted with. We were also given a series of questions which we were to present to a young person between 3 and 12 and he was to answer as many as he wanted. My guy was Harrison Kopp of Towamencin, PA. He gave me a great answer. Thanks Harrison.

The show will be up February 5, 2008 – March 1, 2008. There will be a silent auction in the gallery and on their website and all of the money will go to Poyama. Photos of the piece below.

Also I’m participating in a small Christmas show at Vagabond Boutique in Philadelphia. The show will be December 14th (friday). Not sure of the time….if I were a guessin’ man I’d probably say seven-ish.

photo by Josh

The second new series are these necklaces. These are all prototypes, the rest of the series will use more streamlined frames. They will be available in brass or silver frames all with silver chains. Maybe in the future I’ll be able to step it up to gold. The glass pieces are watch covers (called watch crystals). Everything inside will be mostly watch parts, especially gears. Dimensions vary from wristwatch size to pocketwatch size.

Pricing on all this will be available soon. If you have any feedback on the new work I’d love to hear it.