Hearts and Bones Studio

2010-08-19T17:20:00.000-07:00

Meesh,
What a great time we had with you and your boys.
I miss you already. I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us! I'm already thinking about our next collaboration.
Xs and Os,
Steph

New items in our shop!

2010-08-16T14:05:00.000-07:00

Meesh is visiting Maine!
Jordy had his first lobster.
Seren caught his first fish.
Tom kicked their butts in whiffle ball.
Amos got his first tooth.
We girls shook our booties 'til 2 am the other night.
We've made a lot of jewelry.
It's in our on-line shop: www.heartsandbones.bigcartel.com

New Year! New Baby!

2010-02-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

Tom and I just welcomed our first bambino!
His name is Amos Campbell Eichler. We are so very in love with him.
He is looking forward to meeting y'all at the Bead & Button Show in June. That will be his first taste of Beadworld.

2009-12-12T03:15:00.000-08:00

Okay, I lied. A few new items are up, but we won't have it all up there until Monday...

new work!

2009-12-04T19:43:00.000-08:00

Finally, a shop update! There will be a few new items... and a huge sale too - on existing inventory - starting next Wednesday, December 9th. Happy Holidays from Meesh and Steph.

Make Bad-Ass Beads in Mexico with Meesh + Steph!

2009-04-27T13:25:00.000-07:00

Make Bad-Ass Beads in Puerto Vallarta with Stephanie Sersich and Michele Goldstein November 15-21, 2009 at beautiful Hacienda Mosaico

This bead-making class is for all levels. Meesh and Steph will show you their unique methods for making glass beads, pendants and buttons. Students work at their own individual skill-levels. Two instructors yield a lot of individual instruction and several demonstrations a day. (And together, we have 22 years of bead-making experience!)

Demos will show some basic principals and explore decorative and shaping techniques. We will go beyond the round bead, making cones and bicones, hearts and stars, leaves and flowers, and anything else you imagine. We will be influenced by the flora and fauna surrounding us, and of course the spirited culture and tropical colors.

Two afternoons, we will take a bus ride into town and explore the local shops and sites. Two evenings, we will hold informal beading classes – one night of creating a Campy Charm Necklace with Meesh using authentic Mexican lottery card filled bottle caps + shrinky dinks (that we will make together), lampwork beads, milagros and other found objects. Spiny-Knotting with Steph to make bracelets. At night, you are also welcome to continue your work in the bead-making studio.

$1800. Includes breakfast and lunch each class-day, lodging (based on double occupancy), classroom needs, such as gas, but not glass and tools.
(We will send a list of tools and glass to all participants. We will also have glass packs and tool kits for sale that we will send to you ahead of time.)

We have room for 10 splendid humans. If you would like to join us, please email Meesh to register and make a deposit meesh@michelegoldstein.com.

We are looking forward to another fun adventure!
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Puerto Vallarta adventures

2009-03-28T07:08:00.000-07:00

We are having the time of our lives in Mexico - trying to speak Spanish even when the Mexicans respond in English, learning that the workshop participants are of a similar mindset (a little perverted and silly), and making colorful and extraordinarily inspired pieces of jewelry. We have made a few pieces of our own too...but we will have to wait until we get home to load those photos.
Meesh and I have been taking the bus back and forth from town (even though the bus starts to move when we are still hanging out of the door). We have collected a load of small kitchy treasures and a few classically executed local crafts. We have had many Pina Coladas and several bowls of tortilla soup. (Ernesto's is still the best soup I've had anywhere!)
My skin is warm. It's sad that I will have to go home and wear shoes for another few months until it is warm in Maine. But Meesh's photos will help to rememeber the trip fondly.

new year, new adventures!

2009-01-18T08:25:00.000-08:00

photo by kate mckinnon

behold lovely humans,

steph and i would love if you would join us in mexico! i just sent out a mailing to those of you on our hearts and bones studio mailing list. for those who aren't on our email list, you can view the mailer here.

shrink dinks + make earrings with steph + meesh

2009-01-15T10:06:00.001-08:00

we are teaching a super fun shrink plastic earring class at bead and button this year! registration has begun! we look forward to getting down with shrinky dinks and laughing until we pee our pants {or at least until i do}.
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new scarf

2008-12-23T07:14:00.000-08:00

Here is the scarf I made for Sage!
I want to keep it, but she is Sage, after all!

monsters love snow!

2008-12-22T08:21:00.000-08:00

steph sent these monsters in a package along with some finished jewelry recently. we are experiencing crazy amounts of snow in the pacific northwest right now. it's pretty but i'm ready for it to stop now.
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skull fruit salad

2008-12-08T21:08:00.001-08:00

we are pleased to present new work! our shop is freshly stocked with goodies to delight your eyeballs and adorn your body!

i think steph still has a few more goodies to add later this week.

heart bomb

2008-09-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

A new H&B collaboration.

Can anyone guess who made which part?

-Steph

smile!

2008-09-05T07:48:00.000-07:00

My sweetie took this photo the other night. HA!

-Steph

Make bad-ass jewelry with Steph & Meesh

2008-05-17T13:51:00.001-07:00

black heart blooming brooch

Make bad-ass jewelry with
Stephanie Sersich & Michele Goldstein
in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!
March 22-28, 2009
cost $1500

Michele and Stephanie have been making jewelry together for the last year, calling their collaborative undertaking Hearts and Bones Studio (heartsandbonesstudio.com). Using an array of techniques – lampwork, wirework, knotting, knitting and stringing, (even Shrinky-Dinks) - their pieces are fresh and bold. Both artists love to teach and are excited to unveil their new workshop, highlighting their most-loved techniques used in their collaborative and individual bodies of work.
Students will create many unique things in this workshop, including rings and earrings with Lucite and glass components, a painted frame of beads and buttons like Michele’s, a bracelet using Stephanie’s signature Spiny Knotting technique and a knitted and strung necklace of talismanic charms.
Join them at stunning Hacienda Mosaico, an artist retreat in Puerto Vallarta. The setting is ideal, with inspiring tropical plants, mosaic walkways and delicious, fresh food prepared by the resident chef. The workshop takes place five days, but it will be at a very relaxed pace (so that it can serve as your vacation as well!) Two afternoons, participants are free to explore the city – shop, eat, walk on the beach, etc. (Stephanie will lead a trip to her favorite store of Dias De Los Muertos fiqures!)
Included in the workshop fee is your lodging (double occupancy) and breakfast and lunch each day, as well as some of the basic materials for the workshop –

Class space is limited to 14 splendid humans. If you are interested in joining us for this special week please email steph or meesh so we can reserve a space for you.

we heart gail crosman moore!

2008-04-17T10:14:00.000-07:00

we are excited to announce a very special collaboration with our good friend gail crosman moore. we are creating a collection of brooches, to be donated to the live auction for breast cancer research at bead and button.

gail made beautiful felt pod forms as the main ingredient. steph and i will each create glass components and gail will finish them off by embellishing them with her magical stash of vintage sequins. the pods will travel to each of our studios for special work and an infusion of good juju.

we will keep you posted on the progress of the pods!

birthday wishes

2008-03-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

sending love your way. see you in a few days.

xoxo,
meesh

happy valentine's day!

2008-02-14T08:27:00.001-08:00

we have a website www.heartsandbonesstudio.com and a shop for our collaborative work!

lizard heart kite

2008-01-30T20:35:00.001-08:00

lizard heart kite necklace

steph was here for a few days last week. while she was here we made a few necklaces inspired by 1980's rainbow leg warmers. we gave each piece a fun name like 'lizard heart kite', 'horny eye suspenders' and 'crowned hornster'. we had too much fun!

steph working in my studio with splotch.

miss you steph!

We're inspired!

2008-01-29T18:56:00.001-08:00

I am indeed inspired by you, Meesh. And also, thanks to you, we will have the new site and shopping experience in the months ahead - designated for our collaborative work!

welcome!

2008-01-28T21:56:00.000-08:00

superstar neckpiece - photo by tom eichler

hello,
steph and i are excited to announce we have many new collaborative projects in the works for 2008.

we just spent a few days together creating several new pieces such as 'lizard heart kite'. each of us agree we haven't been this inspired for a very long time.

this blog will be our tool to keep you informed of any news on the Hearts and Bones front.