Funny How Baby Steps Can Span a Mile (or More)!

Sometimes I just sit and wonder at how simple studio play-time can translate into something bigger and better (and longer-lived) than I would have ever imagined! Take this wonderful chunk of seaglass I received as a barter from a doubly-wonderful client! I was just putzing around one Saturday afternoon, experimenting with how to capture the piece in steel wire. I twisted and turned, bent and unbent (yep, steel's like that -- you can "erase" bends!).

Soon after, I attached the pendant to a funky-found-dog chain-turned-necklace, and wore it to lunch with friend and Art Jewelry Associate Editor, Jill Erickson. It just so happens AJ was planning a green trend issue (see May 2009) and a full-fledged (capture pendant) article was born!

Now, rewind a few years to the debut of my first book, Junk to Jewelry. The fabulous Matt Quandt of Kalmbach got me a podcast gig with Alison Lee's Craftcast to help get the word out! (That was an amazing opportunity that I still have to pinch myself to believe.)

Some full-circle-to-now math: 
    Art Jewelry feataures Alison Lee in their current issue
+ Capture article popular with AJ readers
+ Craftcast interviewees' work used to enhance new article
= More fabulous publicity over a little bit of quality time between me, my wire, and my junk.

Ain't life grand?

Little 'Ole Me on Alison Lee!

Whoa! (Pronounced woe-ah in the Schweder household!)

Guess who's going to be interviewed about her found object jewelry book for a pod-cast segment on http://www.craftcast.com/ with Alison Lee? ME!

What an honor to be among such talent (when you go to Alison's site, you'll see she has interviewed the likes of Bruce Baker, Tim McCreight, Sherri Haab and even SARK!)! So, I'm warming up my speaking voice (la, la, la, laaaaa), meditating for a zen-like experience and trying to think of every possible question she may ask (gotta' be ready, Freddy!).

I'm feeling so high-tech, move over hubby-geek, Honey's comin' through??!

I'll let you know when it will air (or subscribe to her newsletter and it will come directly to your e-box).