Supplies Time

It's time to stock up! For all your supplies needs, the SATeam has got you covered. Click on the links below the images for more information about the individual items:

6.6mm Itty Bitty Twisted Sterling Silver Jump Rings - Set of 10 by BellesBeadsNThings

Heart Cabochon Pendant Bead Willow Creek Jasper - 51 x 51 x 6 mm by popnicutesupplies

16" Omega Chain Sterling Silver Destash by DianneKargBaron

Orange and Yellow Encased Handmade Lampwork Glass Beads - Aquariums by MyPrecious 

Handmade Heavily Oxidized Copper Straight Sided Earwires (2 pairs) by MilenaS

Featuring artisan handmade creations by the Starving Artists jewelry Team, the SATeam members create handcrafted jewelry and beads. More information about our team and its current shop owner members can be found at SATEAM.etsy.com and here on ArtFire.

When life gives you lemons ...

... you don't necessarily have to make lemonade. See for yourself.

Copper earrings with Czech glass beads by O'Refined

Yellow citrine disc ring by TJR Jewellery

Lemon cheesecake earrings by Erika Price

Lemon quartz necklace Petite Ixora by Shiny Adornments

I was a little surprised I didn't find very many yellow items in the team shops. Yellow is such a happy color, it makes us think of the sun and gives us new energy.
When looking it up I even found that lemon yellow is the academic color for library and information science? How funny! I'm a librarian and even as a child I felt drawn to that color! It was always the shortest one of all my crayons. Who could have known there was a secret meaning behind this? ;-)
Unfortunately I lost yellow a little myself. I am convinced that - as much as I love it - it's not my color to wear. Instead I went towards blue and black. How much more different could it be?
Maybe I have enticed you to take another look at yellow? I know I have enticed myself!

By Cat's Wire

Featuring artisan handmade creations by the Starving Artists jewelry team. SATeam members create handcrafted jewelry and beads. More information about our team and its current shop owner members can be found at SATEAM.etsy.com and here on ArtFire.

Interview with the artist - Beth Hemmila

By N Valentine Studio

Featured artist - Beth Hammila from Hint, Portland, OR

Before we start this non-SATeam member interview, I'll admit I stalk Beth's shop almost every other day. I have several of her pieces, two horses, a cat and a goddess and they are all simple yet absolutely stunning. I find her pieces so unique and they have limitless possibilities in jewelry pieces. My current favorite is her raven.


Her blog is inspiring in so many ways, I always enjoy reading it. I am totally entranced by her new series of charms, when I wrote this they were not in her Etsy yet, but may be listed in there now. I'll be stalking her shop yet again for the snow globe charm. I love snow, it's the perfect charm for me!

How long have you been working in your medium?
I've been a sculptor for 20 years and working in metal clay for 4 years.

What drew you to this medium?
I like how I can mold this material like clay yet it transforms into pure silver.

What is your favorite thing about your art?
Connecting with symbols and researching their significance.

What's your favorite piece?
Wind Horse.


What's the hardest piece you've ever made?
Love Dog because I went through a lot of different designs.


What's the one favorite tool you cannot live without?
Burt's Bee Balm.

What's your favorite thing about your workspace or studio?
A window with a view of the outside world.


What is your other craft?
Knitting.

Who or what inspires you?
Nature and ancient art.

What's your favorite inspirational saying?
"Real happiness lies in that which never comes nor goes, but simply is." Yogi tea bag

What's one thing you've never done you always wanted to do?
Travel to Australia.

Featuring artisan handmade creations by the Starving Artists jewelry team. SATeam members create handcrafted jewelry and beads. More information about our team and its current shop owner members can be found at SATEAM.etsy.com and here on ArtFire.

Sorry, don't feel like doing anything today.

Thought I'd start out this post with a photo of what the field in back of my house looked like after a quick and heavy snow squall. All the trees look frosted and fairy-like.

Ever have one of those days when you really don't feel like doing anything? I went to bed the other night with lots of plans for today: tumbling chain maille rings, oxydizing them, removing the resist off a cuff because the design idea looked really really bad after drawing it, quick trip to pick up something to apply ink better than what I have (Magic Markers are way too big for any detail other than large spots), vacuum, laundry, oh, and write a new blog post.

Woke up next morning with a queasy stomach, slightly light headed, very cold, not quite achy but am expecting that any minute now. Tossed dirty sheets in the washer, poured myself some iced tea, and sat down to come up with some topic for this blog.

Day after that: feel much better but NO IDEA FOR BLOG!!! No, wait a minute, how about this: blogging itself? Yeah, that might work. Here goes:

In this day of instant knowledge and instant access to practically anything and everything blogging has become the diary of the internet user. The word "blog" is a combination of the words "web log". (Brings back memories of "Star date 2567..." from Star Trek.) Blogs can be text, images, even video. Some blogs are day by day accounts of someone's life. Other blogs follow certain interests, such as food, travel, photography, or in our case, jewelry showcased on the Starving Artists Team blog. Practically every day we are treated to works of art by members of the Starving Jewelry Artist Team.

I could list all the blogs members have but I'm pretty sure you will have given up after a hundred or so. But the beauty of following the SATeam's blog is that there is always something unique that fits a particularly unique interest, and that narrows the field nicely. Reading the newspaper is no longer part of my daily morning routine. So, along with this blog, I go down through a list of blogs I follow more or less daily. Here are a few:

Cat's Wire I love her movie trivia posts.
'thew's Reviews More of an "anything" blog, not just jewelry.
Simply Shiny Life Kristy's blog has always been a wealth of information, especially for on-line selling.
Digital Photography School This one's a very good source of photography information.
Light Stalking Same reason as above.

This post written by a member of the Starving Artists Team. The SATeam members create handcrafted jewelry and beads. More information about our team and its current shop owner members can be found at SATEAM.etsy.com and on ArtFire.