Now Available Online at Quirk gallery!

My "His and Hers" brooches are now available for sale online in the shop at Quirk Gallery!

Stoked! They're working to put more work from Quirk represents into the online store daily, so check it out!

"His and hers" Brooches 

Update: one of my Heirloom quilted necklaces is now in the shop as well! check it out!

Heirloom Necklace #3

Heirloom Necklaces 3 & 4

Now at Quirk Gallery!

Quilted Jewelry, Heirloom Series Necklaces One and Two

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Thanks for reading!

Quirk Gallery!

I am officially represented by Quirk Gallery!

Today they featured me as the new addition on their blog:
"Mari Foster Rocks Our World"



They are a great group of ladies and I'm so excited to have my work displayed there!


PS:
I'm moving into my new studio space this week at Artspace! Studio 203, come visit!

"can you hear me now?" back

"can you hear me now?" back
Originally uploaded by Mari Fray Foster

Conversations series: Ear Trumpets, back detail

Photo Credit: Janpim Wolf

"Can You Hear Me Now?" brooch

"Can You Hear Me Now?"
Originally uploaded by Mari Fray Foster

Conversation series:
Ear trumpets

Photo Credit: Janpim Wolf

Sweater Pins

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Originally uploaded by marifray.

worn by the lovely Emma Shirley!

"Before Walkie Talkies" Conversations Series, Sweater Pins

"Before Walkie Talkies" Conversations Series, Sweater Pins
Originally uploaded by marifray.

This piece is based on a childhood invention : the cup and string telephone.
I'm working on a series about Conversations, namely tools for conversation that were once more intimate than many of the ways we communicate in the modern era.

"Pages" necklace, front view

"Pages" necklace, front view
Originally uploaded by marifray.

1708 Gallery Small Wonders Show!

[Dear Mari,
1708 Gallery would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in our upcoming holiday invitational, Small Wonder...]

I received this letter today in the mail from 1708 Gallery! One of my previous teachers Cindy Myron put me up for this show because she knows the woman choosing the work for it, and here's the note from Jody Symula on my invitational letter:

[Mari - Cindy Myron suggested that you would be perfect for this show. I checked out your work, and I hope to see some of it in the gallery!! Best, Jody]

I'm super excited and grateful to Cindy for being so supportive of me and my work!

Now to decide what works to put in the show...

Enamel Brooch

Enamel Brooch
Originally uploaded by marifray.

Remake of my first enamel brooch! Front view

Enamel Brooch back

Enamel Brooch back
Originally uploaded by marifray.

Remake of my first enamel brooch! back view

Faces neckpiece front

Faces neckpiece front
Originally uploaded by marifray.

New piece, brass cutout faces painted and set in plastic cabochons set in silver bezels that are cutout in a repeat of the same face profile.

Faces neckpiece back

Faces neckpiece back
Originally uploaded by marifray.

New piece, brass cutout faces painted and set in plastic cabochons set in silver bezels that are cutout in a repeat of the same face profile.

Legs neckpiece

Legs neckpiece
Originally uploaded by marifray.

detail

Legs neckpiece

Legs neckpiece
Originally uploaded by marifray.

Newest piece, done overnight for my final critique of the semester!
The legs are cast in plastic off of a pewter dish and painted.

Brooch remake

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Originally uploaded by marifray.

Remake of my first enameled brooch

new piece in progress

to be enameled, I'm making a few more and making a neck piece with them all.

Pics from ACC!

paper Brooch model

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Originally uploaded by marifray.

playing with paper cutouts and models for ideas for some brooches!