Erin Keck Doesn’t Waste Time

Steampunk Clock by Erin Keck

Copper Journals by Erin Keck

You need to eat your Wheaties if you’re gonna keep up with YBC‘s Erin Keck.  She will be the “Artist in Action” for Village Artisan’s Gallery of Boiling Springs on Feb 19th.  There she will show some new styles of Copper Journals that she has been working on plus her fabulous Steampunk Clocks. On Feb 20th (the next day) she will be doing a presentation for the Pennsylvania Bead and Jewelry Society meeting in Camp Hill.  The talk will be about Steampunk Art focusing on found objects in jewelry making.  You can catch her at the monthly First Friday Receptions for Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg from 6PM – 9PM.  These events are open to the public so you can meet and greet the artists at the Gallery. She also has work in the PCCA Gallery in Newport and runs two Etsy sites, EKCreations and EKSupplies.  Both are definitely worth a click of your time!

Valentine Ideas

Roxan O’Brien’s Beaded Cuff Bracelet

Roxan O’Brien will be featured along with the Central Pennsylvania Bead and Jewelry Society at Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg for the entire month of February.  There will be a First Friday opening of the show on February 4th with wine, cheese, and music. Gotta love that!  It’s Valentine shopping made easy.  If you miss her there, she will be holding a beaded cuff workshop in her brand new studio on March 19 & 20^th.  You can contact her through her site- designsbyroxan.com for more information.

Something You Don’t See Everyday

Erin Keck's Steampunk Clocks

Erin Keck's Copper Journals

Here’s your invitation to Gallerie 13 in downtown Mechanicsburg for an evening of wine and cheese, live music, friends and great art –  Friday August 6th from 6 – 9 PM at 13 East Main St.   One of the featured artists there for the month of August is YBC member, Erin Keck.  She takes the gears that were once used as a workhorse in a clock and then uses them as the decorative embellishments in her Steampunk Clocks.  In her Copper Journals; the copper that was meant to be used in roofing has been formed and colored with patina to become the cover of a cherished heirloom.  For more information or directions to First friday at Gallerie 13, visit their site, http://www.gallerie13.com/   While you’re there, you’ll be able to see Roxan O’brien’s work too.  To find out more about Erin, visit her two Etsy sites; one for unique and artful gifts- E.K.Creations and one for all of your vintage supply needs-E.K.Supplies

Roxan O’Brien is One Busy Woman

Roxan's Class Work

One of Roxan’s Beaded Collars

Jewelry artist, Roxan O’Brien has been adding new techniques to her tool box of multiple skills. She recently finished a bench jeweler course over a semester at HACC  and just attended the  Touchstone Craft School for a chasing and repousse’ workshop with Liza Nechamkin-Glasser.  Roxan’s work can be found at Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg, PA.  To see more of her work, check out her on-line galleries at designsbyroxan.com.  You can also do some fun shopping for her work on-line at 1000markets.com.  So if the fabulous work in the above picture is what she’s accomplished in class, we can’t wait to see what she does on her own with all this education.