S7J in "Gospel Hill"

  

  



Here are some of my pieces that made it into the movie.

On the big screen

My children and I were cast as extras in "Gospel Hill", Giancarlo Esposito's directorial debut.  The film stars Angela Bassett, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles, Taylor Kitsch, Nia Long, RZA as well as Giancarlo and others.

Anyway, we were called for two scenes.  It was great for them to experience working on a set and to participate in something that felt important.  As it turns out, Gospel Hill has won numerous film festival awards and was shown at the Democratic National Convention, the Republican National Convention, and during the Inaugural Celebration.

I was really proud of our children because they were more interested in learning about the inner workings of the film industry than they were in star gazing, although Danny Glover chatted a few of them up during a camera adjustment.

I brought several pieces of my jewelry to the shoots and got them approved by the costume designer, so Sirius7 Jewelry made it to the big screen!

sparked by design or doodle

I just cracked the spine on my latest design journal.  I've been keeping a design journal for at least 6 years - after I finally decided that the scraps of paper method just wasn't working for me.  I usually fill two or 3 books a year with sketches of course,  but I also use it for business to-do lists, supply lists, an occasional grocery list, and doodles.  I doodle when I'm on the phone (taking notes) and especially doodle when I get stuck and need something to spark my creativity.

This is a design sketch that ultimately became two watermelon tourmaline pendants.

         

This is a doodle that helped me resolve the focal point of one of my vintage Mardi Gras bead necklaces.

  

Can't see how this helped?  It's in the eyes:  on all of the strands of Mardi Gras beads I have, there was only one eye bead, and it fit nicely inside of a frosted glass donut bead.  

We're still working on the web site...

If you have any questions and / or want to purchase a piece, drop me an email.

thanks 

amy

Now you see me, now you don't

If you've checked out my S7 Jewelry website over the past week, you might have noticed a few changes ... or at times, no web site at all.  I've been working on a redesign that will include a shopping cart among other necessities.  We'll still have some of my pieces on our Sirius Mind and Body site, but it's time for S7J to grow up and stand on its own.

Working on this new site has been 'special', but I'm almost done.  One of the positive outcomes of this experience has been that Sirius7 Jewelry is now hosted by MacHighway, which powers their servers, network centers and offices with electricity generated by wind power.