Category: Past Events

  • Showing the Glass

    The recycled bottle glass pieces at Personal FX Gallery really catch the light when worn, so it’s hard to photograph them and do them justice. Below are some pictures where I tried different methods. In the picture of “Arrow” it’s almost impossible to tell that the brown section is transparent, albeit dark, glass. A friend…

  • Recycled Glass Jewelry Sunday in HMB

    Sherry Cordova will be stopping by the Personal FX Gallery at 643 Main Street in Half Moon Bay, CA, on Sunday Aug 23rd between 1 and 4 pm for the glass jewelry show. Three of the five C Glass necklaces, which can be seen anytime at Personal FX Gallery, are shown here. C Glass necklaces are…

  • Well Received

    Fellow art jeweler Fran Grinels and I had a wonderful evening at the Lireille Gallery on Friday August 7th. We were amazed at the turnout for our first ever artists’ reception as featured artists. Most of the pieces seen in the case remain at Lireille Gallery. The work on the black velvet pad is my private…

  • Upcoming Artists’ Reception

    Emerging art jewelers Fran Grinels and Sherry Cordova are very excited to be the featured artists at an artists’ reception in Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art at 3980 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA on Friday August 7th, 2009. Sherry Cordova and Fran Grinels will be at Lireille from 5:30 to 8:30 pm along with finger foods, wine and…

  • Local Materials

    After forgetting my recycled bottle glass display materials, I improvised an earring display borrowing materials local to Mendocino, CA. I had hoped that it would be a unique display in the gallery shop of the Mendocino Art Center, and luckily it is. Since this is the first time my work has been for sale in…

  • A New Case

    Wednesday June 24th, good friend and jewelry artist Fran Grinels and I purchased some display cases and set them up at the Pacific Art League Gallery on Ramona St. in Palo Alto, CA. Above is a picture of the cases. My jewelry case filled with my necklaces, earrings, and rings is on the left. Below…

  • Palo Alto Art Walk; First Friday of Every Month

    I’ll be at the Pacific Art League Gallery Friday June 5th for the First Friday Art Walk. Ten Palo Alto galleries participate in this monthly event. The event coincides with the opening of a a juried show “Birds and Bees, Fur, Feathers, and Fins” which will run for the month of June in the main…

  • An Afternoon @ the Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art

    Today I was lucky enough to be at Lireille Gallery when a very nice couple came to pick up two of my “Kelp” Rings. Below is a picture of the rings being worn for the first time. Two of my pieces “Coral Cookie” Necklace and “Coral Pillows with Blue Pearl” Earrings made from recycled fine…

  • Pacific Art League Gallery, Palo Alto, CA

    Last Saturday I placed thirteen necklaces and three pairs of earrings in the cases just inside the door of the Pacific Art League Gallery at 668 Ramona in Palo Alto, CA.  The gallery is open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the next few days I’ll…

  • Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art

    Today I met with Yan Liu, co-owner of Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art. If you stop by Lireille Gallery, you can now see seventeen of my necklaces, 30 pairs of earrings, and 20 rings. If you’d like a preview of my art work at Lireille Gallery, I created a catalog of the items…