Local artist Jan Nagle, who is well known in Buffalo for her accomplishments in photography, film, and music, is a true Renaissance woman. She’s also an excellent cook, and makes quirky cool jewelry. For the most part most of her jewelry sales in recent years have been through jewelry parties (think Tupperware) and social networks. This fall she went worldwide with an account on Etsy.
Etsy.com is a website that allows artists in almost any genre to sell their wares online. Artists may easily change their products and mark them as sold out. I learned about the site a year ago from Martha Stewart, and went online to buy a cute handbag with a moth hand sewn on it for my entomologist sister.
Nagle is not the only local artist on the site. You may also find the designs from Hero Design (who has a shop on Allen Street). A simple search for Buffalo, NY gets you about 20 regional artists. So this is a nice opportunity for folks who do not live within driving distance of Buffalo to buy something from their hometown as well. It is also possible for artists to move up in rankings through sales and favorites votes, so show your local creatives some support online.
Jan Nagle’s jewelry line is called Lily Pickford, and you can read more more about where that personality comes from when you visit her site. Her funny fashion sense has her making earrings out of miniature frying pans, handsaws and hammers. She also makes contemporary cameos out of a material similar to the Shrinkydinks we used to play with as a kid. The World Cameo pictured here is one of those, and that’s what I am getting for my sister this year. These cameos can also have personalized messages written on the back. Very romantic!
Jan’s homepage on Etsy says that today, the 15th is the last day for U.S. purchases for Christmas. Speaking with her though, she said given the local nature of anyone in Western New York, we can probably extend that until December 18th. You may also email her through the site.
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