Tuesday, November 8, 2011

{introducing finkigirl}

At last the time has come to fill you in on my super-secret-squirrel business.  I am bursting with pride, hope, gratitude, amazement and so much more.  It is with enormously great pleasure that I introduce you to {finkigirl}, a collaboration between myself and Jay of Finki Handmade.

poster 4 work

This collaboration has been in the making since April.  I was fortunate to spend an amazing weekend with Jay at one of the Flora Bowley retreats in Australia earlier this year {more on that here and here if you’re interested}.

pendant collage

As well as spending our days immersed in painting we spent our evenings talking about business, about dreams for the future and tentatively about the idea of working on something together.  I’ve watched Jay’s journey over the years and long admired her courage and commitment to building a creative life and business.  When I thought about collaboration, as I have been for a number of years, she was always one of the people that I wanted to connect with.  We left the retreat with some very early ideas on how we might work together. 

bracelets batch

Then as it does, life got crazy.  House moves, job losses, health stuff followed by one of the worst creative blocks I’ve ever had.  My creative life came to a complete standstill.  It was all so yuk.  

RP Combo AoL

One afternoon I was riding home from work and I realised how stuck I was.  I realised the ways in which I was holding myself back.  Most importantly I realised the opportunities that were out there waiting for me to grab them.  And so I did!  And out of that {finkigirl} was born!

EB Combo Grow

My Etsy shop is now open and full of gorgeous {finkigirl} goodies.  Please head on over and take a look.  This is just the beginning of something that is going to be absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to keep sharing it with you as it evolves.

ring collage

You can also see the full range at Olive Grove Studios, 159 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

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PS.  It’s not too late to put your name down for the giveaway of awesomeness.  I’ll draw in winner on Thursday.

25 comments:

  1. They look absolutely beautiful Cathy, great job. I recently made up some glass pendant tiles with my art in them and it's such a buzz to see our art displayed this way.

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  2. Wow, these are gorgeous! Well done and good luck with your new venture (you won't need it, these will sell themselves!)

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  3. how pretty are these! good luck on you new adventure!

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  4. yahooooooooO! this is so exciting! all of the pieces looks so beautiful!
    congratulations and good luck on this exciting new step :D

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  5. Truly, truly beautiful Cathy. What a fabulous collaboration, well done!

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  6. OMG! Congratulations! They are seriously gorgeous pieces.
    You are a tinniegirl with her own jewellery range! How cool is that?
    So very proud of you. x

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  7. Amazingly stunning item, all the best to you in this new endeavor!

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  8. WOW! This jewelry looks absolutely AMAZING! I'm off to check out the new goods and put a few on my list of faves!! =-)

    Congratulations on the collaboration - it is just gorgeous!

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  9. Congratulations!!They are beautiful. It is something to feel proud of indeed.

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  10. Just gorgeous Cathy! Congratulations on a wonderful collaboration. Now to decide what jewellery I need...

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  11. Well done both of you. Seeing the finished objects, it seems such a natural collaboration. These really are stunning!

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  12. So beautiful Cathy! Congratulations!

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  13. You've created some gorgeous jewels of loveliness! Huge congratulations on your achievement!

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  14. I love the necklaces and wish you all the very best in your wonderful business venture!

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  15. They look amazing! Congrats and best of luck on your new endeavour!!

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  16. Congrats Cathy. You sneeky creative girl!

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  17. So excited for you and Jay. Such an amazing collaboration which I'm sure will be very successful!

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  18. These are cool. Making an accessory personalized is such a wonderful avenue for you sell it out since the buyer can have sense of ownership of the item.

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  19. oh. my. goodness.
    this is a gorgeous collaboration.
    congratulations!!!! xox

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  20. Those are beautiful! Congrats.

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  21. They are gorgeous. Well done, what an exciting project!

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  22. Og Gooly Gosh they're gorgeous Cathy, hearty congratulations you clever, creative girl and just in time for Christmas presents too :~)

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  23. ... Oh Golly Gosh sincere apologies for the typo in my previous comment.

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  24. Oh my - you ladies are amazing.

    Congratulations - I hope this is the beginning of a most successful adventure.
    Enjoy

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