Brooklyn is in the house...and so is Citybitz!

From time to time I like to take a moment and introduce you all to other wonderful artists out there.  Today is one of those days.  I would like to introduce Joan Huggard of Citybitz, an NYC based artist with many talents.  Besides being an amazing friend and person, Joan is a top notch stained glass artist.  She has developed her own unique style and designs which incorporates bits of NYC into her work, this is how she came up with the name Citybitz. What makes her work so special is also her talent for photography, she takes all of her own photos and incorporates them in to her stained glass and resin work. Her pieces have won the hearts of 1,000's of New Yorkers from Coney Island to the Upper East Side.

Here is an example of some of her resin work that incorporates a picture of a Brooklyn sign.

Joan's studio is in Brooklyn so a lot of her work features some of Brooklyn's amazing architecture too. Like the fascinating Brooklyn Bridge shown in the card case below.

Now I bet you are all wondering why I call her a stained glass artist at this point right?  Well Joan's Citybitz line is quite extensive.  Everything from mirrors, to pendants, to card cases, compacts, money clips and more! One of her new stained glass mirrors features pictures of graffiti in NYC, which is pictured below.

 Besides participating in the Brooklyn Flea every week you can also find Citybitz online at citybitz.com and on Etsy at citybitz.etsy.com    There you will find the full Citybitz collection including this Williamsburg Savings Bank Mirror.

You will also find an assortment of money clips, card cases and pendants.  Here are a few more pictures to show the wide range of products Joan creates.

Pictured above is the reversible Coney Island Cyclone Pendant

and below is the popular Gramery Park Gate Compact.

Well I hope you all take the time to drop by and visit Citybitz online and please give Joan some Etsy love by hearting her Etsy shop at Citybitz on Etsy 

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER WEEKEND!

DeShawnMarie.com

Glass Art by Margot

I've been wanting to write more about my trip to Vietnam but getting the pictures organized, etc. is taking a bit longer than I thought. In the meantime I've connected with a glass artist that makes wonderful recycled glass soap dishes so I've decided to do a feature on her while I continue to work on other posts.  I'm very excited to be working with her so just couldn't wait to share.

soap dish by Margot

 Margot contacted me a little while back about her soaps dishes and doing a cross promotion.  I was delighted as her work is gorgeous.  We decided to exchange one of her soap dishes for some of my soap and to let our customers know about each other.  We both loved each others work that we couldn't help ourselves with wanting to promote each other.

Margot creates these gorgeous soap dishes from recycled wine bottle glass.  Each one has it's own character and design due to individual handcrafting. Here is a link to her Etsy shop if you would like to see more of her work Glass Art by Margot on Etsy or if you would like to purchase one of her soap dishes.  Margot also makes sushi dishes, glass pendants, stained glass window art and more.  Of course I am particularly fond of the soap dishes ;-)

Margot also has a website and blog.  You can find a lot more information about her and her work there http://glassartbymargot.com drop by and visit her when you have the chance.  I'm delighted to share her and her work with you.  I hope you all take the time to say hello or visit her.  Enjoy browsing her site and gorgeous stained glass work.

DeShawnMarie.com