Art Circle Team | A team of creative people on Etsy | World-wide community

Art Circle team is one of the global teams on Etsy - this team has many gorgeous creations made by people from around the world & influenced by different cultures & traditions. Below are some of my favourite items from this great team of people. You can find more by visiting Art Circle team on Etsy or by visiting their blog .

'xo' by ovgilliesdesigns

Bronze Owl Verdigris Greek S... GreekMythos $87.00	Chinese Dragon Art Original ... fionazakka $100.00
Christmas classic shoe clips... ButtonCircle $13.00	Brown Retro wool crochet clo... elsahats $50.00
Vintage tin box, round tin b... sovietvintage $24.00	Large sized tentacle horseflesh $65.00
high fashion photo collage g... SweetLakeJewel... $29.00	SALE SALE Typewriter Cufflin... SUPERSOCK $10.25
Pyramids - Riso Print HarryDiaz $12.00	Burgundy Mini Power Dressing... ArzuMusa $18.82
Mixed Metal Brass and Sterli... PenelopeStudio $30.00	fabric covered button earrin... Mariabuttons $10.00
Wall Clock - Greek Ancient n... objecta $30.00	crazy earrings in blck/yello... Aitmarina $30.00
Turquoise and Dark Brown Ne... CostaSul $27.50	Fox in the Night - Christmas... FrancescaWhetn... $2.20

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

Golden shades and an appropriate gem for November birthdays - Citrine by ArtCircle Team on Etsy

Golden shades and an appropriate gem for November birthdays - Citrine by ArtCircle Team on Etsy

Spiderwebs & Icicles in October

Sunrise Brodick Isle of Arran late October

Spiderweb Scotland Isle of Arran late October

Icicles at Goatfell Isle of Arran, view of Clyde, Scotland UK

Icicles on granite boulders at Goatfell Isle of Arran, Scotland UK

Goatfell through a spiderweb, late October, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK

Icicles on granite boulders at Goatfell Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, late October

Newly listed on my website: Pastel Blue Lace Agate Geology Focal Pendant Stone Black Silver Necklace

Pastel Blue Lace Agate Geology Focal Pendant Stone Black Silver Necklace

New creations

As every hobbyist and proffessional jewellery designer knows there are stages and periods of creative inspirations when imagination often flies in directions wild. The results can be great collections or something completely out of wack. My latest flight of imagination is something that has been in my mind and in development in my studio for a while. It's something that is close to my heart as it incorporates my two passions - Art & Mineralogy.

First, is the mini-make-over of the focal semi-precious pendant stone design that I have been selling in my O V Gillies Designs on Etsy shop for a while now. I have updated this design with a long pullover, infinity, chain  & a hand-stamped brass leaf with my maker's name & the name of the stone. The look & style is something of a bohemian city chic - the necklace sits just below your breast & will go well with a more relaxed look, while subtle natural colors & classic design make it perfect to add something unique to a work suit. I choose every stone for each design very carefully - the selection is often influenced by various inspirations, often I take a photograph of the inspiration & include it in the listing. Not surprisingly, living on an island the colours and nature around play a major role in my inspirations. I wire wrap each pendant individually, & hand-stamp each tag myself. This results in characteristic hand-made 'imperfections' & quirky little things the total of which is an absolutely unique piece of jewelry.

Second, is the coming together of my two passions: art and Mineralogy. The result, is the line of Art Canvas Necklaces that feature unusual, interesting semi-precious stones as mini works of art. I love finding stones that represent intricate, complex designs and creations of nature. In Art Canvas pieces I present them on a classic linen canvas. Each stone is natural, untreated & is absolutely unique & each mini canvas is hand-made by me with natural materials - pure linen, wood, raw brass.  I metalsmith each bail & hand-stamp my maker's name & the name of the stone, or a combination of stones, featured in each necklace. There are characteristic handmade quirks in each necklace, & I have used a long oxidised black sterling silver chain to complement each handmade mini Mineralogy art pendant.

These necklaces are now for sale in my O V Gillies website shop where you will also find my other handmade designer jewellery collections and creations.

 

New Jewelry at O V Gillies

Ocean Jasper pendant stone black silver chain necklace. Smooth oval cabochon, linen canvas. Seaside geometry, Mineralogy jewellery O V Gillies £129.00	Navy blue untreated Pietersite pendant stone necklace. Midnight storm blue leaf focal Pietersite black silver chain. Night sky jewellery O V Gillies £117.00
Petrified Wood Opal Cheetah Agate pendant stone necklace. Fossilised w/ druzy black silver chain. Mineralogy jewellery O V Gillies £117.00	Untreated denim blue Apatite pendant necklace. Smooth trapezoid stone, linen canvas, long black silver chain. Geometric, geometry jewellery O V Gillies £129.00

Newly listed on my website: Natural Prehnite Epidot Geology Specimen Woodland Art Linen Canvas Pendant Necklace

Natural Prehnite Epidot Geology Specimen Woodland Art Linen Canvas Pendant Necklace

My new creations

 

Charoite cabochon on natural linen handcrafted canvas. Chatoyant semi-precious stone that reminds me of heather & wild orchids growing on moorland in glens. Purple & pastel lilac Charoite. Suspended on long black oxidised silver chain.

Navy blue untreated Pietersite pendant stone necklace. Midnight storm blue leaf focal Pietersite black silver chain. <- Now listed in my Etsy shop

 Petrified Wood Opal | Cheetah Agate Mineralogy necklace. Natural, untreated stone on long black silver chain. <- Now is available in my Etsy shop & on my Website

 Petrified Wood Opal | Cheetah Agate Mineralogy necklace. Natural, untreated stone on long black silver chain. <- Now is available in my Etsy shop & on my Website

 Natural navy blue Apatite semi precious stone cabochon on pure linen handcrafted canvas. One of my unique designs that combines my love of art with my love of Mineralogy. <- Now available from my Etsy shop.

 Natural Ocean Jasper semi precious stone cabochon on pure linen handcrafted canvas. Reminiscent of seaside, beach & a misty, foggy day. One of my unique designs that combines my love of art with my love of Mineralogy. <- Now available from my Etsy shop.

Natural Prehnite semi-precious stone with Epidote. Forest, grass patterns. Pastel green to deep forest green colours. Cabochon on pure linen handmade canvas. Suspended on long black oxidised silver chain.

Geology finds & O V Gillies designer jewellery shop

This summer there are several projects I'm working on , some of these projects are creative - such as jewellery design and creation, some are more the back end operation of my little studio - such as the development of my new website O V Gillies Jewelry Shop where you will be able to find the full range of all my handcrafted jewelry, it includes such features as browsing jewelry by gemstone or colour, you will be able to see my every jewelry collection as I have imagined it & buy direct through my own website - taking advantage of the unique & individual & personalised options that I have for almost every item I create.

It has been a while since I sold from my own website. The website shop part was taken offline as there always was something I wasn't happy with. Recently, everything has finally 'clicked' into place. There is a lot of work to 'tune' the website and all it's features & fill the sections and categories with my creations, & every little thing requires my personal attention. However, I do think that once my website is complete it will be exactly as I'd ever wish it to be - the best for all my customers.

One of the creative projects I have been engaged in is my search for for unique, unusual, natural crystal, minerals and materials which are also representative of the sea, islands and mountains that I love so much. You can see my recent finds & buys that will be incorporated into more primitive & tribal jewelry and geology & mineralogy jewelry in the photos below:

'Snow bound' collection on the Etsy UK Front Page

Was pleasantly surprised today to receive a message from Jay of RedRoadDesign on Etsy that my 'Snow bound' collection has made it to the Etsy UK front page. Many items are by fellow members of Jewelry on Etsy and McEtsy teams so this collection getting featured is trully something special.

First walk up Goatfell in 2012

It's been somewhat stormy lately, but the weather finally decided to have a sunny-and-not-too-windy break, so ... I went up Goatfell :D




Some of the storm damage. Quite a few trees & branches fell off in recent storms. Brodick Castle has closed its park due to storm damage & put up DANGER signs and red tape across some paths. National Trust has cleared the larger damage from the paths.


Part sun, part cloud, part rain weather. It was raining when I took this photo, but the break in the clouds can be seen coming over the ridges. & the start of a rainbow ...


The rainbow was magnificent! Made Goatfell look like a hill.


Almost at the top & the path is blocked by the snow. Mushy, slushy, quite compact, plenty skidding, over foot deep snow over a rocky path, so ... went straight up, cutting across heather, grass & rocks to get to ...


... the top of Goatfell. Great view, freezing wind, lots of sunshine :D

Red Polka Dot necklace made it to Etsy FP

I'm so exited to have one of my creations featured in a wonderful collection by Joanne from PrincessJillian on Etsy front page. This is a second Etsy front page appearance for me since resuming work in my jewellery shops after my MIL's death from cancer this summer, so I'm taking it as a positive comment on all the work I've done in the last four months :)

Etsy FP appearance after a long, long spell of drought

Rosalind Necklace featured in this lovely collection:

First appearance on Etsy FP for my metalsmithed island - WooHoo

Feature Collection - Forest Green

Feature Collection - Slightly Chilly

Feature Collection - fly away with me oh midnight bird

Feature Collection - December Sunrise

Out on the Lakes collection

Ello Design: Folksy Friday: Indigo

Ello Design: Folksy Friday: Indigo

A lovely collection of indigo colour items from UK Folksy sellers. This collection includes my Lapis Lazuli gemstone necklace which can be found here www.folksy.com/items/2286225

October Birthstone

Coffee Bean Necklace: Australian Boulder Opal & Gold-Fill Chain by OVGilliesDesigns