Shoreline Sonata II
Hand forged sterling silver, basalt beach pebbles, white topaz, blue topaz and freshwater pearls. Adjustable from 16" to 18". One of a Kind for 2024.
Earrings, necklace and ring by Larry Sanders Photography
ABOUT US
We are a wife and husband team located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in a very small community in the Keweenaw Peninsula, very remote and beautiful, and inspirational for the work you see on these pages.
Julie has been a metalsmith and jewelry designer for her entire career. Many years were spent in Colorado, where the metalsmithing skills were honed and fine tuned, and where Julie also earned her M.F.A.in metalsmithing and jewelry design at Colorado State University. This allowed her to teach her love of the medium on a college level which she did for many years, while slowly building her own business: Flying Anvil Designs.
I was always the back of the house assistant, and in 2007 joined as a full time business partner, which was an easy transition as we've been life partners for approximately 35 years now.
Julie is and will always be the main design force for all of the pieces in the collection, which we call the Gentle Current Series, because it utilizes basalt beach stones that we collect on our almost daily walks along the shores of Lake Superior. All the meticulous metalwork, stone setting and finishing work are done by her.
My focus on the business is drilling and coring the stones, and mostly doing what I refer to as "the necessary evil", all back of the house business tasks that are part of running any business. Thank goodness for that often under utilized accounting degree.
We relocated back to the Upper Peninsula eight years ago and feel very fortunate to live in the area where we were both born and raised. Each day and season brings its own unique inspiration and outdoor recreation that we love: Paddleboarding and sculling in the summer, hiking in the incredible fall colors, cross country skiing in our famously long winters, and looking forward to spring and the cycle starting over, all the while creating new pieces for the line.
Julie and Jeffrey
Shows and Galleries
2024 Show Schedule
Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2023 Schedule will be updated as jury results come in. Current as of April 15, 2024
March2-3
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
Tampa,Florida
Booth # 620
March 15-17
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
Winter Park, Florida
Booth # 190
April 26-28
Art in the Square
Southlake, Texas
Booth # GN7
May 3-5
Brookside Art Annual
Kansas City, Missouri
Booth # 153
May 17-19
Art on the Square
Belleville, Illinois
Booth # Assigned at Check in
June 27-30
Des Moines Arts Festival
Des Moines, Iowa
Booth # TBA
August 2-4
Crested Butte Arts Festival
Crested Butte, Colorado
Booth # TBA
August 9-11
Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival
Ketchum, Idaho
Booth # TBA
More results coming soon.
California:
Artisana
146 North Mail Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-829-3036
Colorado
Balefire Goods
7513 Grandview Avenue
Arvada, CO 80002
720-479-8434
Florida:
Brenda McMahon Gallery
2901 Beach Blvd South #104
Gulfport, FL 33707
518-692-7742
Massachusetts:
London Ventures Company
2 Dock Square
Rockport, MA 01966
978-546-7161
Michigan:
J Petter Galleries
161 Blue Star Highway
PO Box 0680
Douglas, MI 49406-0680
289-527-2230
Graci Gallery
110 North Third Street
Marquette, MI 49855
920-931-4248
Wisconsin:
Bell Street Gallery
107 Manypenny Avenue
Bayfield, WI 54814
Open Year Round
Bell Street Gallery
807 Bell Street
La Pointe, WI 54850
(on Madeline Island in the beautiful Apostle Islands)
Open May-October
715-747-2092
Cappaert Contemporary Gallery
7901 State Highway 42
Egg Harbor, WI 54209
920-868-3987
(Open May 1-October 31)
Galleries