Coming soon!!!

Welcome, December!

 

Hi!  We're back!  Maybe you've found us from visiting the C Space webpage.  We're so excited to be showing our jewelry there this Friday, December 3!  We'll also be there Saturday, December 18th.  Both evenings the hours are 7-10pm.  You can see us at 4823 Penn Avenue.

 

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We've never had a show during Unblurred, so we are definitely excited!  We've brought some of our favorite pieces together for the Snow: Shop: Show.  We've pulled our work from etsy and gathered up plenty of other pieces.  We can't wait to see you!

Stay tuned for more updates!

More pieces on Etsy.

Ok, so maybe I fell asleep last night sprawled out on the floor with vintage buttons all around me and a computer in front of my head.  I got more pieces listed on etsy, and that's what counts!
This is what was posted in the, ahem, past 12 hours!

Alligator Earrings

Windmill Brooch

Yellow cake earrings

Robot brooch

Pink frosted cupcake earrings

Octopi in love brooch

Thank you!  I hope you stay cool today.  Go to a pool!  Stay in the shade!  Stay inside!  Play on etsy!

xooxoxoxooxox
katie

Workin' n'at!

Hi friends!
So, we've been back from the South Side Works Exposed for... four days now?  I've been shooting photos of our work and finally tonight I have some listed on our etsy account!  AMEN!  I'll be working on listing many, many more pieces.  But for tonight, I have listed:

Bumblebee earrings!

Hot air balloon brooch!

Crab earrings!

White flower brooch!

Matryoshka nesting doll earrings!

Octopi earrings!

Tomorrow I promise more.  Girl Scouts honor.  Ok, so I only made it through one year of Girl Scouts and it wasn't pretty... but more are coming!

xoxoxo
katie

What a weekend!... And ETSY!

It was H-O-T outside all weekend. Oh my word. Also, it was lovely meeting you!
We just wanted to keep you posted and let you know what is going on with us Birds.

Emily and I are in the process of photographing a large portion of our work and posting it to the etsy account. I hope to have this complete in the next couple of days! Please check back and/or email us at fabricate.studio@gmail.com if you have any custom orders, questions or requests.

Thank you for your patience!

love n'at,
katie & emily

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Emily and I are on our way down to the South Side Works Exposed right now! Last night was a fun mix of people and music and art!
We love to meet new people and chat (is this starting to sound like a personal ad??) and look forward to two more days of arts, snacks and enjoyment!
Can't wait to see you!
katie & emily

Busy bees!

Emily and I have been busy, busy. We've attached some images of our latest!
Can't wait to see you this weekend.

xoxo
katie&em

A little more about us ladies!

Hi there, new readers and old friends!

I thought I'd take the time to tell you a little more information about us and how we became to be... Birds of a Feather!

Emily, Katie and our funniest friend, Alicia

(photo by Matthew Wright)

Emily (far left) grew up in Greensburg, Pa. She is the oldest of four children!

I, Katie, (middle) grew up in Erie, Pa as the oldest of two.

We both grew up in different parts of Pennsylvania, but when we met each other at college we realized we had so much in common. We met at the Cleveland Institute of Art, which is a five year art school in Ohio. Our first conversation was trying to switch shifts working at the school's library and from there it was a match!



After the first two years of foundation work at CIA, where we studied the basics such as drawing, painting and design, we both chose to work in the same major, Fiber and Material Studies. The freedom of our program allowed us to explore many different mediums. We both wove on looms and dyed fabrics, as expected. However, Emily found herself creating large scale murals, while I found myself creating oversized enameled cupcakes and installations made of sugar.



After school, plus a bonus year in Cleveland, Emily and her boyfriend, now husband, Ben, moved back to the Pittsburgh area to Lawrenceville. When I left Cleveland after 6 years, I had just begun to explore the idea of jewelry made of my Grandma Edie's button collection. I set up a studio for myself, but working alone was difficult and I wasn't really sure of my direction. Emily and I met up one fall day and I decided 'why not?' and I joined her in Pittsburgh.



We work well as a team. We are drawn to the same color palette and look to the same things as inspiration. Throughout art school we had worked together on many projects and lived together for years. We found that this endeavor also worked for us. The parts of jewelry making that I didn't love, Emily had a knack for, and luckily it worked the other way as well! It is magical and lucky!



For a while we rented a studio gallery space above Piccolo Forno & Obannon Rugs. We had several shows there and met some great people, gallery owners and artists in Pittsburgh. After a year and a half we decided that working out of our homes was a better choice for us, as we did so many artists markets and I Made It! Pittsburgh shows around the city.



Our craziness has carried through over the years together. We still love getting together to work on sanding down our buttons and drawing and painting. Mostly, we just do it to laugh with one another and share a good story or two.



Our families and friends are what inspire us to continue to create work. We look at the things that make us smile as our visual inspiration. We love hamburgers, animals, snacks, flowers and trees and birds.



We're so glad you are joining us.



love, katie & emily

Welcome back!

Hello, dear friends.


Emily and I are looking forward to our first show in a long while. We will be at the South Side Works Exposed all next weekend, from July 16th through the 18th.

We have been working feverishly on creating some fun, new pieces that we look forward to sharing with you. Over the course of the next week, we will be posting photographs of some of our new jewelry!

love, katie

It's not black Friday... It's I MADE IT! on Saturday!

I'm having the best time.

Congratulations!

Our little Bird went and got herself hitched!

Congratulations, Emily!

xo, Katie

ps photos by molly acita & kim hawes

Thank you for stopping by!

Thank you so much for visiting us at the Southside Works this weekend.
We had a great time and it was a lot of fun to see new faces!
We are now adding quite a few pieces to our etsy account.
www.thebirdsofafeather.etsy.com

ETSY ETSY ETSY ETSY!!!

Did we tell you we are on Etsy?
Well, it's true.
http://thebirdsofafeather.etsy.com/

Come visit us!!!!

Love,Katie&Emily

The JCC!

June 7th The Birds will be at the JCC in Squirrel Hill! I'll confess, I think it's going to be a great show!

We've been working on new jewelry and other pieces for our next show and we are excited!

Here comes the bride...

Wedding season is gearing up... It's pretty much here actually.
And one of our lovely lady customers, Andrea, had us design matching earrings for her bridesmaids! Nice idea, Andrea!
We can customize any order, for any occasion.
Ooooh, just think what about favors for a baby shower!!!

lovekatie&emily

Oakmont!

We had been worried ALL last week about the weather for Saturday. Luckily, it turned out to be a beautiful day. Oakmont is adorable and we had a great time at an I Made It Market there.


It was at the Oakmont library, where they were also having a booksale.

We also made some new friends!

We had a terrific Saturday and are looking forward to seeing everyone again soon!

love The Birds

The Union Project

On April 10th, Birds of a Feather was at the Union Project at Negely and Stanton.
It is an amazing meeting space for the community and fosters the arts.
You should go! Unionproject.org!!!