Snarky Puppy Recording Session

Bass+drums+three guitars+four keyboardists/organists+four horns+three percussionsists+full string section+camera crew+ live studio audience= awesomeness



















I was lucky enough last week to see my friends, Snarky Puppy, record their album in this big beautiful studio they basically built to record 20 musicians, and hold a live studio audience. Over the course of three days and 6 sets, they made their album. I went Wednesday, set II, and took some pictures.

December pieces

Awwww man, I have been making jewelry like crazy. I've been super inspired...listening to amazing music, and rocking the pliers/drill/file HARD! Here's what I've been up to so far....




This piece has a medallion from a Fraternal order called the Odd Fellows, a Figa (Afro-Brazilian amulet of protection) and a vintage pendant with a purple glass stone. All together a pretty rad talisman.




Now, I think this brass piece in this necklace if for like, found stray dogs in a shelter or something....I'm not sure. I added chains and vintage rhinestones.





I have had this locket for about TEN YEARS! I put it of vintage crystal rosary beads. Its time to let it go....





Vintage sterling Mexican collar necklaces with quartz and vintage sterling chain fringe...badass.




A vintage Zuni box top I bent and shaped into a medallion. LOVE that huge green turquoise!





Vintage sterling art nouveau locket with carnelian shoe clip and sterling chain. Modern-day
heirloom.





Another multi-charm. Hand, quartz with garnet, and a tree of life.





A beautiful quartz stone pendant with looong chain fringe. I originally made this for myself, but realized I have waaaay too much jewelry.





Vintage rhinstones and kinda Danish-modern looking chain necklace. Together the look is very rock and roll.


Made from a vintage earring and chain...




Vintage Middle-Eastern beads with rose quartz on red silk ribbon...took a while to make...one of my absolute favorites!

November pieces

I haven't been mad prolific lately. I was on tour with Underground System Afrobeat for about a week and a half of this month (AMAZING TIME...pic/blog coming soon)
Here are some pieces I made beforehand though....


An awesome silver tone snake with large crystal, on chains.


The chains and the snake were taken from a vintage belt.



This awesome ethnic piece was taken from an earring.


Probably middle-eastern. Its mad heavy....I'm not sure how it was supposed to hang from someones EAR.



I drilled an alpaca barrette, and hung chains from it. I also tore the mechanism off from the back.



I like how primitive it looks...



Leather scrapped from the remnants of cutoffs I made. I added a piece of agate stone, and thin chains.



This piece reminds me of Erykah Badu.


I'll get crackin on more pieces this month....keep an eye out!

Mucca Pazza

I was going to do a general music photography blog, but I took sooooo many damn pictures of Mucca Pazza at the Brooklyn Bowl, that they just have to have their own post. They are a force of nature....a crazy fiasco army of silliness, with the goods to back it up. Shenanigans jutxaposed with really good music and musicianship...awesome!


























Wild!