My first real "ART" show in several years....

Well, I've abated my obsession with jewelry momentarily to put forth all my efforts into creating some new art pieces for this show! If you are free next saturday, you gotta come check it out at the raddest bar, Villain's Tavern. See the press release below:

PRETTY/TOUGH PRESENTS… ‘ALL ABOUT THE LADIES’ @ VILLIANS TAVERN
ON APRIL 30TH 2011, 1pm - 5pm;

Pretty/Tough, in collaboration with Villains Tavern, presents a day of super fine art, BBQ,
live music, and day drinking @ the launch of Villains Tavern's BBQ Saturdays.

What: Villains Tavern will be hosting a pop-up art show, ‘All About the Ladies’, for the
launch of their BBQ Saturdays, with a collection of artwork by female collective Pretty/Tough
(www.prettytoughcollective.com). ‘All About The Ladies’ features work by Erica Gibson, Erin
Fleiner, Kimi Lewis, and Melissa Loschy. DJ Mirandom will be spinning an eclectic mix of funk
and soul before a live music set from Alt-Country, Hillbilly Jazz troupe, ‘The Evangenitals’.

Villains Tavern will be debuting the ‘Sno-Cone Fix’, a choice of fresh fruit, fruit syrup and your
choice of liquor on a bed of shaves ice, perfect for cooling you down before the music heats you
up! Villains Tavern’s full menu of specialty cocktails will be available as well as ‘Beer in a Bag’,
with Tecate, Bud Light and Schlitz in a brown bag.

When: Saturday April 30th, 1pm -5pm

Where: VILLAINS TAVERN
1356 Palmetto St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213.857.6180
www.villainstavern.com

new name, new look

Well, I've been mulling this over in my head for years now....
I started out as "Melissa Loschy Designs." The one thing I learned in one of my countless graphic design classes is that most of the time, less is more. If a piece can work without space lines, blocks and extra dividers, then it can in fact function better.

So, I've decided to officially chop to front first part of my business name off and become simply "Loschy Designs." My jewelry style will remain the same... with a season update here and there, but I'm fully backing my new name.

My etsy site will remain the same as well, www.melissaloschy.etsy.com. I just can't put a ton of work into a new site after all these years!

While my name and logo are simplistic.... I decided to frame the hell out of them with over the top and gaudy/rococo. My love of gold will never fade!

The new logo in action.....

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Another thing that will never fade....
my unwavering love for snarling angry animals,
like this wolf, available for custom order or at
SEED People's Market!

The Shows are Coming!!

Now that everything is confirmed, I can happily announce that I will be vending in the following upcoming shows! May will be a busy month with an event almost every weekend. Come to one of these events to say hi and see what new pieces I have for spring and Summer!




SPRING CLEANING ART SHOW
at the Glasshouse Record Store in Pomona from 6-9 PM
I'll be vending with 2 other incredibly talented people,
Le Modern Trinket, and Sweetie Sweetie Bakery

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UNIQUE LA
May 7 & 8 @ the California Market Center in LA
11AM-6PM

This will be my 5th Unique Show!! This has to be my favorite
show to participate in. Seamlessly organized.


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PATCHWORK INDIE CRAFT SHOWS

Long Beach
May 15th, 11-5pm

Santa Ana
May 29th, 11-5pm

I love these shows because I have so much fun
catching up with vendor friends. The show just
keeps getting better and better!


Later in the summer, I'll hope to be be vending at the orange international street fair but it isn't a 100% done deal. Hope to see you at one of the confirmed shows this spring!

NY+DC

Just got back from an epic trip with my HS friend Megan....

Flew into NY, stayed with Brit's fiance Mike in Park Slope. Walked the Brooklyn Bridge
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They say the Empire State Bldg is not all it's cracked up to be.
I dunno, I that it was pretty much ALL it's cracked up to be, incredible
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Free Ferry to Staten Island was a major Highlight
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Visited Wall Street, thought we were in an amusement park
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Explored where our Commander in Chief does his business.
(well, not that business)
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When in DC, eat like the Russians do. I want to move in to Russia House
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Hands down, the best way to see all the monuments and
a major highlight of the trip
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After a close call with the Shuttlebus to IAD, drinks weren't even a question.
The shots were a no-brainer at $3 each
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SPECIAL THANKS

Thank you to Mike Cadoux, for your hospitality, even minus your other half (Brit, who was busy being amazing and exploring the Chilean Coast) who gave us a comfy place to stay while taking over Manhattan. And also for your food recommendations. Everyone must eat at Rubirosa at least once in their life.
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Thank you to Mitchell who forced free drinks into our hands and made sure that Megan and I had at least 1 night of not sleeping in the city that never does either.
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To the iTrans NYC app on my iphone, which helped me to navigate the subways with ease and make me look like I actually know where to go
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To Jojo who is BAD to the ASS. Girl works for the Whitehouse, and is so good at what she does. I'm so proud of this gal, so freaking accomplished and only 26. I want to be like her some day.
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To Jojo, who only a week after shoveling some of her family members around town, happily took us to literally every single place she took all of them to. She is DC's best tour guide. And she's also one of those really great friends. She made us pancakes with strawberries and eggs. And Coffee, and guacamole. And she brought us to cool bars and restaurants. I could go on and on. THANK YOU JOJO, you "blow my mind."
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Finally, thank you to Megan. You were a pure delight to travel with. Couldn't have picked a more chill individual to site-see ourselves into exhaustion which will surely last for the rest of the week. You're a real woman now! haha

Who am I kidding

So I think it's quite apparent that I'm a terrible blogger. I mean, I'm not a blogger, and I'm terrible at writing entries. I think the main reason is because my 9-5 job is slowly morphing into art director/web site and content developer/photographer/filmer/film editor and now PR chick. So I'm constantly having to come up with text and content for our various marketing ventures. When I get the mental energy to write stuff for my own projects, I try to soak it up by writing product details for etsy. And a lot of times I don't really have interesting things to say. However, I really need to embrace the scope of social media and give myself some sort of goal, which I think is going to be at least 1 entry a week. Even if no one ever even reads it. So here goes.

Forgive me Blogspot for I have sinned. It's been almost 5 months since I last blogged.

I cut my finger today. Really bad. Pictured you see my poorly bandaged
finger and behind that the scene of the crime.

Here are some of my pieces at SEED People's Market in Costa Mesa.
It's one of 3 locations (soon to be 2 more) that I consign my jewelry to!

I'm so tired of this

I have cool friends. Those girls are Bonnie and Lindsey. Linds took me on a tour of Little Tokyo last Saturday. We had the best sangria of both of our lives at Spitz. Drank beer and slammed down sausages at Wurstkuche. Drank every kind of beer at Far Bar, then took the metro home. It brought us back to our days in Europe.

That will do-er for now. I'm already working on another post for tomorrow! Oh golly gee. Highlight of this week so far, knowing that at this time next week I'll be in NEW YORK and then WASHINGTON DC!!!

Is it the holiday season yet?

First of all...my friends are GORGEOUS!!! Just look at these photos taken by the talented photographer Denise Bovee (Here's here site). Denise contacted me through Facebook almost a year ago. She had found my jewelry on etsy and asked if I'd be interested in a trade... jewelry for a photoshoot. After looking at her incredible photography style, it was obvious that I desperately needed to take advantage of her talents. It took a long time, but we finally found a day that worked for both of us (and luckily my friends too) to schedule the shoot! We met at Denise's sister-in-law's dreamy vintage cottage in La Verne. I wanted not only every piece of furniture she owned, but all of the wall decor as well. The backyard was to-die-for, right out of a summer evening in the south. My absolutely stunning friends Gen, Sarah, and Emily dressed up in a mix of vintage dresses and furs and Denise and I styled my jewelry around her impressive vintage clothing collection. Here are my 3 favorite photos from the shoot....

Genny Penny wearing my massive Ram neckplate and filigree knuckle ring
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How hot is Sarah? She is my resident foxy lady (and muse).
I just listed this Foxy Fringe necklace in my etsy shop here
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Emily JUST got her hair trimmed before the shoot and this cut is so cute on her, it's ridiculous.
She likes so precious in this Fringy Cameo necklace.

And I guess this is as good a time as any to update on my holiday show schedule!!

1. Loschy Designs will be featured in the sales gallery at the CSUF Grand Central Art Center, a project dedicated to the investigation and promotion of contemporary art and visual culture: regionally, nationally, and internationally through unique collaborations between artists, students, and the community. www.grandcentralartcenter.com





From November 7 - January 7
I'm creating a completely new and exclusive Woodland animal collection.



2. Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival







You can find me vending at both the Santa Ana and Long Beach shows!

PATCHWORK LONG BEACH
NOVEMBER 21ST 11-5PM
MARINE STADIUM- BAYSHORE @ APPIAN WAY

PATCHWORK SANTA ANA
NOVEMBER 28TH 11-5PM
2202 NORTH MAIN STREET @ BUFFALO SANTA ANA, CA 92706



3. Holiday MART

December 4 +5
11- 5 Saturday and Sunday
Hosted at the gorgeous Jodi Fuchs Gallery
2000 Main St, Santa Monica 90405

4. UniqueLA!


This will be the first time I have my own 10x10 booth, hopefully filled to the max with new jewelry at affordable prices as well as a kick-ass display.

Rocktober

Things have been busy at Loschy Studios! I had a great time vending at the LA Roller Derby on Saturday Night. My man and a bunch of his friends attended for the first time, and I think it's safe to say they are derby fans now. It's definitely my favorite sport to watch live. I was surprised to sell some of my larger, statement animal jewelry, overall it was a success!

On Sunday, my mom came along with me (and a very patient BF, THANKS KEVIN!) to the Aura Fashion Gallery's Grand Opening in Newport Beach. They had a dj set-up and free sofia champagne in a can. LOVE those! It was really exciting to see my jewelry as part of visual merchandising in the store. My mom took plenty of photos, of course. Typical mom thing, but I'd regret not having any photos later.



Perhaps the thing I'm MOST thrilled about is all of the vintage and broken jewelry lot's I purchased on Etsy. I never knew there were so many destash mixed piece lots in the supply section! I purchased 4 and had to stop myself from buying a bunch more. I'm aware that I won't be able to use nearly half of the pieces, but the lots are so inexpensive that it makes it worth while.