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Here are the studio, I have been busy getting ready for fall with new Luckey ReDo wearables and hand knit accessories. I'm also making plans for my annual line-up of fall events and shows, so stay tuned for that information in the weeks to come! For now, please visit my updated, friendly website -- www.owensealuckey.com -- and Happy Fall!

Join Me for Somewhat Off the Wall, September 20

Somewhat Off the Wall is The Arts Council’s fundraising event that showcases original art by the region’s accomplished artists. For $100 you can walk away with a photograph, painting, drawing, handcrafted textiles, jewelry or pottery. The artists each generously donate three works of art. Guests literally select their choice off the wall when their ticket number is drawn. Preceding the drawing, the artists, guests and AC staff mingle in a beautiful downtown New Haven space with wine and assorted hors d’oeuvres donated by local restaurants.

At 7PM on Saturday, September 21, premium tickets will be drawn at random. As each premium ticket holders’ number is called, he or she will select a piece of original artwork to take home!

Only 96 premium tickets, at $100 each, are available to the public. An unlimited number of tickets to the party are available for $45 (these do not include artwork). Also available this year is a special “30 and under crowd” party ticket for $35.

Participating Somewhat Off the Wall artists include: Hil Anderson, Binnie Birstein, Laise Clayton, Kathy Conway, Penrhyn Cook, Jayne Crowley, Terry Dagradi, Leila Daw, Jessica Dickens, Emilia Dubicki, Amanda Duchen, Eileen Eder, Michael Elsden, Daniel Eugene, Michael Fedikovich, Kathryn Frederick, Kathryn Frund, Francine Funke, Leticia Galizzi, Frances Gallogly, Hayward Gatling, Justin Gerace, Sarah Gustafson, Ginger Hanrahan, Kenneth Hanson, Clymenza Hawkins, Richard Kallweit, Kristina Kuester-Witt, Hannah Leckman, Martha Lewis, Karleen Loughran, Beth Lovell, Owen Luckey, Molly McDonald, Perry Obee, Maryann Ott, Thomas Peterson, Pat Rist, Nomi Silverman, Kim Sobel, Anita Soos, Mark St. Mary, Ken Stabile, Tom Stio, Robert Thomas, Karissa Van Tassel, Brittany Whiteman and JoAnne Wilcox.

Tickets for door prizes will be available for purchase on the night of the event and will include: Two tickets to Dave Koz and Friends at Lyman Center, two tickets to a New Haven Symphony Orchestra performance, an overnight stay at Chatfield Hollow Bed and Breakfast and two tickets for a Taste of New Haven Tour among others.

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Dear Friends:

 

I am one of the 47 artists from Branford, Guilford and Madison that is participating in the Shoreline ArtsTrail Open Studios Weekend, November 23 & 24. Please join me in my studio at 181 Main Street Branford #1 on the map from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Artists will be showing works in calligraphy, cut paper, fiber, found objects, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, paint, photography, pottery, print making, sculpture, textiles and more. Open Studios Weekend is free and open to the public, and a great chance to:

 

•      Meet the Artists

•      Explore Their Studios

•      See Amazing Art

•      Find Something Beautiful

 

During Open Studios Weekend, the distinctive yellow “Open Studio” signs point you to all of these artists and studios. For specific locations and more information about events, discount offers and participating artists, pick up a copy of the Shoreline ArtsTrail map, available in libraries, town halls, Connecticut welcome centers, and visitors’ centers in Branford, Guilford and Madison, as well as at the Guilford Art Center and the various studios. Contact Martha Link Walsh at (203) 481-3505 or visitwww.shorelineartstrail.com, and its companion blog or Facebook page, for more information.

Huge PARTY and SALE!

Luckey & Merrill Studio 

181 Main Street 

Branford, CT 06405

20-50% off 

Invitation only Tuesday July 16th 5:00 - 9:00pm

Sale open to the public Wednesday July 17th 10:00 - 5:00pm

20% off Spring Summer fashions

40% off Winter fashion

40 - 50% off all Jewelry

Owen sea luckey - Textiles

Kristin Merrill- Jewelry

Come Celebrate Mother's Day Love !

Luckey & Merrill Studio

181 Main Street

Branford, CT 06405

Friday May 3, 5-8pm

Saturday May 4, 10am-4pm

Article by: Amy Starensier Lee / New Haven Living Magazine

Tangerine is so 2012. The color of this year, according to Pantone, the global authority that declares such things, is Emerald, or PANTONE 17-5641 to be absolutely exact. Shop windows will be dressed with every shade of this inspiring green as it spreads its special powers of “clarity, renewal and rejuvenation” to all who see it. “It’s the most abundant hue in nature,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “This powerful and universally appealing tone translates easily to both fashion and home interiors.” 

That might be overstating it a bit, but new, inspirational colors are important to the fashion industry if for no other reason than that they give us runway wannabes a new reason to buy. Even if you don’t subscribe to the retail therapy school of thought, buying a new piece or two for the upcoming season isn’t such a bad way to get a quick pick-me up. It’s also fun to see what the priests and priestesses of Paris come up with season in and season out, and how we of the average-length leg can sprinkle bits and pieces of the trend into our wardrobes and lives.

A new color can indeed spark the flames of creativity, and definitely plays a role for the local artists profiled on the following pages. As you’ll see, our hometown fashionistas have unfair amounts of talent and are not afraid to use it. Whether it’s repurposing sweaters, creating jewelry or designing bespoke apparel, they can make emerald—or any other color—sing.

Owen Sea Luckey Repurposed Knitwear

Owen Luckey is a hunter and gatherer. Not for nuts and berries, though. Rather, this lifelong Branford resident and artist is always on the lookout for gently used sweaters and shirting that she can repurpose into one-of-a kind works of art.

“For me, they are the perfect canvas to work with,” says Luckey, who has been creating for as long as she can remember, perhaps at least partially because of the influence of her artist father, Tom Luckey, who among other things became known for the Luckey Climber, a structure that is part maze and part jungle gym. “Something that’s already been loved before already has a story. And then I get to write a new chapter.”

Luckey forages through nonprofit used clothing stores for both practical and philosophical reasons. The former is obvious: good stuff cheap. As for the latter, “I feel good about buying things at a place where my purchase is already going back toward benefiting another group of people,” she says. “Then I take this gently worn garment and turn it into something amazing and beautiful.”

But Luckey doesn’t want that “pay it forward” belief to stop there. She’s looking for the next part of the story, specifically a foundation or charity that would benefit from her work. “It isn’t just about beauty, it’s a much bigger story. Repurposed. Recycled. Resold. Rebenefited.” Resplendent.

Luckey also does a good amount of custom business and loves when people bring in their own or their loved-ones’ garments.

She and her whimsical creations can be found at her studio in Branford some, but not all days. Call before you make the trip. (181 Main St., Branford, 203-632-6792,www.owensealuckey.com) 

to read more of this article go to http://newhavenliving.com/article-204-hometown-fashion.html

 "Come Celebrate our NEW STUDIO"

Annual Holiday Trunk Show and Open House @ Luckey & Merrill Studio  181 Main Street, Branford

December 14 Prosecco & Pizza Party! 5 - 8 pm December 15 Open House 10 am - 4 pm

Open Studio and Trunk Show featuring Owen Sea Luckey, a textile artist and Kristin Merrill, a jeweler and sculptor. While the lines and structure of Owen Sea Luckey's creations are familiar she pushes the boundaries of what you expect, incorporating holes, bright pops of color and funky embellishments.Those eclectic interests and skills weave together to become RE-DO, a line of whimsical re-imagined sweaters. Luckey transforms recycled garments into wearable art using traditional craft techniques— knitting, felting, sewing, embroidery. Each one-of-a-kind sweater enjoys unique embellishments: antique buttons; repurposed fabrics; hand-knit accents."I love to create one-of-a-kind pieces that people can't wait to wear, " Owen says. Kristin Merrill's sculptures incorporate pieces of driftwood indigenous to the Short Beach shoreline. To them she adorns pearls, hand-cast sterling elements, copper and symbolic found objects. "The driftwood goes through a metamorphosis at the end of its life and falls into the sea, and finds its way to the shore. By resurrecting it in my sculptures, I create a new phase in its life". The same transformation echoes in her jewelry, where individual elements - sterling silver, semiprecious stones, amber, pearls, and driftwood - join together to become something new and different. Celebrate both artist's new studio at an opening "Prosecco & Pizza!" party on Friday, December 14 from 5 to 8 pm. Open House Saturday, December 15 from 10 am to 4 pm. December hours are December 4, 6, 11, 13, 18 and 20 from 10 am to 2 pm, or by appointment. Free and open to the public. 181 Main Street, Branford. 203-481-1100. www.owensealuckey.com, www.kristinmerrill.com