Studio Notes: Vol. 1

Always busy in the studio, currently we’ve been rolling out our summer line and trying to avoid the heat that just hit NYC. But even pregnancy and heat hasn’t stopped the brand new summer designs coming out of the studio.

We’re really excited about our new intern! Sibyl Weis is a high school senior who has studied jewelry at the 92nd street Y and is off to study at Earlham College after the summer. Originally wanting to be a ceramicist, Sibyl found her medium in jewelry about 4 years ago, and calls it not only challenging and rewarding but also exhausting. We are so excited to have her as part of the Bullfrog family.

This week I took an inspiring trip to the MoMA where we saw the Abromavich exhibit, but the real hidden treasure was the tiny tiny tiny Lee Bontecou show. A lot of the work in the Bullfrog collections has been influenced by her. On Cameron’s and my honeymoon we saw this canvas in the Palais du Tokyo, and when we took a turn at the modern there it was hanging on the wall. It’s such an inspirational work for me that I wanted to share it with everyone.

After having been a standard in our line for about 2 years now, one of our customer favorites, the humble squiggle ring is getting an overhaul. Right now, the revision is just being prototyped. But it will be for sale sometime in the week after memorial day.

And lastly, this week I helped with a carrot emergency over at Bullfrog EATS and I worked my marzipan sculpting magic. On this non-jewelry note have a happy and safe memorial day and we’ll see you back at markets and the shop after the holiday!

-Becca