new from sara silvio

Lots of artists work in gold and silver. Copper, not so much. Rochester artist Sara Silvio takes vintage glass and combines it with copper wire, oxidized rings, niobium ear wires and tiny seed beads to create a look uniquely hers. Come in and see our wonderful selection of Sara's latest styles.

first mow

Love the smell of newly cut grass after the first mow of the season - earliest one ever.

before and after

Here we go - before and after pix. Thanks to the guys at Cutri Construction for another excellent job!

Had to build a wall for an office in the back

Moving the safe was a story in itself...

AND HERE IS THE FINAL RESULT OF EVERYONE'S HARD WORK:

Amen!

ready...set...GO!

April 6th is finally here! (and it's raining in Canandaigua). The last week has been one long blur of meeting with several local artists, receiving new inventory, entering it all into the computer, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning...and then 12 hours yesterday of setting everything up on the wall displays and in the cases. Despite my exhaustion, I do think it looks pretty fabulous, and comments from sneak-peek visitors seem to confirm that. Come see for yourself! As of 10am this morning, JOOLZ is open for business at 112 South Main Street.

PS I'll post before/after pix after I've had a little nap.

carrie came to town

Love that Carrie Underwood! We saw her open for Keith Urban several years ago - her first tour, where she sang beautifully but was not very comfortable on stage at that point. A gazillion awards later and performances too many to count, she is now extremely comfortable on stage and gives the audience a great show. Her Play On tour came to Rochester on Wednesday and we were there. We had great seats (yes, in the fan club section!) and enjoyed every second of it. She must have gone through 20 costume changes and even sang from high atop the audience, traveling in style in a blue pickup belting out "Country Roads." Loved it!

spoiler alert

Read ahead only if you want to see some new pieces that will be coming from California artist Shirley Price...

I had a great time choosing from Shirley's new collection while at the ACC show in Baltimore. Here are two new designs that will be available in early April at the new JOOLZ location:

Emperor's Sunset

Turquoise of the Sea

Gorgeous!

brrrrr!!

I think we're in southwest Florida, but looking around, it's really hard to tell...

• the car thermometer says it's 56 degrees outside
• the guy directing traffic on this no-stoplight island is wearing a winter jacket, gloves and a wool hat pulled down over his ears
• several of the (very) few people walking the beach are wearing ear muffs
• we're sleeping under a heavy duvet at night and had the heat on inside the condo yesterday
• I often wear my fleece jacket while inside
• the library was filled to overflowing today - everyone wants to be inside, including me

We have company arriving on Sunday. Let's hope it warms up by then...