At Marty Magic, jewelry design is truly a family affair – especially now that school’s out!
This weekend, July 27-29 2018, Molly McCormack will work her first Marty Magic Show at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Molly turns 12 this August and Alisha was 12 when she began helping me at the fairs and festivals. The weather for the Gilroy Garlic Festival is predicated to be a mild 82 – 92 degrees so we expect a great turn out.
The photo below is from 2015, the one and only time I did Santa Cruz Open Studios. Molly helped us a little by putting jewelry in boxes and cleaning glass. She is now taller than I am and will be in charge of packaging and restocking at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
2015 – Marty, Alisha and Molly at Open Studios Santa Cruz
2015 – An update on the creative energy going on this summer in the Marty Magic Studio. John is home for the summer and not wanting to be left out of the creative loop, he set up his own wax carving station and just designed this striking and unique “Heartbeat Amulet.” His design incorporates a beautiful 13.5 Ct Moldavite, an 11.5 Ct Arizona Fire Agate and a 2.5 Ct Australian Opal. Flower of Life patterns are etched on the back side of the pendant. It will be cast in sterling silver and if I can tear the finished piece away from John it will be available in mid September.
Heartbeat Amulet by John Bobroskie 2015
Molly with magnifying goggles – Summer 2014
2014 – My granddaughter Molly doesn’t start summer camp until next week, and in the mean time she’s helping us in the studio! Molly became fascinated with wax carving – the first step in the jewelry design process we use – after watching her mother, Alisha, and I work. It looks like she’s following in Alisha’s footsteps as the next MartyMagic jewelry design whiz! In the photos below you can see her starting to carve out a starfish. I think it’s a great idea for the Octopus Garden Collection!
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