If you happen to be in Seattle, spend an afternoon in Chinatown visiting the Wing Luke Museum! You can easily spend hours exploring and learning about the Asian American experience. I had an amazing afternoon here and got to see my piece, Remember the Source, which is part of their Belonging exhibition.

Visit Belonging: Before & After the Immigration Exhibit at Wing Luke Museum. On view from March 5, 2015 to February 14, 2016.

Wing Luke Museum
719 South King Street
(between 7th and 8th Avenue South)
Seattle, Washington 98104
http://www.wingluke.org/

Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday, 10AM – 5PM*
Monday Closed
*First Thursday of the month, 10AM-8PM

 

“To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, AsiaStore is highlighting Asian American designers and authors for the month of May with an expanded collection of products. Shop the collection online at any time throughout the month or at our New York store location from Monday through Sunday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Fridays until 9:00 pm.

We asked five of our featured designers, ‘How has your Asian American heritage influenced your work as a designer?'” Read more…

shariatPR and Asia Society are excited to invite you to the Melissa Lew Pop-Up Designer Showcase right in the heart of New York City!

From 12:00 PM — 3:30 PM, guests will have the opportunity to see Melissa Lew‘s online store come to life. Eye-catching, refined, and influenced by her heritage and its deep respect and esteem for nature, each piece in her collection is sustainable, fresh, and eco-chic.

This Pop-Up Designer Showcase is ONE DAY ONLY, so visit our Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1578634085731004/ and click ‘Join!’ We’d love to see you there!

Unleash your inner mermaid! This bamboo and acrylic hand-painted pendant is a reminder to live life fearlessly – live it to the fullest and have absolutely no fear of depths.

Approximately 2.5″ wide by 2.4″ tall.  Comes on 36″ satin cord.

Click here to purchase.

I am so excited and honored to announce that my piece, Remember the Source, was selected for the Wing Luke Museum‘s newest exhibition, Belonging: Before & After the Immigration Act of 1965. If you happen to be in Seattle, please stop by and view the exhibition. It is also available online at www.wingluke.org/belonging. 

Visit Belonging: Before & After the Immigration Exhibit at Wing Luke Museum. On view from March 5, 2015 to February 14, 2016.

Wing Luke Museum
719 South King Street
(between 7th and 8th Avenue South)
Seattle, Washington 98104
http://www.wingluke.org/

Hours:
Tuesday – Sunday, 10AM – 5PM*
Monday Closed
*First Thursday of the month, 10AM-8PM

 

Click here to purchase a dog necklace.

Click here to purchase a cat necklace.

These special Homeward Trail pieces, created by artist Melissa Lew, are made from bamboo and stainless steel.  They feature modern ink paintings of a cat or dog face, inspired by the Chinese character for heart.

Materials: Bamboo, Stainless Steel, 24” Stainless Steel Ball Chain

The trail to a loving home starts with you. Wear or gift a piece (or 2!) of the Homeward Trails jewelry line to help make this dream a reality for thousands of cats and dogs.  50% of all sales directly go to Homeward Trails to help support, provide medical care, and find loving homes for thousands of animals in need.

• The purchase of 1 necklace could provide 2 doses of heartworm preventative, 2 doses of flea/tick preventative, or a single rabies vaccine for a dog or cat.
• The purchase of 3 necklaces could provide a single combo test for a cat or heartworm test for a dog. It could feed a dog for a week, cover the cost of a vet exam, or purchase 80 pounds of cat litter.
• The purchase of 5 necklaces could provide gas to transport a van load of animals from a rural shelter, neuter a cat, or provide a full vaccine series for a puppy or kitten.
• The purchase of 10 necklaces could cover the cost of an x-ray, spay/neuter surgery for a dog, or provide a month’s worth of food for the cats at Kitty City.

Care:  Please follow these tips to ensure your jewelry is looking its best, year after year!

• Remove jewelry prior to swimming or bathing.
• Apply perfume and other beauty products prior to putting on your jewelry.
• Use a slightly damp cloth to clean your jewelry. Do not use jewelry cleaners.

Looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day gift for the animal lover in your life?  Look no further!  Give a unique gift and help an animal in need!  Tickets for the Homeward Trails jewelry launch are available for purchase at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/homeward-trails-valentines-wine-and-jewelry-fundraiser-tickets-15626740000?aff=efbevent.  Hope to see you there!

These special Homeward Trails Animal Rescue pieces are made from bamboo and stainless steel. They feature modern ink paintings of a cat or dog face, inspired by the Chinese character for heart.

The trail to a loving home starts with you. Wear or gift a piece (or 2!) of the Homeward Trails jewelry line to help make this dream a reality for thousands of cats and dogs. 50% of all sales directly go to Homeward Trails to help support, provide medical care, and find loving homes for thousands of animals in need.

LAUNCH EVENT: February 11, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Screwtop Wine Bar in Arlington (1025 North Fillmore Street, Arlington, VA 22201)

Would love to see you there!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I’m back in the studio working on my upcoming Chinese New Year piece – can’t wait to show you what it looks like! Here’s a hint: One of the colors is Pantone’s 2015 color of the year.

Spent yesterday afternoon researching and looking for inspiration at the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries in DC.  I highly recommend checking out their Nasta‘liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy exhibit – such beautiful, inspiring, and intricate work.  On exhibit until May 3, 2015.

“Nasta‛liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy is the first exhibition of its kind to focus on nasta‛liq, a calligraphic script that developed in the fourteenth century in Iran and remains one of the most expressive forms of aesthetic refinement in Persian culture to this day. More than twenty works ranging in date from 1400 to 1600, the height of nasta‛liq’s development, tell the story of the script’s transformation from a simple conveyer of the written word to an artistic form of its own.” – Freer & Sackler website

For more information:  http://www.asia.si.edu/explore/nastaliq/