Chaya Studio News

May 2009

April 2009

April 24-26 Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Timonium, MD. This show is ranked in the top 300 shows in the US by Art Fair Source Book  and is located just outside Baltimore, MD.

March 2009

March 21-23 Chaya Studio will be exhibiting work at the New England Products Trade Show in Portland, Maine.  We will be exhibiting in a co-op style booth with 8 other artists.  The booth is sponsored by Maine Crafts Association.

February 2009

Chaya Studio has gone green!  As of 2008, 99% of the raw material we use to create out work can now be purchased as 100% recycled material.  What exactly does this mean?  It means we do not purchase any newly mined material.  This decision comes from a desire to help support sutainable business practices and no longer support the mines that do tremendous damage to our earth.  It also parrallels with our interest in working with other companies that are interested in sustainable business practices.

We have also switched over to packaging that is 100% recycled cardboard boxes (made with 77% post-consumer fiber and 23% pre-consumer fiber) and are covered with recycled paper.  As we need new marketing material, we have switched over to recycled materials and eco-friendly printing.

In addition, we have spent years building relationships with gem dealers that are very selective in their inventory.  Thus, we can now offer fair trade gem stones and conflict-free diamonds.

December 2007

Chaya Studio will be showcasing new work and taking custom orders at the MECA/SEA Holiday Art Sale at the East End Community School located at 195 North Street in Portland.  The show dates are Friday November 30th 6pm-9pm, Saturday December 1st 10am-6pm and Sunday December 2nd 10am-4pm.  Please contact us for more information.

February 2006

Chaya Studio is advertising in the exclusive designer book titled the Designer Jewelry Showcase.

January 2006

Chaya Studio had 64 Hexagrams and Trigram Earrings on exhibit at the Richey Jewelry Gallery in Portland, Maine. The work was part of a collaborative, juried exhibit of Maine College of Art Alumni.

July 2005

Chaya Studio moved to a new location on Casco Bay in Portland, Maine.

September 2004

Founder, Chaya Caron was interviewed by local newspaper, the Portland Press Herald. Read the article...

2003

MECA Alumni Exhibition, juried exhibit, Institute of Contemporary Art, MECA

1997 - 2002

Senior Thesis Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, MECA, 1999
Fibula Invitational, Fibula Gallery, Portland, ME, 1998 and 1999
Merit Scholarship Competition/Exhibition, Runner-up, MECA, 1998
The Metalhead’s Society 2nd Annual Member’s Exhibition, N.W. Barrett Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, 1998
Maine Jeweler’s Association Annual Design Competition, Falmouth, ME, 1997 and 1998
1998 MECA Student Exhibition, juried exhibit, ICA, MECA
Merit Scholarship Competition/Exhibition, First Place, MECA, 1997
Contemporary Metalsmiths 1997, annual juried competition of metal works, Young and Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, VT
1997 MECA Student Exhibition, juried exhibit, Baxter Gallery, MECA
Metalwork, solo show, Free Street Taverna, Portland, ME, 1997

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