Ann Bernadette

Name: Ann Bernadette
Address: Oakland, CA, US
Telephone: (616)3408955

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Ann Bernadette

Fiber artist, calligrapher, aspiring illustrator, chronically willing to try something new 💫 I create one of a kind handmade jewelry. I love creating jewelry.

Silver, copper, brass and gold. I have a cute little oxy-propane tank I spend my free time with. I'd love to make your wedding band, your beautiful and unconventional engagement ring, or other occassional gifts for friends and family (cough, yourself). I'm passionate about the power of self love, art, community, and the inherent beauty in every human. And I pine to make a change in this world. Thu

s-- I use my art as a medium for change. $5 from each philanthropy ring, and 5-10% of all other sales, are donated! My favorite organizations; the Transgender Law Center, Kiva, Donors Choose, Children's International... if you have an organization of choice let me know, I'd be happy to send a little love their way! Follow me on instagram, annbernadettejewelry, for pretty pictures. Etsy: AnnBernadette.etsy.com

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Monica Ann Bernadette

I love what I do!

09/27/2024

Well here we are! I am still obsessively making things with my hands, and my doggy is still kickin’!

This week at our Mouse Mansion Craft Club we made tiny rag baskets for the little creatures’ toy bins, hats, cribs, laundry, anything the kids dreamed up. I was enjoying making mine so much I didn’t want it to be miniature, so I am slowly spiraling scrap fabric until it’s a proper human scale basket.

Toasty made a huge comeback, but, seemed bummed out and still very weak. Then she lost bladder control 🤦‍♀️…

But, since she didnt eat for a week, we never returned to kibble when her appetite showed up again. I have been feeding her human food in a dog way, including liver, until a box of Farmers Dog arrived yesterday. These last two days she seems to be controlling her p*e p*e again, and she has wagged her tail and licked our faces 😭🙏

I am grateful for my husband who is so willing to nurse her back to health with me. And for my art practice serving as a methodical therapy as we ride the wave of grief and gratitude, overwhelm and relief. And this art practice has lead me to an incredible community of homeschool crafter families, many of whom have supported me as Toasty got sick.

I know a sick dog is small beans compared to many challenges. I am sending my whole heart out to anyone going through it right now 💛💛💛

09/14/2024

Our dog, Toast, had a stroke last week. She is 13, but before the stroke she acted more like 7. Full of energy, a bit slower than her younger self, but still full of play and cuddles and zest for life.
Then suddenly she wasn’t. We thought we had lost her and I spent days mourning while we nursed her, pouring water in her mouth and helping her stand to relieve herself or change positions.
We have continued to pour water in her mouth, cuddle her and keep her as comfortable as possible, and suddenly she seems to be making a comeback! She’s working hard to stand up on her own, more eager to walk around the yard or room, changing positions herself, and I’m hopeful we can rehabilitate her.
This is a lot to say… but it’s been a blessing to care for her, and whether or not these are her last days or we have another year together, I’m grateful to be her home.

09/09/2024

More minimalist play. I try to get really clear when I’m creating and let the spirit move me. Thoughts come to my mind and I push them through my finger tips. Nothing novel or surprising about this, but it felt so true to think it, feel it, draw it. I love you ☀️🌑

09/06/2024

Learning about taking my drawings and turning them into “surface patterns” has been so fun that my 7 year old started doing the same. She’s been putting her designs on phone cases, I’ve been dropping mine on yoga pants and bedding. Have y’all heard of redbubble?

I had no idea about this amazing spot to support artists, similar to Etsy, you can find so many amazing designers and illustrators here!

I’d be so down to make something custom for a gift you have in mind, dm me with ideas!

https://www.redbubble.com/people/MomicaOfficial/shop?asc=u

09/03/2024

This came to me lying in bed last night, listening to a podcast about water, my gratitude for the sacred elixir of our lives was pulsing. May we bless the waters every time we interact, and may it bless us right back💧

09/01/2024

Been playing with surface designing and all the ways it can be printed, love this playful art avenue!

08/27/2024

*Giveaway is wrapped up, and we have a winner in the comments!*

¡¡¡GIVEAWAY!!!
I’ve been working on lots of minimalist designs with meditations that have served me, the metta, or loving kindness, meditation being a big focus for me these days. And I’d love to send off this one to a new home!
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May you be safe, May you be happy, May you be well. May you live in peace no matter what you are given. May your heart be full of loving kindness.

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08/25/2024

Meet the Willie Good crew!

Each Willie Good is made with repurposed fabrics such as too-small-clothing, dish towels, sheets etc. and every little stitch by hand. They are stuffed with the fluff from old pillows, and their curious bright eyes are hand painted.

Do you have a dear set of Jammie’s that your little one got too limby for? Or a favorite shirt your big kid loved but outgrew? Send it to me and it could be a huggable lovable Willie Good too 👕 🪄🧸

They are finding their way to an Etsy dot com near you! But until then, they insisted on coming out of their dark coat closet corner donation pile jungle to say hello! 👋

08/23/2024

Camera one or camera two?

08/21/2024

I’m pretty happy to introduce my friend here, she’s from a little village deep in the back of the coat closet, where too small clothes, out dated throw pillows, and old dish towels are destined for donation drop off.

If left long enough, this dark jungly pile in the corner becomes a thriving little ecosystem and a perfectly habitable home for my friend’s rare species, the Willie Goods.

The Willie Goods make great low maintenance pets! They are gentle with children, do not mind sharing a home with other cats, dogs, or another Willie Good. They love hugs, cuddles, and sleep overs.

Thanks for the warm welcome and helping this cutie feel loved as she steps out of her dark jungle home and into our homes! She has lots of friends she’ll be dragging in front of the camera soon 💛

08/19/2024

Hi it’s me! Monica Ann Bernadette (Hamlett) Sison! And my oldest Nao, she’s my best art-mate.

When I first started selling art I was super shy about it and decided to use my middle names to mark my jewelry, it was a bit of an alter-ego over time, and served me well to ease into thinking of myself as an artist.

It feels good to breathe new life into my original art business. We humans are dynamic and ever evolving, why would that not be represented in my art?

I hope you’ll follow along as I share some 3D creations I’ve been working on, they’re very cuddly, I can’t wait to share them. Maybe you’ll help me with the name for these cuties?

I’ve also been working on lots of digital art and creating printables with that — mugs, posters, candles and clothes. This is something I hope to grow and see custom calligraphy designs being a big part of what I do.

Thanks for being with me here, perhaps for many years, perhaps starting now. I have lots to share…

Love you!

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Oakland, CA

Telephone

(616)3408955

Website

https://monica-ann-bernadette.printify.me/

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