King Plow was an old farm equipment factory in the 1800's. Its a complex of rustic brick buildings with a roaring train that runs outside our big windows periodically throughout the day. Our studio has gorgeous exposed brick walls, concrete floors and big old sunny windows. There is even a koi pond right outside our door. We have nine wonderful talented women who make up the avindy family and we are surrounded by other artsy businesses, a top notch restaurant, a dance school and a small theatre for aspiring actors. What more can an artist wish for?

In other exciting news, I had another baby - Jonah Reid - so Avril (the A of avindy) is now the proud and nutty grandma of two boys! Jonah enjoyed his first day at work yesterday and cooed happily on a blanket on the concrete floor while mom and I worked with Cat, our fabuloso bench jeweler, to design our next collection. Last season, we were inspired by everything maternal. We designed necklaces with vintage letter stamps and diamonds that have become a huge hit for moms and grandmas wanting to sport their loved ones initials. We created a hammered little doggie bone with a diamond in honor of Emma, my first baby (a 125 lb St. Bernard) who we had to put to sleep a few months ago and to celebrate the life of mom's 3 dogs - Bogie, Whiskey and George. We even reinvented the vintage boy/girl charms your grandma used to wear, only ours are much cooler.