Stories

Step Up to Our Table

One of our favorite parts of what we do is getting to connect with our audience. People will come up to our table at the craft fair and do our favorite thing in the world…ask questions. Having done this for so long, we have so many stories we love to share. In moving to an online platform for the first time, we lose a bit of that connection with the audience and the chance to tell those stories that give our pieces a little bit more personality. So, we sat down and told some of our favorite stories that now live online. We hope you step up to our table and enjoy. 

  • Bell Tower Earring: 9 mm x 23 mm
  • Bell Tower at Chautauqua
  • Hall of Philosophy at Chautauqua

A story about the beauty that is the Chautauqua Institution where we sell at a fine art craft fair. We have pieces dedicated strictly to Chautauqua such as the Bell Tower, the Hall of Philosophy, and bats.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch

Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

Fairies
  • Flying Fairy Earring: 11 mm x 22 mm
  • Small Birch Branch with Maple Leaf Fairy: 63 mm x 32 mm Chain 17 in

A story about how fairies became a signature feature in our work.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch

Duration: 53 seconds

Animals
  • Giraffe Necklace
  • Lion Ring: 18 mm wide x 23 mm long
  • Ahmed: 34 mm x 39 mm Chain 18 in

A story about how animals became a big part of our artistic work and it all started with Giraffes.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch

Duration: 1 minute 9 seconds

Our Customers
  • Us pictured at Chautauqua with our daughter
  • Us pictured at Chautauqua with our granddaughter

Our favorite part about what we do is getting to see people interact with our work. We have customers that have been loyal for generations and have taken our pieces across the globe. We are so grateful to get to create pieces that work their magic on you all while getting to work with our family.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch

Duration: 3 minutes and 56 seconds

The Masai Bone Ring
  • Masai Bone Ring: 15 mm wide
  • Photo taken by Don Partch
  • Photo taken by Don Partch

Some pieces in our collection have interesting stories in themselves. Don designed this ring with influences from the wooden fences from the Masai on a trip we took to Africa.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch

Duration: 2 minutes 9 seconds

Tree Nymph
  • 28 mm x 32 mm: Chain 18 in

One of our favorite pieces came from another project entirely. A spare branch lying on my desk had a hidden figure that then became our beloved
Tree Nymph.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch

Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

Getting Ideas (Advice from Grammy)
  • The Artists Don and Harriet Partch

An anecdote from my time as an elementary art teacher where I would tell my students advice for inspiring creativity when they might be stuck.

Narrated by: Harriet Partch (Grammy)

Duration: 1 minute 6 seconds