Dan Dye Designs

Welcome to 2012!

  Welcome to my website!  I have arranged my work into functions, such as "earrings" or "necklaces" or "table decorations".  The listing on the right side of the page is work that is currently available.  The work on the left side also includes "archival" (i.e. "sold") items.  As I make new pieces, I will be adding them to the site, so I hope you will come back regularly to see what I have been doing.  If you are interested in a piece or just want to get in touch with me, either e-mail me at dan@dandye.com or call 919-876-0609.

  I am very excited about the art gallery that I joined last year, the Roundabout Art Collective.  We are opening in a new location, 305 Oberlin Road in Raleigh, NC. on January 11, 2012.  It is an interesting bungalow style house that was built in the 1920's, which has a big front porch and 5 good-sized interior rooms and a gallery hallway.  There is a spacious front yard, ample parking in the backyard and a handicapped ramp into the back entrance.  When you enter that back door, my display case is directly in front of you.  Each room has an interesting grouping of art from 24 talented artists and craftspeople.  For details, please connect to the RAC site, a link which is found on the lower left side of this page.

Dan Finch Pottery Show - Nov. 13, 2011

  Once again, I will be joining my friend, Dan Finch, for his annual pottery open house at his farm in Bailey, NC.  A wide variety of pottery, from over 80 area potters, will be offered for sale.  Dan has invited me to show (and sell!) my jewelry at this 2nd Sunday in November event for over 25 years.  Bailey is located about 35 miles East of Raleigh off Hwy 264.  The show will be open from 10 AM until 5 PM.  I hope you will come for a fun afternoon's visit.

Village of Yesteryear at the 2011 N.C. State Fair

  The air is cool & crisp, leaves are beginning to change colors, pumpkins and mountain apples are available at local farmer's markets and the State Fair comes to Raleigh on October 13th!  I will be returning to the Village of Yesteryear for my 26th year and am excited to be showing a new collection of silver jewelry.  My wife and I travelled to Arizona and Utah in May, where I bought many stones from that region, including Turquoise, Vericoise, Picasso Marble, Septarian, Crysachola, and Rhyolite Wonderstone.  I have created earrings, pendants and necklaces that feature these stones.  I also have available a wide variety of solid sterling silver jewelry and Christmas ornaments.

  The Village will open to visitors from 4 PM until 9:45 PM on 10/13 and from 10 AM until 9:45 PM on 10/14 through 10/23.  Over 90 artists and craftsmen will be demonstrating and selling their work each day.  We are located on the West edge of the fairgrounds, just up the hill from the Heritage Circle.  I hope you will come for a visit.  More details are available by going to the "Village of Yesteryear" link on the left side of this page.

September 2011 Events

  Two very special events are coming up for me in September!  The first one starts on September 2nd with an opening of a show titled "Earth, Wind and Fire" at the Roundabout Art Collective, 2110 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh.  It features new works by my friends, Linda and Randy Marcuson, Sarah Cawn and myself.  It is the First Friday celebration this month in the gallery, where we are all members and the display will last until late in the month.  The Roundabout is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 AM until 6 PM, but will have extended hours for First Friday until 9 PM.

  The next event is the Second Annual Art in the Gardens show, taking place in the beautiful gardens of the Duke Raleigh Hospital on Old Wake Forest Road in Raleigh.  It will open on Friday, 9/23 at 5:30 PM ('til 7:30) and on Saturday, 9/24 from 10 AM - 5 PM.  Twenty-five area artists will be selling a wide variety of art and craft, including jewelry, paintings, glass, pottery, photography and fiber art.  Funds being raised from this show will benefit the hospital auxillary.

The 2011 Larkspur Party

  Again this year, I will be joining 30 other talented artists and artisans at the Larkspur Party on June 11th and 12th.  It is held in Frances Alvarino Norwood's beautiful garden at 6401 Litchford Road in Raleigh, NC.  It is open to the public from 10 AM until 6 PM on Saturday and 10 until 4 on Sunday.  For more details, visit www.larkspurparty.com.

  I hope you will come for a visit!

The Roundabout Art Collective

  The Roundabout Art Collective is opening its doors on April 1st at 2010 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh with a kaleidoscope of offerings from 25 Raleigh area artists and artisans.  These include paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, turned wood and glass.  As the renovation and restoration of Hillsborough Street continues, the Roundabout Collective wants to become a fresh new artistic venue for visitors to the campus and to downtown Raleigh. Its location directly across from N.C. State University's Bell Tower will be a key to its sucess. 

  I am delighted to have been invited to join this group.  For years, as I meet people at area art and craft shows, I am asked where I have jewelry for sale during the year.  Now I will have a gallery where visitors can see my work, as well as the work of other artists, throughout the year.  Please come for a visit!

Annual Open Garden Art & Plant Sale

  My next public show will be on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.  This is the 5th time that this Open Garden Art & Plant show has been held in Amelia & Richard Lane's garden, located off Millbrook Road at 4904 Hermitage Drive.  Hours are from 10AM until 4PM.  Beautiful garden plants and the creations of numerous local artisans will be available to purchase.  You can find more details at the www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com website.  Please come for a visit!

Google Analytics - 2011

  Since I signed up for this service last year, it was interesting to see where the "hits" to my website were coming from and what you were investigating.  Folks from all over the US and Puerto Rico viewed my site during 2010.  I also had visitors from 43 foreign countries.  I am going to continue to track this activity this year and will keep you posted on the results.  As of early November, I have had visitors from the District of Columbia and all 50 of the US states.  Foreign visitors from Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bermuda, Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Andorra, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Cech Republic, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Greece, Macedonia, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Tunisia, Ghana, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Mauritius, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Guam, and Philippines have taken a look.

   I am posting new jewelry to the site as I get new work done.  The listings on the right side of my website shows jewelry that is now available, while the listings on the left side are "archival" work that has been sold.  The prices that you will see may not be accurate, due to a crazy and volatile silver market price.  Oil, gold and (unfortunately) silver are all traded by commodity speculators and all have been going up to record levels.  Since January, silver has almost doubled.  I haven't doubled my selling prices because I'm not charging more for my creativity and labor, but as my metal cost rises, I will need to adjust selling prices. Since I don't want to spend all day, every day, changing my website prices, if you see a piece for which you want a current cost, please inquire.

  I just returned from a trip to Arizona, Utah & Colorado.  Amazing country and beautiful colors everywhere!  I bought a selection of local polished stones and will be making a new collection of jewelry with them in upcoming months.  Please visit my site whenever you can to see these new pieces.  And feel free to e-mail me at dan@dandye.com or call me at my studio at 919-876-0609 if you want to comment or place an order. Thanks!           - Dan