We are proud to announce that you can find our Broken Branches jewelry line at The Stamp Act in Marshfield, MA. You can also find our recycled window frames with pictures of the Cape in the gallery. This is the first time we are selling our recycled window frames.

This is the frame and photo of Chatham for sale at The Stamp Act. We’ll be adding two more frames in the next couple of weeks at the gallery. We also make custom window frames and can mat any size image. For custom work, please email us at marissa@brokenbranches.com.

This frame is currently in our family room. I love looking at it every day. It reminds me of our wonderful vacations on the outer cape.

This is one of the frames we made for our families a couple of years ago. This is Kevin’s frame. Jim did the custom matting.

You’ll find art from many local artists including: hand-made cards, framed photographs, jewelry, and other fun items. Kelly Kimer bought several rings and framed photos when she was in town. The gallery is awesome. Even though we are in the store weekly, there is new art constantly being added. Be sure to stop by and support your local artists! Jim has even been seen taking a quick nap in the gallery next to the fire place.

The Stamp Act will be having a grand opening for the gallery shortly. I will keep you posted on the date and time. They will also be hosting artist openings each month.

Have a great long holiday weekend. I’ll be working on my journals I made in Kelly Kilmer’s classes over the last two weeks. I even managed to start organizing all my ephemera. You might even find our family kayaking this weekend in Hingham harbor.

In an effort to celebrate Earthday all year long, Freecycle is a great place. We’ve donated some great working items, a hot tub, snow blower, cerwin vega speakers, and some other items. These were all items on their way to the dump and were given a second chance at life with a new family. I’ve posted requests for other wanted items in the past, ephemera, vintage photos and national geographic magazines.

It’s just a natural step to jump in head over heels into collecting found objects for two upcoming classes I am taking at The Stamp Act in Marshfield, MA and also at Absolutely Everything in Topsfield, MA.

Michael deMeng’s

Head Sea Scrolls: Art for the Head

Pez Dispensing Totems

I am obsessed with finding recycled objects. Today I posted a WANTED request on Freecycle in Hingham, Quincy, and Boston.

Here’s my posting on Freecycle:

Subject: WANTED: Old Stuff: door handles, clocks, brass objects, locks, rusty stuff…etc

I am an artist. I enjoy working with recycled art. I use old rusty stuff such as:

Doodads
door handles
clocks
brass, copper, steel and iron objects
door pulls
locks
keys
glass bottles
lenses
hinges
old mason jars
gears
hooks
nails
hammers
tools
typewriters
old keyboards
apple computers
metal frames
pretty much anything can be recycled into art

If you know someone that has an old garage or attic full of stuff they want to get rid of, I’d be happy to be that person to help clean out the garage/attic.

Ok, here’s the funny part…I won’t clean out my garage/attic but I am willing to go into a stranger’s home to find hidden treasures. I’ve actually received some cool responses.

Here’s what we’ve been promised received so far:

~2 mason jars of Boston cab keys from the 1980′s

~ 6 doorknobs, a few hinges, metal scraps from a renovation, and a piece of marble.

~rusty nails, and old tools

It’s so amazing to see how generous complete strangers are. This weekend we are off to the local flea markets to see what we can get our hands on. Wish us luck.