Monday, February 16, 2009

"Cradle" Gallery Stand

This “Cradle” Gallery Stand was designed for Bo Tree Source. The stunning carved Indian wood is made from a roof support for a house in Banepa, India. The attachment is cradled – no drilling or epoxy.

The base is ten inches wide, ten inches in length and half an inch thick. The overall height is forty-two inches. The gallery stand was finished with Flat Black Primer.



Friday, February 13, 2009

Scythia Silver Armlet with “Cradle” Gallery Stand

C7 Studio offers customized stands to fit your delicate items without damaging them. We created this small and delicate gallery stand to fit a 500 B.C. Scythia Silver Armlet.

The base plate is three and half inches wide, three inches length and quarter inch thick. Scythia Silver Armlet floats off the base four inches and the overall height is five inches. It was finished with a patina coating “Noir.”

Client: London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach





Amethyst with Heavy Duty "Cradle" Gallery Stand

This heavy duty "Cradle" Gallery Stand was specifically designed for London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach.

The base is eight inches wide, seven inches length and quarter inch thick. The amethyst floats off the base three and a half inches and the overall height is approximately eight inches. C7 Studio's patina finish is "Mahogany."





Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Petrified Pine Cones with Double "Cradle" Gallery Stand

London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach requested C7 Studio to design a gallery stand for these two petrified pine cones. They are from Patagonia, Argentina around the Jurassic period. The Cradle Gallery Stand was hand-crafted so that the petrified pine cones fit into the cradle without wobbling or slipping.

The lowest post is floating an inch away from the base and taller post is two and half inches up to ensure an artistic balance. The base is three and half wide and five and half inches length. The overall height is four inches. The stand was finished with a patina coating “Noir.”





Golden Dragons with "Post" Gallery Stands

These two stands were designed for Bo Tree Source. The Golden Dragons were drilled so that they are mounted on the stands but there is no permanent attachment with epoxy.

The rectangle bases are three inches wide and five inches length. The overall height is approximately twenty-six inches. The bases were finished with a Flat Black Primer.





African Lip Plates with “Custom” Gallery Stand

C7 Studio designed this custom made stand to fit three African Lip Plates for London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach. The African Lip Plates were perfectly secured on the curved rod without epoxy.

The base is five inches wide and nine inches length. The overall height is approximately twelve inches. The patina finish is "Natural Rust."





Monday, February 9, 2009

Shell and Woven Fiber Tribal Necklace with “Ellipse” Gallery Stand

Antiques & Interiors wanted C7 Studio to design these specific stands for displaying their Shell and Woven Fiber Necklaces. The “Ellipse” Gallery Stand is tilted ten degrees and has five miniature hooks to keep necklace from sagging.

The base is eight inches wide and four inches length. The overall height is ten inches and the stand was finished with a patina coating “Mahogany.”



Burma Puppet Head with “Modified” Wood Gallery Stand

This wood stand was created for Bo Tree Source. The modified dowel slipped past the Burma Puppet Head's internal structure and rested against it without drilling or epoxy.

The square base is three inches wide and one inch thick and the overall height is fourteen inches. The recycled wood was covered with special coating to eliminate wood grains. The base was sprayed with flat black primer.





African Anklet with “Crown” Gallery Stand

C7 Studio fabricated “Crown” Gallery Stand for a private client. The "Crown" gallery stand was created to achieve perfect balance between the stand and the item it holds without permanent attachment.

The “Crown” Gallery Stand's height is five and half inches. The overall height is seven inches. The stand was finished with a patina coating “Mahogany.”





Sunday, February 8, 2009

C7 Studio's First Biannual Report

I guess we never formally explained how C7 Studio came to be. Well, this is the story -

In 2005, Dustin and I had an idea about making an online art magazine that would be called C7. C7 originally stood for things the magazine would be about colors (that one is easy), canvas (art works), clay (ceramics), camera (photography), creative (the inspiration), curtain (theater) and critique (the reviews) so hence seven Cs. We worked hard to establish it but unfortunately did not have the time to write the whole thing ourselves and couldn't find any other writers to contribute. Our plan fell apart.

We went back to working on our own artworks.

Two years later, we decided to start a pottery business. I took several Ceramics classes during my college years and Dustin enjoyed doing it also. The idea was to do our own works and have them for sale but also have a Studio where other people who were interested in ceramics could come, rent a wheel, and work to. Unfortunately studio space is expensive. We were never able to establish C7 studio and were not comfortable having strangers in our home.

Dustin had decided to focus only on ceramic works and open a studio later. He started talking to Daina about the Los Angeles scene and people that they could sell too. Due to her experience in the Los Angeles designer world they started to discuss running a business together. Daina and Fray came to our home several times. We would sit and talk for hours and hours. Our final plan was to have a business that focused on pottery and designer lamps. Because Dustin already owned the name, we called it C7.

All of us re-defined the meaning of C7 - Seven of Cups.

C7 Studio was established in April 2007. We were dabbling in a variety of things. Whatever came to mind we built. We started to work on lamps and then boxed artworks and finally to gallery stands. Our first gallery stands were sold to Yellow Rose Collection, Paleo Facts, and Bo Tree Source. Soon other clients came to us for our Metal Gallery Stands.


Our progress has dramatically changed from lamps to
old and newer gallery stands.


It has been over a year since we first made gallery stands. We have made 154 gallery stands and still counting! I didn't expect us to have made so much since December 2007. Our orders reached its highest peak last month.

I would like to say Thank You to London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach and Bo Tree Source for being our long-term clients especially C7 partners: Dustin, Daina and Fray for investing their time and patience into this great business.

-Dejá

"Clip" Gallery Stand

C7 Studio designed "Clip" Gallery Stand for a private client. The statue stands on its own with the help of a metal clip at the base of its feet.

The square plate's base is three and half inches and quarter inch thick. It has been finished with a patina coating "Henna."



Brass Lion Heads with Double "Modified" Gallery Stand

This stand for the Brass Lion Heads was designed for Bo tree Source. We created a modified post stand which has a cork head at the tip of the post to secure the Brass Lion Heads in a natural way.

The base of the Brass Lion Heads is five inches width and fifteen inches length. The overall height is approximately six inches tall. The base was finished with flat black primer.



Jadeite Ear Flare Frontals with Multi "Post" Gallery Stand

C7 Studio specifically created this one of a kind stand that has five posts welded to the base to accent the Jadeite Ear Flare Frontals as requested by our client, London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach. They are hailed from Mexico, 1000 BC - 1000 AD.

The Multi "Post" Gallery Stand's base is three inches width, seven inches length and quarter inch thick. The ear plugs float from one and half inch to six and half inches. The overall height is seven inches. We finished it with a patina coating "Henna" to give a nice contrast to the celadon ear plugs.





Indonesian Ceremonial Knives with "Lyre" Gallery Stands

C7 Studio designed "Lyre" gallery stands for our client, London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach Indonesian Ceremonial Knives.

The knives float off the base one and a half inch and the overall height for the three knives are approximately eight - ten inches in length. We finished them with a patina coating "Noir." They are attached cradled style with no drilling or epoxy.