J Amberg Jewelry Boxes

10/10/2016

Announcement: 2016 Open Studio Tour.

Reminder: I will not be participating in the 2nd weekend of the tour. The booklet was a misprint. Thanks to all who showed up the 1st weekend. I appreciate it very much. Thank you for your continued support.

09/23/2016

Announcement: 2016 Open Studio Tour.

Just wanted to bring it to your attention that I will be participating on October 8th & 9th. Also note the hardcopy catalog erroneously states I am participating on the 15th & 16th. Sorry for the confusion. See you on October 8th & 9th.

09/23/2016

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Recently, I got a phone call from a gallery customer. They purchased box #484, the Yellow Hibiscus 2 drawer box as a special gift for their granddaughter. They mailed the box to her, but it never ... read more.

01/20/2016

Musing: Good Karma.

Recently, I got a phone call from a gallery customer. They purchased box #484, the Yellow Hibiscus 2 drawer box as a special gift for their granddaughter. They mailed the box to her, but it never arrived. They called me in desperation. Could I recreate this piece for them. I knew that I could but mo…

10/09/2015

Announcement: New Piece.

10/08/2015

New Release! Girl in Profile.

Marc gave me this piece to work with. He started the box & I added the picture frame to the image & added the curved, angle legs to the box. I also did the sanding & finishing to put it in it's current state. Speaking from experience I can tell you that these hand cut images are very difficult & tim…

10/07/2015

Musing: Wood Finds Me.

Well, it's happened again. A piece of wood has found me. A log actually. 23" long & 7 " in diameter. A 92 year old man saw my work at Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo. He had his granddaughter reach out to me online to see if I would be interested in buying a Mexican Ironwood log he has had…

08/09/2015

Announcement: Newest Piece Has Been Posted.

08/09/2015

New Release! Black Heart Mango Two Drawer Box.

The entire box, top & drawer fronts are all made from rare Black Heart Mango from Peru. One continuous piece of wood wraps around the sides & front for a spectacular looking box. The top features live edge to enhance the look even further. Reverse angle legs & pulls are made from Ebony to tie the lo…

07/28/2015

Announcement: Art After Dark.

The next Art After Dark event for Los Osos will be this Friday, July 31 from 6 to 9 pm at the Community Center. There will be food, drink, music & beautiful artwork for sale. I look forward to seeing you there. I will be showing 11 new pieces plus some others you have seen before. Save the date.

07/22/2015

Musing: Every Piece Of Wood Has A Story.

I was working on a group of mini boxes when I realized that every piece of wood I was using on these mini boxes had a story to tell. I discovered that I knew when & where I obtained that wood & what project that wood was originally used for. And now I am using the remanents of those pieces to make m…

07/22/2015

Announcement: Latest Piece.

My latest piece is a large capacity Two Drawer Chest made from Rain Forest Rengos. This is a highly figured piece that glows at night when put under low overhead light. Check out piece #561.