Last Day to Enter Derf and Artist Molly Murphy Adams Giveaway!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:17PM Mrs. G. Wow, you creative derfs are really generous this holiday season.
Molly is a longtime reader and a stunning artist. Mrs. G. feels honored to host a giveaway of her work. And a wee bit of shame, particularly since Molly won one of the feeble scarves Mrs. G. made and gave away years ago before she came to accept the concept counting stitches was a legitimate requirement of knitting and that she needed to bail on any attempt at the domestic or, really, any arts.
Anyway, Molly sent Mrs. G. the following email:
Hello Heather,
I just had great news and my instinct is to find some small way to pay it forward, or out.
I had a museum purchase a piece of mine today for their permanent collection. While this isn't my first rodeo, so to speak, the timing of the cash and boost to my career couldn't be better timed.
You see, when the museum said a donor wanted to buy my piece and then donate it, I was ecstatic. But when the donor counter offered my price, and RAISED IT, I realized that he intended me to have a fair price, not a donation price. I really don't know what to say. It is a kindness. More than the value of the money. ( Which I will gladly take.) It means he sees value in the creative thing I do, and I couldn't ask for more.
Within my culture, when a good thing comes your way you celebrate by having a "giveaway".
I can't do much, but I do have my jewelry, and would like to make a gift. Would you offer a gift to 2 derfs through a giveaway on Derfwad Manor? You randomly pick names and I will send them out as a general thank you to everyone who posts, supports, and writes here.
Best,
Molly
Ready for some beauty?
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Modern version of traditional Native American beaded earrings. Overlapping circles echo the shapes of water ripples or bubbles. Gun metal grey, shades of blue and green, with gun metal findings wear well with contemporary fabrics. Lightweight, 2 inches long (not including earring wire), backed with a chartreuse green thai silk. All handmade, handsewn.
The Rules:
To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment stating which item you would like to win. That's it. Mrs. G. will pick the two winners using a random number generator. Please be sure to include your email. Mrs. G. will close comments Wednesday, December 15th at midnight EST and announce the winners the following Thursday. Good luck.
If you don't win, you can check out Molly's etsy shop NativeCouture to see other items she has for sell.
Molly Murphy Adams is originally from Missoula, MT. A mixed blood descendent of the Oglala, Lakota tribe, Murphy Adams was raised in western Montana and earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from The University of Montana in 2004. Molly learned beadwork at a very early age as well as hide tanning, sewing and traditional clothing design. Molly's jewelry design stems from a combination of traditional Native arts and modern fashion and culture.
Giveaway, Good Shit, Molly Murphy
Reader Comments (61)
What a wonderful idea. I love that Molly is doing this! The snap bracelet is really beautiful but I have to go with the earrings. Just stunning beadwork. Thank you Molly and Mrs. G.
Those are just beautiful! Although I'm normally one to go for earrings, I am fascinated by that bracelet.
Molly, I know how tiny those beads are and you are a true artist! Congratulations on your fantastic sale and thank you for supporting The Colony here. ♥
Mrs. G., you already have my e-mail. :) I'm still trying to figure out how to get a pint of Schweddy Balls to you.
They are both beautiful pieces, but there's something compelling to me about the bracelet. What a beautiful giveaway and what a lovely thing to happen for your career!
Wow. Both are beautiful, but those earrings are amazing. They are just gorgeous.
Beautiful work Molly and thank you for sharing with all the derfs! Congrats on having the museum acquisition as well, how cool is that?!!! Count me in for the bracelet drawing Mrs.G, tis a grand service you provide here at the Manor!
I echo the sentiments expressed: both pieces are so unique and striking! But I'm a bracelet girl at heart; and I'd feel so honored to win and wear it. Thank you for offering your wearable art!
Congratulations, Molly! That's really a big deal. Thank you for giving these away. They're both beautiful, but the bracelet is calling me.
Mitak'Oyasin to our sister Molly and the beauty she makes. I'm longing for those earrings.
Congrats Molly!!! (And thank you for 'paying it forward.') Those earrings are so beautiful!
The blue in the earrings is just singing to me.....
I'm liking the bracelet best. Wow! What an amazing thing to have your work in a museum!!!
I. COVET. The. Earrings. Seriously. Covet.
(Did I mention blue earrings make my eyes pop?) This is a lovely idea.
Congratulations Molly. Your work is so beautiful. I adore the earrings.
Congratulations Molly!!!! I love the bracelet and the earrings!! I'd have to go with the earrings though. They are just stunning!!! Thanks for "paying it forward"!!
Molly, can we see a photo of the piece the donor bought? I'd love to admire it!
Molly, I'd also love to see the piece the donor bought.
I really like the beaded earrings. They are so beautiful.
Slap me with the slap on bracelet, please! Beautiful work, love the bright colors, Molly.
Wow! The bracelet is beautiful, but the earrings are calling out to me. I wear earrings every day, but bracelets, rarely. Count me in on the covet earring list!
Add me to the list of people who would love to see the piece the donor bought.
And then sign me up for the bracelet list, please!
They are both gorgeous, but I would love to have those earrings, which happen to be in my favorite colors. What a generous and sweet giveaway! Now to check out more of her work!
Congratulations to Molly! And what a lovely tradition, paying forward a wonderful event. I am in love with both, but I'll enter the drawing for the bracelet, since I love the Mondrian work it's based on.
These are both extrodinary! I cannot imagine the time involved in this type of love and work! Molly - you are extremely talented! In my next life, I hope to have a tiny fraction of your talent. Those earrings are stunning! Will you please post a picture of the piece being purchased for the museum?
Congrats Molly!! Those earring are beautiful!
I remember when you posted about Molly's work a while back, it is just STUNNING. Isn't there a light post or something on the campus in Montana that she designed?
I agree with Diane, I'd love to see the piece that was purchased for the museum! Thanks so much, Molly, for offering your work to the Derfs.
Congratulations Molly, that's SO exciting!! Thanks for being generous enough to share pieces with us, these are just lovely.
Beautiful! Please add me to the list of people hoping for the earrings.
These are so beautiful! Absolutely stunning! And congratulations on the sale!
I'd like to enter for the bracelet.
Both the earrings and the bracelet are exquisite. Molly sure is talented. But her desire to "pay it forward' and share in her good fortune is most beautiful.
My daughter would die for the earrings! Love them:)
Molly, congrats on your success! Your work is beautiful, and I would LOVE to have those earrings! I'd like to see the donor piece, too! Thanks!
This is fantastic! I decided to do a groupon donation (where they typically double the amount that you give) because I was inspired by your spirit of paying it forward! I love the bracelet and am happy just to be nominated to win it :).
Beautiful! I love both of them, but the earrings are extraordinary! I choose the earrings!
And I'd also like to add my vote for you to show us the piece that you donated: what an honor! Thank you for sharing with us.
Just Beautiful!!! So great to hear you're having a blessed Christmas season Molly!
Earrings, please -- Both pieces are lovely and I hope I can continue to pay it forward as a gift for a dear friend's 50th b-day next week. Thank you, Molly for your generosity and congrats on the museum piece!
Congrats to Molly. What a great validation of your talent!
Both pieces of jewelry are terrific, though the earrings would be my choice.
Wow, those are lovely! The earrings are almost all my favorite colors swirled together, though.
Stunning! And congrats, Molly! I especially love the bracelet.
Molly, you are certainly very talented and we are lucky that you are willing to pay forward. I have no idea how you can even see those little beads, but am happy you are able! The bracelet speaks to me - lovely! Thank you!
Both pieces are exquisite but I love wearing bracelets--so much better than a watch! Thanks for the opportunity to win something so beautiful!
Both pieces are simply stunning. I like the earrings the best.
The swirling colors in the earrings are gorgeous... Congratulations on your having your work in a museum. Thank you so much for the opportunity to wear a piece of your art!
Really, really amazing, all of it. I'd love the earrings!
Congrats on the museum acquisition, and thank you for offering your pieces. What a lovely thing to do. Both pieces are gorgeous -- I love the bracelet -- the combining of ancient technique and modern art! But I'd really love the earrings -- I'm getting my ears pierced with my daughters for Christmas, and it would be wonderful to have these!
I love both pieces but I would really love to rock that bracelet at my Zumba class. I'm always looking for new bracelets for class. {And I really love the notion of giving back when good fortune comes your way....lovely.}
I am a huge fan of bracelets. Earrings and necklaces, you can't see unless you look at yourself in the mirror. A beautiful bracelet? You can gaze at it all the time. If I win I will pay it forward with a beautiful handmade Christmas stocking. (Which isn't made yet, but will be.)
Love both, but if I am lucky enough to win, I would choose the bracelet.
wow! molly...that is awesome!! i do so love it when Karma shows up and treats you right!! your work is beautiful....those earrings? extra beautiful and would look just lovely dangling from my ears!!!
Wow, these are gorgeous! What wonderful news about the donation, Molly, congratulations! You have a generous heart.
I truly love both of these pieces, and I hope in the future I can love the bracelet on me.
Both are gorgeous, but I'm really partial to bracelets right now.
Congratulations Molly! The earrings and the bracelet are beautiful. If I had to pick one, I would pick the bracelet.