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Jen Parrish

Parrish Relics Jewelry

About Me



Jewelry designer , animal caretaker, dreamer, shut-in .

Lucky to be doing what I love

for over eight years full time now,

creating jewelry in my home studio

and working through my website ,

at shows around the country ,

and most recently on tv & film.

Watch The Tudors: Royal Stylemakers special online

My Interests

jewelrymaking, pre-raphaelites, museums, antique markets, going to shows, eclectic home decorating, exploring & wandering, gothic architecture, stained glass, catering to our demanding cats and neurotic dog

I'd like to meet:

2008 SHOWS

Saturday September 20 & Sunday September 21 Salem Pirate Faire

October 10 - 12 FaerieCon Philadelphia, PA

Music:

QNTAL, Dead Can Dance, John Frusciante, My Brightest Diamond, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Goldfrapp, Dandy Warhols, Mors Syphilitica, Tori Amos, Oasis, John Doe, him, Bjork, p.j. harvey, Adam & the Ants, Peter Murphy, Unto Ashes, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Ministry, Erasure, Siobhan Fahey, Berlin, Echo & the Bunnymen, Bis, Blur, Bowie, Curve, Kanye West, Echobelly, Monster Magnet, Belle & Sebastian, Recoil, The Devils, Justin Timberlake, Portishead, Gus Gus, Shakira, Tricky, Brendan Benson, The Smiths, Morrissey, Gang of 4, Wolfgang Press, Tweet, Japan, Shriekback, Robbie Williams, Iggy Pop, Ladytron, Spacehog, Ima Robot, This Mortal Coil, The Delays, Marc Almond, The Libertines, Phantom Planet, milla jovovich, Rasputina, Marilyn, The Fall, Jordi Savall, Mediaeval Baebes, Madonna, Portishead, Nina Simone, Suede, Arcadia, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, KristeenYoung, The Knife

Movies:

Breakfast on Pluto, The Fountain, Prospero's Books, Queen Margot, Pan's Labyrinth, Anchoress, Everything Is Illuminated, Orlando, Angels & Insects, Cat People, Frida, Henry & June, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Perfume, Kama Sutra, Elizabeth, All the Mornings of the World, Institute Benjamenta, Amelie, The Baby of Macon, The Pillow Book, Jubilee, Tess, The Mephisto Waltz, A Night of Marchenfilme, Company of Wolves, Dracula, Interview With a Vampire, Immortal Beloved, Starstruck, Wings of the Dove, Vatel, Princess Bride, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Restoration, Auntie Mame, Revenge of the Musketeers, Legend, Serpent's Kiss, Dangerous Beauty, Madness of King George, Affair of the Necklace, Gregory's Girl, Maurice, The Bird Cage.

Television:

tv od ~ way too much...

Books:

Christopher Moore, Jeannette Winterson, Neil Gaiman, Anais Nin, Charles de Lint, Tanith Lee, Catherynne M. Valente, Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner, Dean Koontz anything on Pre-Raphaelite Art, A.W.N. Pugin, Interior Alchemy, Illuminated Manuscripts, History of Jewelry, Symbolism, Gothic Architecture, Interior Design

Heroes:

A.W. N. Pugin, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Nick Rhodes, Eddie Izzard, Shakira, Jane Goodall, Animal Activists, Frida Kahlo, Anais Nin, Artemisia Gentileschi, Edward Burne Jones, Angelina Jolie, John Frusciante, all dream-followers.

My Blog

This Weekend: Salem Pirate Faire

SALEM PIRATE FAIRE!!! THIS WEEKEND!!! Body: The 2008 Salem Pirate Faire is scheduled for Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21 from 10 AM to 5 PM each day.Admission is $10 for adults, $8 f...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:52:00 PST

Upcoming Event: FaerieCon 2008

Hosted By: FaerieCon InternationalWhen: Friday Oct 10, 2008 at 2:00 PMWhere: Pennsylvania Convention Center1101 Arch StreetPhiladelphia, 19107CanadaDescription:FaerieCon International Click Here To V...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:57:00 PST

July Shows

Saturday July 12 Amherst Crafts on the Common  Amherst, MA & Saturday July 19 ArtBeat Somerville, MA  ...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:21:00 PST

show this weekend in PA!

This coming weekend, we will be at the Spoutwood May Day Festival May 2, 3 & 4 in Glen Rock, PAFairie Festival...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:00 PST

Venus Zine

Happy to be included in an article on DIY business "Tales Of Terror" in the new issue of Venus Zine with the fabulous Juliette Lewis on the cover.... Venus Article...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:34:00 PST

Queen’s Dream jewelry

Just a quick mention that Lisa Stock has added images of the Enchanted Bracelet and Titania & Bottom pictorial necklace that is part of the raffle to her donation pages, please stop by and give i...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:03:00 PST

Jan 28, NYC bound~

Planning on being there, looking forward to this eventsupporting talented filmmaker Lisa Stock ~! ______________________________________________Monday, January 28th The Queen's Dream is a show to...
Posted by Jen Parrish on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:49:00 PST

No Holiday Faire for me today!

the weather is bad enough to decide to stay in today, hopefully no one will be heading in to Harvard Square in this mess anyway.Back in on Tuesday~!
Posted by Jen Parrish on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:04:00 PST

Upcoming Events: December


Posted by Jen Parrish on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

FaerieCon pics

for those that haven't seen them on lj: FaerieCon picshad such a great time, already signed up for 08.
Posted by Jen Parrish on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:29:00 PST