ABOUT PINCH
Pinch was founded as Pinch Pottery in 1973 by three female potters who considered themselves renegades — they preferred to make pinch pots, didn't know how to throw, and didn't care to! In their spirit, Pinch continues to carry artists' work we find interesting, unconventional, and beautiful.
Originally a working studio, teaching space, and gallery -- a "pottery" -- in the basement of Thornes Marketplace, Northampton, the business became Pinch in 1987 when it moved to Main Street as shop and gallery.
Supporting the artists we buy from, displaying their work beautifully, and providing heart-felt customer service, is our mission. A core value of ours is respect: for each other, the artists we proudly work with, and everyone who walks through our door.
Thank you so much for your support for our small business and the many others we in turn support.
18" Spaulted Maple Oval Serving Bowl
Made with collected and collaged vintage color photographs that are embedded in cast long rectangle shaped beads and linked together with bronze rings and clasp. Necklace can be worn long or doubled.
Jen's jewelry is limited edition and one-of-a-kind art jewelry made with her own or collected photography, fine metals, and resin. Says Jen, "I created my first collection of Photo-Jewelry nearly 20 years ago. This idea came to me as a direct result of my art school education at Pratt Institute, where I majored in photography and my work experience as a studio assistant. My own photo contact sheets and jewelry materials from my job as a jeweler's assistant literally collided on the work table before me. I could easily envision my photographs taking the place of a gem or stone found in many jewelry designs."