Galleria J. Antonio

I just wanted to take a minute to send my love to all the clients and neighbor's that have reached out to me . I opened in 1975 at 816 Madison Ave , then to 39 Christopher street , then to 47 ave A , and now to the little store at 43 Ave A  ..  I have been through the death's  of my entire immediate family ,  the loss of Jose Antonio to aids after 20 years of making fashion in new york in 1998  I ended up  Homeless in Seattle , then opening up my own store again at 711 Third Ave , Seattle Wa ....in 1990 , and back to New York's east village in 1997 , Sept 11th , Hurricane Sandy , Superstorm Irene, and insurmountable obstacle's to keep a small mom and pop shop open in New York ....I have buried hundred's of friends and fellow artist , and 3 uncles to covid.   But this Covid -19 pandemic , has been the hardest thing I have ever faced.    I'm watching my neighbors close up their restaurants, and small shop's on Ave A  .....Clients lose their jobs and apartments

Diane Vreeland - Ann Flanders Details Magazine - Patrick Kelly - Issia -Stephen Burrows - Bobby Breslow - Dee Dee Dominick -Stephen Deweck - Alex Bittar -Bellardo's Christopher Street -Richard Utilla & The Pot Belly Restaurant -Marsha P Johnson - Sylvia Rivera - Perry Ellis - Eillen Aubi- Ruth Ellen Levy -Patrcia Von Muslin -Erick Beamon- Karen - Alberta Wright of Jezabel columbus ave -Jordache Jeans - Gloria Vanderbilt jeans - Sassoon salon-57th st. -  Black Hair Is - Richard Avedon-Grace Mirabella - Carmen D Alessio Steve Rubell - Ian Schrager - Marvella Tannenbaum - Norma Kamali - Gindi -Bob GINDI - Joey Elway - Studio 54's Marc Benecke - Susan Mallard - Ylang Ylang - Chiavari West 72nd st - Off Broadway's Lynn Dell Cohen - Adriane Landau furs- Robert Lee Morris ARTWEAR -Cara Croninger - Lunch at the Ritz - Susanne Bartsch - Gregg Wolf - Larry LeGaspi -Larry Levan @ The garage - Wendy Gell - Lawrence Verba - Richard Serbin - Pay me Amy -Yvette Fry Bonwilliam -Boy Lon

So much fun to have these  lightweight , kitty kats twirling around your neck .... I enjoy the fact that jewelry does not have to be a Christian Dior or a Bulgari .    It makes you smile and thats my goal .... Jesse

Your jewelry , has history .  Reuniting people with their possessions.  Is always a good thing. I hear:——- I got this for graduation, can you make it fit again? My parents gave me this from my grandparents . Can we redesign this ? My first husband gave me this - thank god he's gone , but I kept this necklace. ! Ive gained a few pounds and need this ring to be resized .? I got this on line and it's too long -can it be restrung ? I was home last week and My Mom said "take this , Ill never wear it again." I need to rewire the clasp. My watch fogs up !! Can we take links out of this watch band   -It's way to big!!!!!! I have 10 dead watches in my drawer at home ..I understand there is no charge for you to see if they work I cracked the glass ( crystal) on this watch , can it be replaced ?  I make bread at home -I am missing a stone in this ring , can we replace it ?  Im a widow ...Can you turn my wedding band ,into a necklace ? M

I LOVE TO CARRY SPECIAL CLOCKS .......THIS ONE IS MADE FROM STEEL AND CAR PAINT.    THE ARTIST HAS A STUDIO WHERE HE MELTS , HAMMERS , AND ASSEMBLES CLOCKS AND FURNITURE.  THE  PENDULUM IS MADE FROM A LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE CLOCK ----------AS IT COUNTS THE SECONDS ........TIME IS ALL WE HAVE

These are tiles that are in the subway.   I stood there in awe . because this  eye  looks like the one that is now watching all of us .  The Internet........ Judging us.   Making assumptions about us. ......  Preying into our data   ....... Making dangerous decisions about our hard work..... Or our educational path.      or .....  make assumptions of how we love our fellow human beings And not knowing What miracle s were created to ....Evolve as the people ......that ............we have become. I’m writing this blog at the pleasure of The Internet. ****   I have no idea who will see this and who they are behind the eye that they see me. Or my work. *********Or themselves. as I watch people on their phones and use Goggle to gather information ......Endlessly It’s obvious.  it’s a new time for The Eye  ********  electronic or human caution to all of you.  **********  don’t trust the internet with your soul