Galleria J. Antonio

  I can honestly say my cup runneth over with joy.   Galleria J Antonio has these incredible hand made cups  with the LOWER EAST SIDE artwork that JJ Guevara produced.   I  have my morning JAVA in one of those cups... every day !!! The water tower landscape reminds me that New York is waiting for ME.  New York is waiting for me to walk down the street with Joy in my heart  and New York is waiting to embrace the people who will- take one of these cups home - or two ??? one of a kind and unique ---just like they are .   The difference between New York and any other city is that around every corner or day you can find  another opportunity ..... 

  J.J. GUEVARA    L.E.S. WALL VESSEL  "  THE MAN WHO BUYS ART AS AN INVESTMENT USUALLY PURCHASES WITH THE SAME LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AS THE AMATEUR DABBLER ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE HE CANNOT ANTICIPATE THE MARKET OR FEEL FUTURE TRENDS.... ON THE OTHER HAND  THE MAN WHO BUYS FOR PLEASURE IS IN THE AGREEABLE POSITION OF HAVING BUT LITTLE TO LOSE  WHATEVER ELSE OCCURS TO THE MARKET  HE HAS HAD THE MOMENT OF RAPTUROUS POSSESSION -  BUT OFTEN THE PARADOX OCCURS ANND THE BOLDNESS OF PERSONAL ENTHUSIASM LEAPS AHEAD OF THE PUBLIC TASTE ----INTO TO THE FIELD OF FUTURE VALUES.  OFTEN THE YOUTHFUL FOLLIES OF THE ENTHUSIAST -TURN INTO GOLD  WHILE THE SENSIBLE INVESTMENT BECOMES AN OLD FASHION ARTISTIC RELIC .. IN MY 50 YEARS OF REPRESENTING SMALL CRAFTERS THIS WEAVES OUT  OVER AND OVER ---AGAIN .  . 

 LARRY HART    DUTCHESS  &    JOE SERNA in Seattle Wash.  Three Longtime and loved friends   Good times, good laughs , and good friends.    DUTCHESS has passed away this month 2025 ... another great  TRANS ,person in this world that made a difference in the world . . She told me the story of going to school at 10 years old , and that she would melt her favorite  crayons and sit  back in her seat with luscious painted lips. Instant beauty and much to the surprise of the class room.   You go girl.  That was just one of her endless funny stories about her life .  Of course the one of about her disappearing in a shopping mall and everyone was concerned .  Big mall , lots of people and she was no where to be found .    Then miss Eva said " I have an idea. Bingo!  there she was in line to try on something at Victoria"s secret .   She ran over and returned the garment and told the ...

 When I think about what I most value in my life my first thought is not about my achievements or my possessions.  Both are not essential to my happiness or daily cruise through life . The most important things to my happiness is love , peace and above all GRATITUDE. THE LOVE I GET EVERYDAY AND RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS AT GALLERIA J ANTONIO gives depth and meaning to my life everyday .     The people who have come into my life for restoration work or just a break from the daily routine of the world make me smile inside and out.  The peace I feel in my heart is the blessing that quits distractions and brings me , closer to God.

 It was the summer of 1975 when our neighbor, Mark Dittrick (Basket Weaver) on west 89th street accompanied us to JULIE SCHAFLER-of   JULIE ARTISANS GALLERY 762 Madison Ave ny  Jose Antonio had taken Mens cotton underwear and  HANES ,cotton ,wife beaters, tank tops and remade them into Bright , Candy Colored  Rit-Dyed colored dyed swim wear in our apartment on west 89th street. Julie and Rick loved them and quickly thought we needed them to be  photographed and promoted . a phone call was made and   A very young ,Jesse Gee and Jose Antonio found ourselves at  14-16 east 67th street  Ny ny 10021 The double townhouse mansion of Penthouse Publisher BOB GUCCIONE!!!! Walking into the entrance was OVERWHEMING  for us since our west 89th street studio apt could have  fit 400 times into that twin brownstone dwelling ..   The crystal chandelier overhead sparkled like something from the WIZARD OF OZ  and we were greeted by a ve...

 The very act of giving a gift to someone makes you feel immediately happy .   I see clients all the time choose just the right thing for someone and say " I can't wait to give this to this very special person"  In this world of " ME FIRST "   enjoy the glow of gift giving ... Of course at Galleria J Antonio I have items that we made ourselves -- antiques ---, and one of kind .....so that gift is elevated to a TREASURE. 

 Galleria J Antonio produces one of a kind ceramic VESSELS , CLOCKS AND KNITTING BOWLS WITH   JJ GUEVARA ORIGINAL ART WORK ..  If you live down here or use to , the images and colors of the buildings and bridges will warm your heart .  A perfect gift for people who love THE LOWER EAST SIDE .  On December 07 2024 we are going to show the collection at  Cocoran /Blumstein Fall party  610 Smith Street  Red Hook Brooklyn ny 11231 5pm to 11pm  of course all food and drinks are provided by the event  Bring your dancing shoes and studio 54ish looks .  see ya there 

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 thei...

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 ? ...

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 i...

Its 2018 and things seem to be a bit confusing when it comes to gift buying .   I am so glad that my inventory is a collection of beautiful crystals, silver, gold filled and inexpensive watches .....Hot glass, stained glass and fused glass .... It's a great assortment of hand made and vintage items that do not include                   14 k -GOLD or high end products.     The art and creativity at Galleria J Antonio ---  stand out in a city filled with imports and commercial goods .  I still love repairing the treasures that are in people's life and of course getting A  watch to work is always a good feeling ... even in this day of cell phones ...  your watch is like an old friend that you always enjoy being with .   The HAMSA above is hand set crystals on brass with the eye's that looks out for your home and loved ones.   My new hours are 12 noon to 8pm   ...

In 1970 I would come  down from the upper west side  and would eat  at ADELA's ...... Sure things are changing all over new york at an  exagerated pace ..... we have accepted that New York is changing but the Lower East Side and yours truly will miss seeing Señora Adela  at her Ave C Restaurant that bears her name and good ole fashion- authentic- Puerto Rican  cuisine. The Restaurant lives on -so if your in the hood -stop in and treat yourself to some real ---------comida de casa....   I made this small homage in our window so that our neighbor's could snap a shot of my photo .  The back of the photo bears her signature and love ...

I got a few sets of these candlesticks set as an alternative to the traditional Shabbat set we find in stores and on the net .... They intertwine with each other , to represent community , traditions , and a life partner. I hope they are received by my easy village customers .... I think they are just beautiful . Each set is one of a kind , and , the artist will do them in a color of choice

Ive been marching and dreaming since the 60's for many of the accomplishments that have come to fruition for my community.  It's proof to my heart that keeping faith in the good , can bring about positive change.  The endless hours of volunteering , marching , dreaming , and hoping for change.  Trying to show the world around me that I am worthy of respect and their faith .  Losing all my immediate family , friends, and possession's taught me to keep going to the light .  " I know Jesse and he is not the stereotype gay or latino we hear about. " Im going over to the parade today with pride, hope, and joy ..... Im tired of the struggle and yet Orlando reminds me that , its just begun.... I'm tired of the violence , and understand , I still have to be careful. I'm tired of the intolerant , but , know there is nothing I can do to change anyone,  For all those who know that I live a good , peaceful , artistic  life ...

IT'S ABOUT TIME ............ and  all ...................the -----stuff that comes with keeping  our life in order .  My day is filled with, watch repair, watch bands , and just  watching people in new york .  I love my handmade ,clocks and watching them get adopted by people all over the world .    I sold one to a tourist from France today.  I told her my clock speaks ,fluent, french , and will keep her on time . but her payment has to be in dollars. Silly me , a clock tells time --here, there , or anywhere. 

I HEARD THAT SOME OF THE ORTHODOX JEWS ON WEST 47TH STREET  WERE NOT COMFORTABLE SELLING WEDDING BANDS TO SAME SEX COUPLES . I respect their religious rights . So , instead , of trying to critize or berate anyone  Charlie , Susan and I designed the greatest collection of WEDDING BANDS .  The first samples are in stainless steel and brass.  But if your in love , or lost your ring, or just want a great friendship ring  I can make these up in white or yellow, GOLD __ in a skinny ,credit card ,gay , moment.  Diamond Dust looks amazing ----   Wedding Band heaven .......