October 2023 Newsletter

October 18, 2023

October 18th, 2023 | Volume 39

2023 Annual Bronze Bell Sale

Back With More Bells Than Ever!

Thursday, October 19th - Sunday, October 22nd | 9 am - 5 pm

The chance to pick your favorite handcrafted bells begins on Thursday, October 19th, 2023. Our gallery opens at 9am and you’ll be free to explore our assortment of bells while taking in our one-of-a-kind architecture. Plan ahead and visit at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, or 11:30 AM for the opportunity to watch a live bronze pour, happening on both Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th.

Read the full story on our blog or let us know you'll be there!

2023 Raffle Bell

While you’re visiting our Annual Bronze Bell Sale this week, be sure to enter for your chance to win a burnished #120 bronze bell, made by Cosanti Foundry Artisan, Landry Low. You can learn more about Landry in next month’s artisan spotlight, and in the meantime– make sure to fill out a raffle card with your contact information while visiting our Paradise Valley location for the sale.

The raffle winner will be contacted the week following the sale. This highly coveted bell is normally valued at $490 and could be the perfect pearlescent addition to your Cosanti Originals windbell collection! Make sure to visit us in-store this weekend and complete your raffle entry.

News + Updates

Now Introducing: Bronze + Ceramic Assemblies

What began as a collaboration between our ceramic and foundry artisans has quickly ushered in a new era of Cosanti Originals products.

Cosanti Artisans, Chris Hardy and Spencer Smith have come together in order to create powerful assemblies that are adorned with both ceramics and bronze.

Over the past months, Chris approached Spencer, first looking to feature ceramic beads within bronze windbell assemblies, and over time, the two have perfected the balance between uniting these classic Cosanti mediums.

Whether it’s spinning tile displays or remarkable marriages between linkages and ceramic tiles – these new products have the power to elevate any space they occupy into a breath-taking, show-stopping moment.

Each assembly is one-of-a-kind and made to balance the combination of color story, materials, shapes, and designs that come together within each piece.

These unique assemblies are available now and - while they are not on sale this weekend at our Annual Bronze Bell Sale - are likely to sell out fast! Unable to attend our sale in-person this weekend? Don't worry! Special Assemblies will be launching in our online shop soon, so make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter to stay in-the-know!

Limited Edition: Architecture-Inspired Tiles

Take a piece of our extraordinary architecture home with you!

This year we have a unique selection of tiles that are inspired by Cosanti windows from around the property. We’ll only be stocking our display with these limited edition pieces between Thursday, October 19th and Sunday, October 22nd. Visit us during our Annual Bronze Bells Sale and explore the Cosanti historical site to identify the architectural displays that mirror these tiles.

Learn more about our Limited Edition Architecture-Inspired Tiles

More to Explore, Much to Discover

An expansion to our gallery space at Cosanti Originals is complete! Whether you’re exploring the site as part of our newly rebooted guided tours or you’re visiting for the highly anticipated Annual Bronze Bell Sale (October 19th - 22nd from 9am-5pm) – we’ve got new additions to our bronze bells collection for you to explore. Foundry Artisan Chris Hardy has been crafting extraordinary bell assemblies this past month and they’re finally ready for you to take home.

“I wanted to create a collection of bells that appeal to the customer who wants something more unique– more bespoke than our catalog of items. I draw my inspiration from both Paolo’s drawings and graphics, as well as our existing bell clusters and trees that can be found across our gallery space. Some of my original work drew its inspiration from a workshop poster. (Pictured on the right)

I wanted to recreate the visual energy of the ‘rising sun’ located on the bottom of the poster while also playing with the visual weight of the linkages – a nod to the brutalist design and typeface in the poster. It’s exciting to be able to create outside the box to complement our gallery space with an array of entirely new products.”

You can find Chris Hardy’s linkages in the cove located directly across from our gallery building. A medley of one-of-a-kind bronze and ceramic assemblies will be waiting for you to discover during our Annual Bronze Bell Sale. While these special linkages won’t be on sale with the rest of our bronze bells – they’ll be flying off the hooks fast. Come check them out!

To request a custom, special linkage from Chris, please contact him at chris@arcosanti.org

Winter Hours Coming October 23rd, 2023

Please be advised that our foundry hours will be making the switch to "Winter Hours" for the season on October 23rd, 2023.

Our gallery will remain open from 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and from 11am-5pm on Sundays.

However, our bronze pour times will be pushed back by an hour - pours will be conducted at 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm on each weekday except for Tuesdays.

No bronze pours will be conducted on Tuesdays.

Additionally, site tours will be taking place at 10:15 to accommodate this time change.

Interested in taking a tour? Sign up for your tour now!