Jewelry with one eye on fashion and the other on nature.

Funky Artsy is the handmade jewelry of designer Kirstin Eismin-Henry: one-of-a-kind statement pieces in natural materials such as stone, pearl, coral and shell, made to bring out what's already striking about the person wearing them. Kirstin now makes pieces by commission.

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  • Featured in Bust, Cincinnati Magazine and Bead Magazine
  • Designing since 2005
Essence of Ocean and Earth
Essence of Ocean and Earth

Collections

The RAW models, togetherRAW collection2012 30 Rock2010 collection2010 Amber Waves2009 collection2009 Cleo's close up2008 collection2008

About Kirstin

Kirstin Eismin-Henry is the daughter of two artists. Her mother worked in stained glass and found objects; her father is a structural and woodworking artist. She grew up in central Indiana and studied at Purdue University, earning her bachelor's and master's degrees with a minor in Art and Design.

She launched Funky Artsy in the spring of 2005 at art shows and community events around the Midwest. That fall, with help from her friend Gretel Kulupka, the jewelry went retail at Gretel's Fine Gifts in West Lafayette. In 2008 Funky Artsy moved to Cincinnati, where it was carried at Trend Boutique in Oakley, worked out of a studio at the Pendleton Art Center, and built a loyal local following.

Since 2016, Kirstin has worked out of a private studio at home. She no longer does shows or keeps a shop; today she designs custom pieces for people who want something made just for them.

Wearable art: one-of-a-kind pieces whose character and style bring out the individual beauty of the person wearing them.

Kirstin Eismin-Henry
Kirstin Eismin-Henry, designer

Press

  • 2013
    Bead MagazineBack-cover feature, June 2013, showing a Funky Artsy piece for Fire Mountain Gems
  • 2012
    Soapbox Cincinnati"Funky Artsy jewelry makes a bold statement," plus a founder profile of Kirstin, September 2012. Read the article
  • 2012
    RAW Artists CincinnatiFeatured artist at the August 2012 fashion show. Watch the video
  • 2012
    Fire Mountain Gems Jewelry Making ContestFinalist in the Pearls, Organics & Poly Clay category
  • 2012
    CityBeat, Best of CincinnatiFunky Artsy featured with the Pendleton Art Center
  • 2011
    Bust Magazine, Holiday issueBust Marketplace, page 93
  • 2010
    Bust Magazine, Holiday issueShop Showcase, page 108
  • 2009
    Cincinnati Magazine, Best of the CityNecessities, page 46
  • 2009
    Bust Magazine, Holiday issueProduct Showcase, page 103
  • 2008
    Bust Magazine, Holiday issueProduct Showcase, page 109

Commission a custom piece

Have something in mind? Email Kirstin and tell her a little about it:

  1. What it's for: an occasion, a gift, or just for you
  2. Colors, stones or materials you love or already have
  3. Any piece from the collections that caught your eye