Thursday March 4, 2010
I’ve been bitten by the jewelry bug. Ironic given the only piece I wear is my …very plain… wedding ring. But there is something about creating sculptural pieces that go beyond being simply decorative. Generally I think people feel more of a connection with what they wear than what they put up in their homes. [...]
Monday February 22, 2010
So after all the sturm und drang (thanks Jan for reminding me how much I love this phrase!) of OWOH coupled with THE cold from hell, I finally returned to my studio table and got back to work on the much languished Assemblage Challenge. You might remember that I finished Stacy’s piece back in what? [...]
Friday February 19, 2010
I’m continuing to ponder the “Yes. YES!” excitement from yesterday’s reading of SisterDiane’s post “What If We Paid Each Other” over on Make and Meaning. Creating a centralized site for self-publishing isn’t rocket science as we all know there are other sites out there that do it right now. Blurb is one I know of [...]
Saturday February 13, 2010
After a big push yesterday … thanks Tom for puppy-wrangling! … the necklace is DONE! I’m glad to have it finished. I hate deadlines hanging over my head and frankly, there were a few times there that I despaired whether I would ever get past the clasp and hinge!
Here it is laying and on a [...]
Thursday February 11, 2010
I have entered the embellishment stage of the necklace. The locket and surrounding “cage” being done. I still may age parts of this but the construction? DONE!
Initially I was going to do the entire thing in metal but after going through some options, I think a bit of red is in order. After all, Valentine’s [...]
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