Ring a day, day 3/09012010

January 9, 2010

Today I was simply going to make the paper version of this ring and it happened by accident as I was checking that a circle paper punch worked and just picked up an old scrap of paper, originally a discarded template for something.  With a bit of folding and curling of the paper I realised […]

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Studio day

January 9, 2010

I have spent most of the day in the studio and thought you might like to see where I work. This is my workbench with this lovely set of drawers and cupboards overflowing with tools and equipment this is the main part of the room.  These are the benches where my students work when I […]

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Ring a day, day 2

January 8, 2010

Today’s ring is this felt flower.  I have had some bits of wool in a drawer for ages, given to me by a friend after a workshop.  I made this in two stages.  Firstly I wet felted the whole thing then, as I wasn’t quite happy with the result, I needle felted at the junction […]

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Remember me, ring or pendant

January 7, 2010

A reference to memory in the circle, flame and the ruby set into the faux bone and the shape inspired by pieces of whale bone from Whitby Museum.  The circle is also supposed to reference stitching (although I think I maybe should have drilled and stitched it with red thread).  It can be worn either […]

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Bird beads

January 6, 2010

Here are my slightly odd bird beads made a couple of days ago.

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Misty Mawn’s blog

January 5, 2010

I have following the blog of Misty Mawn for a short time and she has just posted a January Art Journal join in kind of thing.  From the comments of some of the followers it has obviously happened previously and her pages are so beautiful I have decided to attempt to join in.  Beginning next […]

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Playing with paper clay

January 5, 2010

Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time playing around with the art clay silver paper type.  I have used it for a few things in the past but never really enjoyed handling it or exploited its particular properties.  I have used it to cut patterns and create an overlay but yesterday finally realised it […]

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Back to work again

January 4, 2010

although in reality I have never been away.  As I live so close to my studio I have been in there at some point every day over the holiday period.  Today though I have decided that I need to be a bit more focussed and disciplined about what I do, now everyone else is back […]

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Art Bead Scene Blog: January Monthly Challenge

January 4, 2010

Art Bead Scene Blog: January Monthly Challenge is based on the painting La Pie (The Magpie) by Claude Monet. This is a beautifully expressive winter painting.

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Bead using the photopolmer plate

January 3, 2010

Here is a partly made bead in art clay silver.  I have rolled out a thin sheet of clay over my new photopolymer plate.  I then moisten the back of the clay to give it maximum flexibility while I drape it over a form.  I leave it on a warming plate to dry and when […]

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