tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21198735214337025932024-02-07T05:36:08.081-05:00Exploring the Art of Polymer ClayArt jewelry - inspiration and exploration of designJanicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.comBlogger694125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-78732381858317804582018-09-28T14:55:00.001-04:002018-09-28T14:55:08.324-04:00This is just a testJanicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-59061441224872939752015-11-03T10:00:00.000-05:002015-11-03T10:00:02.113-05:00Out of the Studio<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been a while (well, actually quite a while) since my last post - but I've been wanting to get back to blogging and sharing my thoughts, designs and process again. Over the past few years, I've gotten away from making beads and polymer for a bit but have been working towards bringing it back into my metalwork. Having come from working with metal first, I wanted to get back to that, learn more, and add elements like polymer, gemstones and different metals to my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The polymer was cold connected between sterling and copper. </span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever adding polymer to metal, it usually doesn't happen quickly for me. It seems to be a slower process than the bead making was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">My studio has also expanded a bit. I seem to have taken over most of the downstairs. I've been acquiring tools (just another tool junkie). There's two tools I tend to use the most - my hydraulic press and my rolling mill. I enjoy making paper patterns with my Silhouette for the mill - which can also be used to texture polymer. I'll share some of those in the days to come!</span>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-10308683313970789072012-07-30T07:00:00.000-04:002012-07-30T07:00:08.555-04:00Marvelous Monday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.sheilamcdonald.co.uk/necklaces.html">Sheila McDonald</a> </span>works wonders with enamel on 18ct gold and silver, paired with gold and silver leaf. Her work is bold and her colors hit the spot. If you've ever worked with gold or silver leaf, you'll be impressed with her intricate work. I love how she uses the leaf to form shapes around color. Hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday!<br />
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<br />Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-89805763796609611942012-07-16T07:00:00.000-04:002012-07-16T07:00:15.005-04:00Marvelous Monday<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">After graduating college (with a BA in 3D design - silversmithing, jewelry & ceramics),<a href="http://www.ericmossceramics.co.uk/"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Eric Moss </span></a>went into graphic design as a career, while keeping his potting skills up sporadically at a local college. It wasn't until 2005 when he decided to enter the commercial ceramics world - this was after a two week course in raku firing. "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><i>My current forms are inspired by natural seeds and nuts, ringed planets, flower bracts and mechanical aero/spacecraft engine parts." </i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The word that comes to mind when I look at his work is nestled. Some of it brings back memories of the wooden Russian nestling dolls that my kids had when they were younger. Just makes me want to play! Hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday!</span><br />
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While perusing the internetI saw this beautiful polymer collaboration piece by Annie Pennington and Jillian Palone. There's so much I love about this piece. The texture, the patina, the colors and the shape. Sweet!<br />
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Source: <a href="http://annie-pennington.blogspot.com/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">annie-pennington.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/sydneyjewellery/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Sydney Jewellery</a> on Pinterest</div>
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<br /></div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-3940045738770264882012-06-25T07:00:00.000-04:002012-06-25T07:00:01.215-04:00Marvelous MondayOriginally from Northern Ireland, <a href="http://carlapennie.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Carla Pennie</span></a> has set up her studio in her home located in Santa Fe, New Mexico (one of my dream locations). Of the numerous techniques that she uses with her metalwork, I found her resin inlay work to have this quiet beauty about them. I like how she incorporates gold and sterling as the material to suspend in the resin. This first photo reminds of minnows shimmering as the light catches them.<br />
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To see more of her work, be sure to visit her website <a href="http://carlapennie.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">here</span></a>. Hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday!<br />
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<br />Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-2346934147469163472012-06-20T09:45:00.000-04:002012-06-20T09:45:18.078-04:00Absence Makes the Heart Grow FonderI've got about 40 minutes or so before I'm off to a doctor's appt. . . my first post-op appt. Which brings me to where I've been. . . for probably 20 years or so I've had a hip problem that went undiagnosed. In fact, labral tears were never diagnosed until three years ago. Long story short, it created a messy problem with my hip. So much so that I had to have a hip replacement. I had a scheduled surgery for late in May and am three weeks into recovery. I spent two days in the hospital and then was released. They teach you to go upstairs in the hospital, and as long as you can maneuver that, you're good to go. I do have stairs in my house, so climbing the stairs as I had done in the past looked a little different for a while. I tend to stay to the right side of the stairs so anyone coming up the stairs is in the left "passing lane". My faithful dog Luca is the only one who wants to walk behind me. In fact, he's always by my side. He's the epitome of man's best friend.<br />
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I was able to get rid of the crutches at two weeks (and began driving again) and am now using a cane. On good days, I try to walk without it. I started outpatient physical therapy this week. I'm looking forward to seeing my doctor today as I've got a couple pages of questions for him. . . fortunately, I did listen to my p.t. who told me to write down questions as they came up.<br />
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So, what does one do when recovering? For me, for some reason I couldn't get into the book "Defending Jacob" as I had planned. I've always seemed to need to get up and move too much. Which really doesn't explain why I managed to watch way too much t.v.! But as far as the studio goes, I really haven't spent much time there at all. For the first 1 1/2 weeks or so, I had no desire to even turn on my computer. Go figure. Getting into the studio just feels like too big of a task at the moment. So things may be quiet for a while - but I will definitely get back to at least my Monday posts. Until then . . .Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-47875201080697929272012-06-18T14:48:00.002-04:002012-06-18T14:48:17.952-04:00Marvelous MondayI had all these intentions of scheduling numerous "marvelous Monday" posts during my recent unannounced break. I even intended on writing a quick note to let you know I'd be gone. But unfortunately, you know what they say about best laid intentions, right? I promise to write about my disappearance from the internet this Wednesday. Unfortunately though, it's totally unrelated to polymer or anything possibly artistic. I've only just recently started catching up with blogs for a little inspiration. My life had been pretty uncreative for about three weeks now. But it's good to be back. <br />
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So, seeing that it's Monday, I wanted to share the work of <a href="http://angelabubash.com/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Angela Bubash</span></a>. She's a talented metalsmith professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. I was instantly enamored with her "fins" line of jewelry - it's quite extensive - you can view it on her website <a href="http://angelabubash.com/section/150379_fins.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">here</span></a>. I swear I was hearing coral reefer music the moment I clicked. And upon a closer look at her stones, I was surprised to see what some of them were - dyed feathers! Would you have guessed?<br />
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Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-36717757722432440542012-04-23T07:00:00.003-04:002012-05-01T22:56:22.580-04:00Marvelous Monday<a href="http://www.sarahlindsay.info/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Sarah Lindsay</span></a> is a jeweler who developed a unique process in creating her "dust" jewelry. She mixes her color palettes from acrylic dust. The dust is then laminated by heat treating it into solid slices. It has an agate-like appeal and her color palettes are vivid yet very soft. Hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday!<br />
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So where am I headed? Having done this over the past 10 years or so, I have much stronger sense of what my strengths and weakness are as well as what I'm willing to do and what I'm not. If you've been following my blog, through this transition of work activity, what's remained for the most part has been my Monday posts. That's my passion. I love being inspired by and sharing the art jewelry that I come across during the week. But I also want to be able to step back and create more of that. I'd joined the Boston Metal Clay Guild in the fall of 2010 and I intend on using base metal clay in some of that (like the earrings below).<br />
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But I know that there is also a need for components in jewelry, especially something a little more artful. So I purchased <i>my</i> dream machine - the Durston rolling mill. I've been experimenting with textures and hope to soon add these not only to my jewelry, but also my supply shop. (http://naftalisupply.etsy.com)<br />
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Here's a little sample of some of the textures I've done with the mill. I haven't nearly had enough time to spend creating textures with it but I've always got an eye out for that special item from the hardware, fabric or craft store!<br />
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When I dropped Luca off, one of the alpacas was just a day old. When I returned this picture was taken. He's the little black guy. In the distance, you can see one of the yaks.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of the alpacas here were pretty shy . . . except for one. He was a curious sort of guy. Their faces and noses are so soft. And they all have bangs. The hair under their eyes and face is very short so it looks like they've been coiffed! </div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-72589317873776360472012-03-26T07:00:00.015-04:002012-03-26T07:00:13.093-04:00Marvelous MondayAustralian artist <a href="http://www.lesliematthews.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Leslie Matthews</span></a> is a contemporary jeweler and object maker who has been in this business for over 25 years. Her metal of choice is sterling silver and she dramatically finishes it with either a glowing white finish or a black patina - both with textures. In her current work she combines these voluminous metal shapes with polyurethane resin in various matte colors resulting in a very striking portfolio. I wasn't able to upload more of her current work but it can be seen <a href="http://www.lesliematthews.com.au/jewellery.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">here</span></a>. Be sure to click on the images at the top of the page. Her pinks and blues are just dreamy. I hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday.<br />
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</div>Or this Nevada boulder turquoise atop the backside of this little bunny. Not only do I admire her work, but her photographs really make it stand out. What do you think? <br />
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I was immediately intrigued with how simple it seemed. Could it possibly be true? I ordered mine from <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/scratch-art-scratch-foam-soft-surface-printing-board/?source=634602249038501698#photos"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Dick Blick</span></a> (12 9 x 12 sheets for $5.93) and I'm pleased to say how easy it is! As long as you can draw, you can make these texture plates. And you don't even have to be able to draw - you can trace copyright-free images and then transfer them to your styrofoam plates. Wanaree has a great tutorial on her blog that you can access <a href="http://artwarebywanaree.blogspot.com/2012/02/scratch-foam-texture-medium-4pam7.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">here</span></a>. She also did her first <a href="http://artwarebywanaree.blogspot.com/2012/03/enameling-on-scratchfoam-textures-4pam9.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">enameling project </span></a>using these texture sheets which was truly ambitious!<br />
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And Michael's also sells something called adhesive foam sheets. Lois Maisel, a member from the Boston Metal Clay Guild, sent me a <a href="http://www.makegrowgather.com/posts/2011/7/25/summercraft-the-simplest-stamps.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">link</span></a> after we discussed the styrofoam texture sheets at the last meeting. However, I've never used these and don't know if they're as dense as the ones from Dick Blick. <br />
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As for the transition - the first blog I wrote from my Mac took a while as I didn't even know how to right click to copy photos on the trackpad that I own. Rather than a mouse, I selected the trackpad. I think I'll be going back to the mouse as I feel I'll end up with carpel tunnel syndrome if I don't. For me, it seems to take a little more effort to navigate than the mouse. Then, for a long time, call it insecurity, I ended up with this (photo below). No, I'm not a day trader. I just kept thinking "what if" that file I need isn't really on the new computer? Now that I know all my photos (over 6000 of them) are now on the Mac, and my tutorials can be sent without any problems, it's all good.<br />
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</div>I did make a bad decision though. I purchased Apple's photo editing software known as Aperture. Not a fan. Bottom line is, it couldn't resize files the way I was accustomed to, and you can't do adjustment layers on Aperture. So, I returned it the next day - have I mentioned how wonderful it is working with Apple customer care? 1-800 . . . any day, any time. The next day I purchased Photoshop Elements. They treated it as un upgrade rather than a full purchase seeing as I previously owned the product. Saved $20. <br />
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And I never seem to do things the easy way - in the midst of this, I purchased the Canon G10 camera and had to learn that as well. One thing I'm a mad proponent of, is using YouTube to your benefit. After looking glassy-eyed at the instruction manual that came with the camera for about 15 minutes or so, I went to YouTube and did a search for something like "using a Canon G10" and found a series (actually numerous videos) from setting up the camera menu to macro - to aperture priority - some of the first things I wanted to focus on. Those videos helped immensely with the learning curve! Then I had to figure out how to transfer files from the camera to the computer. There's no card reader involved. There's a little slot on the side of the machine that I just slip the camera card into. Easy. <br />
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And what about the photos I take on my iPhone? I'm now on the iCloud which I love. Make a change here (iPhone) it puts it there (computer) just like the commercial says. <br />
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Speaking of the iPhone, I took a few shots of some cookies I made. Last night and today, we're celebrating the holiday Purim. I won't go into the holiday, but if you're interested, you can learn about it <a href="http://www.beingjewish.com/yomtov/purim/meaning.html" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">here</span></a>. In honor of the holiday, we make hamentashen (3 sided cookies). I used to make these when the kids were little, put them in baskets (Shalach Manot) and deliver them to friends, family and neighbors. I hadn't done it for years and figured - why not? So here's a photo journal of some of the process (wine glasses make the best sized cookies). <br />
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And life has been still busy in the studio. I hope to get around to blogging about what I've been up to all these months. It's long overdue. But last week I learned a new technique (new to me anyway) and wanted to make a few samples to share here. I think you're going to really love it. Until then - ciao. Sorry, couldn't resist.Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263906086314534192noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119873521433702593.post-59110547157398463622012-03-05T07:00:00.005-05:002012-03-05T07:00:20.257-05:00Marvelous Monday<a href="http://lesliecodina.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Leslie Codina</span></a> makes ceramic works of art. Described as "sophisticated whimsy", her collection now includes vases, footed pots, platters, bowls and more but her favorite is still the totem. Her pieces are infused with playful color and vivid contrast. Her work is a limited edition works of art so they don't end up appearing around your corner. The poles are often referred to as ceramic totems, or urban trees yet she sometimes thinks of them as garden weeds. You can actually see creepy crawly things from the garden on some of the totems. The totems can be left out in the sun, wind and rain but have to be taken indoors during the snow. The sizes range from 5 feet - 7 feet tall. Hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday!<br />
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Tish began her journey with art jewelry via beads and polymer clay. Although her path has changed over time, they still have a place in her newer work. I enjoy her focal shapes, beautiful etchings, mixed metals and overall color composition. I hope you enjoy and have a marvelous Monday!<br />
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