Oldies But Goodies

Here are some oldies but goodies to get you ready for my Open Studio tomorrow.

Free (Formed) Thinking

Here is my latest creation.  I started out just messing around with folding the textured brass, thinking that it would be for one of the agates that came with the batch that the Chinle brooch used.  Once I got to where I liked the design of the metal, none of those stones seemed to fit [...]

Super Quick Post

Looky what I made this weekend…
I also made two more cuffs and got some computer work done that needed doing.  Tomorrow don’t miss the interview with Maria V. Snyder, author of Storm Glass.  It’s going to be great!

Target Gallery Downsizes the Art While Upsizing Patron Interaction

Press Release for Target Gallery’s 5 x 5 (x 5) Exhibition

Looking for a more meaningful gift to give this year?  Have you considered art?  You Alexandria has the answer.  Their upcoming exhibit, 5 x 5 (x 5) features 250 works that are all 5” x 5” x 5” or smaller.

          The exhibition kicks off with [...]

Subtraction = Addition

A few weeks ago I decided to work on a brooch that delved into the idea that I’ve been mulling over about cutting into forms that I’ve made.  Sometimes the best way to make a shape more interesting is to take away from it.  I wanted to be able to use a “stitch” idea that [...]

Working Through Motivation Loss

OK, I know I said in my last post that I would practice sawing this week, but I realized that I have very few saw blades left.  This isn’t an excuse, well, maybe it is, but I really don’t have enough saw blades to use on practice.  I broke two today making a brooch.  I [...]

Still Busy!

I just dropped my work off yesterday for the Pennsylvania Society of Metalsmiths All Members’ Show in Allentown.  I submitted a good range of my work, mostly my higher end pieces with older and new work represented.  I wanted my first show with them to show a range of my work, kind of like a [...]

State Lines

Well, my patience payed off and I finally found out that I was accepted into the VisArts Fine Arts Festival in Rockville, MD this Spring.  I started thinking about how when I lived in Maryland, I couldn’t seem to find many or get into many crafts events.  Since I’ve moved back to PA a year [...]

Brooch Impaired

Sometimes it seems that I work better when I have a set of restrictions to work within.  I made my crown for an exhibition focusing on masks, veils, and visages (it didn’t get into that one).  I created Shattered for Radical Jewelry Makeover.  Both of these pushed me to do different things that I never [...]