Foo Fighters, Neil Diamond, and How to Keep Your Inspiration Flowing

The other night I was driving home from my other, non-jewelry job and I stumbled upon Jack Black interviewing the Foo Fighters.  I only listened to 15min worth (I had to walk the dog when I got home) and even though 1/2 that time was spent listening to “Wheels” and “My Hero” (two songs I [...]

Where Does Inspiration Strike?

I’ve been stuck on a chain for my most recent medallion (I’m a little bored with what I’ve been doing) and I’ve been trying to come up with new solutions.  This isn’t as easy as you think.  So I began to think about where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing when I’ve had that [...]

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 [...]

David Huang Rocks My World!

I’ve seen David Huang’s work in magazines before, but the Metalsmith article I read over the weekend (yes, I’m that behind in my magazines) really blew me away.  His work is so amazing and I really want to touch his work with my hands rather than my eyes.  I love that his bowls roll around, [...]

3 Days and Counting…

Only three more days until the PSG Members’ Show in Allentown.  Are you ready?  Remember that the opening is from 6-8pm on Thursday at the Baum School of Art.
Speaking of art schools, this week on Art Biz Blog’s Deep Thought Thursday Alyson asked if art can be taught.  Being artists, most comments said that techniques [...]

Environmental Inspiration

I was catching up on my blog reading after the show and Alyson Stanfield’s Deep Thought Thursday asked how much do circumstance and environment affect the type of art one makes and if it affects how it is made.  This is interesting because I’ve definitely noticed a difference in my work since I’ve set-up my [...]

The Font of Inspiration

A lot of people ask artists where their inspiration comes from.  Many times this is a hard question to answer.  It’s hard to explain how the creative process works.  That’s why you hear the same things over and over like “I draw my inspiration from nature,” “Picasso is a heavy influence on my abstract style,” [...]

Creative Everyday

Lately I ‘ve been inspired by the Creative Everyday blog to bring more artist endeavors into my daily life.  I’m trying to do more art for art’s sake (I’ve also just finished reading the article in American Craft regarding art vs design and some back posts on Luann Udell’s old blog regarding what makes an artist).  [...]

List #1: My Teachers

Gerald Cloud, Paul Campanini, Kim Finnegan-high school art teachers
Vicki Sedman-Tyler School of Art
Stanley Lechtzin-Tyler School of Art
Doug Bucci-Tyler School of Art, responsible for my metalsmithing addiction
Eun-Ju Lee-Montgomery College, I audited her class for studio time for 3 years
Munya Avigail Upin-textile techniques in metal workshop, one of the best workshops I ever took
Nick Barnes-fold-forming workshop, also [...]

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 [...]