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Wendy Edsall-Kerwin's journey to become a full-time jewelry and metals artist. Here you can find my inspirations, motivations, frustrations, and business advice that I have found through hard work and lot's of great contacts.Find Me Online At:
Better Know Your Hammer Book
Confused by all the different kinds of hammers metalsmiths use? My new book talks about what each one does and why.Want to Wear Your Hammer on Your Sleeve?
Want to help support me, but don't wear jewelry? Or do you just want to show your hammer pride? Check out my Hammermarks Zazzle store for t-shirts, mugs, etc that I designed.
Tag Archives: Middle Ages
Medieval Inspiration
It may be obvious, but I love medieval metalwork. The armor, the jewelry, the fantastic book covers. I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen some in person at various museums. (I’ve mentioned some specific ones in a previous post.) Today … Continue reading →
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Tagged armor, Inspiration, metalwork, metroplitan museum of art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Middle Ages, Museum, penannular brooch, walters art museum, Walters Museum of art
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Iron Charles
When we were on vacation last month, my husband decided to read the Song of Roland. He said it was really gory, but he enjoyed it nevertheless. In the introduction there was a quote he read to me from the Monk … Continue reading →
Posted in Metal
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Tagged charlemagne, french lyric poetry, Iron, iron charles, medieval, Metal, Middle Ages, song of roland
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On Divers Arts
In the past, I’ve mentioned the book On Divers Arts by Theophilus, a medieval treatise on painting, glassmaking, and metalwork. I was first introduced to this book in an art history class, which was cool because art historians don’t usually … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, metalsmith, Skills and Techniques
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Tagged Art history, books on techniques, medieval, Metalsmith, Middle Ages, Theophilus, Visual Arts
