Flowers!

I've been on a kick lately making these flowers and then riveting them onto bronze filigree stamps. So much fun! I've been stringing them on bronze chain, silver chain and silk ribbon, as pictured here. Working with the different metals makes pieces so versatile and visually interesting. I love how you can really mix it up, making it so easy to wear with about anything.

I've also been doing more silversmithing, which is quite fun and gives a very classy look to a finished piece of jewelry. Hopefully, I can get my butt in gear and get some photos taken of them! So much to do and our busy season is just around the corner. Okay, enough of this chatter and back to the work bench! Later!

Pleats and Folds

This technique is quite fun and certainly has a large gamut of possibilities. I'm just beginning to explore this look and hope to never tire of it's beauty. It really began with boro glass and I wanted to translate in the soft glass where it is much easier to get more movement. Here are some examples with more to come.

Inspired Spring!

It's the time of year where we are enjoying the happy faces of the spring bulb flowers...crocuses, daffodils, tulips, jonquils, etc. And it's the latter that inspired me to make an implosion that mimicked the jonquil to the best of my ability. My first attempt left much to be desired, the cupped center was too pointed instead of the soft ruffled edge and the stamens left much to be desired as well. Second attempt, I was pleased with the shape but disappointed by the lack of color to the center portion of the flower. I used a different color combination to get a softer buttery center, but lost the yellow all together. My last attempt came out pretty well, but I lost some of the symmetry that I had achieved with the second. Overall, I'm starting to get the hang of this jaunty flower and will endeavor to capture it's elusive beauty!

Follow the Sun - Part II

As promised I have posted my sun piece now that it is finished in a multi media composition. This is certainly something that is new for me and it took quite a bit of time for me to finally come up with something that I'm pleased with. The background board went through quite a variation of colors before I finally came up with the final color. It's funny how you can visualize something...but when it comes to the application, it's doesn't always come out the way you think. I certainly need to explore this avenue a bit more. So, it will be interesting to see how I evolve in this area and you can watch as it happens.

Expanding My Horizons

It's my goal to keep the glass thing fresh and continually growing to a new level. I was inspired to create something entirely different (for me) when I saw this knot hole. My initial response to it was to make an orchid appear as though it were growing from it as you would maybe see in nature. I really like the outcome. After I figured out the engineering aspect of putting the two differents medias together it was actually easier than I thought it would be.

Follow the Sun!

I'm starting a new venture into multi-media art. My true passion (medium) is glass, but I really want to take it to the next step. So, here is the first step to my next multi-media piece and I'll be sure to show you the finished product...be sure to check back. This was made with borosilicate glass, off mandrel and with just one color. That's truly the beauty of boro glass...you can get such a variation with the colors.