I love to just sit somewhere and draw little snippets of whatever is around, or I might go for a walk, pick things up and bring them back to the studio. While my husband watches TV I get my small sketchbook out and draw some 1″ squares. Then I take one of my finds and…
Great textures waiting to be moulded! Hard working students hand carving textures Even if you’re on crutches after a nasty fall, you can still have a lot of fun making Photopolymer plates! Using the moulding rubber was the best fun, some fantastic materials were brought in by students. They freely shared their treasures, a great…
Well it’s about time, lots of things interfered but now it’s finished! Read how this bracelet was conceived here. There were a few challenges along the way…… The little sections of the embroidery were not easy to fit, especially because the bracelet is double-sided. In the end I cut a special die for the little…
Got a new app! I think I’m a sad case! I love playing around with my photos:) This one is called SketchMee and it makes a photo into a drawing. This is me today I’ve used it for some jewellery pieces and it does a nice job of them! Okay, that’s enough of me:) Here’s…
This week I came across some long lost left-over earrings. It was a nice surprise to find them back!
I took them apart, used the PMC pods, wired them onto a bit of sterling silver chain & applied some patina.
I made my first drawing for this bracelet over 18 months ago, but as is often the case, life got in the way and nothing was done until now. I found all the materials I want to incorporate and I have the template done, great start, all I need now is some studio time! My…
A simple drawing can lead to a nice new project, look at my ‘Byron Rocks’ pendant, the design couldn’t be simpler and I had a lot of fun doing it to boot!
This morning I came across some images I liked at Flickr, they are by Dutch artist Birgit Doesborg. Take a look at her PlantAliens: http://bit.ly/bQOPar
I felt the urge to try this with a few of my own images, so I set up some Actions in Photoshop to see how that would go. I liked the results, then did it again, this time with one of my Kelp Roots line drawings. Look what came out of that:)
Here’s a quick update………. Bench top colour is on:) Now I’ve got my thinking cap on for the draw fronts – I think I’ll keep it very simple – maybe with some special handles. Any ideas? Suggestions?
I’m doing my studio make-over, a plywood wall and a strange bench top for starters!