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7 Simple Ways To Say “No” at zenhabits
Image Source I don't think there's a person alive who has not been caught saying 'yes' when they should have said 'no' When I read this post on 'zenhabits' it certainly rang true for me….. " To learn to say “No”, we have to first understand what’s resisting us about it. Below are common reasons…
UFOs – That Means ‘Un-Finished Objects’ to me!
Do you have UFOs lying around? Or are you the super organised type that starts something and finishes it before starting something else? I have decided that the time is finally right to tackle my box of UFOs!
Swarovski at the Salon del Mobile 2010 – Milano
Swarovsky’s display at Milan’s Salon del Mobile was awesome! Check out some of the pieces displayed!
Creativity & Play: Enjoyment Is the Key!
I believe that everybody is creative! No exceptions!
When students attend my classes for the first time I often hear remarks like this:
“I can’t even draw a straight line” (therefore I am not creative)
“I have tried things before but never really found anything I can do creatively” (so you can see I’m just not creative!)
“I have no ideas!” (that proves I’m not creative!)
Photo Polymer Plates for Jewelry Artists
The use of Photo-polymer Plates in the Visual Arts is extensive! Although Photo-polymer Plates were developed for Flexographic (industrial) printing, artists soon found ways to exploit this very versatile material for making art prints, etchings, artist books and more.
Balloons!
Got up early (again) this morning, look at what I saw out of my back door! My Melbourne studio has a small shopping centre at the back and as the sun came up it cast this golden glow over all the buildings, and the balloons! I thought that was a nice start to the day….
Wattle Seedpods Inspire a Titanium Pendant
When we lived at Tamborine Mountain there was a straggly Wattle tree on our property. When we bought the place the real estate agent told us it was a rubbish tree and to cut it down, silly man! It was the only fully grown tree on the land, so we kept it, grew some Staghorn…
Brunswick Bracelet
Last year I created my Brunswick Bracelet for the Metalclay Masters Registry program, for which I was invited to be an adviser, only one of fifteen artists world-wide, I was in illustrious company there. This bracelet was one I would never have attempted if it hadn’t been for this program. The idea came about when…
Flower Brooch
Leucadendron Drawing I bought a bunch of flowers…. to cheer myself up:) I always like the more sculptural flowers, Proteas, Waratahs and these Leucadendrons. All these are from the same botanical family, originating from South Africa, they grow very well in Australian gardens. One flower had broken off it’s stem and was laying there, teasing…