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.
Category Archives: Inspiration & Design
Repurpose – Recycle
Mum & Me – New Metalclay Mixed Media Bracelet
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…
Byron Rocks!
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!
A Kaleidoscope Made From A Drawing
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:)
Shigeo Fukuda’s Shadow Sculpture – Lunch With a Helmet On
I got a book from the library called: ‘Masters of Deception’ Shigeo Fukuda’s work is the most incredible to me, have a look at this video…
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!)
The Visual Journal – 7 Tips To Help You Build the Most Valuable Resource Any Artist Could Have – A Treasury of Ideas!
it is one of the most important skills for any artist to learn; where to find inspiration and then how to translate it into an unique piece of work. The process is not difficult, it requires thought, sometimes a lot of it, and, having your eyes open and attuned to your surroundings. Ideas can come from anything around you.
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…
Pandanus Leaf Litter
Easter at Fingal Heads Peter & I finally had some time off on the Easter long weekend! It’s been a while… Took my camera (of course) and looked around for some nice textures that I could translate into PPPs. Shot lots of nonsense…… And hundreds of rocks! (great textures) But the shot I wanted to…
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…