Showing posts with label wire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wire. Show all posts
Sunday, October 30, 2011
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
New wire sketches for The Ramona Open Studios Tour
Some new wire sketches for the Ramona Open Studios Tour http://www.zhibit.org/ramonaart This is a really fun event, 15 Artists open their studios for the weekend. Tickets are $10 with a map and brochure. You travel at your own pace to some Very interesting Art spaces. I will be with Carol Levin, Her studio has incredible views of the local mountains, a stream and lake views. I'll have my fused Glass jewelry and larger glass work as well as the wire sculpture and some new wire earrings.
You have to use some imagination to see them as finished earrings!
You have to use some imagination to see them as finished earrings!
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Fused Glass Earrings, Copper necklace, Cat Sketches
Fused Dichroic Glass and Silver Earrings
These were made for an artist friend in trade for a beautiful pastel painting she did of our dog Sadie
Copper necklace. I enjoy the forming and hammering, having the joints makes for a better fit. The first one that was one piece had to be fit to each neck.
I've been surprised that the copper necklaces lay flat and are comfortable to wear.
Quick sketches of new cat Spotessa or "Fatcat" She is quite a charactor I plan a little book about her coming to her new home.
Not long after we got her we were given 2 kittens. She didn't like them at first, now she enjoys them and they play.
She REALLY didn't like Sadie when they met, now they are getting along fine!
These were made for an artist friend in trade for a beautiful pastel painting she did of our dog Sadie
Copper necklace. I enjoy the forming and hammering, having the joints makes for a better fit. The first one that was one piece had to be fit to each neck.
I've been surprised that the copper necklaces lay flat and are comfortable to wear.
Quick sketches of new cat Spotessa or "Fatcat" She is quite a charactor I plan a little book about her coming to her new home.
Not long after we got her we were given 2 kittens. She didn't like them at first, now she enjoys them and they play.
She REALLY didn't like Sadie when they met, now they are getting along fine!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A Wire Demo!!
Guess what! Linda Doll, painter, digital photographer, graphic artist, instructor and juror of art contests. Can't be the demo artist for the Ramona Art Guild http://www.ramonaartguild.org/ tomorrow so they have asked me to demo WIREWORK!! This should be interesting! Looking back at some of my first wire sculpture , I've found some that would make a cool slideshow:
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Art Glass Assosiation of Southerm California's Annual Show
My entry in the " wearable " catagory at the AGASC show click title for more information. I'm late on this announcement, the reception is next Friday Nov. 6th. I sat the show yesterday, as always some great art glass to see! I got a 3rd place for my "wearable" entry pictured below. Show ends Nov. 15th. I went to the Calder jewelry exhibit at the Museaun of Art,Balboa Park, San Diego. People keep comparing my new wire work to Calder"s (Thats very nice!!) its worth the visit. I appreciate the work looking so handmade!
My glass work is always available at Studio 25, Spanish village
http://www.agasc.org/index.php?page=guild_home
My entry in the kilnformed catagory, a glass interpretation of an old watercolor.
Last springs poppy......post needed some color!
My glass work is always available at Studio 25, Spanish village
http://www.agasc.org/index.php?page=guild_home
My entry in the kilnformed catagory, a glass interpretation of an old watercolor.
Last springs poppy......post needed some color!
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Copper necklace
Here is a new Copper necklace, I like to work with metals, the copper is a good way to experiment with large gauge wire without the expence of Silver.
The first necklace seemed to have to be bent or fitted to indivual necks so on this one I made a joint. It worked well, fits down on individual necks much better.
This one I simplified even more.
An artist friend won a wire necklace at the Ramona Art Guilds Wire demo I did. When she wore it I could see she needed some earrings to wear with it. This is the first pair I tried, the photo makes them look huge, I have to get some copper wire the right gauge and try some more.
This pendant with embedded silver fired looking copper so I thought it would be a good one to make a copper necklace to go with it. I think I'll try a smaller gauge wire.
This is the finished necklace:
The first necklace seemed to have to be bent or fitted to indivual necks so on this one I made a joint. It worked well, fits down on individual necks much better.
This one I simplified even more.
An artist friend won a wire necklace at the Ramona Art Guilds Wire demo I did. When she wore it I could see she needed some earrings to wear with it. This is the first pair I tried, the photo makes them look huge, I have to get some copper wire the right gauge and try some more.
This pendant with embedded silver fired looking copper so I thought it would be a good one to make a copper necklace to go with it. I think I'll try a smaller gauge wire.
This is the finished necklace:
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Dichroic Glass Jewelry, the hard way!
I've been asked Many times "How do you make your Dichroic Glass Pendants?" Here are the steps in the process. I don't take any shortcuts, I'm going for a quality product, something very special.
This is the dichroic glass before it is cut:
A glass cutter is used to cut the pieces. 2 or 3 layers of glass for each pendant.
Dichroic glass looks one color when viewed from the top, the color from a 45 degree angle will look closer to the color it will turn out after firing.
Here are the layers stacked up
A small engraving tool is used for removing some of the Dichroic coating thus creating the designs, this part takes some time and design skills.
Handmade silver bails are made:
All the pieces ready for final careful cleaning with alcohol.
Stacked and ready to fire on kiln shelf above and after 1 1/2 hour firing to just under 1500' F below:
The fired pieces, its very hard to get a good picture of dichroic glass as its colors change when viewed from slightly different angles. I am happy with the way these turned out although surprised the background color is more gold than red! The back sides ready for signing. The long pendant is now available at The Art Glass Guild, Studio 25, Spanish Village, San Diego. http://www.agasc.org/index.php?page=44
Contact me if you are interested in a tiny work of art!
This is the dichroic glass before it is cut:
A glass cutter is used to cut the pieces. 2 or 3 layers of glass for each pendant.
Dichroic glass looks one color when viewed from the top, the color from a 45 degree angle will look closer to the color it will turn out after firing.
Here are the layers stacked up
A small engraving tool is used for removing some of the Dichroic coating thus creating the designs, this part takes some time and design skills.
Handmade silver bails are made:
All the pieces ready for final careful cleaning with alcohol.
Stacked and ready to fire on kiln shelf above and after 1 1/2 hour firing to just under 1500' F below:
The fired pieces, its very hard to get a good picture of dichroic glass as its colors change when viewed from slightly different angles. I am happy with the way these turned out although surprised the background color is more gold than red! The back sides ready for signing. The long pendant is now available at The Art Glass Guild, Studio 25, Spanish Village, San Diego. http://www.agasc.org/index.php?page=44
Contact me if you are interested in a tiny work of art!
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