Line drawings into Small Wire Sculpture

Found these Sketches that I made into small wire sculptures.
Great fun working with wire!

Fused Glass Cufflinks

One of the glass Artists at the Art Glass Guild, http://www.agasc.org/ suggested some items for men. Since I Had done tie tacks for fathers day and because a fellow from Australia in Studio 25 said the style "down under" was to wear your dress shirt with no tie with cuff links! I made some up with some eyes that would have turned into earrings!

This is a better picture of a pendant from a May firing.

These are drawn with glassline and colored with frit.

New horse etched on green Dichroic glass.

"Fatcat" in glass
 

Prints from Printmaking workshop

Eye of the Cat
This is a photo I thought of working from in Helen Wilson's http://www.helenwilsonartist.com/  Printmaking workshop today.  Our printer is not working so I worked from some older photo's I had.  My first thought was to print from some very old copper plates from college.  After trying that for too long I did a drypoint etching on plexiglass.

Each print has little differences, the wiping off of the ink is critical to the outcome.
I was photographing in poor lighting.  Thats why they are all different colors!

Also tried embossing with one of my little wire sculptures. I'm very impressed with the detail.   I worried it would dry flatter.....they seem to be fine!  I'll have to try daylight photos!

One AP or artist proof and 6 prints.  In daylight the prints differ, partly from wiping and in part because of the different paper used.  Very fun thing to do!

Dog sketch # 11 and 6 Cats

Sadie, Fatcat, Zeus and Flurry looking so comfortable I stood there and did a quick sketch!

 The next night I took more time and drew just the cats.  Pen and graphite.

Sketches from figure drawing

Sketches from figure drawing last night. 2 minute, 4 minute, 2, 8 minute, 16, minute, 32 minute. Zeus sleeping later that night. ( I tried a couple wire sketches I'll add later)

Have to get better lighting to take the photo's

Sketches and Spring Flower Photos

Got some good shots of flowers this evening. 

Zeus sleeping and zebra sketch for wire.

Art Glass Guild Patio Sale and some new glass

Time for another Patio sale! This is the largest display of Art Glass in Southern California, if you love glass you won't want to miss it! http://www.agasc.org/index.php?page=events

I am also particpating in the Talmadge Artshow http://www.talmadgeartshow.com/ on Sunday, tomorrow! I'm also trying to work some glass into the new wire earrings I did for the Ramona Studio Tour. They were a popular item!