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Lisa Holley is a member of the Starving Jewelry Artists Etsy Street Team. The Dora, Alabama resident is helping to promote the team by featuring other members on her webjam site.
This week, it’s my turn.
Thanks Lisa!
Part 2 of my interview with Angela Neal of Jewelry Report is now up!
This part deals with my thoughts about making and the inspirations for my designs.
Many thanks to Angela for a wonderful article!
Enjoy!
I was recently contacted by Angela Neal of Jewelry Report, asking to interview me for an article. I’m happy and grateful for the opportunity!
Part 1 of the article was posted today, and deals with selling jewelry tutorials online.
Part 2 will be published on Thursday, and I’ll post the link then.
About Jewelry Report (from the website) The Jewelry Report is intended to be a place to find news, reviews, tools & tips, and more miscellaneous information from the jewelry making and design world, featuring articles by jewelry enthusiasts and experts. News Science brings us new materials and designers create innovative techniques every day. We look at hot new trends in jewelry making, along with what’s hot in jewelry fashion, and other news from the jewelry industry. Read about how cutting edge designers are taking jewelry to new levels and discover what trends that could lead the way for the jewelry of tomorrow. Reviews There are literally thousands of jewelry related web pages on the net. We try to bring you the best. Our writers give their opinion on some of the best supplier sites, jewelry blogs and how-to educational sites, as well as reviewing new jewelry making books and materials. Tools & Tips In this section our contributors share their own experiences and present some solutions to common jewelry making problems as well as offer up a few clever shortcuts to save you time and hassle. More Miscellaneous Information We bring you a random assortment of articles such as ‘Why jewelry making and cats don’t mix’, ‘How to find your signature jewelry style’, ‘The problems and pitfalls of pricing your work’ and many more jewelry related topics, all served up with a dash of humor and the wry wisdom that comes from getting it right only after getting it wrong. Happy reading and beading!
I’m going to be minus my internet access for a few days. *GASP! Hand on forehead, completely overacting*
I’m still going to be busily working on my tutorials though.
For those of you purchasing tutorials over the next couple days (thank you!), please hang tight if you run into any problems. I’ll be back online on Sunday evening, so I’ll deal with any issues then.
Have a great end of the week/weekend!
Shiva’s Pomander (2009)
Fine silver, sterling silver
Pendant: L 6.1 cm x W 3.2 cm
Chain: 88 cm
Constructed, coiled, cold joined, flameworked
A little over a year ago, Perri Jackson sent me Strange Attractor, a stunning wire bead she’d made as a thank you gift for helping her with a tutorial. Looking at it, I wondered how the structural coiling technique she used could be adapted to something other than a bead. Something like a locket maybe… It got me puzzling…
An opportunity to experiment came in the form of a call for entry from Rails End Gallery. Every year the gallery hosts a show featuring work by the faculty of the Haliburton School of the Arts. This year, the theme is “Vessel”.
Originally, I had wanted to make the vessel to house this heart, but screwed up – err… made a Design Choice that ended up creating a much larger container than intended. The original design would have hung horizontally, with the chain running through the centre. With this one, the design lends itself better to a vertical orientation.
This week when I was talking to Perri, I mentioned that I was working on a locket-type piece for the show. She asked what it looked like. “Sort of like a Shivalingam,” I said.
So… the piece is heading out the door today to get sent up to Haliburton. There is, of course, the obligatory Artist Statement that goes with it:
In Hinduism, the lingam is a symbol of Shiva. Worn in a similar fashion as a Christian cross, the intent is to draw the blessings of the Higher Power to the wearer. Using structural coiling and weaving techniques developed by Perri Jackson, I decided to interpret this symbol as a pomander worn over the solar plexus. It allows the wearer to carry a prayer or fresh flowers within: a reminder to always recognize the Source of all life’s gifts.
VESSEL: HSTA Faculty Exhibition
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre
23 York Street
Haliburton, Ontario, K0M 1S0
June 30 – July 30, 2009
www. railsendgallery.com
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Standard Form Ring
Sterling silver, jasper
Constructed, cold connected
Size 10
Yes I’m posting the same project as in Week 2. At that point I had written the instructions for the tutorial, and the carnelian ring posted was the product of the writing process. This time the ring is the product of the photography process. I have now completed two of the six tutorials I need to write for my class. Number three is written and transcribed to computer; photography for that project will happen tomorrow. With any luck, number three will be done by Wednesday.
I’m now into the most challenging part of my schedule for the year. With five weeks to go until my class, I’m multitasked up to wazoo. I’ve been taking advantage of the convenience my netbook is offering me: I can sit out on the front porch and work in the warmth of a sunny day while my children play in the yard. If they are working on an educational CD doing “homework” on the clunker laptop in the kitchen, I can also sit at the table and do “my” homework.
Life is humming along…
Next week’s project will be much more spectacular, I promise. It’s in the finishing stages now, and will be on its way to the Rails End Gallery this week for the HSTA Faculty Exhibition, “Vessel”, which opens on June 30.