Posts tagged "creative wire jewelry forum"

The Year of Jewelry Project 2011

The Creative Wire Jewelry Forum is once again hosting The Year of Jewelry Project.  This year the invitation went out on social media as well as the forum, and the response has been tremendous! The basic concept of the project is “one piece, per week, for a year”.  The participants, who range from newbies to...

The Year of Jewelry Project – What’s Influencing Me in 2009

One of the things I’ve been doing over the past two years is taking a real, critical look at my work.  This is not an easy thing to do at any time, but any artist interested in growth has to be willing to go through the process of admitting what is good and what truly...

The Year of Jewelry Project 2009 (YOJ09)

After a two year hiatus, I am rejoining the Year of Jewelry Project. I participated in this project in 2004-05 and 2005-06.  The summaries of all the pieces I created during those years are here and here. I’m both dreading and excited at the idea of having to complete one piece every week for the...

Secret Santa 2008 – Sneak Peak :-)

I’m participating in the Secret Santa on CWJ again this year, and as usual, I’m choosing to work outside my comfort zone.  Back in the summer when I was teaching at Haliburton, one of the projects we did was a “freeform” bangle.  Now, anyone who knows me and has any familiarity with my past work,...

Secret Santa 2007

Once again it’s time for the Secret Santa exchange on CWJ. As usual, I decided to try my hand at something I’ve never done before. I bought a bunch of stones off eBay a while back – mixed quality for the most part, but still useful for experiments. Caveat Emptor is the rule with eBay,...