It's still wet in this photo, but there's the purple!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Studio Ceiling Color
We bought paint today! The light blue is the ceiling color. The walls and floors are bright secondary colors, or will be. Two walls are going to be bright leafy green, two will be medium vibrant purple and the floor will be shiny orange. I love bright colors. My son said, "Oooh, it sounds like what would happen if we fed the dog Skittles and then he puked!" I thanked him for that visual, but I think he's wrong.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Studio- Electrified
We have lights! And power! And a dedicated circuit for the kiln!
It's coming true, it really is.
It's coming true, it really is.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Studio Beginnings
I've been scraping the floor in what will be my studio. I have blisters on my blisters, but they are hopeful blisters. The electrical is going in even as I'm typing this. I am thinking about paint colors. Right now I'm thinking brights. What do you think?
I'll be torching and perhaps beading and maybe photographing in here. There's a decent amount of natural light, both to the East and the North, and I'm planning to have super bright task lighting. I'll probably lose a bit of the light from the North due to ventilation needs. Under the window in the photo will be the primary lampworking surface and will include a counter for the kiln. I haven't quite figured out rod storage, I'm waiting till the counter is in for advanced visualization of the details.
This has been a long time coming, and I'm so excited!
I'll be torching and perhaps beading and maybe photographing in here. There's a decent amount of natural light, both to the East and the North, and I'm planning to have super bright task lighting. I'll probably lose a bit of the light from the North due to ventilation needs. Under the window in the photo will be the primary lampworking surface and will include a counter for the kiln. I haven't quite figured out rod storage, I'm waiting till the counter is in for advanced visualization of the details.
This has been a long time coming, and I'm so excited!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Beaded Totem Cane
It's finished!
Gee, that took about forever to do. I really enjoyed the process, and I like the finished product.
Gee, that took about forever to do. I really enjoyed the process, and I like the finished product.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Beaded Cane Progress Report
It's coming along, slow but sure. It's a much more meditative process than even regular beading, which is pretty contemplative on its own. I think because I want to only include symbols of things which mean something to me, things which have a certain amount of power in my life. I am finding that even if the symbol in my head is translated rather poorly to a beaded representation it still retains its power for me. The symbols feel relatively primitive and oddly powerful. This process has been more about interior progress than exterior, and that's okay.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Published!
I just got my contributor's copy of the Nov/Dec 2008 issue of Step by Step Beads! I have 2 bracelet patterns in it.
Celtic Flags:
Greek Key:
I'm terribly excited about it. The only small bummer is that they didn't publish any of my contact information or my etsy store name. Next time I'll be sure to remind them. If there is a next time!
Celtic Flags:
Greek Key:
I'm terribly excited about it. The only small bummer is that they didn't publish any of my contact information or my etsy store name. Next time I'll be sure to remind them. If there is a next time!
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