Artist: D. Young
Business name: Obvious Front
Location: living room, Rock Island, IL
Website:
Obvious Front etsy shop
How do you describe the delightful robots that you make?
This is 21st Century Folk Art, like a cornhusk doll only made from electronics. There’s some humor in the mix, some dada, Luddite sabatoge. Kids like them.
What is your creative process like?
The […]
Christine Gierer has written an excellent article on three simple materials that will allow you to add color to your jewelry this year. If one won’t work for you, surely one of the others will! Visit Rena Klingenberg’s excellent Home Jewelry Business Success Tips blog to read Christine’s article.
Earrings by Christine Gierer
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Theme: Your guiding concept
Suppose that you have an idea or a concept that won’t leave you alone…you just must design something with that theme in mind, but you can’t find the notion of theme on your list of design elements and principles? Never fear, theme is a wonderful potential pathway into designing. Many many of […]
Artist: Charlene (”Cat”) Therien
Business name: C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts
Location: Peoria, IL, USA
Website: C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts
How do you describe your polymer clay work to people, Cat?
Well, that’s a good question. I tend to try a lot of different ideas and styles. However, a […]
Focal Point…show me where to look!
Just as it does in a painting, the focal point in a wonderful piece of jewelry captures your gaze and directs your eye where to settle. Additional focal points can create a sense of movement by guiding your eye around a piece. Having a strong focal point can create a […]
Make Art Monday: A new series on design!
Learning the basics of beading and jewelry making by following how-to instructions is a good way to develop a repertoire of techniques. But sooner or later, the day comes when you find yourself wondering if it would be ok to modify that pattern just a bit. As you […]
Stringing Magazine has issued a Spring challenge:
Challenge yourself by creating a piece using stringing or simple wirework techniques based on a title provided by the editors of Stringing. All entries will be posted on the website, and readers will have a chance to vote on their favorites.
The deadline for “Channeling Cinderella” is May 16, […]
Artist: Bernadine Stoopman
Location: Brisbane, Queensland (East Coast of Australia)
Websites and Blog:
Bridal Jewellery & Hair Accessories by Bernadine
Designs to Love: Bernadine’s gallery
Handcrafted Jewellry & Special Occasion Creations
Hooked on Wire blog
Bernadine, your work is so unique. How do you describe it?
Inventive and inspired are probably the first words that come to mind when describing […]
Mary of Burgundy, created for Beading for a Cure
Artist: Dulcey Heller
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Websites:
Dulcey Heller’s Beadwork
Buy the Kit
Rubber Gaskets Bracelet
Published in the June/July 2006 Beadwork
Dulcey, would you tell us how you describe your work?
My work is mostly driven by shapes, and to a lesser extent, colors, of things I observe. I am most interested […]
I don’t know about you, but I have never been quite sure how to put together a professional package to go calling on a gallery. Most of my gallery contacts have been serendipitous. I know someone who knows someone, and the next thing I know, I’m in. Not that I’ve been in too many! Maybe […]
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