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Claymagination: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015. The Beach House and The Artist's Mark. The Arctic Fox asked if I found the storms and surging waters depressing or unsettling. These suit me. They suit my moods, fire my imagination and I find I sit and watch nature unfold in all it's power and beauty and can't be bothered with television. There is even a sound, quite distinct, that you hear when the tide comes in. The new (old) studio is up and running and working perfectly. I can get as messy as I want! Hello, I'm back!
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Claymagination: The Sand Sweeper - Completed
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Thursday, October 10, 2013. The Sand Sweeper - Completed. The Sand Sweeper, version #1. The Sand Sweeper, version #2. Now, how to complete it! I got stuck until I got frustrated and angry (ok, I got mad! And that's when I'm able to throw caution to the wind and just play "what if? Maybe that says a lot about my state of mind at that time! See, I need. The beach - it keeps me sane! The effect was that of an anchor, but it created a problem - it visually takes your eye down rather than up to the face, and ...
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Claymagination: May 2013
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Here is the beginning of the next character - The Sand Sweeper:. I saw her this morning, Mama! Who did you see, child? I saw her but she didn't know I was watching.". How do you know she didn't see you, child? No Mama, it was real! I know it was her! She looked just the way you told me when you read me the poems from the Northern Skalds. She was tall with long, silver hair. Wisps of foam clung to the strands and crystals were twined in between, crystals that made song! Startled, ...
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Claymagination: Perfection = Predictable = Boring! The Artist's Mark
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Perfection = Predictable = Boring! It feels great to be back in the saddle! Pattern assembled from scraps cut from the kaleidoscope cane. I've touched on this before. We create art because we have something to say, something that can best be said visually, not verbally. The viewer of our art completes the creative act by responding to the art. One thing that can derail this interaction is boredom (there are other things which I'll talk about another time). The mark of the artist...
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Claymagination: October 2013
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Monday, October 28, 2013. Sometimes we get out of the habit of making stuff, and it's easy to think the well has gone dry - I have nothing more to offer creatively - who do I think I am anyway, an artist? Thursday, October 10, 2013. The Sand Sweeper - Completed. The Sand Sweeper, version #1. The Sand Sweeper, version #2. Now, how to complete it! I got stuck until I got frustrated and angry (ok, I got mad! And that's when I'm able to throw caution to the wind and just play "what if? I needed considerable ...
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Claymagination: September 2013
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013. 6 Days and counting! I'm on the road - one last meeting with the Sand Sweeper, then home and on the brink of another adventure. There is a need at the beach - more is unfolding than was anticipated and an awakening stirs urgently below the surface. I'm writing with tiny keys on a mobile device (does anyone have fingers that fit these things? Mine cover 5 keys at once, and each key has several possibilities.) Uffdah! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Claymagination: Wine Country Tessellated Necklace and Bracelet
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Saturday, April 11, 2015. Wine Country Tessellated Necklace and Bracelet. The Wine Country necklace is finished. It proved a challenge since I wanted the kaleidoscope beads to not rotate and therefore made two channels for stringing. The round beads only have one hole, so the challenge was to find appropriate accent beads that would gradually channel into the one hole beads. A close-up view is below:. Click on images to see larger versions. The clasp is also handmade, from coated brass wire:. Thank you f...
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Claymagination: The Beach House and The Artist's Mark
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015. The Beach House and The Artist's Mark. The Arctic Fox asked if I found the storms and surging waters depressing or unsettling. These suit me. They suit my moods, fire my imagination and I find I sit and watch nature unfold in all it's power and beauty and can't be bothered with television. There is even a sound, quite distinct, that you hear when the tide comes in. The new (old) studio is up and running and working perfectly. I can get as messy as I want! Hello, I'm back!
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Claymagination: April 2013
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Friday, April 12, 2013. More Burlesque Blend pieces as I prepare to teach these upcoming workshops (yes, I'm anal-retentive, obsessive-compulsive! The interesting thing about this particular colour combination is how beautiful it looks on all types of skin. Pasty-white or deeply-tanned, this just glows. Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Studio Tip #5: Slicing a Round Log. I'm up to my eyeballs preparing for the upcoming workshops that I'll be teaching over the next 4 weeks! In the meantime, here's a short video...
