A Splash of Paint
Since I joined the local Gin Gin Art Society I have been inspired to do some painting, something that has been on the back burner in my life for a long time. As I child I always had a pencil/chalk/paintbrush/crayon/charcoal/pastels or some implement in my hand that made marks on a surface. Fortunately my parents supported this developing 'habit' and kept the sheets of butchers paper coming!
So here is my first finished piece in pen and watercolour - 'Ring of Bright Water'
Biting the Bullet
What do you do when someone hands you a bucket load of these?
You Bead-em-Up of course!
Had a great time beating them, heating them, drilling holes, dipping them in enamel and acid etching - oops where did the thin end go?
Then I thought I should actually make something.
Had a great time beating them, heating them, drilling holes, dipping them in enamel and acid etching - oops where did the thin end go?
Then I thought I should actually make something.
I recon I should get through this lot in ohhhhhhhh around 20 years or so!
That's what has been scattered all over my bead table and the floor this Wednesday.
And if anybody needs any - I'm ya gal!
Become. . .
be.come [bih-kuhm]
verb
alter, change, transform, come to be, develop, emerge, grow, mature, metamorphose, ripen, shift, wax
A beautiful ceramic affirmation focal from Earthenwood Studio
Heavy brass wire that has been flattened, curved and distressed, as sometimes we must be.
More brass wire has been curled and spiralled to remind us that the state of becoming is not always straight forward.
An artisan made lamp work bead from Radiant Mind, to remind us that following our heart is part of the process.
Amazonite - for your hopes and dreams
A tiny key to unlock your path and open doors
And finally a little pewter flower as a vision of what we can become when we fully bloom.
I Have Closure!
No NO now I've scared you away! This is not some long winded gushing about my life.
This post is about closure - you know BUTTONS!
All started with some buttons I made for a friend, then thing spiralled out of control and I went nuts.
They were so much fun to make and there are more to come.
These are off to our local gallery on their handmade cards coloured with tea.
What do you think of the idea of making them as brooches? The gallery has a lot of visits from 'grey nomads' on their way north/south and I have an idea for a range of Aussie icons which I think will appeal.
This post is about closure - you know BUTTONS!
All started with some buttons I made for a friend, then thing spiralled out of control and I went nuts.
They were so much fun to make and there are more to come.
These are off to our local gallery on their handmade cards coloured with tea.
no capitals
that's right, there will be no capital letters in this post. not one. which will probably make it hard to read. a bit like trying to decypher one of those not 'plain english' legal documents. you know the ones, full of aforesaids and no punctuation. just one huge paragraph.
why no capitals, i hear you ask, well i am typing with the 'hunt and peck' method with only my right hand.
for some reason my carpel tunnel problem has flared up big time and 24 x 7 wrist brace and rest is my only option. so no typing and no beading aaaaarrrrrg. oh and no exclaimation marks either. hopefully another week and i will be back in action.
sigh . . . can't wait.
why no capitals, i hear you ask, well i am typing with the 'hunt and peck' method with only my right hand.
for some reason my carpel tunnel problem has flared up big time and 24 x 7 wrist brace and rest is my only option. so no typing and no beading aaaaarrrrrg. oh and no exclaimation marks either. hopefully another week and i will be back in action.
sigh . . . can't wait.
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