The Pink Hare

more pics from penland

  This is the mostly finished Moth shrine .The only thing missing in this picture is the chain I made for it .

 

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Home safe and sound

 If not a little bit tired . I guess it was a bad idea to drink so much espresso everyday .cause now I feel like i've been run over !

 I had a beyond amazing time . This experience has given me so many new ideas and really shown me that I want to focus more on the art aspects of jewelry . As much fun as it is to make steampunk ,Victorian jewelry I miss the challenge finer jewelry presents .
   
 I adore this necklace ! I really look forward to experimenting with shapes and tin in the future .

So I think once i get my head back on straight thats what I will focus more on . Don't worry I'll still make my fun stuff but it just won't be the center of what i do .

pictures from penland

I don't think there are words that could really express just how amazing this year is . So have some pictures with a few explanations. 
 The necklace was part of the first day challenge. We had to take two objects from a bundle we were given and create something with them . I chose the poker chips and plastic silverware . I don't really feel like I took the challenge as seriously as I should have but I had fun.
 The button and rose piece were the second assignment . We had to trap a found object using sheet metal and prongs we cut out of the sheet metal . It was fun !
 The bug is a piece of tin and two pieces of copper riveted together . I had to remake this piece as I didn't fully think through it .

this piece you make recognize  from my sketchbook

And this piece is my big project . a bug shrine ! I am so happy with how this is coming along.

first day at penland

this is my room   I'm in the attic of the craft house . it's one of the original buildings .  Not much has happened today. I did see a luna moth . LIVE !!!

Tomorrow I leave for Penland

 and luckily this year my lap top isn't broken . so if all goes according to plan I'll update with at least pictures everyday ! I'll be taking a two week long course on jewelry with the amazing Robert Ebendorf . I am so so excited .

Lazy Days .

This morning was one of those nice lazy moments . Where the cats are in bed with you and everything is just right .Of course I had to eventually get up but I couldn't resist  snapping a quick picture of one of our cats . This is Ganesh ,he looks so happy  .
 Lately I've had so many ideas running though my head that I've come to realize just how important my moleskin is. I think every artist should carry around a notebook or something. I use mine for everthing from jewelry design ,addresses,shopping lists ,small journal entries and pictures of things that catch my eye in magazines.  I don't know what I would do without mine .

Dirty little secret .

I have a twitter . There I admit it ! If you want to follow my strange little tweets pinkhare tweets . Like I need more things to fill my time with .

 OMG penland is in 6 days !