Cabbing...

My current cabs in progress! I can't wait to set them! The smaller green cabs(Prehnite and Fluorite) are for mini Man o War rings.

Clockwise.. Ocean Jasper, Ocean Jasper, Plume Agate, Ocean Jasper and Amethyst Sage Agate in the middle.

June "Talk About" with the Handmade Division Team!

Heyoooooooo! It's the monthly "talk about" blog that I share with the Handmade Division team!!!

This month's topic is...

“Do you consider yourself only a Single Discipline artist, or do you work in multi media application, and/or draw techniques from other fields to use in the creations you’re working in?”

Well to start, I LOVE creating art, and that means pretty much ANY art. Plus I have a really really short attention span, so there you go! I am in love with metals right now, but my favorite art form would have to be sculpture. I guess jewelry design is really just small sculptures that you wear on your body yes? 

My ultimate goal is to have several forms going at once. Now that I am pretty much creating on a full time schedule, I am going to start branching out soon.

I'm thinking some photography first, then I will ease my way back into a big long term sculpture project that I have had planned out for quite some time.

I also really really want to get into ceramics! And tattoos! And Glass!

Yep...

Please check out some other artists who are sharing their answers to this very same question!!!

Andes Cruz: http://andescruz.wordpress.com/
Thomasin Durgin: http://metalriot.blogspot.com/
Jewelry by Natsuko: http://jewelrybynatsuko.blogspot.com/
Lisa Hopkins Design: http://lisahopkinsdesign.blogspot.com/
Maureen BZ (Cosmo’s Moon) http://cosmosmoonjewelry.blogspot.com/
Abhaya Fibers http://abhayafibers.blogspot.com/
ArtJewel Designs http://www.artjeweldesigns.blogspot.com/
Susan Moloney http://susarto.blogspot.com/
Tamra Gentry http://jewelrydesignchronicles.wordpress.com/
HandMade Division Blog http://handmadedivision.wordpress.com/

Please note: Not all our members post their blogs at the same time of day!

Oh yeah...

One more Herkimer ring that I snuck in yesterday!

What I have been up to lately...

Hello! Here is some work that I have done over the past couple of weeks!

Slab O Rama!

Well I bit the bullet and started cabbing my own rocks! This will truly make my work 100% hand made and wow, these cabs are going to be awesome!

Have a look at some of my current slab stock!

Amethyst Sage Agate with Dendrites!

Multi colored Ocean Jasper!

Sweet!!!

Handmade Division - Talk about

This months topic -
What item do you most treasure made by another artist? ( if there is one) If not, how about what would you *like* to have?

Lets start with the first, and its a "would like to have" piece. An Octopus Chandelier made by Adam Wallacavage. You can check out Adam and his cephalopod friends here - http://www.adamwallacavage.com/octo/index.html



Next another piece that I would like to have :)
It's Rafael! by Jessica Joslin. More of her work here - http://www.jessicajoslin.com/jessica/


My favorite ring that I DO have...
From Sara Westermark! - http://www.etsy.com/shop/sarawestermark



And my awesome belt buckle from Ande Cruz! - http://www.andescruzdesigns.com/

 

Please be sure to stop by the other blogging participants and see what they find a treasure. I know I can’t wait to go see…

Bill

Jewelry by Natsuko - http://jewelrybynatsuko.blogspot.com/

Tosca - http://www.nanopod.wordpress.com

Susan Moloney - http://susarto.blogspot.com/

WATTO- http://www.wattoonline.blogspot.com

Ceeb Wassermann - http://mettledesignstudio.blogspot.com/

Beth Cyr - http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com

Rickson- http://RicksonArt.blogspot.com

Tamra Gentry http://jewelrydesignchronicles.wordpress.com/

Purified Art - http://purifiedart.blogspot.com/

Sandfibers - SandFibers – http://sandfibers.blogspot.com

ArtJewel Designs - http://artjeweldesigns.blogspot.com/

Kerin Rose-http://kerinrose.blogspot.com/

Abhaya Fibers http://abhayafibers.blogspot.com

HandMade Division Blog http://handmadedivision.wordpress.com/

Talk About... My favorite thing

Hello all!

I am joining up with some people from the Snow Leopard Network to talk about a favorite thing that I have created.

Mine would have to be my bike. I tend not to, and try not to get attached to material things, but this bike is a tuff one! It was created by a few friends and myself at a place and time that will stay with me forever. The memories are good, and I hope to have many more!



It's built from an 89' 883 Harley evo motor and a paughco frame. The fuel tank has been chopped in half on the right side to incorporate the oil tank as well. Pretty much all of the metal was fabricated from old misc parts including the exhaust. Everything on this bike was modified/fabricated in some way by us. Its a one of a kind for sure!



Please check out some other blogs with their favorite creations!

Andes Cruz

Jewelry by Natsuko

Art Jewel Designs

Istanbul Designs

A Newfangled Rhetoric

Thomasin Durgin