Beach views

Curt and I are making our plans for another Artfest trip.  It made me think about the beautiful beaches where we find sea glass and stones.  Thought you might like to see a couple of photos from those places.  I love the line of red growth along this log.  The textures of the log inspire some of my forging marks on my silver work.

The combination of sand and rocky shorelines make for some very interesting beach combing.

Messy Atmosphere

Some people need order.  Some need complete chaos.  I seem to be somewhere in the middle.  I have a nicely sized table to work on - probably 4' x 6' BUT I only seem to have about a 12" square space that remains clear enough for work.  My girlfriend Gail and I were talking about our "messes".  We have decided to cut ourselves some slack...our excuse... you can't clean and be creative at the same time! Works for us - what about you?

Earrings

Earrings - I like creating them, but it is sometimes very difficult to make items created by nature close enough to be called a pair.  BUT these were really good!

A new pair of earrings in the same idea vein as the pearl and disc necklace I posted before.  I really enjoy texturing the metal... making marks in it to create a more organic surface.

I created this pair of earrings from a long rectangle of sterling silver with fresh water pearls.  Sensing a theme here of silver and pearls?  I do love them!

ATC published

    An ATC challenge from Artfest was published in a great book from J.K. Ludwig entitled "Collaborative Art Journals".  I was lucky enough to be one of the participants chosen for the publication.  I thought I would show a couple of steps of creating my ATC.

    
      I needle felted several owl faces onto one piece of felt.  I loved the rows of eyes all looking at me as I developed the faces!

     Each owl had free motion stitching around the features to give more definition and texture.  The ATC challenge forced me to experiment which is a really good thing!

Bee Shay was the organizer of the ATC trade.  The theme was A Walk in the Woods.  Thanks to Bee Shay for her wonderful organizing skills and to L.K. for including our Artfest ATC trade in her book.

Holiday Art Sale at 212

Saturday, December 5th, was the first day for the Holiday Art Sale at 212 Art Association.  It was wonderful to spend time getting to know some of the creative people that make up 212.  They have a wonderfully active group.  My friend Kat and I worked in the gift wrapping room.  It was fun to see all the items being chosen as gifts.  If you are in the mood for great gift items for your family, friends or yourself please check out the variety of items at 212.  The sale runs through December 18th.