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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Anticipation!
Just had a great mini-vacation with hubby, youngest daughter (USNA younster) visiting son and his girlfriend in Raleigh North Carolina. He was back from deploying to Afghanistan in May and we had only seen him for 3 hours before he flew back to Japan. Luckily for us the matchmaker who introduced my son to his girlfriend was getting married this weekend so he flew in for a two week vacation.
While in Raleigh we went downtown to the Market Center and visited Art Space a collective of established artists and new emerging artists. We got to spend sometime with two different artists. One well established and working in fine sterling silver clay...a bit disdainful of the copper and other metal clays, her final comment on them was "I am not sure about them but they are cheaper". The other emerging artist was great- she is working from wood blocks and found recycled wood making prints and other art objects. She was excited as she had collaborated with another artist and learned encaustic wax layering on one of her wood print blocks. She had only printed with black ink before and the bright waxes filled in the carved areas and brought the block to life... it was lovely. She has started to do some work with a theme of an adventurer doing world travel by a cargo ship, some of the blocks are already done and they look great so far....wish I would be around to see the finished exhibit.
The drive back started late as we were delivering son and girlfriend to Richmond Virginia for the festivities. Traffic was heavy through Quanitco and DC. This is where I congratulated our family in living in Upstate New York where traffic jams usually involve farm equipment slowly moving down the two lane roads. We made it as far as York PA and we were done for the night. Much to my delight while reading the local art/travel paper the next day there is a bead show going on in York today.
Free admission coupons too, okay I was really excited as I had to hope hubby and daughter would come with me. They are agreeable, okay daughter is less than thrilled listening to the sounds coming from her bed.....wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, sounds like a baby dinosaur with a marble in her mouth.
While in Raleigh we went downtown to the Market Center and visited Art Space a collective of established artists and new emerging artists. We got to spend sometime with two different artists. One well established and working in fine sterling silver clay...a bit disdainful of the copper and other metal clays, her final comment on them was "I am not sure about them but they are cheaper". The other emerging artist was great- she is working from wood blocks and found recycled wood making prints and other art objects. She was excited as she had collaborated with another artist and learned encaustic wax layering on one of her wood print blocks. She had only printed with black ink before and the bright waxes filled in the carved areas and brought the block to life... it was lovely. She has started to do some work with a theme of an adventurer doing world travel by a cargo ship, some of the blocks are already done and they look great so far....wish I would be around to see the finished exhibit.
The drive back started late as we were delivering son and girlfriend to Richmond Virginia for the festivities. Traffic was heavy through Quanitco and DC. This is where I congratulated our family in living in Upstate New York where traffic jams usually involve farm equipment slowly moving down the two lane roads. We made it as far as York PA and we were done for the night. Much to my delight while reading the local art/travel paper the next day there is a bead show going on in York today.
Free admission coupons too, okay I was really excited as I had to hope hubby and daughter would come with me. They are agreeable, okay daughter is less than thrilled listening to the sounds coming from her bed.....wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, sounds like a baby dinosaur with a marble in her mouth.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
soul recharging
Shabbat is a day of rest of relaxation a chance to recharge your spiritual batteries. For me it is a time to do something for myself something that recharges my soul.This morning I woke up left the hubby and the two boys ( that would be the dogs the only kids left at home) in bed and got a cup of coffee and started to create.
The first piece I worked on was jewelry piece from an art project I had worked on at CAJE in North Carolina. We read, dissected and learned about Torah together studying the torah protion the binding of Isaac and then looked at how artists had depicted it through the years. Was it midrash was it torah based? Then we created a unique and personal piece I did the story of Ruth, Naomi and Boaz. As a convert Ruth resonates with me- "your people are my people, your God is my God". The love between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law- is a role model that I hope to exemplify with my son's girlfriend and I pray someday his wife. I was inspired by Picasso and the women reflects both Naomi and Ruth as they were to both become mother to Ovid.
The colors in the painting were red and gold and that is reflected in the coral red beads and the gold crystals, the golden pearls and natural warmth.
From the Wednesday Wine & Women fimo clay pendants we finished wire wrapping the pendants. Only made better with crystals, glass pearls and mixed color metal spacers.
My turn to inspire this week led me to provide a bead challenge- every one got a focal piece, several small clay accent beads and several clay eye-pins the rest was left up to each artist. Since we have two artists that focus primarily on jewelry, a mixed media expert and one true novice. I supplied chain, wire, beads that matched the same color palette and the fun was on. "Owl love you always" was my finished piece!
Next week our novice beader is taking us on a field trip for her inspiration challenge we are going to the McKenzie Child Barn Sale. Her work reflects both folk art, scandanavian and victorian sometimes all on the same piece. I found myself drawn to the bold black and white pieces in the catalog and am curious which pieces grab my imagination in person.
By the time I finshed the coffee was cold, the jewelry was finished and I felt restored.
The first piece I worked on was jewelry piece from an art project I had worked on at CAJE in North Carolina. We read, dissected and learned about Torah together studying the torah protion the binding of Isaac and then looked at how artists had depicted it through the years. Was it midrash was it torah based? Then we created a unique and personal piece I did the story of Ruth, Naomi and Boaz. As a convert Ruth resonates with me- "your people are my people, your God is my God". The love between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law- is a role model that I hope to exemplify with my son's girlfriend and I pray someday his wife. I was inspired by Picasso and the women reflects both Naomi and Ruth as they were to both become mother to Ovid.
The colors in the painting were red and gold and that is reflected in the coral red beads and the gold crystals, the golden pearls and natural warmth.
From the Wednesday Wine & Women fimo clay pendants we finished wire wrapping the pendants. Only made better with crystals, glass pearls and mixed color metal spacers.
My turn to inspire this week led me to provide a bead challenge- every one got a focal piece, several small clay accent beads and several clay eye-pins the rest was left up to each artist. Since we have two artists that focus primarily on jewelry, a mixed media expert and one true novice. I supplied chain, wire, beads that matched the same color palette and the fun was on. "Owl love you always" was my finished piece!
By the time I finshed the coffee was cold, the jewelry was finished and I felt restored.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Wednesday's Women With Wine
Well we have been having so much fun making art together that we expanded our circle and added one more lovely lady to make art with. She has no experience in art but has the greatest tools imaginable a young heart and a free spirit.
So last Wednesday we got together for wine, lovely food, blessings and conversation first.
Then on to the fimo clay led by Karen we had multiple colors to choose from and made a fun cane then twisted, refolded twisted again. From there we made several bullet shaped pendants that we had cut in half then half again to get two sides with mirror images.
Then all the fun broke loose we were sharing canes, making more pendants, beads and using metal findings making earrings and pendants. Used stamps and tools and embossing powders.
While they cooked in the oven it was on to snack time with wine and mediterrean fare-think olives, roasted garlics, cheese, ham, turkey. Then topped it off with some gluten free dessert.
The pieces are waiting to be wrapped this Wednesday and to teach some simple wrapped wire beading as well. Pictures of the art to follow.
So last Wednesday we got together for wine, lovely food, blessings and conversation first.
Then on to the fimo clay led by Karen we had multiple colors to choose from and made a fun cane then twisted, refolded twisted again. From there we made several bullet shaped pendants that we had cut in half then half again to get two sides with mirror images.
Then all the fun broke loose we were sharing canes, making more pendants, beads and using metal findings making earrings and pendants. Used stamps and tools and embossing powders.
While they cooked in the oven it was on to snack time with wine and mediterrean fare-think olives, roasted garlics, cheese, ham, turkey. Then topped it off with some gluten free dessert.
The pieces are waiting to be wrapped this Wednesday and to teach some simple wrapped wire beading as well. Pictures of the art to follow.
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