A New Pendant..."Kimonofly"

Here's one I just finished....someone mentioned that they look like "Kimono Bugs" lol.....so I've name them "Kimonoflies"....

New Work!

I've been on a roll for the last week or so....I'm working on some new pieces that, well....just do it for me....

I can see these in many different permutations...I'm really happy with these, they are refinements of some earlier pieces I liked but just didn't know what to do with lol..

In the background I can hear the sounds of the Pergo floor being installed in my *gasp* NEW STUDIO!!! Pictures as soon as it is done....

A Video...with me in it

I know I"ve been very remiss in writing in my blog....but lots of stuff happening behind the scenes....here's a video I just saw that has two pieces of my work in it

http://animoto.com/play/urxhHEsj5fuY6iCtz5Fbpg

Stay tuned...soon I'll be posting lots of new work I've been doing...in the meantime...have a look at the link...the music is lovely and there's some very nice work showcased....

In A Blog

I just found out I was featured in this blog a few days ago...

rivervalleydesign.blogspot.com

thanks...it's nice to be included in your lovely blog!

Sorry that it's been awhile since I've written....lots of things going on
...we just had the new doors installed yesterday in my new studio....now I'm getting ready to do some faux finishes on the walls....once it is all done, I'll post pics!

Also, I decided to pull out of Baltimore....lots of reasons, mostly fear lol....but I'm glad I did....I feel much better now and not stressed out so much, trying to come up with a line that would work...hopefully by next year I'll be ready...
In the meantime, I'm letting the muse relax for a while as I work on the studio and enjoy the warmth and coziness of our little mountain house while it snows like a mother outside....:)

"And Now For Something Entirely Different...."

I am in the process of designing a new studio and I've very excited about it....hopefully it will be done soon, but in the meantime most of my art supplies are in boxes, waiting....

I got the urge to paint...so I set up a small table top easel in the kitchen and did this....I really enjoyed it, it's been years since I've painted....and soon I hope to combine my paintings with my polymer clay pieces by using transfers....

In the meantime....here's a potato....

"Eastern Fusion" Mjxed Media Pendant

I was invited to do a new piece for Synergy3....either collaborative or of mixed media.

I work with both resin and polymer clay, but I've never combined the two...so I thought, perfect time to try it...

Here is the result....the piece in the center was cast from a mold I made of my original....I cast resin(polyurethane plastic)with dyes and real brass metal powder....then I popped it out of the mold and buffed to a high shine with steel wool....then I added a Skinner Blend to the background of this, and made polymer clay cane adorned drop and bail....and hung it from a multistrand steel necklace....the pendant is 3" wide by 6" long

I'm pretty happy with it....and I think there will be more to come.....

A New Etsy Treasury

I'm in an Etsy treasury today....yay!