days in the life of an art jewelry creator
Posted in Colors and Shapes, Out and About on May 31st, 2009
On a recent trip to Filoli in Woodside California, I took my macro lens to practice framing shots. In addition to dozens and dozens of flower photos I also took some photos of bits of metalwork and other structures. And, here are some of the plants:
Posted in Galleries on May 28th, 2009
Last Saturday I placed thirteen necklaces and three pairs of earrings in the cases just inside the door of the Pacific Art League Gallery at 668 Ramona in Palo Alto, CA. The gallery is open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the next few days I’ll [...]
In order to finish my piranha and woodpecker wire sculptures, I need to modify some pliers so they don’t scratch up the steel wire. Pliers before modification Pliers after the teeth were filed off the inside the the jaws. And, while I’m taking pictures of tools, here’s a look at my chasing and [...]
Posted in Galleries, New Designs, Out and About, Shows, artists, processes on May 25th, 2009
Three rings set with three different stone setting techniques: flush, channel, and prong. The steel part was made from a spent flex shaft mandrel. The business end of the steel is the part closest to the handle. Below is the tool put together. The first ring with flush set stones was made by carving wax [...]
Posted in Out and About, environment on May 21st, 2009
Here’s a clever ‘tool’: Drink Holder, Zelda’s Restaurant, Capitola, CA Another CAT at the beach… …sandscaping the river channel back to it’s summer location. We learned that it’s an annual move. Your guess? Something to do with the channel move Seagulls and summer homes Freshening up for summer
Posted in Colors and Shapes, random on May 21st, 2009
The macro lens practice continues….
As mentioned on May 18th, the flush setting technique for setting large oval stones requires quite a bit of strength compared to setting round stones in the 2 to 4 mm size range. And, it also requires these special tools made from a finish nail or a flexshaft tool mandrel.
Posted in Friends, environment on May 19th, 2009
Friend, fellow jeweler, and Out on a Whim store owner, Beki Haley, is looking for ideas on how to reduce plastic use at her store and at shows. If you have some ideas, head on over to her blog and share.
Posted in Colors and Shapes on May 19th, 2009
Shooting photos of tiny shiny objects requires practice. The photos shown here are from some of my macro practice sessions around the yard. Natural daylight vs. studio lighting. Matte objects vs. shiny objects. The simillarity in the outdoor macro shots and the jewelry shots is the size of some of the objects. I admit it, [...]
Posted in New Designs, processes on May 19th, 2009