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Literary Rabbit Book Club

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Last month I joined an online book/jewelry club hosted by The Rabbit Muse.  The idea is to read a book and create a piece inspired by the book.
The House at Riverton, written by Kate Morton, was the first book chosen.  I borrowed the book from the library and read it shortly after I checked it [...]

Post-Penland Depression

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

So.  I’ve been back from Penland for nearly a month.  It was an amazing journey.  Ever since I returned home, I’ve been trying to get used to the fact that I now have to cook, clean, and earn a living.   
It’s been difficult for me to realize that my normal life doesn’t include hours upon hours [...]

enamel + felt + embroidery

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

I’ve finished the crop circle embroidery project (all nine pieces).   We’re in the process of securing the pieces in the frames.  With Keith’s assistance, I’m hoping to have this project completely finished (with pictures for the blog) by the end of the week.
I’ve been busy preparing for the trip to Penland.   Electroforming, etching, reading books, [...]

Penland

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

I’m getting very excited about my upcoming trip to Penland.  
One of my first entries here on this blog is about my journey to Penland to take a weaving class with Liz Williamson.   This was my first visit to Penland and I fell in love with the place.
Keith and I went to Penland together in 2003, while we [...]

ETSY!

Monday, November 17th, 2008

I’ve finally opened a little shop on Etsy with some of my favorite items.  Most of these are the time intensive hand-carved beads, but I have a couple of raku bead sets for sale as well. Feedback is welcome!
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Birthday Weekend

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Keith & I had a nice, long, relaxing weekend together in honor of his birthday (Happy Birthday, Sweetie!).  We enjoyed great food and had the rare opportunity to play many games (I reign supreme as champion of Waterworks…he’s the king of “Adult or Club Play Sorry”).   The game book (see here and here)  saw a lot [...]

electroforming

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

I’ve recently been having a lot of fun with electroforming.  In my case, the coating is copper; however, there are apparently ways to coat things with silver, nickel, and other metals. 
The process is quite simple.   I won’t go into detail about the process because I haven’t had time to take process photos and there are [...]

woven samples & funky beads

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

I’ve been a busy bee working on my project for Handwoven Magazine.  The weaving is now finished and waiting for a bath.   Here’s a little glimpse of a rejected sample (just to prove that I still do, in fact, spend time at the loom).   It looks virtually nothing like the finished project (which is why I’m [...]

raku beads

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

I can’t believe how time flies when I’m frustrated!  I feel as though I’ve been doing a lot, but nothing’s getting completed.  
My mother and I have spent a lot of time experimenting with enamel this past weekend, but I’m really not too thrilled with the results.  I’m tired of calling Thompson Enamel to ask what [...]

July ABS - Summer Vacation

Monday, July 28th, 2008

July ABS - Summer Vacation
Originally uploaded by distracted muse
We’ve returned from our adventure at Nordhouse Dunes and I’m at home enjoying the remainder of the long weekend (just about to descend into the basement for some ceramic bead experimentation).
I’ll post more later about my new weaving project (!), the Nordhouse trip, and the bead experimentation. [...]

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