Not enough hours in a day...

It has certainly been a busy several weeks doing shows just about every weekend.  I have met so many interesting new people.

I will be doing the Keene Art Tour this coming weekend.  Check out the website:  www. KeeneArtTour.com for more Information.  I will be located in Terri Lipman's studio along with Kyle Stuckey, at 103 School Street.  We had so much fun last year, and I am really looking forward to doing it again.  If you are reading this, hope to see you there!

Here are a few new items.  I am having a great time making pendants, and then finding interesting beads to accent them.  Also a photo of my setup at one of the shows, and of course my "Cat's Meow" inspiration.  The neat piece made with an old shutter was crafted by my friend Lynne Mason, and "No, I won't sell it!"

 

"THE CAT"

 

 

 

 

You can never have too many grandkids!

This was just a great week welcoming a new granddaughter in Pennsylvania.  She is beautiful, with lots of dark hair and big blue eyes.  If that wasn't enough, I had a surprise visit with my son, David, his lovely wife, Anna, and their four terrific boys.  This was a big event as they live in Poland!  We enjoyed a picnic at the lake and a great time of swimming and visiting.

Two new pieces:

New baby has arrived!!!

We have a new baby girl born last Saturday!  I am traveling to PA tomorrow for a busy, busy weekend.  I can hardly wait to see little Olivia...

I haven't been posting much, but I have been working!  Here are a few of the latest.

 

 

                                     

Just a quick one!

This is just a quick post.  I am headed to Pennsylvania this weekend to celebrate my grandson's third birthday.  It should be a fun (if not relaxing) time!

I am still playing with mokume gane.  I just love this technique.  As you slice away the layers, it is like opening a wonderful surprise package!  The first ones have a jungle look I think.  The lavender series was designed to go with the blouse shown in the picture.  I prefer more contrast, however, this does match nicely.

 

Put this necklace on before, but I have been practicing with lighting and camera settings.  I believe this is a better photo

I was accumulating quite a stash of scrap clay, so I decided to experiment with loading the clay extruder with a handful of scraps rolled into a log.  I used the square template, and then built a cane of 9 squares.  The result was quite interesting I think.  I also used a ripple blade to create the bails and stripes on the pendants.  Here are some of the pieces:

 

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Mokume Gane in Purple

Mokume Gane is a technique where you stack colors of clay, impress the stack, and then slice off thin layers to reveal the colors.  It is one of my favorites as the result is always a beautiful surprise.

A few pieces from one color set...

 

 

 

Just for fun!!

 

I have been busy  getting ready for the fall shows that I will be participating in this year.  There is much to do getting images submitted for publicity, meetings, etc., and I can't believe three weeks has passed by since my last post.  I will be participating in the River Valley Art Tour in October, the Keene Art Tour in early November, and the Walpole Artisans Coop Studio Tour on Thanksgiving weekend.  I will write more about these shows in a future post.

I have been working on some pendants; the Heart Pendants being the first.  I love the pendants strung on hand-dyed ribbons, but decided to make some with beaded necklaces.

 

 

 

 

 

More Pendants

 

 

 

My Favorites

 

 

 

A Couple More...

 

 

 

 

 

Quality Control Managers!

 

 

Cat Version of Vulcan "Mind Meld" (remember?)

 

 

 

Quote for the day:

 

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right"

                                                Henry Ford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT LONG LAST...

I started this blog last year with all good intentions, but truthfully, I would rather play with my clay than be on the computer!  But, I did make a "resolution"...

I hope that you will enjoy this chronicle of my journey with polymer clay.  It is truly an amazing medium, with seemingly limitless avenues of expression.

Here are some pieces I have been working on.

                        

 

"Non-traditional" hearts for this years' Valentine's Day display at the Walpole Artisans

Coop.

 

 

                                          

 

                    
       

 

                                               Cane design:  Kalinkapolinka.ru