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Aug 09

My “Klimt” bracelets

I’ve gone off in a fun new direction with my jewelry lately and it’s all my dear friend Judy’s fault! I say this with great affection and admiration for an artist I consider to be THE mixed media queen extraordinaire. She has inspi (read full article)

Color, creativity, Inspiration, jewelry, mixed media, My Studio, painting on polymer clay, Photography, Polymer Clay, polymer clay bracelets

Jul 06

Return to the Guild and ATCs

A couple of Saturdays ago I was delighted to attend a meeting of the Rhode Island Polymer Clay Guild, or RIPCG, for short. I had become a member back in the fall of 2002 and happily went to the monthly meetings until around 2008-2009 when I had to t (read full article)

Color, creativity, friends, Inspiration, jewelry, mixed media, Photography, Polymer Clay, polymer clay guild, RIPCG

Jun 22

New polymer clay earrings

With both sets of my polymer clay earring components created in Julie Picarello’s workshop – the round discs and the long “lizard tails” – I drilled a small center hole approximately 1/8″ from the top of each piec (read full article)

Beads, Color, creativity, jewelry, Julie Picarello workshop, mixed media, mokume gane polymer clay, My Studio, Photography, Polymer Clay

Jun 17

Knitting a Spring Cardigan (or two)

My great-nephew recently celebrated his first birthday and I wanted to knit him something bright and colorful. I chose this boxy, cropped cardigan pattern called Haiku that I found on knitty.com, a great resource for knitters and chock full of free (read full article)

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Jun 10

What I created in Julie Picarello’s workshop

To inspire my color palette that day, I purposefully wore my Come Spring vest to the first day of Julie’s workshop. You can read my post about knitting that vest here. When presented with a choice of metal foil to add to my mokume stack, I ch (read full article)

Beads, Color, creativity, Inspiration, jewelry, Julie Picarello workshop, mixed media, mokume gane, mokume gane polymer clay, My Studio

May 19

Julie Picarello Workshop

This post is long overdue! In March,  I had the wonderful opportunity to take a workshop with the talented polymer clay artist, Julie Picarello. Here is one of her fabulous creations destined to adorn some lucky person. More of her amazing work to (read full article)

Beads, Color, creativity, Inspiration, jewelry, metal leaf, mixed media, mokume gane polymer clay, Photography, Polymer Clay

Mar 27

K is for Kindness

I’ve received the most wonderful gift from my dear friend, Judy, an artist who creates amazing mixed media art including personalized wooden letters. You can read more about her “love letters” here. My “K” now hangs ab (read full article)

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