Looking for some spring inspiration and new ideas? On March 21–25, Metalwerx is hosting its 2022 Virtual Spring Symposium! There are educator and student discounts as well as full scholarships available. The Love of the Craft At the final session of an online course I took on Turkish illumination techniques, one of the students asked the instructor…
Granulation Rings Online Workshop Show Your Torch Who’s Boss The Chaos and Opportunity of Granulation’s Tiny Spheres With my live online Granulation Ring class coming up soon, I’ve been reminiscing about why I first got excited about the technique. From the moment I learned of it, I could see wild possibilities within those infinite spheres….
Upcoming Online Workshops Click on each image for a short video highlighting these classes Rich Textures Having at least partially satiated my need for color by painting more miniatures in the last couple of years, I notice now that I am increasingly drawn to textures. That might sound like a no brainer for someone who…
Every wondered how I juggle so many different art and fine craft mediums in one small space? After the success of my World-wide Open Studio on Zoom at the beginning of COVID-19, I thought it might be fun to show you how I functionally cram so much equipment around a ‘command central’ style workbench for…
A few weeks ago, Seth Godin wrote a keenly insightful post about Joni Mitchell’s album, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter. That’s when I realized what I’d done in creating Giving Voice. I didn’t write the book peple wanted me to write next. I didn’t tell them how to make better earrings. I didn’t tell them how…
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These few seconds are a tiny fraction of time in the reality of planishing the eye of one of the turtles.
