Almost Showtime
Tito and I are doing the final pours on our resin jewellery collection for the art show this weekend! I haven’t had time to take any serious pics, but here are a couple of pretties from my phone.
Tito and I are doing the final pours on our resin jewellery collection for the art show this weekend! I haven’t had time to take any serious pics, but here are a couple of pretties from my phone.
Apparently we had a twister touchdown briefly not far from Barrie. I took this photo on my way into karate, learning along the way that you if must stop to instagram how cool the sky looks, you will get wet. It was one of those beautiful…
Tito and I have been madly resining away in the evenings, preparing for our first art show as a couple. Last year, Tito participated in Frog Pond Farm’s ‘Art in the Vineyard’ with his paintings. We had an amazing time and were invited back this…
A few weeks ago I received this email from one of my readers: “Hi Shireen. I made some lovely spheres with your instructions but would really like to make a full dandelion seed head with the sphere . How is this done so it stays…
Just a few shots of a resin fern bangle in a thin mold that I’ve been working with lately :) If you like it, learn how to make your own here!
After a long break, I’m thrilled to announce a jewellery sale in my Etsy store, starting this Friday at noon! Tito and I have been working hard on a new set of jewellery–and I honestly believe it’s some of the best work I’ve ever done.…
Tito has been doing a lot of copper work lately, and to my great delight he has gotten into making bezels. His work is (I know, I’m biased) absolutely gorgeous and totally steam punk. He creates each bezel purely from scratch, hammering and shaping and…
I bought this bracelet in Bath, England a few years ago. Originally, those silver frames held mother of pearl inserts. I wore the bracelet to a Tragically Hip concert (they rocked the house, btw) and somewhere in there the mother of pearl fell out. I…
I’m still taking my shaky steps in polymer clay. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I loathe it, but I always learn something. I was talking to some artist friends about being a process vs product artist. I vary; when it comes to knitting for example,…
Here is another polymer clay cuff, this time inspired by that great goal of mine, the Northern Lights. Not the aurora as I’ve always seen them–as a diffuse glow coming up from the horizon line, but the full and bright overhead aurora that you can…
When I’m learning a new medium, there is always a period where the medium dictates what you get. Sometimes, this is a long, and frustrating period, and sometimes it’s short and you’re able to start getting predictable results fairly quickly. Polymer clay has been one…
Lately, as I’ve been feeling a bit resined out, I’ve renewed my interest in polymer clay (I say ‘renewed’ here, though the reality is the last time I worked with this stuff I was 15). The interest was inspired by being in Italy, and seeing…