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Half-a-joke, half-serious. The head was so heavy, and threading the twin needles of the slot at the breastplate and the neckbone in the neck was so exhausting that I had to stop mid-stream and take a picture. I took the head off today and it about broke me. Note that the side of the body panels has not be filled out. Note also that the polar bear has no butt.
American artist Jean Shin (born in S. Korea, 1971) created these ingenious sculptures from polished nickel-plated stainless-steel forks, knives, and spoons. These pieces were on display at the Montclair Art Museum.
The beginnings of the head. I had made one crucial decision that proved to be important. The profile of the head I just took from my life-size drawing. It wasn't the greatest, but I didn't hate it, so I used it.
Freaks of Nature
4th Oct. / 10th Nov
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In the spring, the Texas landscape explodes in technicolor... brightly-colored wildflowers spread out over green grass fields dotted with lush shade trees. It's an amazing place to pedal a bicycle through... you feel like you're riding through a painting!
This spring, I had the amazing opportunity to travel through the wildflowers of Texas Hill Country on my bicycle, as part of an ongoing journey around the US and beyond. As we travel, I'm collecting small reminders of the areas we pass through, and incorporating them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. (Yes, I'm carrying a portable studio!)
This small pendant is made of 100% eco-friendly sterling silver, and features wild grasses collected throughout this wildflower-filled terrain, sealed with shellac.
Approx. 1/2" wide by 1/2" tall. Strung on 17"-long sterling silver chain.
Part of the Path Less Pedaled project - www.pathlesspedaled.com
I brought these branches to the continuing education course I took at Emily Carr University of Art & Design - "Environmental Installation: Working with Nature." For our first class, we were encouraged to bring any plant materials they may have, such as leaves or flowers.
In the spring, the Texas landscape explodes in technicolor... brightly-colored wildflowers spread out over green grass fields dotted with lush shade trees. It's an amazing place to pedal a bicycle through... you feel like you're riding through a painting!
This spring, I had the amazing opportunity to travel through the wildflowers of Texas Hill Country on my bicycle, as part of an ongoing journey around the US and beyond. As we travel, I'm collecting small reminders of the areas we pass through, and incorporating them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. (Yes, I'm carrying a portable studio!)
These delicate earrings are made of 100% eco-friendly sterling silver, and feature dried flower buds collected throughout this beautiful area, sealed with shellac. Small black glass beads dangle from the bottom.
Earrings hang approx. 1.5" long.
Part of the Path Less Pedaled project - www.pathlesspedaled.com
Additional steps involved weaving found leaves and flowers into the bamboo frame and willow branches. Another branch of leaves has been added in this photo.
This project was a part of a continuing education course I took at Emily Carr University of Art & Design - "Environmental Installation: Working with Nature."
Soft ground etching, 2011.
Part of the "a prensar é que a gente se entende", for Prensador Edições.
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"Prensador is an independent publisher specialized in
unique and limited editions of engraving and manual
printing techniques collections."
Width: 3-1/4 inches (8-1/4 cm)
Height: 3-1/4 inches (8-1/4 cm)
Thickness: 1-1/2 inch (3-3/4 cm)
200 sheets or 400 pages counting front & back
This book is made from 24 lb. blank cosmic orange paper and bright pink waxed cotton thread, with coptic stitch binding on the spine. The cover is made from a recycled gift bag and chipboard. The closure is made from bright pink waxed cotton thread and a small orange glass crow bead. The cotton thread used for the binding was waxed with beeswax.
Freaks of Nature
4th Oct. / 10th Nov
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Late spring in Mississippi is warm and humid. Plants and trees are blossoming and growing wildly. Traveling through this region on a bicycle transports you into another world, and you can't help but feel intimately connected with the nature around you.
This May and June, I had the amazing opportunity to travel through parts of Mississippi on my bicycle, as part of an ongoing journey around the US and beyond. As we travel, I'm collecting small reminders of the areas we pass through, and incorporating them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. (Yes, I'm carrying a portable studio!)
These earrings are made of 100% eco-friendly sterling silver, and feature bits of reddish-purple leaves collected from a small bush alongside a road in Mississippi.
Earrings hang approx. 2" long.
Part of the Path Less Pedaled project - www.pathlesspedaled.com
The finished piece, after adding a few more leaves.
This project was a part of a continuing education course I took at Emily Carr University of Art & Design - "Environmental Installation: Working with Nature."
Here's an interesting little village at a crossroads. The house in the foreground appears to have been built, using found materials - it expresses the poverty of much of the population here. The beautiful colors stand in stark contrast with the harshness of everyday life. Yet, the people here, as elsewhere, try to make the best of it and take things in stride. Overall, the locals are very friendly.
Here are all four of the legs, taken to the same state of completion, and laid out on the floor, where I have put masking tape to indicate position, as per one of the drawings. While most of the cutting, drilling, and painting took place in the back bedroom, where my worktable is set-up (and, alas, where the photographs are), the assembly of the bear is taking place in the living room, where there is no furniture to speak of anyway. The bear adds character.
Collagraph Intaglio Print, 2011
The plate is made out of found and re-used materials; cardboard, leafs, milk carton.