Thought I’d post a picture of these earrings I’ve been making. They are fused fine silver, pounded for texture and then tumbled for extra strength. They are fun to wear & lightweight. I am still trying to take casual photos–why is this so hard?? Anyone have any ideas, I’m open for comments! Thanks, CC
Fine silver earrings
I will be hosting my home show today-I hope those of you who planned to come will try & make it over. At 382 Cherry St. That is east of the Cherry Creek shopping area, off Colorado Blvd & 3rd, or you can take 6th Ave east to Cherry. We’ll be here with lots of wonderful new things!
December 5 & 6 — my home show is this weekend! Please stop by & say hello and look for your holiday gifts, enjoy some refreshments & get warm.
Holiday Show & Sale
Please stop in — the Sellars Project Space
http://spsboutique.squarespace.com/
this Friday for First Friday and a cool show put on by the members of the Colorado BeadCluster. The gallery is located in the historic Berkeley Highlands Neighborhood of North Denver at the corner of 44th and Tennyson (directly across from the Swing Thai restaurant and just south of Parisi). Address is 4383 Tennyson Street 1D, Denver, CO 80212.
I will be showing my silver, bronze & copper pieces. I just finished a batch of copper clay and some pieces look like they were tie-dyed–they are so colorful! I fired at this batch for 3.5 hours at 1650 degrees and ramped a bit slowly–1000 degrees an hour. The colors are amazing! Oranges, yellows, blues, catch my drift?
I am also participating by selling my jewelry, this Sunday evening, in the 2nd Sip n Shop which helps kids with special needs. The link takes you to the invitation. It’s an evening of sipping wine & great food, and some shopping too. The donation is $40.00, for a really great cause. Be sure & R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend. After this weekend, I have a few more shows, Sunday November 22 at a friend’s house, 1st Friday December 4th at a gallery, and my home show, December 5 & 6. I’ll post details as it gets closer.
The Broken Man charm
This Friday, November 13th, I will be selling my jewels at Craig Hospital from 7 am – 3:30 pm. The vendors will be donating proceeds to the Craig Hospital Foundation. I’ve been involved in Craig for as long as I’ve known my husband, who has been working there for over 30 years. A few years ago, the gentleman who was making the Broken Man charms for the gift shop at Craig could not make them any longer. Les suggested I make them. I began by making each one by hand with metal clay, and later was able to cast them from sterling silver. Makes my job a lot easier! Anyway, the sale is at 3425 So Clarkson, in the main gym.
We are featuring jewelry this year!
For the first time, the Guild decided we can sell jewelry in our bi-annual sale. I am featuring metal clay jewelry, fine silver, bronze and a few copper pieces. So far, it has been well received! Two other potters have ceramic pieces in the show. I also have some stoneware, olive dishes with an area for the pitts, and some small salt bowls with spoons. Stop by & shop!
thrown copper bowl, 2.25 inch diameter
So long since my last post…I’ve been making pots for the upcoming Colorado Potters Show & Sale. (and dealing with a sore foot that I had surgery on 10/14) Yesterday, while assisting Kathleen & Ortrud with the firing of one of kilns at the Guild, a large gas reduction kiln, I threw some COPPRclay for the first time. I usually don’t throw this small, but it turned out nicely. I also made a small spoon. The next challenge will be the firing.
For the Potters sale, I threw some small salt bowls using B-Mix white stoneware (they are in the kiln cooling down). I also made a few salt spoons from cone 6 Aspen porcelain yesterday.
small salt spoons, aspen porcelain
Lastly, anyone for a picnic? We had so much snow here in Denver for October–the fall leaves have yet to be raked! Evan shoveled for the neighbors two days in a row, he has had 3 snow days-yippee! I had to go back & forth to the Guild for stacking & firing-it was so icy! And I’ve been driving in the snow for 31 years!
October snow in Denver
Snail buried in snow
published in the PMC Guild Annual #3
I received my copy of the PMC Guild’s Annual # 3, Exceptional Work in Metal Clay 2009, and this piece is in! It was also published in the 2009 calendar, The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry, by Holly Gage. I feel very honored, as the work in the new annual is exceptional!
I am gearing up for a busy fall season, will post my schedule soon. On October 16 & 17, I’ll be part of a Bazaar at the Crazy Merchant in Littleton.
Oh–the first mouse came in the house from the cold, and was too sly for Scooter, my expert mouser. He had the little guy & let him go in Evan’s room. After pulling all the furniture away from the walls, he eluded us again…..
Scraped surfaced
Carved surface
I’m experimenting with bronze clay which is so lovely to carve. The top photo shows scraping with a Dockyard tool. The other side was done with the Dockyard “v” micro carving tool, 2.0 mm. I am firing soon and will post another picture after they are fired.
