first off, hello! i've been gone from blogging for so long. life got busy. busy is good, but it left me little time for blogging. i also really hate to talk about my work. this is something i need to work on. one of my new years resolutions was to blog more. we'll see how long this one sticks...
what i will be blogging for the next month is a challenge initaited by nina dinoff from etsy metal. we'll be making a ring a day throughout january. it can take 30 seconds or five hours. it's up to us. the point is just to create. i really like challenges like this because i often find myself stuck in rut with only making what is saleable. and sometimes that is really really boring. so, along with the project runway challenges that will be starting up in 2 weeks (!!!!), i will be doing these.
i'm also super super excited to start doing the project runway challenges again. i had a great time last season following along with etsymetal. i couldn't do all of them, but it was nice to drop in when i did have the time. and this winter i really really want to make them a priority. so, hopefully i can get them all done.
and finally, my super exciting news is that i got a job teaching beginning metalsmithing at Lill Street Arts Center. i am so so so excited for this opportunity and i think it will help me grow as an artist. i miss a community studio and am excited to start working there. i used to help people when i was in school and i have always wondered if teaching might be fun. now i get to find out. plus, i get to use the studio. oh.my.gosh.hydraulic.press.rolling.mill.sandblaster.
ok, first ring a day. made in, oh, 10 minutes. plastic riveted onto a ring shank i had lying around.
whew! so that wasn't so hard to write! maybe i will get in the hang of this again.
happy new years! it's already looking better than the last few!
