Monday, February 01, 2010

favorite ring a day

this post is part of the etsymetal blog carnival. the question is what is your favorite ring from the ring a day challenge.


i have to admit that i'm behind on photos. i'm going to try to get caught up today. there just are not enogh hours in the day to make a ring, photograph it and post it to flickr and facebook. much less blog about each one. so please just check out my flickr. there's a badge in the sidebar.
i can't pick one favorite. so, i'll post a few.

here is my favorite of nina dinoff's.


and rachelle.




and mike.






and my favorite of my own rings. day nine.





there are many more i love, but i can't download some people's pictures for some reason. go to the flickr group ring a day 2010 to see all of them. and visit the blogs below to see other people's faves!
Maureen "Cosmo's Moon" BZ http://cosmosmoonjewelry.blogspot.com
Caitlyn Davey/discomedusa http://discomedusa.typepad.com

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

nine through twelve

day nine
sterling silver.



day ten
lady gaga ticket, tape.



day eleven
brass, silver.



day twelve
lace, staple.






Thursday, January 07, 2010

six and seven

day six

sterling silver and brass.





day seven
sterling silver. um, yeah. this one needs some work. will try again tomorrow.




one week down.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

day three, four, and five

ok, i guess i won't be posting here every day. but everything will get posted in due time. it's just alot. flickr, etsymetal, facebook, blog, and sometimes twitter. here's the last three days.





day three. paper on string. i love the shadows.



day four. brass on silver.



day five. electroformed copper on silver.



first day of teaching went ok. i am not a natural. but i could have figured that out. i am just so shy and nervous in front of people. i know we'll all warm up to each other and i'll be better when i feel more comfortable. i do have to say for a beginning class they are already making some brilliant stuff. maybe i've become a bit jaded about what you can and can't do. and in that spirit, i'm off too saw something i always thought would be too crazy to attempt.

Saturday, January 02, 2010

day two.

Friday, January 01, 2010

ring a day. day one.


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!

Friday, August 28, 2009

since you been gone

oh, hi internet. i missed you! but i got an awful lot done without you. and now i have to go back to work. just wanted everyone to know i'm not dead. just that my router was broken. now i have to finish up some jewelry for the renegade craft fair and answer 164 emails. seriously. 164. not junk mail. i'll be working chronologically. i'm sorry. look here to see what etsymetal is doing for the one a week challenges. thank god i at least had cable, so i could watch project runway. this season is pretty interesting so far...
and yeah, i have kelly clarkson stuck in my head. stupid pandora.