Weekly challenge - week 30 part 2

I've gotten all the pieces finished for the show save for a little final finishing and I'm pretty stoked about it. All the pieces are fold formed or air chased so they are a nice cohesive collection. I found an excellent display case for the jewelry and I prepared the wall pieces for gallery hanging. This is my first gallery show so I'm nervous about how the work will present and flow with the other artists' pieces.

a few of the pieces

The opening is August 7th from 5 to 7 at the Centennial Art Center in Nashville and the show runs until September 25th. Unfortunately I won't be at the closing reception because that is Repair Days at the metal museum. It's also the TN craft fall show in Centennial park (Nashville) so if you're going to be in the area, you should go to both. They're free and there will be plenty of awesome art and lots of cool people.

 

Weekly challenge - 30

I taught this past Saturday at the gardens and Laurie gave me a bag of pods and whatnot to play with. So I got out the necessary supplies and got a slew of goodies prepped for forming this week. (Including a lovely lotus pod)

Weekly Challenge - Week 29

Finally happy with the reapplication of the heat patina on this piece and got the cab set and it's ready to go! i had an amazing patina on the bronze that matched the colors and shapes in the cab to perfection. then i applied a sealant to protect it and it all disappeared! much cleaning was required to get the metal ready to accept a patina again, and it took about 6 tries to get this one- the magentas and the bright blues are hard to keep for me for some reason- i think i push it a touch too far sometimes.

This is one of the pieces that will be on display at the Centennial Art Center in Nashville for the annual TN Craft Show that i am in. It is made of sterling and fine silver, air chased bronze and borosilicate glass. the front of the bronze is left unsealed- the back, where the silver is not, has a lacquer on it to keep it from reacting with skin.

Nashville art show

Well..  the post card is out so I can start sharing - several pieces of my work will be on display (and for sale) at the annual TN crafts show at Centennial arts in Nashville!

I'll be up there for the opening reception on August 7th and can't wait to see how the show comes together. It's also featuring the work of the very talented Pat Moody and Marilyn League from my chapter. I'd say I'm in very good company! 

Weekly Challenge- Weeks 27 and 28

Week 27 was crazy- I went of out town for work on about 2 hours notice and spent about 22 hours 'in transit' due to various reasons and didn't get back until Thursday. I got to go to Minneapolis for more than a layover though, and i have to say Minnesota is gorgeous! (last time i was passing through it was December and everything was covered in white- hard to really tell what a place looks like when it's 10 feet deep in snow)

But i got caught up and have some great work to show off- i'm really digging the sculpture stuff i've been doing lately, and it's fun to work a design out in the 'wall scale' and then see how to miniaturize it for jewelry. I've got all my pieces pretty much ready for the show in Nashville next month and i have to say, i'm SUPER stoked about it. (and a little nervous-- pricing is so hard... )

part of one of my wall pieces

And i've decided that i'm going to do a small travel trailer instead of a VW bus for my mobile studio... it was hard-- OMG so HARD to let go of that dream of a completely mobile and self contained studio. Especially after i completely fell in love with that 1st high top bus i found in Cali. BUT... after looking at the Acorns and seeing how much more room i would have for equipment and me, and looking at the reliability issues that VW buses have (even well restored ones) both andy and i would feel more comfortable about me gallivanting across the country in a reliable car (hopefully a new car with warranty) with a small trailer behind. I'll be updating my gofundme with the new information as soon as i have something more solid.