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Alison Bailey Smith replied to Glen S. Gardner's discussion What's the opposite of Scrounge? PURGE! in the group Scrounge"I have been collecting stuff and find owners as soon as possible - just passed on pitch pine flooring I reclaimed from a skip to a talented carpenter. I try not to let the newly acquired stuff touch the sides, otherwise I get more inclined to keep…"
Alison Bailey Smith commented on Heather Skowood's group Recycled Adornments"I am again doing the de-junk, re-junk exhibition in Birkenhead Park Visitors Centre in the North West of England but again limited to Merseyside artists. have been running public free workshops in the lead up to the exhibition in July, raising…"
Alison Bailey Smith joined Charity Hall's group
Scrounge
Scrounging for materials and tools is a central part of my studio practice, and there are great bargains to be found! In the past year, I’ve purchased a nice amount of silver for about $2/ounce, received several pounds of enamels, and refurbished hundreds of rusty chasing tools. Luck has a lot of influence, and the generosity of donors cannot be understated, but there are also strategies involved to help make oneself luckier as well. This blog will also promote recycling and reusing by…See More
Alison Bailey Smith commented on Rebecca Skeels's group The Association for Contemporary Jewellery"Next weekend I will be part of the Wirral Open Studio Tour with several people working in metal or making jewellery as part of the 34 artists exhibiting
Sculptures from Susan Meyerhoff Sharples,chain maille and bed jewellery from Angela &…"
Alison Bailey Smith commented on Rebecca Skeels's group The Association for Contemporary Jewellery"I am a member of the Merseyside Jewellers and Metal Artists Guild in the North West of England and today we were back exhibiting as a group for the first time in a very long time, in a one day show called Table for 8
It was as part of the Hope…"
Alison Bailey Smith posted a blog postUpdate
UpdateI have had a busy schedule this year, in spite of pulling out of almost all my galleries and shops in January. I have been heavily involved in organising events in conjunction with Wirral Council and running my networking group "With These Hands" for visual artists in Wirral -becoming more of a promoter of events and organiser than an actual maker. I was able to return to the…See More
Alison Bailey Smith joined Miriam Rowe's group
Piece Progressions
"Piece Progressions" is an online exhibition featuring a variety of art and craft media. The exhibition illustrates the large variety of materials and processes involved in making a complete pieceSee More
Alison Bailey Smith posted a status"http://abscraft.blogspot.com/2011/09/table-for-8.html sppoooonnnnnnsssss"
Alison Bailey Smith posted a status"please show your support. http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/afa3004e8a3f67bdd4087cb00f7669a0/239"
Alison Bailey Smith commented on Rebecca Skeels's group The Association for Contemporary Jewellery"I am already listed for the hat competeition that Rebecca has mentioned below, the voting starts in four days but would love it if you would take a look on the 12th and vote for my design or anyone elses hat you…"
Alison Bailey Smith left a comment for Katie Schutte"Love your work
Alison
http://abscraft.blogspot.com/2011/07/join-in.html"
Profile Information
- Where do you live ? City, State and Country
- Liverpool
- Place of Work ? Example: Studio, College, Gallery, Museum, ...)
- abscraft, 2Bio Ltd
- I am a .... Example: Student, Maker, Educator, etc.
- http://incubatingart.blogspot.com/
Not much listed here yet but this is my etsy site
Etsy
Buy Handmade
abscraft
- Your website, DIRECT flickr or DIRECT facebook links where your work can be seen.
- http://abscraft.blogspot.com/
- Describe your media/materials you work with
- eco, jewellery, sculpture, curator, agent, jeweller, recycling
Alison Bailey Smith
Blog for work with 2Bio Ltd
http://incubatingart.blogspot.com/
Blog for my own work
http://abscraft.blogspot.com/
My web site
http://www.abscraft.com/
Blog for the Oxton Artists
http://oxtonartfair.blogspot.com/
My own selling sites (with not much listed currently)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/abscraft
http://www.folksy.com/shops/abscraft
Alison Bailey Smith's Photos
Alison Bailey Smith's Blog
Update
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 8:11am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Update
I have had a busy schedule this year, in spite of pulling out of almost all my galleries and shops in January. I have been heavily involved in organising…
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Electra, my wire sculpture (finished)
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 5:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Vote for Electra http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/environment/2009/11/06/liverpool-chamber-of-commerce-green-art-competion-100252-25108868/
It did not win but Ilsa Parry won with her light shade Swarth made from swarth from turning metal on a lathe
It did not win but Ilsa Parry won with her light shade Swarth made from swarth from turning metal on a lathe
Cetra Gallery
Posted on September 14, 2009 at 6:11pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am doing a display for Cetra for Thursday 5.30 to 8.30pm in Heswall, Wirral
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 8:22pm on July 10, 2011,
Katie Schutte said… - Thanks for adding me as a friend! Love your garments!
- At 6:17pm on February 12, 2011,
Brigitte Martin said… - That's ok. Thanks for being here continually :-))
- At 6:11pm on February 12, 2011, Brigitte Martin said…
- Thank you very much for your membership payment and support of crafthaus. Your membership is valid through Feb 15, 2012.
Enjoy crafthaus, participate often :-)
- At 12:18pm on March 28, 2010,
Sara Sally LaGrand said… - Thank you!
- At 5:14pm on January 24, 2010,
Janis Kerman said… - Of course I remember you...
Hope all is well and that you are being creative.
Glad to reconnect and thanks for your reaching out! Any plans to come to North America???
Janis
- At 12:19pm on November 23, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…
- I voted for you :-)
- At 8:10am on June 25, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…
- Alison:
I saw in one of your comments that you curated an exhibit called FIRE a while ago. Could you send me some info about that show, I'd like to read up on this. Sounds fascinating. Thank you , Brigitte
- At 1:44am on June 16, 2009,
Montserrat Lacomba said… - Thank you for adding me as a friend!
Best wishes,
Montserrat
- At 12:14pm on May 8, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…
- Dear Alison:
Welcome to crafthaus, the network for artists, craftsmen/women ! I am very glad you joined us !
Please add thoughts to the blogs and discussion forums that are already posted. Of course, if there is something else you'd much rather talk about, please add that to the site so that the rest of us can chime in.
I really hope you will enjoy being with this network and find the exchanges interesting and fun. The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it, for sure.
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Brigitte Martin
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CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 17, 2012 at 8:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Colorado Metalsmithing Association presents:
::: CoMA Conference ~ Stop. Reflect. Illuminate. :::
When: July 20 - 22, 2012
Where: The Steamplant. Salida, CO
We think you will agree that we have some inspirational and…
Buying Custom Jewelry SCHOLARSHIP
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 16, 2012 at 2:17pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Buying Custom Jewelry Scholarship
CustomMade is a marketplace for creating custom items in cooperation with North American-based production shops. Consumers come to CustomMade in search of fine custom jewelry including custom rings,…
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MANIPULATED SOUND
Posted by R. Weis on May 15, 2012 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Here's "Spinning Steel" from R. Weis' CD "Excitable Audible" with an exploration of a sculpture by Atticus Adams. Two artists working with commonplace materials: Weis samples and composes with the sound of steel kitchen bowls and Adams sculpts…
Continue Call for Artists: CraftArt 2012 Florida Craftsmen’s CraftArt 2012, St. Petersburg, FL
Posted by Brigitte Martin on May 11, 2012 at 3:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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