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July 2009 Blog Posts (21)
MOre Inspiration: Art in the Park, Elm Park - Worcester, MA
The Art in the Park event in Worcester Mass. is back! And I tease you not it is even BETTER than last year. Last year the event was hit or miss but this year I don't think there is one sculpture that I don't like. All of the work this year is made to withstand the elements and all of the work has been really thought out, plus there are quite a few created with recycled materials!
I… Continue
Added by Heather Skowood on July 29, 2009 at 10:33am — 3 Comments
Calculating Your Rate on Designspongeonline.com
Hi All,
I just read this great blog post about "Calculating Your Rate" on www.designspongeonline.com This info is from a Biz Ladies session featuring Clair Holt of Grid Impact, a creative management and consulting firm. There's a lot of great stuff in this article including how to calculate taxes. Check it out at
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/biz-ladies-09-calculating-your-rate.html#more-28517
for the DesignSpongeOnline Biz Ladies archive click… Continue
I just read this great blog post about "Calculating Your Rate" on www.designspongeonline.com This info is from a Biz Ladies session featuring Clair Holt of Grid Impact, a creative management and consulting firm. There's a lot of great stuff in this article including how to calculate taxes. Check it out at
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/biz-ladies-09-calculating-your-rate.html#more-28517
for the DesignSpongeOnline Biz Ladies archive click… Continue
Added by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on July 28, 2009 at 6:55pm — 2 Comments
2 Professors & Stevie B. !
That's Arkansas.
Which just happens to be where I went recently to be a juror.
Coincidence?
Yours truly, Stevie B., along with Associate Professor Erica Spitzer Rasmussen (Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN) and Professor… Continue
Added by Stevie B. on July 25, 2009 at 11:00pm — 8 Comments
New Wesbite: www.heatherskowoodjewelry.com
I'm VERY pleased to announce that I have a new website up at www.heatherskowoodjewelry.com!!!
This site has much much more than my previous website including a page dedicated to my commissioned jewelry, a page for my new recycled jewelry, and page for the latest news about my jewelry including my blog. Plus, the site has software that allows me to update it much more… Continue
Added by Heather Skowood on July 24, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments
Need recommendation on polymer clay finishing/polishing techniques
I've been using an arylic varnish to bring the shine to my polymer clay creations but I'm finding that over time, they tend to either get sticky or they start peeling. Should I not use this method or is there a recommendation someone can give me on what they have found works best? Should I just polish and if so, how do you do that with polymer clay that has intricate detail without jeopardizing the detail? Thx so much.
Added by Sandy Lewis on July 21, 2009 at 9:18pm — 1 Comment
New Book
Shannon Guo is Associate Professor, Jewelry and Metals Studio at the Fine Arts College of… Continue
Added by Deborrah Daher on July 19, 2009 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments
emiko oye in NYTimes article
Added by emiko oye on July 16, 2009 at 5:29am — 3 Comments
www.flypigeoncamp.blogspot.com
Ngh what?
I represent the ashes and dust
All that's sittin up in ya chin that's got ya stuck in a rut
You can fire
Hold your fire, son, I'm smokin you up
You can whist…
www.flypigeoncamp.blogspot.com
Ngh what?
I represent the ashes and dust
All that's sittin up in ya chin that's got ya stuck in a rut
You can fire
Hold your fire, son, I'm smokin you up
You can whistle your desires
Even Buddah got… Continue
Added by Robert Longyear on July 15, 2009 at 2:35am — No Comments
Crafthaus rocks!
Thanks so much to Crafthaus for featuring my work!
What great company to be in.
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What great company to be in.
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Added by Andy Cooperman on July 15, 2009 at 12:03am — No Comments
Learning My Colors
Do you remember when you first learned about colors? I can’t be for sure, but I must have learned “my colors” from my father as he painted tiny little faces on his fishing lures. We would sit at our dining table for hours as he secured each small metal lure in a mini-clipped vice and then delicately created “alluring tiny faces” to attract the biggest of fish in the lake. I remember his determination at painting perfect little yellow circles within larger black or red circles for the eyes. Now,… Continue
Added by Denise Landis on July 13, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments
tho it up****
Added by Robert Longyear on July 13, 2009 at 2:16am — No Comments
Cold Connections Workshop
We had a wonderful workshop on Cold Connections with Nanz Aalund the last weekend in June. I just want to say it was a great class and everyone was very pleased with the workshop. Nanz is a very good teacher and really explains techniques well. If other members of the Crafthaus social network have the chance to take a class taught by her, I don't think you would be disappointed.
Added by Linda Lankford on July 10, 2009 at 11:52pm — No Comments
Great News
I hear that the SMM Member Only Exhibition had some fabulous work submitted and that the exhibition promises to be a huge success. Thank you Aimee Domash for all of your work on this project. I had the opportunity to see some of the pieces submitted and they were outstanding. As a group we are so fortunate to have so many talented members. I hope to get some photos of the pieces and with permission from the individual artists, post some of them to this site and to the SMM website. Exhibition… Continue
Added by Linda Lankford on July 10, 2009 at 11:43pm — No Comments
Judge, Jury, and Executioner
Yep, that's me! Judge, jury, and executioner Stevie B! Or something like that...
Actually I've been asked to be a judge in another state for some sort of art grant. That's as detailed as I can get.
It's all mysterious and hush-hush I know but if a prospective applicant got wind of…
Actually I've been asked to be a judge in another state for some sort of art grant. That's as detailed as I can get.
It's all mysterious and hush-hush I know but if a prospective applicant got wind of…
Added by Stevie B. on July 10, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Basic Jewelry Course at Metalwerx in Waltham, Massachusetts
Well, after a little break I'm back at Metalwerx in Waltham, Massachusetts to teach jewelry. This August I will be teaching a basic jewelry course focusing on the pendant as a point of departure for explorations with tools and fire that will turn you into a serious junky for making your own jewelry. If by chance you don't become hooked you will at least walk away… Continue
Added by Heather Skowood on July 10, 2009 at 1:17pm — No Comments
It's in!
Took my brooch in for the SMM member show today. What a problem child that brooch was. The best thing I can say is that it was a "learning what not to do next time" experience.
Added by Linda Lankford on July 9, 2009 at 12:57am — No Comments
Are you wondering how to find a gallery, submit your work and establish a strong working relationship?
Are you wondering how to find a gallery, submit your work and establish a strong working relationship?
Find your answers at:
http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/GallerySeries%20.html
This is a four part series originally published on Etsy to promote the SNAG Professional Development Seminar 2009.
This information from the… Continue
Find your answers at:
http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/GallerySeries%20.html
This is a four part series originally published on Etsy to promote the SNAG Professional Development Seminar 2009.
This information from the… Continue
Added by Harriete Estel Berman on July 9, 2009 at 12:04am — No Comments
Journal of Modern Craft - new website
Announcing an important new resource for craft writing.
The Journal of Modern Craft is now into its second year. Its first four issues have already gathered a considerable amount of craft scholarship. The position of craft in modernity has been broadly examined in wide range of cultures, including Alaska, Britain, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Finland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and USA.
Now the print journal has an online presence to… Continue
The Journal of Modern Craft is now into its second year. Its first four issues have already gathered a considerable amount of craft scholarship. The position of craft in modernity has been broadly examined in wide range of cultures, including Alaska, Britain, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Finland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and USA.
Now the print journal has an online presence to… Continue
Added by Kevin Murray on July 8, 2009 at 9:18pm — No Comments
500 Plastic Jewelry Designs
Surprise!
When I heared the doorbell ring I did not expect it to be this book! I expected it to arrive sometime in September, at least that's when I heared it was to be mailed. Silly rumors.
I've only quickly checked out the book, somehow finding the page my piece is on, but so far so good. Like Disney World a Lark 500 book needs at least a few days to see everything.
Now if only I would finally receive some sort… Continue
Added by Stevie B. on July 8, 2009 at 1:06pm — No Comments
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Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition...
Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition shows contemporary metal art and jewelry from 11 Taiwanese contemporary emerging artists. Treasures from Taiwan will be highlighted on Crafthaus as an online exhibition from May 8 to June 7, 2013.
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Call for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2014 at Hynes Convention Center
December 5, 2014 at 10am to December 7, 2014 at 5pm
The Society of Arts and Crafts is pleased to announce that the application period for Craftboston Spring 2014 and Craftboston Holiday 2014 opens on May 30th. Presented by The Society of Arts and Crafts, Craftboston Spring and Holiday are New England’s premiere juried exhibitions and sales of contemporary craft. They are mission-driven events that serve to support excellence in crafts by encouraging the creation, collection, and conservation of the work of craft artists, and by educating and…See More
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist. Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!See More
The Society of Arts and Crafts posted eventsCall for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2014
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Steve Shelby left a comment for John Lunn"Hi John. I love your flute. I worked at a job for 23 years making keys and the metal parts for contrabassoons. Unfortunately, there was no creativity involved. The upside is that I learned a huge amount about working with metal and making tools."
John Lunn replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 4 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"It is a good article. It's a bit disappointing that the 3 artists they interview are men when it was so obvious that 90% of the Trunk Show exhibitors were women. I'd like to do a blog or two on the influence of women in the arts and how it…"
Steve Shelby commented on Rebecca Rose's group Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately"Hi Rebecca. I have had probably a 50% success rate entering juried exhibitions, which I think is actually pretty good. I don't do shows where you go and peddle your wares from a booth. The exhibitions I've been in are held in art museums…"
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Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
- by Rebecca Rose. 2013, SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient
For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist and maker.
Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!
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