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The Most Technically Difficult Piece I've Made
It's Carnival Time Again!This Friday's topic is: What is the most difficult piece you've ever made, from a technical perspective? describe why it was so challenging.We are a group of jewelry artists...
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Patina Tips and Tricks
It is CARNIVAL time again!We are a group of jewelry artists working in various mediums who have chosen different topics to write on as a group. This event takes place about the same time each month....
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The Making of a Quilters Logo PART I
About a month or so ago, a dear friend asked me to work on her production for 2011. Not as an actor (drat) but as the graphic artist to create the collateral for the show.Anything to be part of a...
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The Making of a Quilters Logo PART II
Part IISo I took a day off yesterday, finished some beading and then went to the movies with a dear artist friend and saw the chick flick "Letters to Juliette"... the scenery was fantastic. Liked the...
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The Making of a Quilters Logo PART III
So, I got a lovely email from Chrissie and Roger with some comments and ideas about the logo and the changes they would like to see.I liked what they had to say. It would be cool to have the fabric...
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The Making of a Quilters Logo PART IV
So, we are still working on this logo... I would like to really get this down soon. Chrissie and I are meeting tomorrow for about an hour to put the finishing touches on the logo. After that we'll play...
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The Making of a Quilters Logo PART V
Okay, so Chrissie (The Director of the musical) and I got together again recently and worked on this logo thing-y. She had some really great ideas on how she wanted the pattern to be placed inside the...
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The Making of Quilters Logo PART VI
Now we are on to a flier that Chrissie (Madam Director of the winter 2011 musical, Quilters) wanted for the El Dorado County Fair last weekend. The fair was awesome this year, by the way, the weather...
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The Making of a Quilters Logo PART VII
Next.... tuck the threads of the 'Q' away... good idea. Make them black... better. Make them the same thickness... more of a challenge... So now we need to have some words around the logo .... lets...
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The Making of Quilters Collateral Part VIII
Hey Things are going a bit faster now that Chrissie and Roger have given the final approval of the logo.Yesterday I made up a quickie business card, Chrissie gave three suggestions and today I have...
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A small break in the creative life...
This coming weekend I get to run away to South Lake Tahoe, stay in the Horizon and go to see Sugarland in concert. I will be on holiday with two other couples. This should be good. I have my son...
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Loooooooog break!
I cannot believe that I haven't written a blog entry since July. My bad.Living in the incredible Sierrra foothills has been such a blessing. I love the weather, the beautiful sunrises and the...
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The MoJo is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, my darling Phil...It has taken me over 22 months to get my passion back for my art since you passed out of my life. Oh, I have been a maker of jewelry, that is true. Yet, the excitement, joy,...
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...more challenges with the QUILTER'S collateral
Well, we are now getting down to the wire. Some of you have followed my travails in creating the logo for Quilters, the musical based upon the true stories of pioneer women.This was designed last...
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... The Almost Final Quilters Collateral
Whoot Whoot!The design has been finalized by the director, Chrissie Addison. The only thing left for me to do is to go to a rehearsal and take a new photos of the actors. The last blog version included...
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Quilters: The Collateral Is Done!!!!
Yesterday I received the image of the women actors from the photographer and had to tweak it a bit. It wasn't truly proportional and I had to clone the background and add about an inch at the top. I...
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The Joy of Teaching
I recently got home from teaching my LEGENDS ring channel setting technique in beautiful San Diego. The Alchemy group down there had me fly down on Friday, teach Saturday and on Sunday the lovely...
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Here we go again!!! The Secret Garden Part I
Most of you know that I absolutely LOVE the theater...live, movies, TV. I am passionate about acting and directing.Just about 20 years ago I promised myself that I would direct the musical of the...
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THE SECRET GARDEN : PART II
Mrs. Medlock has just brought poor Mary to MisslethwaiteMary Lennox arrives in Yorkshire, England around 1911 after a horrific epidemic of cholera spreads through India wiping out most of the people...
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The Secret Garden Part III
Today I want to talk about the wonderful love story of Lily and Archibald Craven.Archibald Craven was riding among the moors of Yorkshire when he happened upon the beautiful Lily working in her garden....
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