wax bloom

I've been working on the pendants.

here are some pics of the progress.

stacks of mini prints in a box:

the wood:

mini prints glued onto wood:

more!:


Coop having fun in the snow! Look at his smile!


more to come on the process of the pendants including sanding and painting.

Labels: pendants, snow

This weekend I had all my images printed for the pendants I will be making. Soon it will be time for an assembly line-like production process. In an odd way, I look forward to mindless production processes. It reminds me of working as a lab tech sometimes, very procedure oriented.



Here is my new drink: chai tea w/ steamed milk. While in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago we ate at Eat 'n Park.
I ordered some chai tea with the breakfast bar. The breakfast bar had pierogies on it! ahhhh, only in Pittsburgh. Anyways, the chai tea was really good. I can't believe I'd never had it before.



Last night I wrote out most of my business plan, or I guess just a draft. I think it's pretty explanatory though. Everything was just kinda flowing, which is unusual for me.
I've been reading craft/art business books.
like:
the business of art
crafting as a business
handmade for profit
and more.

Labels: chai, jewelry, necklace, pendants

I have to say that I haven't done much artwork recently. But I have been busy, mostly organizing and preparing for upcoming things. What kinds of things?

Well here is what I'm working on today.

I will be making lots of new pendants. All of my future pendants will strictly display my own original artwork. Maybe someday I can focus on custom pendants too but right now it's all about wings and flaginas. :)

Here's a screenshot of some of the files I'm working on for print. These are going to be so dope!!
click for larger image


These pendants will be available soon.

Labels: jewelry, necklace, pendants

Check out the new pendants. These are on wood. I love the depth, so I think I will be using this type of wood for most of the pendants.
They look much better in person.
I love my dremel. I used it to drill the holes into the top for the eye pin, bead and bail.

Labels: jewelry, necklace, pendants

The big flowers are home. Here is one hanging by the tree. (bowltube iris)

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I've been experimenting with image transfer techniques on polymer clay and wood. Below is a photo of some pieces of scrap wood w/ transfers. Some images were transferred using epson t-shirt transfer paper and some were given to me by jimiyo. (check out his test prints on his blog)
the result? not sure yet. I think I will just decoupage. ha!
Actually I really like how the wood grain comes through an image where it's light colored or white. So I may use this transfer technique with certain designs in mind or create designs specifically for transferring.

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just a random sketch that I really like:

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I bought a dremel this week! I haven't actually used it yet. I need to get some extra collets for my tiny drill bits. It should come in handy for lots of projects. Now I need to get a little vise.

Labels: pendants, sketch, transfer