This was my ahhh hah class at CREATE, Chicago hosted by Interweaves, Cloth, Paper, Scissors. Our artist presenter was Thomas Ashman of Black Sheep Studios. It was amazing what we created with hardware supplies. Plumbers tape, screws, welding rod, little strip of copper and 2 beveled glass squares was our materials.
This was my first time ever having a torch in my hands.. well other than the one I use to light the grill... but that's a whole different thing. We worked steadily all morning cutting and creating the parts for our spine. I kept thinking right this is going to work... Thomas walked us through it passing on a story or two.
We broke for lunch. When we returned we assembled our spine.. That's where my ahhh hah moment happened.. I was like holy sh*&%t.. this really is going to work and I DID IT. Yes, I had my doubts. But at the point I was doing the happy dance!!!!! Next was to add our wire spines to hold our paper signatures. Then the glass covers. I had a couple of wire jewelry moments.. like wrap around the rod... not back on itself. After I got that out of my head I assembled a wonderful piece.
A transparency goes under the glass cover. I have not quite decided what I want there. So for at the moment I have placed this Arms of Bristol transparency I had at home. I have a chain attached and plan to add some beads and charms.
One more Retreat day left to share....
afghan
airplane
alcohol ink
altered
altered book
apothecary
ArtPrize
asian
atc
baby
basket weave
bats
beads
beads necklace kumihimo
beeswax
beveled glass
bird
bird cage
birds
black
blanket
bling
blood
bones
bottles
bracelet
brass
bronze
bug
Bunnies
burlap
butterfly
button
buttons
cabinet
camera
candy corn
canvas
cat
cats
chalk
charlotte
charm
charm copper metal grundge embossed patina
charms
chick
chicks
christmas
christmas tree
clock face
clock parts
cloth
coins
cold connection
collage
color
copper
corsets
cream
CREATE 2011
creepy
crochet
crows
crystal
cuckoo clock
dew drop
doll
dolls
doors
easter
eggs
embossed
etched
etching
eye
eyeball
eyeballs
fabric
face
fairy
fat book
faux tintytpe
feather
felted
fingers
flower
flowers
fold formed
fork
friends
game
garage door hook
garden
gears
ghost
ghosts
girls
glass
glass slide
glitter
gnome
goggles
gold
goose
Grand Rapids
grundge
halloween
hat
haunted house
hearts
hedgehogs
hens and chicks
house
humpty dumpty
images
ink
Jack-o-lantern
jewelry
journal
kids
knitting
lace
ladies
lenticular
lucite
mail
mannequin
measuring tape
men
metal
mice
Michigan
molding paste
moon
moss
mummy
necklace
nest
numbers
orange
ornament
ornaments
owl
paint
paper clay
patina
pencil
pendant
pictures
plumbers tape
portfolio
potions
published
pumpkins
purple
purse
rabbits
rats
ravens
resin
rivet
rub ons
rubber stamp
santa
sewing
shoe
silverware
simple pleasures
skeletons
skulls
snaps
snow
snowman
snowmen
solder
Somerset Gallery
spider
spiders
spooky
stamped
stamping
stamps
steampunk
stencil
swap
swaps
tags
tan
thimble
tim holtz
tintype
tissue paper pattern
tombstones
toy
transfer paper
tree
under the sea
valentines
vampires
victorian
vintage
watch
web
window
wings
wire
wire sun
wire wrapped
witch
witches
wood
worry doll
wreath
zipper
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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3 comments:
I really love this! The transparency you used is perfect. It is so cool that this was created with everyday hardware materials. Awesome job Deb!
This is so awesome. I think I would have to work really hard to overcome fear to try something like this. Looks like you had a great time at the art retreat. It feels great to learn something new. I really like the transparency that you used.
this is so great! PS thanks for posting on my blog!!!!
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