Next on the list is the Farmington Holidaze Festival.  This is always a super fun time and it looks like the weather will be great this weekend. Hope to see you there!!!

The jewelry and I will be at Art at the Rock this weekend.  This is my third year there.  It is an inside show with an outside marketplace on the beautiful Rock Eagle grounds.  A great event no matter what the weather!!!  I have some new assemblage necklaces and little handmade book necklaces. Hope to see you there.

Art Unraveled 2012 Shopping Day

Great day shopping the antiques district of Phoenix.  Found some great little bottles, buttons and a hand drill  and old film strip among other things.  Also had a wonderful little lunch at the American Taco.  Amazing salsa and really good street tacos.  It is hot here but as they say "it's a dry heat". 

ArtUnraveled 2012 Day 3

Had a great class with Josie Cirincione.  We soldered a bottle topper onto a vintage bottle.  I have been collecting bottles for quite a while and now I feel like they have a purpose.  I cant wait to get home and do some more.  Thanks Josie!!!

In the evening, back with Melissa Manley to do some etching.  Sorry about the photo quality.  We made some vessels out of the larger bullet casings and the tops are the smaller casings.  Stuff/beads/charms will be attached and they will be made into necklaces.

Art Unraveled 2012 Day 2

Day two at Art Unraveled is now behind us.  I have a new favorite instructor, Melissa Manley.  I made these amazing enameled flower pieces using transparent enamels.  The colors are amazing with the transparents.  Finally made some tube rivets that actually worked.  Also, used a jewelry saw to cut the tubing without breaking the blade.  Probably the first time ever!!! 

Art Unraveled 2012 Day 1

Today was the first day for Art Unraveled 2012 in Phoenix. Had a great class with Stephanie Lee. I have had jewelry classes with her before but this was a plaster gauze bowl-making class. We had a very enjoyable group and made some really fun projects. This is definitely a medium that I will want to work with again. These are my two half-wit bowls.

Then I kind of went off the path and made this branch and leaf bowl.  Very good day!!! 

I am very excited about the Sunflower Farm Festival.  If you've never been this is a great event.  Sunflowers are "pick your own".  Everyone is carrying around buckets of sunflowers.  This will be my first time there as a vendor. 

Join me in Sautee Nacoochee this weekend!

The jewelry and I will be at the 2012 Marigold Festival next Saturday
                                        (May 19).  Hope to see you there!








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