So it’s October. The days are getting shorter and the nights have a certain chill in the breeze that wasn’t noticeable a month ago.
For me this time of year means it’s almost show season…the season of crazy and high gear! 15 hour days. 7 days a week. All the way through December.
I thought you might like a peek into how I get show ready and how crazy it can be. Let’s start with the state of my studio…
So. I feel the need to explain. When one tries to be show ready several things seem to explode. The most common occurrence happens all over the flat surfaces. Things seem to multiply. Procreate. This area is actually 2 feet wide and 8 feet long. Guess how much of it I can work on right now? Um. Yeah. None of it. Moving on…
This is my main work area. Yes. I still have a 12″ square to work in. Really! I do. A square foot. Yeah.
My resin area. You get the idea. Show ready means every surface is covered in something that needs to be beaded, wired, coated, sanded, tagged, cured, colored, painted, glued, left alone, cast, patinaed, ground, sawed, polished, sealed…and or finished in some way. Otherwise show ready would just be a myth.
Last week’s Ice Resin Play was with rings and some other things.
This week I can show you how Ice Resin changes everything you saw in that post. Beautiful changes!
Here is the before of what you are about to see. The two top circles of color are the beginnings of the druzzy. Coarse glitter glued down before resin.
After seeing a few Ice resin samples of faux druzzy (naturally forming crystal) techniques I had to try it out. Using the chunky turquoise glitter I glued it thickly to the bottom of the bezel. Over that poured the Ice resin to make a smooth top and placed a previously cast heart on top of that. Yum! I love it. Also made on in purple.
You can see where the cast heart caught two air bubbles underneath it…but I don’t care. It’s really pretty anyway.
And here is another you’ve only seen before the resin was poured..now afterwards!
This is inspired by a Klimt painting and I embellished it with gold glitter throughout her tears. Everyone should cry in gold glitter…don’t you think?
One more…here’s the before…
The bezel on the top that is just color went into the piece below.
The background here was from a mixed media painting which was then enameled around the edges. The cast face was placed after a thin coat of resin was applied in the bezel.
I love that it’s raised and this piece is quite large. Oval in shape probably about 2 inches from chin to forehead.
Okay…one more! Here is the skull from the top picture after pouring the resin.
A couple of weeks ago Seth Apter’s blog was recommended by a friend as a “don’t miss out” blog to read. Upon arriving the first post I read was one about allowing the world to see us, we as artists, in our true habitat. (you can read the post here: Seth’s Call for The Studio Table)
Also known as the cluttered studio and messy worktable!
This is my main work table area. Normally this is 4′ X 3′ but, as you can see, I’m working in about 1′ X 1′.
Why are we always worried about cleaning everything up? What’s the deal? Isn’t it true to form if you’re a working artist then you have a messy work area?
I know for me that this is completely, without a doubt, true almost everyday.
So here goes…here’s your MESSY tour. And believe me it is. I’m in the midst of working at the stocking of several shops and three shows plus two classes in about 6 weeks time. Oy!
This is the opposite side of my main work area, also the same size, but now covered in resin supplies plus some other things.
I know where everything is…it appears normal to me.
And this is another work area usually 8′ X 3′. Not sure there’s even an inch there if I wanted it to be.
I have two more full lengths of counter space that I’m not showing off. They look pretty much the same just serve different purposes.
So…what does your space look like? Are you productive? I may be have a messy space but I can crank out some artsy stuff!!
My daughter and i did a little experiment this past weekend. Gratitude and what it means to us. We barely scratched the surface of how we truly feel about the subject. We did manage to make a couple of signs proclaiming our feelings through the laughter.
My husband was attempting to take our picture but we weren’t being very helpful.
Serious…he said make a serious face! I guess that’s it…not sure.
We got goofy…or just plain kooky looking.
We truly are gr8full for each other. Even when we don’t get along or disagree…we still laugh most of the time.
We are part of the #gr8fullcre8ive project found at the Cre8ive Klatch blog and also on their Instagram account @cre8iveklatch.
Come join us or find cre8ive and positive conversation in our Facebook group.
Today i want to introduce everyone here to my new project and maybe you’ll learn a little bit about me along the way.
This project started as an idea to try to keep creativity flowing and gather the like minded to help do so. An opportunity to spread that creative spirit through out busy lives make new connections, online and off. A way to use the power of many to gain a better foothold over all the tasks it takes to be a self employed artist. I mulled this over for a year or more before spilling it all to my online friend, Lori Leissner of Leissnerart. After several chats we approached another online art gal friend, Ursula Smith of Easy Scraps. That brought us to today and a like minded group of 20+ self employed women artists from three continents.
I invite you to visit our fledgling blog at the Cre8ive Klatch.
Today i’m up! My bio and the questioning are all mine today! Please go take a peek…you may find out something about me that you didn’t know before.
Graffiti Susan
I’m so excited about this collaboration i could scream…loudly!!
Continuing over the next weeks we will be introducing the crew members of the Klatch. Each was asked a set of fun, insightful questions so you can get to know them better. Mixed with that will be great artsy projects, a re-affirming gratitude component, and some creative surprises. Our goal is to connect to you through creativity and give you a spot to come when you need a pause from your busy life.
A bit about me…Welcome to the land of wearable toys! I make the weird and wonderful thematic jewelry that is Charming Trinkets. Beyond the creative I have a fabulous family that spends a lot of time together, eats an awful lot, and plays a lot of cards! We have two furry family members that act like children and we wouldn't be a home without them.
So glad you stopped by!
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Aren’t I cute? I was about 6.
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