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mixed media pendant wire wrapped

Mixing media

This is a piece that I created for a friend of mine. I had a lot of fun working with all of the seperate elements. To get started on the creation process, I sat down with the friend who commissioned the piece and talked with her about what colors and elements she was wanting to […]

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wire wrapped progress local art

Progress With More Pieces

This week I continued my work on this multi-stone piece. I am enjoying continuing to work on this piece! I am just about to get to the part that I find the most fun. As you can see in the photo, I attached two small orange stones. They are called orange kyanite. They are the […]

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jewlery ring hand-made wire wrapped

A Little Better, On Second Thought

  I thought that this piece was done a while ago. I was incorrect. I’ve written before about how rushing through a piece can lessen the structural integrity and design of the final result. What happened with this piece is similar and a little different. When I created this ring, I was hit with a […]

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fire agate progress pendant wrap

Next Steps

This week I’m continuing little by little to work on this fire agate pendant. I’m maintaining the symmetrical effect, and trying to obscure as little of the stone as possible. It was more noticeable it the last progress shot, but the gold piece of quartz is actually a bead. In my first progress photo, it […]

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feather earrings wire wrapped

Taking Chances, New Styles

Yesterday I talked about taking a new approach to how I start my pieces. I like to step outside of my comfort zone in order to help myself grow as an artist. This project definitely helped me do that. I don’t usually make earrings. They are tricky to make because I need to duplicate everything […]

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pendant wire wrapped jewelry amethyst silver

On Finding the Perfect Moment

Timing is everything. I’ve found that this holds true for many aspects of life, especially for my art. I’ve learned time and time again that if I push myself to work on a project when I’m not feeling quite right, I might do more harm than good. Sometimes my head is not in the right […]

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A First Step

Sometimes I make pieces spontaneously. I pick up a stone from my workspace because it speaks to me, and before I know it, I’ve created a pendant. Other times, my creation process is much more deliberate and slow going. When I get a stone that feels special to me, I want to make sure I […]

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picture of wire wrapped pendant

Balance: Working with Multiple Stones

A definite milestone in developing my wire wrapping skill set was learning how to wrap with multiple stones. Most of the wire wrapped pieces that inspire me the most involve between four and six stones. Each of those stones has to be individually secured in its own setting- to make sure it’s attached to the wire. […]

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