This morning I’ve been working on freehanded details for a typical Californian home. Typically, when I’m trying to create a familiar environment in a piece, I prefer to work from mental generalizations and memories rather than tangible photos (The house and the car had blossomed just as the palm tree and the flowers had). Mental […]
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Letting Go
Over my years of wire wrapping there have been a lot of pendants that I’ve made with the intention to sell, that I ended up keeping for myself. This is not one of those. This piece wasn’t one that grabbed my attention after it was made or just looked too good around my neck to […]
Progress- Adding Shape
Last week I finished adding on all the stone components that I’m going to be working with in this piece. Now I’ve begun to create the shape that will weave around the stones in the pendant. When working with multiple stones, I initially let the arrangement of the stones dictate what shape the piece […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Illustration: Oh, the Places…
This morning’s illustration is titled, “Oh, the Places…” and is open to interpretation in more ways than one (take what you need). I used 05 Micron and a fine-point pink Sharpie. Artist- Julianna Chavez
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 […]
Working Backwards
For this piece I changed up the order in which I usually make things. Typically, if I’m working with multiple stones I start by wrapping the largest stone. For this piece, I knew I wanted to play with the pearl beads, so thats where I started. I made the grouping with the beads and wire […]
Disposables Series: The Spot
X marks the spot! Summer approaches and I’m eager to start the follow-up to my Disposables photography series. Until then, enjoy this throwback. (What streets am I on?) Artist- Julianna Chavez