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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hello lovely Maddabling readers, I hope this blog post finds you happy and well. It's Good Friday and a time to spend time with family and loved ones. Today it is my pleasure to introduce to you a new Friday Friend and Australian Artist, meet sweet </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jen</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> of </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Art by Jen G.</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Jen is a very talented maker, her mediums of choice are Ceramics and Lampwork. Let me share some of my favourites with you now. Jen makes </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">stunning bead sets, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">to homewares and keepsakes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and beautiful ready to wear pieces </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why not let Art by Jen G create something very special for you?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ok dear readers, it's time for me to hand over the blogging reigns to Jen who will be <b>Introducing Art by Jen G. </b>Have a happy and safe Easter everyone xo♥<b> </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Introducing Art by Jen G</span></b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When I was in my late teens, our family home was destroyed in the Bushfire of 1980 leaving the surrounding Adelaide Hills with blackened tree trunks and a grey ash ground for what seemed to last forever. It was then that my pre-school love of Bright Bold was rekindled.
I'm a Ceramicist and Lamp work Artist: a Trail Runner, a Model and Muse for my husband's Art works and mum of 3 wonderful adult sons. I love to use Bright Bold colours as I create in a home Studio/Shop where I also teach Ceramic and Lamp work classes. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Who (or what) inspires you to do what you love in your own creative business?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
The feeling of personal satisfaction is what inspires me in my creative business; to be able to say “I made it myself” is very satisfying. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Where do you get your inspiration from when you design and paint?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
For me, inspiration is all around. I get inspired seeing the stars and moon on my early morning runs to the tiniest raindrop caught on a nasturtium leaf to the lines and curves in architecture.
What are the five words that people who know you would use to describe you?
Positive, cheerful, patient, persistent and kind. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">How did you know when you’ve found your passion for Art + Craft?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I knew I had found my passion when I was completely immersed in what I was doing. Time seemed to fleet by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Tell us about your very first job and what path have you taken since then?</b>
Before I was married, my very first paid job position was a Receptionist for a Home Improvement company. Basically I worked on a switch board, answering and transferring phone calls most of the day but also helped and advised customers as they came in to the display show room.
I discovered very early on that being Time Rich is far more important to me than Financially Rich so any paid jobs I take on are simply a way to buy my creative supplies. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Describe your day in your studio space?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
A day in my studio space is heaven. It’s a place where time does not exist as I get lost in the creative process. It is rejuvenating to my spirit. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As an Artist, what is your biggest frustration?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
My biggest frustration as an artist is that the general public generally underestimate the time and skill required to produce my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Tell us about how you prioritise your work.</b>
Orders and commissions take precedents. Other than that I really work as my creative mind leads me. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What was the purpose on starting Art workshop and how has the concept come about?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
My reason behind starting Art workshops / classes is to allow others to experience the joy and satisfaction of creating something Unique as I do. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Tell us about how do you connect with other artists, and your customers (i.e. how do you network)?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I often connect with other artists via the Internet; however I also have a couple of close artist friends that I sometimes visit. My husband is also an artist, so we are always bouncing ideas off each other.
The only jewellery I wear is my own. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Because my Handmade Ceramic and Lamp work Beads are Bright, Bold and Designed to be Noticed, I always receive compliments and from there it is easy to hand out my business card. </span><br />
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My advice is that the quicker one can accept that only a very small minority of people really understand and appreciate handmade creations the easier it is to accept that what we do is really for a select market. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So believing in your own creative vision is the most important thing. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What dreams do you still want to achieve or fulfil in your life?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
My dreams are simply that I want to keep improving and developing as an artist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What is your proudest moment so far?
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My most recent, proudest moment was in January this year. I ran 101 km's nine days after completing a 93 km run. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Who do you most want to meet and why?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I would count it an honour and privilege if I could meet Stephen Fry. From what I have read and have heard him speak, I find his life experiences and thoughts very interesting. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What is the most important lesson in life that you have learned?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
Acceptance of others and all forms of life are valuable. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What book are you reading right now, and do you have a book you would like to recommend?</b>
I’m yet to decide on my next book, but recently finished reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. And yes, I would highly recommend it. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Where do we find you and your products? </b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I work from home in the Adelaide Hills. Here I hold my classes and have a Shop. My work is also available on line and information about my classes and shop can be found here … <a href="http://artbyjeng.blogspot.com/">http://ArtbyJenG.blogspot.com</a>. Once a month I have a stall Fullarton, South Australia.</span>Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-85284742481535028272015-03-20T04:30:00.000+08:002015-03-20T04:30:00.985+08:00Friday Friends - Australian Makers - Hellcat Clothing<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello readers, welcome to another edition of Friday Friends. Roller Derby is something that has become very dear to my heart as Freshmeat skater in a developing league. And t</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">oday I am super super excited to introduce to you a very special maker. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Meet the truly fabulous <b>Helen</b> of <b>Hellcat Clothing</b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have a pair of the Hellcat Clothing Derby Shorts, they have great cover and are designed for real size women :) They don't ride up and look fantastic on! </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There are a couple of other items on my Hellcat Clothing wish list and they include a super practical Nautical Anchor A-Line Roller Derby Skort, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a pair of Magic Star 3/4 Length Leggings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Readers, I invite you now to read the <b>Hellcat Clothing Chronicle</b>. Have the most fantastic weekend and see you all next week for a new edition of Thursday Thoughts xo♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hellcat Clothing is a clothing label run by me, Helen, otherwise know by my roller derby name GoGo Fiasco. I make colourful, crazy, and comfortable active wear and other fun
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Making clothes has been a pretty solid part of my life since my mum taught me to sew. I've always enjoyed created something unique for costume parties, festivals, anytime
I could find to dress up. It meant I could wear exactly what I had in my head, no matter how outrageous it was.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I started playing roller derby in 2008 and it wasn't long before my love of making outfits made it's way to my roller derby uniforms (or boutfits as we called them). Individuality was nurtured in this sport where you could completely be yourself and wear just about whatever you wanted.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As time went on and roller derby turned into a bit more of a serious sport, I started craving functionality. I found it really difficult to find clothes that were
comfortable, would stand up to the rough and tumble of the sport, but still meant that I could express at least a little bit of individuality. So I started making more sporty clothes.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Pretty soon friends and teammates were asking me to make their outfits too, and before I knew it I was on Etsy selling roller derby shorts all over the world. Now I make
a range of clothes for roller derby, although they are used for so many other things from circus performers to pole dancers to martial artists and wrestlers.</span></span>
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amazing and a really important part of setting up my business. The seller community is so helpful, and Etsy shoppers love anything a little left of centre. It's also helped me gets my products seen outside of </span><span style="color: black;">Australia, with a lot of customers in
both the United States and Europe</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My two mantras are functionality and individuality. If active wear isn't comfortable there's no point to it. But my favourite thing about creating is that every pair of shorts
is different. My pieces are custom made to the idea that exists in my customer's head, and helping that become a reality that they can wear is pretty special.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Other than full custom made designs I also have lots of pre-designed products, but I still like to let the customer have full choice of colour combos, using different fabrics
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My day to day inspiration are the derby girls. They are such an imaginative and creative group of women, and the ideas they have for their uniforms are as varied and clever as
their roller derby names. I bounce off my customers and together we come up with all sorts of crazy things. I am also inspired by colour, texture, sparkly things, combinations of fabrics, and how visual combinations, colours and
shapes, can make you feel different things.</span></span> <div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hanging Glass Succulent Terrarium Orb with Flat Bottom; Dirty Pink Desert from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/limetreebower" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">limetreebower</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Silk Embroidery Thread for Needlework, Embroidery, Stumpwork hand dyed in Desert Dawn from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/SpiralDyed" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">SpiralDyed</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">modern art glass plate 8x13 inches Namib Desert from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/jensstudio" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">jensstudio</a></div>
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Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-66020939144878211322015-03-13T05:30:00.000+08:002015-03-14T07:39:50.714+08:00Friday Friends - Australian Artists - Isobel Von Finklestein<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy Friday gorgeous ones, the weekend is almost here! I am super excited this week to introduce a new Friday Friend and Australian Artist, meet the super talented <b>Isobel Von Finklestein! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I adore the work of Isobel Von Finklestein and reckon you will too. It's a little bit cheeky, a little bit naughty and a whole lot of fun. Here are some of my favourites :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I invite you now to explore <b>The Wonder of Isobel Von Finklestein. </b>Have a wonderful weekend everyone xo Happy Reading ♥</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Wonder of Isobel Von Finklestein</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Who:</span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Isobel Von
Finklestein – The Von Finklestein Studio</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>How and When?</b> As all artists say, in
the womb! I graduated from Certificate 4 in Visual art in 2003 and briefly
started my Bachelor degree in Visual art at Uni S.A but found myself broke as and
decided to go back to work ( finishing that course is on my list of goals). I
airbrushed plaster statues for a few years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My husband introduced me to the Kustom Kulture/ Lowbrow world and I knew I had
found my art ‘home’. It was everything I loved but now had a name for it.
Before that, I was much more of a surrealist and tended to hide most of my work
in private journals. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">What inspires you ? </span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Hmm… so many things! I’m a
daydreamer, a lot of work just pops into my head and I’ll paint it there first
before ever picking up a pencil.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Other artists inspire me -the Old school pinup gods; Gil Elvgren, Petty,
Bill Ward. I also love Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Gustav Klimt. From the
modern era – Keith Weesner, Sylvia Ji, Tara Mcpherson, OneQ, Tyson Macadoo… so
many more!</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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creative side, how did you get started?</span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> I’ve just always drawn, it’s just
what I ‘do’. There was no starting point, that I can remember. I just ‘have’ to
create, it’s like breathing to me.</span></span></div>
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work with - do you have a favourite ?</span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> I work with graphite, Ink (nib),
Copic Markers and sometimes guache and watercolour for drawings. I mainly use
oils for painting but have recently dabbled with acrylics and Uni Posca paint
pens. I also use the digital art programs, Photoshop and more recently, Manga
Studio. My favourite is oil painting – I don’t get to do enough of it!</span></span></div>
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scumbling - painting with a dry brush to create shading, it’s satisfying,
somehow. But I probably have a number of favourites.</span></span></div>
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do you create ?</span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Drawings, paintings, I carve wooden sugar skulls and paint shoes
occasionally. I also do digital art. I mainly draw girls for some reason. I do
like drawing men – my husband has featured in a few paintings but not as
himself. Skeletons and cats come up a lot too</span></span></div>
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have just completed ‘Halloween Happy hour’ That bar is always moving.</span></span></div>
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future plans/dreams/aspirations ?</span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I would love to take my art overseas
– Japan and America are on the list. I’ve recently decided to start doing shows
again after a couple of years off. I’ve recently decided that I want to do more
painting, it’s what makes me happiest and it’s challenging.</span></span></div>
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exhibitions or markets coming up? </span></b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I’m having a stall at Adelaide’s
Kustom Kulture Weekend which starts this Friday night! I also plan to go to the
Goanna Run in Mildura and possibly one or both Greazefests.</span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Want to see more? You can connect through: <a href="http://vonfinklesteinstudio.com/">vonfinklesteinstudio.com</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With tomorrow being Friday the 13th, a little superstition was the inspiration for Thursday Thoughts today. Enjoy xo♥</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Black Cat Tea - 100% Organic Herbal Tisane - Licorice, Aniseed, Mints from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/sageandmage" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sageandmage</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Lucky BLACK CAT Brooch - handmade by French Designer Ruby Roux from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/DecoFashion" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">DecoFashion</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello lovely Maddabling readers, welcome to a sparkly new edition in the Friday Friends series</span>. <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What sort of exciting things do you have planned for your weekend? Today it is my absolute pleasure to introduce a new Friday Friend and Australian Maker, meet dear <b>Deepa</b> of <b>Tunic Botik</b>. </span></div>
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<span itemprop="name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">The pieces created by Deepa are simply stunning. I want to share a few favourites with you now. It's no secret that I love all things owl-y and this Pink Owl Necklace is no exception! Isn't she stunning! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now that the cooler weather is coming, this Grey Clay Floral Brooch in Burgundy would be sure to brighten any Autumn coat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And for those who like to wear bobby pins, these divine Blue Bobby Pin are just for you! They have a touch of yesteryear about them don't they?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Readers, I now invite you to read more about the <b>Tale of Tunic Botik</b>. The pieces are so intricate and inspiring, I hope you enjoy her story just as much as I did. Have a wonderful weekend everyone xo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Tale of Tunic Botik</span></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Who is Tunic Botik?</b> I am Deepa and I love creating unique and colourful jewellery. I run a shop called Tunic Botik on Etsy. I live in Sydney with my loving husband and two wonderful kids.
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How and when did your handmade journey begin?</span></b>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I always loved to create from my childhood. Grew up wearing colourful dresses that my mum made for me. I was on top of the world when she gave me her huge collection of embroidery designs (Thanks mum!). I used those designs in my fabric painting experiments and did make some money out of it. My first business venture..! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Tell me about your creative side, how did you get started?</b> I got married and came to Sydney. Exciting new role as a mother was not too far away. I chose to stay at home to be with the kids and my creative journey came to life again. Lots of experiments with sewing, embroidery and painting in my free time. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Finding matching jewellery for the outfits was the hardest part...I solved it by learning jewellery making and polymer clay opened a new world of colours for me. I could make jewellery in any colour that i wanted. It is so versatile with endless possibilities. Couldn't wait long to display my creations and Etsy made it possible and Tunic Botik was born. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What inspires you?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
Gardens filled with colours inspires me. I enjoy working with colours. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What mediums do you work with - do you have a favourite?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I work with polymer clay which is my favourite. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Do you have a favourite technique?
</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love working on tiny details and the applique technique excites me the most. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What kind of things do you make/create?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I create colourful jewellery pieces mostly in floral patterns. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Do you have a favourite piece that you have created?
</b>My favourite is the unicorn pendant which is filled with lots of colours. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What are your future plans,dreams,aspirations?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I am looking forward to add more new creations in my online shop thus providing lots of choices for my customers. </span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Do you have any exhibitions or markets coming up?</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">
I don’t do any craft shows at the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;"><b>Dear readers, would you like to see more? Here is how you can connect. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;">Buy lovely things on </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;">Etsy</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;"> here: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Visit the Tunic Botik <b>website</b> here: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wednesday Wishes Inspiration today - Autumn Hues ♥ Enjoy x </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Autumn Leaves Kisslock Frame Clutch, the Emma Style Clutch from</span><span style="font-family: Guardian-EgypTT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/FA2U">FA2U</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Autumn Leaves Candle Holder from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/LoveDecoLanterns" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">LoveDecoLanterns</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ring - Autumn Garden,Adjustable,Antique Gold,Glass Cabochon from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/PikalooShop" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">PikalooShop</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Set of 4 gift tags hand coloured autumn leaves sketches </span></div>
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Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-9127337877863361242015-02-20T07:46:00.000+08:002015-02-20T07:46:42.024+08:00Friday Friends - Australian Makers - Glass By GirlFriday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello Fabulous Friday! Weekend here I come! Looking forward to some fresh air and sunshine as summertime draws to a close. Today I am super thrilled to introduce a talented Aussie maker - meet the marvellous Maxine from Glass by Girlfriday :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you mix humour, puns and glassy creativity you get Glass By Girlfriday :) She creates amazing things from glass. Let me share some with you...... f</span><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">irstly a Clown Fish! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Readers, I invite you now to be inspired by The Story of Glass By GirlFriday. Happy Reading and have a fantastic weekend xo </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>"Maxine Chivers, aka <b>Glass By Girlfriday Glass</b> chose Girlfriday as a medium in early 2006 and after completing a beginners lampwork course, she hasn't looked back. It hasn't always been a match made in heaven... many many hours of research (ahem - forums and help</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 15.3599996566772px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>from other artists), and lots of trial and error have helped shape her style. This, combined with an offbeat sense of humour and love of cartoons have developed her unique quirky style. if you are unfamiliar with the actual process of making a bead, check out Glass By Girlfriday's youtube video, produced after a number of her customers became intrigued as to how their beads were made."</i></span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Glass by Girlfriday has </span>exhibited in a number of shows, including past Sydney Bead and Gem Shows, Sydney Royal Easter Show Arts Exhibitions, and has also entered various international shows."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">** 1st Place Lampwork Glass Jewellery 2012 Sydney Royal Arts and Crafts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">** Highly Commended Lampwork Glass Jewellery 2013 Sydney Royal Arts and Crafts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">** 2nd Place Lampwork Glass Jewellery 2014 Sydney Royal Arts and Crafts</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Glass By Girlfriday has also been featured as Artist of the Month on <a href="http://www.beadingtimes.com/artist1209.htm">www.beadingtimes.com</a> and has also had an artist profile and photos published in </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-The Glass Artist Studio Handbook (Cecilia Cohen - Quarry Books)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Her pieces sell to collectors and jewellery makers around the world, and she currently has beads and sculptural pieces in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingom, U.S.A., Canada, Hong Kong and Russia and Germany."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've known since I was a kid that I HAD to do something crafty/ artistic. Even as a kid I wanted charcoals, paper, paints, pencils... anything arty. I gravitated towards cartooning... I have no idea why. I was inexplicably drawn to it... get it? lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I guess I was also inexplicably drawn to glass as a medium too. Again I have no idea why. There is just something about taking the absolute raw base ingredient of glass and applying heat, trying to control a molten substance that has been in existence for thousands of years, yet knowing in the back of my head it will never be fully controlled, if that makes sense. I'm waving my hands frantically while typing this... I am so passionate about this medium and any chance I get to talk about it, I will! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Favourite technique?</b> Would have to be sculpting. Ask me to make a simple round bead and I will do almost anything to avoid doing it. Tell me to put googly eyes on something, maybe some tentacles, a goofy expression or an unexpected colour, and I'm all over it! I will often be so excited about a bead when I am making it that I get nervous shakes. That's when I know I'm on to something good. I am also a pretty big fan of dots. It may not look like it in my work, but dots are so unbelievably versatile. You can mask them, flatten them, layer them squish them together so much that they no longer look like dots. Possibilities are exciting as they are endless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I tend to use mainly what they call 'soft' glass (soda lime glass in rod form). I have dabbled with a harder glass (borosilicate), but I have recently been playing with recycled glass. My 3rd place last year at the Easter Show was made from the gorgeous blue of a Bombay Gin bottle and painted with fine silver slip and refired. I've also repurposed some pieces of broken glass that meant something special to my customers. I have one friend who broke one of her nanna's glass plates. She didn't want to throw it out as it meant a lot to her, so I made up some beautiful simple round beads from it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Favourite piece?</b> Ummm hard to say. I try to put a piece of soul into every single piece I make. I can't pick one! Although my Tenpin Bowling set would have to be amongst them. It represented a turning point for me of "well maybe it didn't win, but I now get what it is to create what you love, not what you think everyone else does"... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Other faves?</b> My geishas will always be special, as well as the couple of wedding cake toppers I have made. To have a little piece of my art featured in someone's special day humbles me greatly.</span></div>
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Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-3955971785593928402015-02-13T19:36:00.000+08:002015-02-13T19:36:22.918+08:00Friday Friends - Australian Makers - Ross Hanson - Wood Sculptor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello there Friday! The weekend is almost here. Happy Valentines Day to all of those who celebrate this custom. Maddabling has a little bit of long overdue socialising to do this weekend, excited to be catching up with near and dear ones. Today I am happy to introduce to you all a new Friday Friend and Australian Maker, meet <b>Ross Hanson - Wood Sculptor Extraordinaire</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dear readers, I invite you now to learn more about Ross and his wonderful craft. Have a lovely weekend everyone xo♥</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hello, I'm Ross. I have been carving timber bowls now for almost twenty years and in that
time have produced well in excess of 4000 individual pieces. I specialize in
native Tasmanian timbers, burls in particular. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am still humbled by the
natural beauty of timbers such as Huon Pine, Myrtle, Eucalypt, Sassafras and
other minor species. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I pay extra attention to detail and finish. Each bowl is carved to attain
harmonious profile, shaping and undercutting that merge to fine proportionate
edges, creating a finished piece that does maximum justice to the raw
material. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">All items are oiled with multiple coats (5 – 6) of Tung Oil followed by one
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was a sign writer in Queensland for many years and continued this work for a
short while after my move to Tasmania. In the meantime, I picked up a piece of
wood one day and drew on my creative instincts....so began my love affair
with Tasmanian Timbers. I enjoy creating sculptured wood pieces as well as the
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As this is what I enjoy, I would like to be able to make a living from
the beautiful pieces I create. I also enjoy pencil drawing and water colour painting. My work is on permanent display at <b>The Ross Hanson Wood Gallery</b> located at 64 Main
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hi lovely Maddabling readers, it's Friday yay! Maddabling has no grand plans for the weekend, perhaps it might be time to relax and potter about the place not doing anything much at all! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This week I am very pleased to introduce to you a new Friday Friend, Australian Maker and DUSTy Diva, meet the fabulous Robyn of RiverGum Jewellery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Over the years I have become quite the connoisseur of RiverGum Jewellery pieces over the times and have several pieces in my personal collection. Want to see? I think my first piece of Rivergum was these delightful Blue mandarin swirl drop earrings.
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My next was this stunning simple Coin Pearl Necklace in Sterling Silver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I also have two beautiful bracelets, one in sterling silver with turquoise and sponge coral </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and one with hand hammered links in sterling silver. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Dear readers, I invite you now to pop your feet up, perhaps make a cuppa and read the inspirational story that is </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Tale of RiverGum Jewellery</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. Have a fantastic weekend, no matter how you choose to spend it xo♥</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My name is Robyn
and I live on a 2½ acre property not far from the historic Emu Bottom homestead
in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, with my gorgeous husband Stuart and two Jack
Russell terriers, Jack and Ellie. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We are ‘empty-nesters’, our daughter and son now adults leading their own, very exciting lives. I absolutely adore living in this semi-rural spot with its kangaroos, echidnas and birdlife despite seeing the occasional snake or nasty ant or spider. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">My career path has been varied, starting off with a degree in Theology and a Diploma in Education and Pianoforte, playing piano and teaching music. These days I help my husband daily with bookkeeping, teach my piano students after school and make jewellery in between. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Late last year I was thrilled to be invited by Lexi Erikson to contribute tutorials to Wubbers University, a wonderful online resource for all styles of jewellery making.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My interest in jewellery making began when my daughter left home at 18 to study
music theatre in WA. I was heavily involved in her music activities, taking her
to singing and dancing classes around Melbourne and I knew there would be a
huge hole to fill when she left. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My niece arrived from across the country with
a little box of beads and some jewellery tools. She was inspired by her friend.
I was inspired by her and I haven't looked back. There is always a challenge
and something new to learn. Last year I completed a Stone Setting course at
Northern Metropolitan Institute of Technology. It was great learning new skills
while meeting like minded people. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The name ‘RiverGum’
came about through an intersection of ideas and events – my love of
semi-precious stones created in and by the earth over many years, a beautiful
old gum tree at the front of our property that we can see from every window and
the name of the paint we were using on our pergola at the time . For me, the
name evokes a feeling of timelessness, enduring and long-lasting, the kind of
qualities I would like for my jewellery pieces.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Much of my creative
process comes while sitting peacefully in my studio with my metal and gemstones
with some soulful jazz music playing in the background. An idea starts to form,
time stops and a new creation begins. Lately I have taken to pen and paper,
drawing a design to scale and then transcribing it onto cardboard to gauge how
it will look and sit. </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">I prefer simple pieces with easy, fluid lines. I test each piece for durability and ease of wear. If it doesn’t sit right and needs constant adjusting it goes back to the design board. I try not to look at other people’s work or be swayed by what is in fashion.</span></span></div>
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the family have left home. Overseas or a day in the country, it doesn’t matter.
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My jewellery can be found in my <b>etsy</b> <b>shop:</b> </span></span></div>
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have my gallery and blog on my <b>website:</b></span></span></div>
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And you can follow what I am currently making or discovering on my <b>Facebook
page </b><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RiverGumJewellery">https://www.facebook.com/RiverGumJewellery</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">and on <b>Instagram</b></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/rivergumjewellery">http://instagram.com/rivergumjewellery</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Silver Jewellery Pendant,Dancing in the Rain from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AngelaWrightDesigns" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">AngelaWrightDesigns</a></div>
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<pre style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello there Maddabling blog readers. I hope this fine Friday finds you happy and well. This weekend will see Maddabling relaxing and catching up with friends. What do you have planned? </span></pre>
<pre style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today I am happy to introduce to you a new Friday Friend and local maker, meet sweet </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;">Kel-lee</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"> of</span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"> bone-appetit!</b></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><pre style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Who is bone-appetit? </b>A team of just two - CEO and the Director for Quality Control.</span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>How and when did our handmade journey begin?</b> After organizing the annual RSPCA Cupcake Day fundraiser at work in 2013 my homemade dog treats received a raving review by my colleagues pooches. I was inundated for requests for more gourmet treats please.</span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><pre style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">We r</span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">egularly supply our gourmet treats to cafes in Queensland and when we would </span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">attend the Renegade Handmade markets our product would sell out in a few hours.</span></span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What inspires you? </b>The look of intense delight and the streams of drool coming from my golden retriever's face as each time I open the fridge door.</span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But most importantly the feedback I receive from my Very Important Pet (VIP) clients that their dogs also illicit the same response when they sniff their personally wrapped treat pack.</span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What are your current sources of inspirations? </b>That my baked creations can bring out so much happiness (and craziness) to so many beautiful fur-babies.</span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">I have some VIP clients in QLD whom I regularly bake for that refuse to eat store bought treats. </span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What are your future plans/aspirations? </b>To stock our gourmet treats in as many dog-friendly cafes and establishments throughout Australia.</span></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thus allowing bone-appetit's CEO and director for Quality Control to become mobile and setting up shop to sell our treats at all the amazing beaches around Australia...permanently <span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><img alt="Paw prints" class="Emoji$1F43E$AE5 RenderedEmoji" src="https://a.gfx.ms/emoji_1F43E.png" style="height: 19px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; vertical-align: middle; width: 19px;" title="Paw prints" /></span><img alt="Heavy black heart" class="Emoji$02764$AC5 RenderedEmoji" src="https://a.gfx.ms/emoji_02764.png" style="height: 19px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; vertical-align: middle; width: 19px;" title="Heavy black heart" /></span></span></pre>
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Happy Long Weekend to my Australian Maddabling blog readers. Do you have any plans for the weekend? It's Triple J's Hottest 100, if the sun stays out beach time and a bbq with friends. Good times! This week it is my great pleasure to introduce two new Friday Friends and local creatives AND their brand new venture - meet <b>Meleah and Tam of Concrete Crush</b>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meleah and Tam combine their love of texture and succulents to make concrete vessels
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Meleah Farrell Abstract Photographer and Tamara Robertson Textiles have worked together combining their love of texture, colour and plants to work on their concrete crush. We met as creative makers at local markets and just kept running into each other so our friendship formed. We recently have both been involved in establishing a Local Artist Collective, called Make A Scene Artist Collective. Through this process we have been working closely together and formed a great team..<br />
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So how did our Concrete Crush come about... Well one day Meleah mentioned the large amount of cement left over from a decking project and Tam got excited and suggested that with our powers combined, we could make some really cool concrete pots !!!<br />
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So that very next weekend we played under the trees as the sun set on Meleah's Torbay property, measuring, pouring and hands caked with wet cement...we were both in our element... and then the wait until they set... finally we cracked the first batch out of there moulds we were both hooked.. The texture, the hands on process, choosing colours and planting up with our favourite little succulents, we love it all.<br />
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We also love picking, and often together we go on the search for old and disused vessels that we can give a new life and purpose to. We turn them into centrepiece planters, some pieces we have converted are a grain sampler sieve from the CBH, vintage bakers tins, old cake tins, and some stunning wooden boxes.</div>
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We have also been making larger bowl shaped concrete crushes that when planted look like a Mini Succulent Jungle, packed full of texture and colour of as many different plants as we can fit.<br />
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The future for Concrete Crush looks grey, but don't be worried, for that's the best base to the beautiful colours that we use. We are being featured for the month of February by Kate and her store Green Couture as her local creative:<br />
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There is also a opportunity in March to learn how to make your own concrete crush pots with Tam as part of the Seasonal Creative Workshop retreat, to be hosted by Meleah and Leanne Fry. This is a day of creative workshops, good company, amazing food in the magical bush setting of Meleahs Torbay property. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today it is my very great pleasure to re-introduce a Friday Friend, DUSTy Diva and Australian Maker; meet sweet Kathy of Secret Jewellz!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">For that unusual piece with a vintage feel, you can't go past these creations. For example, the luscious </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sea Dragon Necklace with Blue Swarovski Sapphire Crystal;</span></div>
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<span itemprop="name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">these gorgeous Art Deco Swarovski Crystal Antique Silver Heart Earrings; </span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">or a personalised Large Vintage Brass Locket Keepsake with a secret message ♥</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Readers, I would love to share with you now <b>The Secret Jewellz Scoop.</b> Have a simply wonderful weekend everyone x </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The Secret Jewellz Scoop.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>"Putting
meaning back into jewellery, from times past to modern inspirations"</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is Secret Jewellz? Secret
Jewellz is one girl on a quest to bring inspirational and meaningful jewellery to
the world, utilizing the past and bringing to life timeless keepsakes to
treasure and to hold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What
has Secret Jewellz been up too? It’s
been nearly two years since being featured on Fridays Friends on Maddabling
blog. Thanks so much Samara for having
me back.</span><br />
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that occasion I had wrote I wanted to try pmc clay. Since then I have acquired a second hand kiln
and tools over a period of a year and a half to get me started. It’s been a
slow process, but a worthwhile one.<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I
chose pmc clay because the possibilities are endless just like I said with
brass filigree stampings. Once fired pmc clay is .999 pure fine silver. Since
my interest always seems to lie in the past I was very interested in wax seals.
Especially seals from the Georgian, Victorian and 19<sup>th</sup> century along
with new seal styles.</span><br />
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wax seal is unique just like our signature is unique. There is much symbolism and meaning in wax
seals. The joy, hope, courage, inspiration, strength
and love are but a few of the meanings behind a seal. </span></div>
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is what i would love to bring to life in the form of a piece of jewellery
giving the wearer a token of meaning to last a lifetime or passed onto a family
member or loved one. </span></div>
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of my favourites is two hearts tied together with a ribbon and the word forever
engraved under it. \For*ev"er\- for
an endless time, for all time, eternity. I
imagine letters being sent back and forth with that lovely seal all binding and
a testament to true romance, love and friendship. </span></div>
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also wish to use more gemstones this year and into the future. One particular necklace that I love at the
moment is this beautiful small piece of amethyst that I’ve put inside a 1960’s
steel cage on sterling silver chain. </span></div>
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still make brass filigree but I know that I will always be evolving and
changing never settling on one medium but forever learning new techniques or
reading up on history. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dear readers, would you like to see more? Here is how you can connect: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Buy lovely things on Etsy here: </span></div>
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Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-85126200637707175642015-01-14T21:12:00.000+08:002015-01-14T21:12:01.103+08:00Gosh Garnet - Wednesday Wishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Garnet is the birthstone for January, the inspiration for todays Wednesday Wishes</span></div>
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<span itemprop="name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Watch Me Walk Away Dress - A-Line Shift in Garnet from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/Parsimony">Parsimony</a></span></span>
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Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-57285634044986525242015-01-09T07:43:00.000+08:002015-01-09T07:43:38.178+08:00Friday Friends - Local Artists - Ria di Cola Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello lovely Maddabling readers, what did your collective weeks hold? I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend after a most hectic week. All I hope for is a good book and some sunshine :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today it is my
great pleasure to introduce to you all to a new Friday Friend, local artist and
very talented creative, meet <b>Ria di
Cola Art.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I happened upon the works of Ria through social media and I want to share a few pieces that caught my attention. I love the strong women in her works, the vibrant colour and the portrayal of the female form. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Readers, I invite you now to make a cup of tea perhaps and settle in to read <b>The Wrap on Ria di Cola Art</b>. Have a wonderful weekend, see you all on Wednesday for the new edition of Wednesday Wishes xo </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hi my name is Ria di Cola, I recently moved from Perth and have
settled in Albany (born and raised in Katanning). For the first time ever I
have a lovely light studio all to myself, along with looking after my 4
children (7 combined). I am working at making art my life and getting involved
with the art scene in Albany.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am a part of The
Proud Love project (Make A Scene), a pop up gallery /shop. We are a group of
emerging artists from Albany who create handmade, high quality, original
artworks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Our mutual vision is to create our own hub in a shared retail gallery
space, for both creative and community development. It is through this amazing
collective that I have gained more confidence in my art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have always drawn. When
everyone else was doing their maths in school I was drawing and being told off!
From very young when asked what do you want to be when you grow up? It was a no
brainer. An Artist! I have always viewed life and art as one inseparable whole. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It was when I saw an exhibition
by Salvador Dali in Naples Italy when I was 13,I witnessed the reaction of
people and realized that by creating a piece of art I could evoke emotion in a
complete stranger…this fascinated me. On finishing high school (where art was
the only reason to go). I was accepted into Claremont School of Art and Design
which further thrust me into the world of art. Seeing and being involved with
art daily was a dream come true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love stories. Everyone has a
story. I want my art to be more than just decoration. I have always been inspired
by my children, and they feature heavily in my art…and especially now so as
recently my 8 year old Jonty was
diagnosed with Autism…this journey we are on, with Autism is a ride that I feel
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The mediums I like to use are
pencil, pen, wash and oils. I find that as I am developing I am moving towards
exploring mixed media. I no longer believe that only one medium should be used
at a time. My influences at the moment are Margaret Woodward and Alex Powers. I
like the movement and speed, by which they tell their stories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">One of my favourite pieces I have created was <i>“Maudlin”</i>. It got highly commended at the 2013 Great Southern Art
Award. <i>“Maudlin”</i> was a self-portrait which I painted during the breakdown and
end of my marriage. It sold straight away and I take pleasure in the fact that
it now resides on a wall in Peru! It was only just by chance I met the lady who
bought the painting and heard her story and realised that I had now touched
someone through my art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Welcome lovely Maddabling readers to the very first Friday Friend edition for 2015. I do hope you had a merry and bright Festive season. We had lots of special time with family which is always nice. Today it is my great pleasure to introduce to you a local maker and treasure, meet sweet <b>Justine</b> of <b>Little Shed Studio. </b></span></div>
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<span itemprop="name" style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #141823; line-height: 15.3599996566772px;">Little Shed Studio is Justines space, in her backyard, a place where she creates and up cycles goodies for pop up shops, market stalls and Etsy. Let me share some of these creations with you now. Firstly, this u</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">p-cycled Blue Baby Singlet with Hand Printed Owl Design. Too cute! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">And if you are like me, you never have a card handy for that unexpected occasion, why not stock up on a Set of Four Beautiful Scenery Themed Photographic Greeting Cards? There are lots of other themes to choose from too :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ok readers, it's time for me to hand over the blogging reigns to Justine and you can take some you time to sit and read, to ponder, muse over <b>The Story of Little Shed Studio</b>. I found it a fantastic read and I hope you do too! Have a wonderful weekend x </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">My name is Justine Gamblin and as of 2014 I have been trading
as Little Shed Studio. I have a part time ‘day job’ and spend the rest of my
working week in my Little Shed Studio in our backyard, usually repeat printing
on fabric. I work on various projects but my main focus and that which has kept
me busy in the studio in the past four years has been my involvement in group
exhibitions as part of the annual Bendigo Bank Southern Art and Craft Trail,
in the Walpole region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">I have had some fun reflecting on my artistic journey and how
I got to this point and as you will see have gotten slightly carried away and
written a short biography: I have always had artistic tendencies and began
drawing and making crafts from a very early age. When I was six I started my
first shop, situated on my bedroom door, where I hung turtles made from walnut
shells and charged 20 cents each. Needless to say the custom was limited after
my family had all purchased one a piece. My parents took me to visit a local
elderly landscape painter and encouraged my interest and I spent most of my
spare time either drawing or reading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">I was excited then, when older, to
receive a Special Art Scholarship at Applecross Senior High School in Perth and
travelled on the bus every Saturday during term time to attend additional art
classes with tutors who were real artists. This had a great influence on me as
I was allowed to pursue many and varied ideas and techniques to my hearts’
content. I therefore had a comprehensive portfolio prepared when I applied to
study Fine Art at Curtin University of Technology. In first year we studied a
unit of each different discipline and then chose our major and minor for second
year. I majored in Fibre/Textiles with a complimentary minor in Printmaking and
enjoyed it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">After university I continued to practice art at home, keeping
visual diaries to document my ideas when I didn’t have time to actually make or
draw, and entered the workforce and the so called ‘real world’. My natural
tendency to create led me to a career in museums and galleries, beginning at
the Western Australian Museum where I began by volunteering in the Exhibition
and Design Department and graduated to paid work on various large scale
permanent exhibitions including the Discovery Centre. I made supports and
displays from Perspex, learned how to handle museum objects correctly and assisted
with adding detail to large sculpted models and back-ground scenery for
dioramas. It was a great couple of years where I made lifelong friends and also
met my husband. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">From there the husband to be and I moved to the Northern
Territory, south of Darwin and I ended up commuting into Darwin to work at the
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. I had various roles in
display and conservation but my organisational streak led me into Collection Management.
This was another great period of my life but when the long daily commute became
too much I applied for a Collection Management position at the Christchurch Art
Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu in New Zealand and moved there for two years. I was
born in Christchurch and was keen to return as an adult and reconnect with the
place. The CAG had just moved into a new custom made building with an
impressive glass façade and it was a very exciting time. To cut a long story
short we returned to Perth after I became pregnant with our oldest daughter, to
be nearer family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">We moved to Walpole in 2009 and I took the opportunity of
being out of the workforce with two young children to renew my simmering
artistic leanings. Through all the years of working and moving I had kept a
record of ideas for things that I wanted to make or draw and knew that I would
one day get back to. Certain ideas were recurring and one of the main things
that came to the fore was the desire to print on fabric. I wanted to expand on
the ideas I had begun to explore as far back as high school and university. A
major source of inspiration for me has always been the natural environment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">My
husband is a Zoologist and spent quite a few years working as a zookeeper and
native fauna and flora are a shared interest of ours. Since moving to Walpole
I’ve been particularly impressed by the local flora, in particular their
diversity, delicacy and beauty. Every time I walk in the bush or even just on
our local path into town I see flowers and leaf shapes that lend themselves to print
designs. I take a lot of photos to catalogue these ideas and have plenty of
material for future work. The longer I live here the more I’m becoming in tune
with the seasons and what is flowering and changing when.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">In 2011 I was lucky enough to collaborate with Nornalup
artist Leanne Fry to put together an exhibition for the Bendigo Bank Southern
Art and Craft Trail in a small retail space in Walpole. It was a big leap for
me to make the commitment because my kids were still quite young and dependant
but Leanne took me under her wing and was kind enough to take on the bulk of
the organisational duties, something she is very good at. I set up a trestle
table in the very rustic garage and began printing lengths of calico with
designs based on local flora including a Red Flowering Gum leaf that I still
use now. At one point we were having a deck built on the front of our house and
I returned home one day to find that the builder had had to move into the
garage due to rain and had left a coating of pine sawdust all over my half-finished
fabric that was laid out. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Despite this obstacle I managed to finish enough
pieces to fill my share of the space and the exhibition was a great success in
terms of interest, positive feedback, attendance and sales. I realised that I
worked well to a deadline and that it was a good way to get motivated to
produce work even if it was sometimes stressful. Working with Leanne happened
very naturally and easily even though we didn’t know each other very well at
that stage, mainly because our kids are different ages. In the years following
we invited other local artists to join us on the Art Trail including at the
Tree Top Walk and in Nornalup and I began on a steep learning curve of
exhibiting and having market stalls and pop-up shops.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">Most of my work since moving to Walpole has been variations
on the repeat printed textiles but I’m ready now to return to some other
mediums that I’ve always enjoyed such as drawing and printing on paper. When I
was at university my desire to make art of some sort overwhelmed my capacity to
articulate and produce the ideas behind the work. Now that I have some life
experience behind me I’ve accumulated more than enough ideas and am just now
beginning to find the time to begin working through the creation of them. In
2011 I realised fairly quickly that repeat lino printing by hand was a very
labour intensive method and not really viable to produce cloth for sale by the
meter. I was also worried about getting RSI in my wrists. Now I have adopted a
process of printing small lengths for items such as cushions and then using the
excess and off-cuts to patchwork together, re-print, embroider, dye and create
one-off pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I have a strong environmental ethic and like to recycle and
print on second hand fabrics and I also enjoy the unexpected combinations that
can be created when using already patterned materials. I’ve recently started
up-cycling t-shirts by printing on the front and adding a label that reads
‘Up-cycled in Walpole’. These have sold well at the Walpole Markets and at my
latest collaborative pop-up shop </span><b style="line-height: 115%;">‘Pop Skip Jump’</b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> with Liz </span>Edmonds<span style="line-height: 115%;"> and Sarah
Walker. This is running over summer in The Big Hair Shop in Walpole on
selective dates when the hairdresser is taking a break and we have had a lot of
positive feedback so far.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 115%;">A couple of months ago I registered my new name <b>Little Shed
Studio</b> to encompass the business side of my art practice and am planning on
expanding my t-shirt range to also include new t-shirts. I also recently opened
an Etsy shop online and will be expanding that in the coming months. Though I
won’t give up my day job just yet, I feel like I’m at a turning point now and
that through perseverance and hard work I can make my dream of being an
‘artist’ become a reality. Years ago I could never have foreseen the
opportunities and flexibility that on-line selling and pop-up shops can give
people like myself but I’m very grateful for these exciting developments that
allow me to maintain a great small town lifestyle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Keep up to date with all of the Little Shed Studio happenings on <b>Facebook</b> here: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Happy New Year to each and every one of you ♥</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hope your collective Christmas celebrations are all you could wish for, happiness, good health, time with loved ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Vintage Reuge Angel Silent Night Christmas Song Gold Metallic Music Figure from </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/FlowerheadVintage"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">FlowerheadVintage</span></a><br />
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Maddablinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897274843890528132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591514554003610666.post-71687412533723278032014-12-19T07:51:00.001+08:002014-12-27T14:04:41.923+08:00Friday Friends - Australian Makers - Vintacci<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why hello there! Is it Friday again already lovely Maddabling readers? I want you all to meet a new Friday Friend and Australian Maker, introducing the very sweet <b>Erika</b> of <b>Vintacci</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The Vintacci mission statement is to upcycle, recycle, embellish and create new items from recycled and new fabrics. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 16px;">There are so many gorgeous creations to choose from, take these for example. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Firstly</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><span itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Cream Wool knit Skirt with Hand Crochet Flowers, Leaves and Shapes; </b>it<b> </b>is a fine example of upcycling. This skirt is soft, feminine and comfortable. Featuring l</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">ovely earthy brown and cream tones. This piece was created from a vintage cardigan by an Australian designer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Next, I choose to share this darling <b>Cream Floral Bohemian Tapestry Bag.</b> This is a medium sized bag, embellished with hand stitching, lace and a sparkly brooch. It's fully lined and a surefire conversation starter :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Lastly, perfect for summer is this <b>Green Polka Dot Sundress.</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This Altered couture sundress has an elastic waist and a decorated cream velvet belt. Velvet ribbon has been used for the straps and the hemline is finished off with lots of lace</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ok readers, time to settle in for some you time, make a soothing cup of tea and read The Vintacci Zine. I hope you love this story as much as I do. Have a wonderful weekend everyone xo♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Who is 'Vintacci'?</b> Vintacci is me, Erika Schacht. I am sitting in my
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sustainable ecofriendly items from recycled fabrics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>How and when did your artistic journey begin?</b> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As far back as I can remember I have always been interested in </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">painting and creating something. As a little girl growing up in </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Germany I admired my grandmother's richly embroidered table cloths. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She designed and drew her own patterns before embroidering them. She </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">had a great talent. Even today I can still smell the freshly starched </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and ironed linen in her house, but sadly she passed away when I was </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">only 10 years old. Since then I had a great interest in collecting </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">beautiful antique and vintage linen, fabrics and china. As my </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">collection grew I slowly ran out of space to store it all and it was </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">then that I started to use some of my collected 'stash' to create </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">wearable art and other art pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>What inspires you? </b></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Beautiful linen and fabrics, paintings, nature's colours, flowers, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">incredibly talented people and my customers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>What kind of things do you make?</b> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As a passionate Op-shopper and Recycler I found a way of combining </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the two to create fashion items like clothing, bags, belts and </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">anything that comes to mind. My other passion is painting and </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">upcycling furniture into 'shabby chic' items. It is so rewarding to </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">give castaways a new life for it to be enjoyed again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>What mediums do you work with?</b> <b>Do you have a favourite?</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Whenever I can I use ecofriendly materials like cotton, silk and </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">linen. At the moment I use a lot of hand crochet doilies, antique and </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">vintage table cloths, napkins and curtains. For winter design I </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">repurpose woollen jumpers and blankets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Do have a favourite piece that you have created?</b> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I get quite attached to the pieces I create and I find it hard to let </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">go of them. My favourite piece was a bustier which I pieced together f</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rom lots of men's shirt collars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What are your future
plans, dreams, inspiration?</b> I just moved from the subtropical heat
of Queensland to the more moderate climate of Tasmania surrounded by
beautiful gardens, an orchid, lots of wildlife and close to the beach. All
this gives me a lot of inspiration and drive to take up painting again as
well - my<br />painting has been somewhat on the backburner for the last couple
of years. Further down the track I would like to teach upcycling
and wearable art. But for now would like to connect with some
likeminded people in Tassie to establish new friendships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Do you have any Exhibitions or markets coming up?</b> On invitation I have just submitted some pieces of
wearable art to a magazine in the U.S.A. After Christmas I would like to
sell at some markets here in Hobart - as I enjoy contact with
people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the
New Year. Cheers, Erika</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank goodness for Friday! Hello lovely Maddabling blog readers, I hope this post finds you well. The Festive Madness seems to be all around, life is terribly hectic at the moment! Today it is my great pleasure to introduce to you all a new Friday Friend and Australian Maker - meet the super talented <b>Jane</b> of <b style="color: #0192b5; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><a class="shopname" href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/FUSIONJewelryStudio" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0192b5; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;" title="FUSIONJewelryStudio">FUSIONJewelryStudio</a>. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Jane makes such beautiful things</span>. Necklaces <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and earrings and other lovelies. </span> <span itemprop="name" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Firstly let me share with you all the <b>VENUS NECKLACE</b> and a little about how it was made. "This necklace features </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">a beautiful hand fabricated sterling silver chain with a simply elegant bar clasp, adorned with semi-translucent kyanite beads and transparent aquamarine chips with sterling silver beads to create a graduated row of Venus figures. The Venus figure is associated with the mother goddess, femininity, the power of women, a celebration of the female form. The chain is known as a loop in loop chain and is found in many examples of jewellery from antiquity and was first used by the Sumarians in 3000BC. A truly sophisticated piece, that reflects your femininity. Fabulous for your next special occasion."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Next is the </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">SUN RAY PENDANT STATEMENT NECKLACE. "</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This contemporary pendant is hand forged, made from fine silver </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(.999 % silver). It is suspended on a stylish sterling silver omega chain (either 16" or 18"). The modern design is based on the beautiful patterns of the rays of the sun and the circular heart of the design represents the sun itself." Just stunning! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Lastly, these delicate <b>DIAMOND SHAPED EARRINGS </b>24 K Gold over Sterling Silver with Forget Me Not Flowers) or <b>LOTUS BEAD EARRINGS</b>(made from 24K gold plated sterling silver,on vermeil ear wires) would make a gorgeous stocking stuffer for someone special this Christmas! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Dear readers, I invite you now to sit back, relax and enter into </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Fusion Jewelry Studio Odyssey</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. Wishing each and every one of you a most wonderful weekend x♥o</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">The Fusion Jewelry Studio Odyssey </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">CREATING MY JEWELRY ODYSSEY. </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been
a creative critter since I was a kid, eternally curious, always fascinated by
nature, the magic of colours and making stuff. Nothings changed really.-I'm
still consumed by these things now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After attending Art School and being told by one of the best renowned ceramicists of the day that he could not survive on his art alone without his wife and her day job, I decided another plan of attack was in order. After all I did not have a wife! And this was at the pointy end of the course....So off I went to train to be a teacher.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I still teach visual arts at high school and a couple of Art Schools in
Sydney; I do love it. The desire to make stuff seemed to be nipping at my
heels, but ceramics is a messy business that needs a lot of space, so I thought
I would do some silversmithing courses. I had a ball, got rather excited and tried metal etching then cloisonne enamelling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I then discovered the
ancient art of chain making, the amazing world of gemstones and the
historical story of beads-ohhh it was like being in a lollie shop! You know the
feeling- where you want one of everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So evolved the idea of finding an outlet where I could sell the things I make, the Etsy shop became the solution. I'm so excited to be showing my
creations to an audience that will appreciate the process, the final product,
the visual feast that is my artwork. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My
sources of inspiration include looking at the works of jewellers from the past
from all over the world as well as ceramics, textiles, the decorative arts,
design and the natural world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The
mediums I work in include sterling silver, copper, brass, nickel silver,
enamels and ancient reworked glass, gemstones, shell and bone. I am
dominated by my love of colour - just can’t help myself. When I design
something I might start with an idea but generally they morph as I go along.
The actual way it looks, rather than the drawing I made, determine how I fly
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Trying
new techniques is exciting, solving the problems, working out what to do are
challenging and it keeps me enthralled! I’ve tried silversmithing,
chainmaille, enamelling, etching, hand fabricated chain, viking knitting (sort
of knitting with metal), beading and when I look at other pieces I try to work
out how they were made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The
things I make are varied, probably because I’m trying different materials and techniques-this is how the name FusionJewelryStudio came about-a mixture of the
ancient, the antique, the modern and the contemporary. The idea of making
something using ancient methods or objects worn by someone in the distant past and
being utilised to make a new piece fascinates me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In the
future I hope to continue on my creative path, design unique jewellery, learn
new skills and find people who would love to adorn themselves with something
I have made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I usually
exhibit at Gallery 307 in Northbridge, Sydney a couple of times a year. I have
a Facebook page and my sister is coaching me with it to help with my exposure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You can find it here: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FUSIONJewelryStudio">https://www.facebook.com/FUSIONJewelryStudio</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have a
Pinterest board here: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jmerrin/fusionjewelry-studio/">http://www.pinterest.com/jmerrin/fusionjewelry-studio/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and
another with other artworks including ceramics, jewellery and textiles I have
made here:</span></div>
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