I had made a resolution at the start of last year to write something in my blog at least once a week. To facilitate that goal, I joined the Flickr Group "52 Earrings in one Year" started by Anke Humpert of Anart Island Studios. While did not accomplish the goal of posting every week ... I sorta did it in clumps.... I feel good that I finished all 52 pairs by December 31st.
I just realized it has been a whole month since my last post ... whoa, really ... what the heck was I doing all that time" No new beads to speak of ... my shoulders are the latest part of my body to start to go. Cranking the pasta machine is right out for now, at least till my physical therapy starts to show better results. I did get a change to dig around in my stash and find some beads I made earlier this year that I worked up in the last few weeks
So, tonight I posted my last earring pairs to the group. I had a lot of fun doing it and got a ton of inspiration from the others who posted to this Flickr group. I discovered new artists (not just polymer) and blogs to follow. Started pinning a lot at Pinterest. I can (and have) spend hours there just jumping from one board to another - talk about inspiration!.
Here are the last 4 earrings from the Challenge.
The first pair of beads I made up were made from the Texture Tut I got from Lydia at Diva Designs. They are named after Bette Davis ... the bumps remind me of her famous line "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride".
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| Bette Dee |
These beads were made by coloring a base white bead with Pan Pastel Chalks. I made a whole set of these to make into a necklace, but haven't got around to that yet.
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| JW Patches |
Several of the blogs that I visited off the Flickr earring group do asymmetrical challenges. It is hard for my scientific mind to let go and not strive for absolute symmetry. This is my attempt at it. It really bothers me that they are not the same length. This is something that I hope to overcome. I am currently working on an asymmetrical necklace to help this process along.
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| 1 Pod ... 2 Peas |
My last pair for this challenge were made with a short band of scrap clay left over from another project. It was too colorful to wad up and use as bead guts .. there is no such thing as wasted clay
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| The Golden Band |
Next post will hopefully be my further trials with asymmetry.
Oh, I think it's time for a pasta machine motor (with ear protection, if necessary); perhaps your physician or physical therapist could give you a prescription for one. Don't laugh - we've rationalized a bite of dark chocolate as "medicinal chocolate," haven't we?
ReplyDeleteHappy and healthy new year!
Susan
I just saw the feature on your earrings at PolymerClayDaily this morning, JuLee! Congratulations, my friend! Bravo! That is awesome! Well deserved!
ReplyDeleteLynda