Boot Camp: Week 6

Thomas Mann and Book Binding with Lisa Beth Robinson at Pocosin's 11th Cabin Fever Reliever!

This week Thomas Mann from New Orleans, LA came to Boot Camp to teach Design for Survival. As part of his visit each member of the class gave a presentation of our own work and business plan.

Ally Short of Ally Short Designs

Thomas Mann critiquing Valda

Roberta Miller and her awesome designs

Maura and her work

Oyster lunch

 This week was Pocosin's Art Cabin Fever Reliever at the 4 H Center.  I took book binding with Lisa Beth Robinson.  It is pretty much my new favorite hobby. 

My first few books

Sewn on tapes and chain link stitching detail

Our awesome class

Boot Camp: Week 5

Week 5- snow, rings, and squirrel fur!

"snow day" on thursday. everything was melted by 12

squirrel fur and tail, old rusty washer

my first hollow form ring (not finished)

more squirrel tail

Boot Camp: Week 4

Wow almost half way done.  Much of this week was taken up with setting up for our valentines day jewelry show.  In order to cut costs, we used cardboard to make the display for the show.  It came out great!

Jesse Bert's earrings.  Love these.  They are made from ivory from old pianos.

My display! :) Oops was only supposed to have 5 pieces

Jennifer Wells, the current metals resident at Arrowmont.

Marlene True's earrings.  Love them ALL

Tim Lazure's rings.  Check out our nifty way to display rings.  That way everyone can try them on.

Roberta's display.

Maura's georgias. 

Boot Camp: Week 3

The assignment for this week was to finish three broaches with a common theme.  I chose to use a piece of glass in all three of my pieces as an homage to a lifetime of wearing glasses.  In each of the pieces, the glass is set in a different way.

Fun Arrowmont group in Manteo.

Side view, attempt at tube spacers

Least favorite piece

This is my favorite.

Some earrings for Valentines Day Jewelry Show