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Sigh, I didn’t go for a walk this morning! It was pouring with rain when my alarm went off. Not the best conditions for walking. I don’t mind a light drizzle when I’m out, or an unexpected downpour, but I tend to stay home when it’s raining already.
Still, I was up fairly early thanks to daylight savings ending and a toddler who think 6.05am is time to wake up!
I’m excited to announce that 2 of my recycled glass necklaces have been selected for the 2015 ReArt – International Upcycle Exhibition.
The top necklace was made from a Kronenbourg Beer Bottle, and the bottom necklace was made from a Moet Champagne Bottle!
From the Reart website:
Reart is an exhibition to inspire the world to reconsider the idea of waste. It focuses on innovation in upcycling from a selection of local and international artists.
In it’s first year running Reart will open it’s doors to the public on April 22nd to coincide with Earth Day. The exhibition will also highlight the launch of Retrash, a coffee table book showcasing the upcycled work of 82 designers and artists from 20 countries around the world. Author Nathan Devine will be signing copies of his book on Saturday 25 April where the winners of the exhibition will also be announced.
This is the first in a series of posts about colour. This month I am focusing on the colour red.
Red
I love the colour red. It is without a doubt my most favourite colour. I always wear a little splash of red somewhere: shoes, earrings, a top. I haven’t quite worked up the courage to wear red pants yet, but maybe one day. And I haven’t found the right red lipstick yet either. Any suggestions?
There’s something about red that says “I feel good”. You don’t need a lot of it. A red necklace when your outfit is black and white looks stunning.
At the moment my favourite piece of jewellery to wear is a long pair of red earrings.
Red has the ability to work with a lot of different coloured clothes. Black. White. Purple. Blue. Red has the power to pop!
Lots of earrings ready for Saturday’s market!
I am looking forward to being part of this market on Saturday!
Hope to see you there.
Ta da! This is the brooch that I made at the Alice Potter workshop! Admittedly, there were a few modifications after my daughter wore it to school today and lost some of the pieces, but it’s pretty close to being the same. I think I’ll be able to wear it with just about all of the clothes in my wardrobe! Funny how you gravitate to what you like.
I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, and I look forward to seeing what other workshops the Jam Factory have to offer.
I went to a very inspiring workshop at the Jam Factory last night. It was “Making Wearable Art” and it was led by the fabulous jeweller Alice Potter.
We were given a little goody bag filled with all sorts of interesting bits and pieces. Alice showed us examples of her amazing jewellery, gave us a few tips and suggestions, and then let us go crazy for the next couple of hours making whatever we wanted. I had a lot of fun just messing around with all of the things we had been given, but I thought I should try to make at least one thing.
I would show you a photograph of that piece, except my daughter took a bit of a shine to it this morning and wore it to school for Harmony Day! I will photograph it and show you tomorrow.
I felt so grateful that I was able to go to the workshop. It really opened me up to new ideas and new way of doing things. I had a lot of fun making the brooch, and I am looking forward to wearing it (if I get it back)! I realised that brooches have been something I have always wanted to make, but have never quite worked out how to do them with glass + beads. It’s not impossible, but it is tricky. The workshop has made me start thinking about making brooches again. Wonder where that will end up? Stay tuned!
I have a lot of jewellery in the sale section of my Etsy shop that is about to expire. If you were tempted to buy an item at a discounted price, now would be a great time to do that!