Started making earrings for my exhibition with @katgruberart at @tartscollective! We are setting up our display on February 26, and you’ll be able to visit from Feb 27 until March 25. Maybe pop in while you are visiting an @adlfringe show!
I had a lovely day at @tartscollective yesterday. I even made several new necklaces. It was nice talking about my beads with so many people who were new to the shop. Next month we celebrate 20 years of being a collective! I have been there for 17 years. Still can’t get my head around that! Time definitely flies.
Work in progress today…a top-up of bracelets for T’Arts. It’s a sunny day in Adelaide and I am working in the shop. In between serving customers I am making some new jewellery. Lots of lovely tourists wandering through.
This has been a long time in the making, but I am excited to let you all know that I will be having an exhibition at @tartscollective with @katgruberart starting February 27! I have known Kat for many years, and have loved how her style of painting has evolved over time. We quickly agreed on “layers” as our theme and I love how we have used similar colours, in completely different ways. Our process of making art is so different, and I love how Kat uses layers in her paintings, it draws you in to look closer. This is my first piece of jewellery for the collection. I finally have enough beads made, and I am excited for the next part of my process…making jewellery! Hope that you can all make it to Adelaide to see our work displayed together. It’s there until March 25.
The collection is growing. I never really know how many beads I am going to need for an exhibition, I only know that I like to have lots made because that means lots to choose from when making the jewellery. I made another murrini cane last night which I will test over the weekend. Can’t wait to see this all come together…it always does, but at the moment it feels a long way off!
It was nice to pause for a while yesterday to have a look at all of the different beads I have made for my upcoming exhibition. Slowly but surely coming together. Just over 4 weeks until setup, I will share more details soon.
I am having so much fun making murrini canes! Here are some progress shots. They are layers and layers of glass, heated up then pulled out very slowly to make a long cane. When the cane cools down I cut it into little chips to add to beads. It’s quite a magical process and lots of fun to pick the colours for each one. I am planning to use the beads in an upcoming exhibition. Exploring the idea of layers, these murrini seem to fit the theme well.
I was getting these bracelets ready for T’Arts when I started thinking about the people who have been asking if I will open my Etsy shop again. The short answer is probably. I have no idea when, but it will be different from before. Anyway, I decided to make these bracelets available on social media before I take them to the shop. They are $75, no extra for postage in Australia. Get in touch if you would like me to post one to you.
I haven’t made a rainbow/colour wheel necklace for a long time! Enjoyed having all my beads out and finding a nice mix of beads for this colourful necklace.
I had a lot of fun making necklaces at T’Arts on Saturday. It was a hot day, quiet at times, making it perfect to get a little creative in between customers. I love the grey necklace board that I got the other day, really helpful for laying out beads.