California’s Caroline McFarlane-Watts (tall-tales.com) makes some of the scariest 5″ broads you’ve ever seen.
Her miniatures are custom made for use in film, TV, editorial, advertising and for personal collectors. See these good and bad witches in process on her site.
Caroline shows more of her tricks and treats on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Happy Halloween!
What do you do with those magnificent pieces of cane? Sometimes it’s a challenge.
Here France’s Laure Steele (LorEtCreations) makes pieces of a master class cane into a stunning pendant by elegantly joining two shield shapes. The accents she uses are subtle and effective.
See more of her sleight of hand on Pinterest and Facebook.
I’m in a cane class with Marie Segal in Kentucky and my eye is searching for ways to show off the best bits. Join the StudioMojo group for a Saturday morning report.
If you like your geometry with a dash of chaos, take a look at California’s HighLowJewelry.
Sonya Gallardo mixes her chaos with geometry and adds a heaping spoonful of fashion.
Here some squiggles of polymer on black clay roll out into an abstract creation. There’s plenty to admire on her site, on Instagram, and pinterest. This is geometry for minimalists.
This Geometrik neckpiece from France’s Florence Minne-Khou represents the tip of a pyramid-shaped iceberg. There’s a trend emerging that takes us back to geometry class.
Florence usually likes curves and the sharp cuts represented a challenge. The possibilities make it worth the effort.
Look at the way the light changes the color on each surface. See more of her experiments on Facebook and her blog.
if the move toward geometry makes your brain buzz, you might want to look at Nikolina Otrzan and Dana Phamova for a couple more examples.
New Mexico’s Barb Fajardo rolled out a new series of Controlled Chaos pendants that combine a smorgasbord of techniques. She shows off a mix of work in her recent posts on Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest and Instagram.
Her inundation of new pieces feels like the grand finale at the fireworks. It’s exciting and leaves us wondering, “Is there more?”
The southwest colors and simple shapes play a big part in the success of the pieces. Studio chaos is sometimes a good thing.
Look at the scratches and scribbles on LaLa Ortiz’ beads. She digs right in and gets to work.
While we sit here thinking about what materials she used, she’s carved (maybe…and/or drawn) with abandon. Energy and spontaneity make these beads interesting.
LaLa picked up the technique for these big hollow beads at Sandy Camp. There’s more on Instagram and Facebook.
It’s Monday. Let’s not think too much and dive in.
Switzerland’s Justyne Schwery continues our circle theme. Her disks are painted, crackled and distressed for a wintery, worn effect with dashes of collaged colors. The graceful domes connect and overlap each other.
Justyne gravitates to subtle, muted palettes that you can sample on Flickr and Facebook. Her colors are calm and soothing, meant to coordinate with denim and comfy sweaters. They’re perfect for the chill of the coming weekend.
Has your palette been affected by the season?
A jolt of color propels us through the week. This one is an award winner from France’s Alabala Bijoux (I couldn’t find her name). It was named the winner in round one of the Lucy Clay Cutters Challenge for October.
You can’t lose with circles and she shows us how with cane slices of several sizes, colors and gradations layered on a base. It’s a cheerful and energetic piece to help us round out the week.
Moscow’s Natalia Leitman (madlen) gathers three translucent polymer leaves into a fall brooch.
The gently curved thin variegated pinks, reds, and oranges glow and show off the vein markings. See more of Natalia on Instagram and Flickr
If you love tools and would like to forget about politics, join Craftcast’s Alison Lee and her panel of artists on tonight’s I LOVE TOOLS.
Tonight’s online show is the 10th in this popular series. It starts at 7:30 ET (Wednesday, October 19) and you can register for drawings here.
Doreen Gay Kassel gives us an early “trick or treat” with this Pumpkin Head Man polymer sculpture.
What a relief, nothing political in her October surprise. Maybe that’s what makes it a surprise.
Won’t we all be glad to get back to our studios and on the way to recovery from election stress?
Thanks for the surprise, Doreen. See more on Instagram and Facebook.
