January 27, 2012
Check out this link to Art Jewelry Magazine’s blog! Annie Pennington did a piece on the ECU Symposium and asked me and Leia Zumbro, 2011 co-coordinator, to talk about it!
http://cs.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/BAJCS/blogs/artjewelry/archive/2012/01/24/ecu-metals-symposium-interview.aspx
January 26, 2012
Take One… I have a few revisions but I am happy with where this is going. This is most definitely a piece in the In Memoriam Series but I have not decided if they will be individually titled as of yet.
January 22, 2012
A big thanks to Galatea Kontos for including me in this show, which by the way, is loaded with fantastic jewelry by people I admire.
The show opened last weekend, here is a little information given to me by curators Galatea and Sara Brown:
“Sara and Galatea were talking about other jewelry/metal artists whose work they admired for various reasons (technique, subject matter, etc.) and over the course of that discussion came up with the idea for Crush. It works like this: we picked two artists who we have an art crush on and invited them to participate in our show. Then each of our crushes picked two artists that they have an art crush on and asked them. The result is an intimate show featuring fourteen artists whose work we are all crushing on”.
These ladies did a great job with the show and I look forward to seeing images
from the opening.
Cheers!
January 18, 2012
I am so excited to be a part of this show! Please go see it if you are in the Seattle Area…
Paper Jewels
“Paper Hammer Gallery is pleased to present “Paper Jewels,” a new show curated by Seattle jewelryartist Dorothy Cheng. The exhibition showcases six artists who use a variety of techniques to alter paper from its original state into wearable art. The value of the jewelry is based on the act of thisaltering, rather than the intrinsic value of gold, silver, or gemstones. The works range from emphasizing the ephemeral and the enduring qualities of paper.”
Artists include:
Alejandra Koreck (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Sabrina Meyns (County Waterford, Ireland)
Sara Owens (Seattle, WA)
Cynthia Rohrer (Oakland, CA)
Midori Saito (Seattle ,WA)
Laura Wood (San Antonio, TX)
Opening reception: Thursday, February 2, 2011, 5–7 p.m.
Open Fridays, 2–6 p.m., Saturdays, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., and by appointment until Saturday, February 25
Preview dates: Friday, January 13, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday, January 14, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, January 20, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday, January 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, January 27, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday, January 28, 11 a.m.-6p.m.
Paper Hammer Gallery shares space with Marquand Books at 1400 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle.
January 4, 2012
I am preparing for my double duty trip home today. First I will be traveling to Georgia to see my family and friends that I missed over the Christmas and New Year Holidays. I am excited to hug my mama and dad and will be anxiously awaiting my visit with Fabulous friend Michelle and her sweet child Singer and of course Mrs. Mary Eady.
My last stop on the trip will be going back to East Carolina University for the Material Topics Symposium.
I will be speaking this year on day two regarding the Material Topics Roots, my how it has grown from the seed I once planted and I could not be more excited about it. Renee Settle-Sterling, Amy Tavern, Jean Campbell, N.C. Black, and Ken Bova are all among the list of presenters this year and it is sure to be an inspiring time. You can visit the link above to read more about this symposum and how you can get involved.
Perhaps the best thing about leaving a home is the time of return, and I look forward to it!!
January 2, 2012
Hey San Antonio Folks, I will be teaching two classes at the Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio for spring semester. Read below for details:
Cast Paper Pulp Jewelry - (3097 All Levels)
Mondays, 6-9PM Jan 23rd through April 9th
Cast paper adds a lightweight and colorful element to jewelry constructions. Learn the method for creating a one-part plaster mold for use in casting cotton paper pulp. Students will then work to create a series of jewelry that incorporates cast paper with metalsmithing techniques- push the boundaries of what jewelry can be!
AND
Beginning Papermaking - (4001 All Levels)
Thursdays 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Explore the art of handmade papermakng from preparing fiber, to color pigmenting and pulp painting. Learn how to make paper the color, the shape an size you want fr multiple uses including sculpturally wrapping paper around an armature.
We are going to have so much fun!
January 1, 2012
First Blog of the year! Its only appropriate that it be for my dear friend Tara Locklear. Tara and I always have a never ending list of “trades” on reserve and on the to-do list for each other. One New Years resolution of mine was to make sure to bring her a token of my love in time for the ECU Symposium in mid-January.
Tara gave me these beautiful peach/pink beads a while back in anticipation of a pair of earrings, needless to say the design has evolved as I have. I do hope she will like them! I am smitten with them and plan to make a few more in this style upon my return home to the big TX!
Happy New Year Friends!
Earrings: Copper, sterling silver, industrial enamel, glass beads
2011
December 30, 2011
Complete! This neck piece, Title: In Memoriam
Copper, sterling silver, handmade paper, re-purposed jewelry, industrial enamel.
Let me just say I am so excited for this new series of work, I have finally had the time to hash out a few ideas and techniques and this group will be wealth of inspiration that has been hanging out in my head for ages.
I dedicate this piece to Rachel Wood, my beloved Mema
December 18, 2011
You still have time to get a few LDeezy original jewelry pieces in stockings and under the tree! Great host/hostess, thank you, and holiday tokens.
Gift wrap included!!
December 14, 2011
Hooray for Sonya!
Sonya Clark is one of my favorite artists and inspirational voices. Congratulations to her for being awarded one of the USA Fellowship Grants along with 49 other American artists ranging from music to dance,literature, film, theater, visual arts and design. This is a very prestigious award and she very much deserves the recognition.
I am also very happy because the Southwest School of Art just installed a wonderful exhibition of her work in the Navarro Campus Gallery. She will be speaking at the Textiles Symposium here January 21st and I will be anxiously awaiting her talk. I am able to view many of her pieces that before, I had only seen on the computer screen.
Sonya is tremendously talented and so very thoughtful in her work. I admire her intelligence and method of working and aspire to be a strong female voice as she is for our craft community. Mark your calendars for her speak!
