Technique: Using leftover pieces to assemble earrings Win: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 9/10 Reflection:Today’s project was a reminder that creativity doesn’t always require starting from scratch. Sometimes the materials we already have are enough. By gathering together the pieces left behind from earlier experiments, I was able to create several finished pairs of … [Read more…]
Technique: Resin with foil mixed in Win: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 8/10 Notes:Today’s project reminded me that expectations and results don’t always match, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I set out hoping for something bold and dramatic, but ended up with something quieter and more understated. The resin transformed the piece … [Read more…]
Technique: Clean, Hammered Gold Leaf Earrings Win: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 9/10 Notes:
Technique: Makume Gane slab earrings and pendantWin: Yes Challenge:• To use the very last of my yellow, red, and green scraps to create a Makume Gane slab• To create circular patterns for a bullseye effect, and linear cuts to create a spiderweb effect Lessons Learned:• This technique still has a personality of its own. I … [Read more…]
Technique: Gold leaf earrings Win: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 8/10
Technique: Faux hammered metal earrings Win: Not yet Today’s challenge was to create a round pair of earrings using split colours with a faux hammered metal centre. I used silver flakes to create the metallic effect, and then pressed the surface to imitate hammered metal texture. The technical side worked fairly well, but composition-wise I’m … [Read more…]
Technique: Makume Gane flower pendantWin: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 8/10 Notes:Even with a little more control introduced through the use of dots and circular patterning, the final slab still unfolded like a surprise package from the polymer clay universe. Makume Gane continues to be wonderfully unpredictable, and part of the joy is accepting … [Read more…]
Technique:Makume Gane pendant and matching earrings Win:Mostly Challenge:• To create an interesting layered look with a Makume Gane slab Lessons Learned:• Makume Gane is always wonderfully unpredictable, and this turned out completely differently to what I imagined these colours would create• The pendant is lovely, but not at all what I thought it would look … [Read more…]
Technique: Black & Gold Dangle Earrings Challenge Lessons Learned Reflection This pair feels elegant in that quiet, confident sort of way. The black creates a dramatic backdrop while the gold catches the light like tiny fragments of treasure. I’m especially happy with the movement and balance of the three dangling sections. Even though the design … [Read more…]
Technique: Lacey pendantWin: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 9/10 Notes:This piece felt elegant from the very beginning. There is something strangely satisfying about seeing detailed lace emerge from a simple mould, almost like uncovering a hidden pattern in frost or icing sugar. The curved pendant shape also gave the lace a softer, more vintage … [Read more…]