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Beadwork inspired by art – Jean Campbell
Jean Campbell’s talk was mostly about her design process, using art as inspiration, heavily illustrated with slides, and many of the actual pieces that are in these books; the Art Nouveau bracelet above was one such piece. She started with talking about her background, that she went to an experimental art school in Los Angeles,…
The Always-On Artist
This evening, I attended this talk given by Dennis Cass, subtitled “Technology, Creativity, and the Making of Meaning in the 21st Century. David’s blog is entitled “Dennis Cass wants you to be more awesome,” purposefully an ill-defined title. Dennis is teaches creative nonfiction, has been a literary agent, and is the author of Head Case…
Let’s play the Color Game!
Designed by Ted Naos, professor at the School of Architecture at the Catholic University of America, this is subtitled, “Discover beauty in the ever-changing world of color.” I was first introduced to this at a Split Rock Arts program that I attended, taught by David Chatt. A fellow student brought this, and we all played…
Making designer jewelry with hardware, gems, and beads
Okay, I want to go to the hardware and/or surplus store again! This brand new book is great fun. I have used rubber grommets, rubber O-rings, and pyrex connectors as parts of jewelry — and seen cotter pins and other non-jewelry components used in jewelry. The author of this book, Nichole Noelle Sherman, has a…
More on Picasa offenders
Mary Tafoya’s written another great entry about the abuse of Picasa, ideas for thwarting offenders, and a great poll. (I’m voting for report as offensive, and I think I’m going to send emails to publishers or authors, if I can figure out contact info — I know it’s a boring answer, but it might accomplish…