From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Distracting gadget and some metal work

by Libby on May 6, 2008

I have a serious weakness for gadgets. My dad’s a bit the same. (that’s one of my excuses: the weakness is genetic, LOL) I have loads to do this week, and I am letting myself be distracted by my new toy, an Apple iphone. This is my Mother’s Day gift, which I begged them to give me early. Techie toys reduce me to a childish state of excitement. I haven’t done much with it beside downloading my itunes library and setting up some of my preferences. It’s really amazing though, beautifully designed and easy to use.

So much fun!

My box of wire finally came.

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I made some bangles. M tells me I am doing too much of the hammered metal thing.  What can I say?  If I am in a rut, I’m okay with it.  I love the noise the bracelets make when I wear them. And I also made a few silver bezels to be filled with polymer clay.

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If I can tear myself away from the electronic fun, I might actually get to that soon.  Probably not.  It’s much more intimidating to do the polymer part lately.  I’m not sure why that is though.

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Studio Snapshot - Trina Williams

by Libby on May 5, 2008

Artist name: Trina Williams

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Location:  California

Website: Picture Trail - Trina Williams

Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? Yes, but I tend to spill over

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Where is it located? In the back of my house between my sewing room and my husbands woodshop (where my oven is) He is reluctant to let me encroach any farther.

Is it a large or small space? Small but I have annexes!

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What medium(s) do you work in? Polymer clay, fabric, crochet, beads

Do you have a separate area for each? Just my sewing room which as you can see has PC stuff all over the fold out table

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What one word would you use to describe your studio? used

What do you think is the best feature of your studio? Lots of storage spaces. That secret compartment is a space my husband built into the back of the shelves so I can store my large 3 by 4 foot cutting board. It also holds my beading board, a large Olfa grid and other assorted large flat things. He built the room and all the shelves.

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What would you change if you could? Better separation of clay and beads, but after ten years I know where everything is

Can you share an organizational tip? Out of sight, out of mind which makes for interesting surprises

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Describe the usual state of your work table? Obscured

Does your work table face out into the room or toward the wall? Toward the wall. I tend to stand up when I work and if I use the table in the middle I can face any direction.

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What’s one drawback of your studio/artistic space? Not big enough to hold a class

Do you have an idea wall or inspiration board? YES

Do you listen to music in your studio? No, unless my husband has it going in his adjacent office. What kind? I like classical and jazz. Some country. He plays country and oldies

Do you display your own work in your studio? some Other artists’ work? some

What’s one quirk or unusual feature of your studio? Shallow shelves at one end are in an old window space.

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Delivery snafu

by Libby on May 1, 2008

I am in a very grouchy mood.  I ordered some Argentium wire and sheet from Rio that was supposed to be delivered yesterday, but UPS messed up.  According to the tracking info, they delivered it to my local hub and then sent the package out to California!  I love the message I got, which explains that my package experienced “an exception”.

Argentium fuses really nicely, so I was really looking forward to playing around with more rings.  I’ll just have to wait.  Can you tell patience is not my strong suit?

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