by Libby on March 26, 2008
Ok, so I dropped the ball on my “Creativity Homework” yesterday. I never went down into the studio to blend a new palette of spring colors. I let the imaginary invisible force field keep me out of the studio and rooted to my chair in front of the computer. I have this mental [...]
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creative inertia,
creativity,
polymer clay
by Libby on March 24, 2008
Artist name:
Bettina Welker
Location: Germany
Website & blog:
Beadworx
Other web links:
Flickr
Beadworx etsy
Trunkt
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space?
yes
Where is it located?
in the basement
Is it a large or small space?
medium
What medium(s) do you work in? Do you have a separate area for each?
I work in Polymer Clay and often combine it with Sterling Silver. I don’t [...]
Tagged as:
Bettina Welker,
jewelry,
polymer clay,
Studio Snapshot
by Libby on March 19, 2008
I love looking at photos of other artists’ studios. With our brief stint of moving back and forth from Connecticut a couple of years ago, I’ve set up three different studios.
Studying photos, articles and books about artists’ studios really helped me design a space I love, and which works really well for me. [...]
Yesterday, I hosted a workshop by Diane Villano on making small polymer clay fish pendants inspired by Oaxacan woodcarving. The small fish was based on a large polymer clay over papier mache article that Diane did for Bead & Button magazine.
One of the things I love about the studio is that it it big [...]
by Libby on April 5, 2007
I am happy to say that I’ve spent time in my studio twice in the last week! People who followed my old blog will realize that this is a big step since I have been struggling with a firmly rooted creatvie block. It started the other night when I finally put my books [...]