tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32448563943453307822024-02-19T18:08:01.637-06:00Jeanetteka - Art and GlassJewellery design with handmade art glass beads...Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-88593830973531883222022-10-23T10:51:00.004-05:002022-10-23T13:15:58.513-05:00Travel Starting Date October 14 2022<p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;">First night we spent on the Ottawa River at the Canal in Carillon. Amazing place.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p>
<span style="font-size: 17px;">Next day we went to Daniel and Michael's in Saint Lazarre where we spent all day and all night there. Michael was our welder saviour because we finally were able to get our new used swingout bike bumber welded. We tried three others in Quebec with no luck. While Denis and Michael fixed our rack, Daniel and I had a lovely walk in the woods. That night we ordered souvlaki and pizza. Next day, we had</span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> breakfast and left.</span><div>
<span style="font-size: 17px;">Next two nights we spent at Frank D.'s, Jennifer and DJs place in Brighton, Ontario. It was a most rewarding visit because we have not seen these two in over 4 or 5 years and we had allot of catching up. Frank made the most amazing chicken dish with roasted vegetables. Yum! Next night was steaks and baked potatoes! Even yummiest! On my actual birthday on the </span><span style="font-size: 17px;">19th, we had breakfast at Frank's with a candle on my dessert we parted and said goodbye for now. We had lunch in Cobourg with Glenda at Swiss Chalet then we had dinner at Gustovs with Avril and Rod they paid for the meal and a bottle of wine. Great conversation!</span><div><span style="font-size: 17px;">And the next day Avril graciously will be smudging our van!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 17px;">Just had coffee with Dale. </span><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_221023_113507_029.sdocx--><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Next stop was at Mike and Sharon's house in Whitby for a surprise visit. They are both doing amazing with their cleansing diets so we heated up and ate our leftover schnitzel sandwiches we bought in Port Hope. We spent the night in their driveway and tried to make it to Windsor but our expansion coolant tank on its 37th year, decided to crack and let some air in and the motor heated up once again. It's been a few times now since we left, but at least we now know what the problem is and we ordered an after market product and we'll make it slowly to Dearborn MI. on Monday morning to pick up the part.</p></div></div>Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-59081818453114153962016-11-09T19:24:00.008-06:002022-10-23T13:16:37.334-05:00<h2>
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I think I am all ready for this weekend! It is the second weekend in November 2016, and I am in a local show here in Port Hope called, "Beyond the Garden Gate" The Second Annual Christmas Show and Sale, on the outskirts of Port Hope, on County Road 65. I will be joining 10 talented artists for a fun-filled weekend of helping you choose appropriate and beautiful Christmas gifts for your family and friends. It is a both a beautiful setting, wait until you see the driveway, and a really lovely venue. The last time I was there a client said to me, and I quote "isn't it great to have a One-of-A-Kind sale right here in Port Hope!" So, I'm really looking forward to this weekend and seeing you all!<br />
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This weekend I will have on display my clear hollow beads, some new light blue foils, (silver leaf encased in a light blue transparent glass), my fairly new tulips, my infamous peonies, and many other favourites including black and whites. People have asked me to bring loose beads in addition to the finished pieces, so I will have some of these beads as well as large-hole beads for fitting the pandora-like bracelets. <br />
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As promised in a previous blog, I'd like to offer my readers (and of course any new clients who read this as well), a discount for multiple purchases this weekend! Just mention a "3-2-1 sale" for the multiple purchase discount offer. It is my way to say thank you for your continued patronage which simply allows me to continue with this amazing medium and to create timeless pieces for your wearing pleasure. When you mention the 3-2-1 sale, and yes, please, you do have to mention it to me directly when paying for your purchase so I can apply the discounts for you! <br />
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I will offer you a discount for the second item you purchase, and an even bigger discount for the third item you purchase. It will work in an ascending order of value, meaning the third item, and least expensive purchase will be given 50% off, and the second item, more expensive than the third item but not more than the first will be offered a 25% discount off of the listed price! <br />
Just by purchasing one other item, lesser in value than the first piece, you will be given 25% off of the listed price. A third item, less expensive than both the first and second item, would qualify for an even larger discount, an additional 50% off of the listed price!<br />
This means that if you picked three items, the least expensive of the three items will be your third item, and it qualifies for a 50% off, the next item in value will be the second item and it will be given 25% off, and the first item being the most expensive item will not be offered any discount.<br />
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On a certain level, it is in the spirit of Christmas, which means after you buy something for yourself, there is an incentive to buy something for somebody else... hoho. I hope all of this makes sense! Bottom line is that you'll save money if you mention the 3-2-1 sale. So to clarify, if you have a 20$, an 80$ and a 245$ item, the 80$ item gets a 25% discount, and the 20$ item gets a 50% discount. You are most welcome to purchase more than three items, but only the 2nd and 3rd items will be discounted. However, I'm sure we can work something out if you buy more than three items and if you picked three items of equal value, it still qualifies, if you mention the 3-2-1 sale! <br />
So please just mention you heard about the 3-2-1 sale if you are buying multiple pieces of jewellery, or just a bunch of loose beads, and I'll pass along the savings to you.<br />
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I thank you ahead of time for coming out this weekend and don't forget that I still do commissions with 50% down, or payed in full for a two week delivery! There are still a few weeks before the winter holidays and before Christmas. Ho Ho HO. Cheerio!Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-46557769691449591362016-11-09T18:39:00.000-06:002016-11-09T19:31:24.439-06:00Innisfil Studio Tour<h2>
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This past weekend was the 24th Annual <a href="http://www.innisfilstudiotour.ca/" target="_blank">Innisfil Studio Tour</a>. I was at the studio of <a href="http://www.jbphotoworks.com/index.php" target="_blank">JBPhotoworks </a>as
a guest artist. I must say, it certainly didn't feel like November because it was
just too beautiful outside and the temperature was in in the high teens!
Unfortunately for me, that warm weather equated to allot of clients
choosing to spend those precious warm hours outside perhaps cleaning up
leaves and preparing their yards for the upcoming winter months which is
just around the corner! So instead of visiting all the studios, they
choose to enjoy the beautiful weather. I can't say I blame anyone. Well,
I can't win them all as they say. So, I will venture to say that the
fantastic weather was the reason why so few people came out on the tour
this year! Last year on this tour I had record sales and my work has
never been better. Yes, a big public Thank You to my sweetie and partner
in life Denis, he has done an amazing job on my new vertical display.
One good thing that came of it was that I didn't have to make to many
replacement pieces for this weekends show and it got me thinking that
perhaps its time to also say thank you to my clients for their patronage
all these years. You'll have to read the next blog to fully understand where this is going. Hopefully later on today, I will have enough time to
send out an email to my clients to announce this show, to say thank you,
and to offer an incentive if you do venture out this weekend and buy a
few pieces for Christmas gifts I'll make it worth it for you. Also, if I
missed you in error, please send me an email and I will certainly add
you to my list. My email is <a href="mailto:info@jeanetteka.com">info@jeanetteka.com</a>.Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-59083735146933634032016-06-15T19:27:00.001-05:002016-06-15T19:40:31.465-05:00Peony Heaven and the weather, possibly from the other side...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <span style="color: #141414;"> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.google.ca/maps/place/155%2BArena%2BSt,%2BOshawa,%2BON%2BL1J%2B4E8/@43.899897,-78.8707242,17z/data%3D%25214m2%25213m1%25211s0x89d51cfb32f6a695:0x73fa2127e5b25357&source=gmail&ust=1466111016367000&usg=AFQjCNGcJV8QfClT4BzFpTyNINz5jNnJIw" href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/155+Arena+St,+Oshawa,+ON+L1J+4E8/@43.899897,-78.8707242,17z/data=%214m2%213m1%211s0x89d51cfb32f6a695:0x73fa2127e5b25357" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0e43c1;">Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens</span></a></span> were simply stunning. The flowers were in full bloom and aroma. The live music and musicians were just delightful to hear and better than the previous year!<br />
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To hear all that wonderful jazz and even an operatic singer while showing and selling my custom designed or one-of-a-kind jewels was a lovely treat.<br />
What a wonderful venue... despite the high heat and humidity on Saturday afternoon of 38 degrees in the shade. I was completely drenched when closing up for the day. We even came back to the gardens after our dinner to check that our tent hadn't blown away before heading back to Port Hope. We decided right then and there to also secure my tent to two nearby heavy metal garbage containers (in addition to our 30 pound water bags at every corner post). The next morning it went down an unbelievable chilly 17-18 degrees while setting up, and later on, the winds gust up to 50 kilometers and hour on Sunday afternoon! The wind is way more troublesome for vendors then rain which just keeps people and sales away, but does nothing for all your displays and shelter... and yes, unfortunately, it completely took out one tent that ended up looking like a wire pretzel! I wasn't very calm myself seeing one of my neighbours holding onto his tent, and another vendor who completely took it hers down, thinking it will be all Mary Poppins bound in no time... Crazy weather indeed man. I had to sport a long scarf, long pants and then I had to change from flip flops to socks and booties in the afternoon. The weather, was really, my only big complaint. Otherwise, It was a great show and with some minor tweaking, I should be able to return next year. Cross your fingers for indoor space!<br />
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Without sounding cheesy, but what was warming, was seeing all of you who came to visit me here to and who I made connections with, for the commissions, and of course for your purchases! People like Jackie, Debbie, Rhonda, Bill, Donna, Daniella, Cindy, Rick, Susan and Aunt Christine, and friends like Gino and Cathy, Carolyn and Jackie it was so lovey to see you. Thanks Deb (and her friend), Dianna, Donna, Carolyn, and Rhonda and Donald who all came in from Port Hope and Cobourg. A big shout out in <b>Thanks </b>for my lovely loyal clients. I sent an email a week earlier and you were prof that it does work... even without using technological savvy Mail Chimp. Also proving that yes, I am behind and I still have still to learn and implement this stuff... one of these days. <b>Thank you</b> to clients (and friends) like Cathy and new friends like Dee - so delighted to have met you - I'm working on your matching piece this week. And to Emily from <a href="http://www.cindysalterations.ca/" target="_blank">Cindy's Alterations</a> I hope we can do some great projects together. I hope you are enjoying your forever blooming peony pendant. Thank you to Rhonda, Emily, Brenda and Dee for the commissions. <b>Thank you</b> to Katrina, Gale, Christine, Emily, Pamela, Donna, Dee, Kasia, Lisa, Lucy, Leslie, Cynthia, Connie, Martina, Lauri, Rhonda, Sharon, Steve, and my sister Barb. Without you supporting me, I couldn't do this. And finally a big thank you, to Drew who bought a beautiful white, silver and grey hand-crocheted bracelet for his wife for their Wedding Anniversary this coming weekend. I am touched by your thoughtfulness to have chosen one of my pieces as your anniversary gift and it was a pleasure to have met you and your wife, and your beautiful 3 months old baby daughter Violet! Drew and his wife make the most amazing blueberry infused hot sauce called <a href="http://www.peppernorth.com/" target="_blank">Pepper North</a>. Denis had it last night with wings. <b>Thank You</b> Tammy and Tosia for sharing my online posts. <br />
Thanks to everyone and to those whose names I didn't or who I forgot to mention, but just the same, I hope to see you again at another venue. Peggy from <span id=":4j"><a href="http://www.foreverimagedurham.com/" target="_blank">Forever Image Durham</a>, </span><span id=":4j"><i>Thank you</i> for this photo of me sitting at my booth chillaxin at the end of the second day. Yes, I did deserve to chill... Thanks Pamela who let me photograph her wearing a pair of her newly acquired black and white earrings" They look amazing on her! Anyway, <span style="color: #741b47;"><i>Thanks everyone for such a great weekend</i></span>!</span><br />
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Spring is in the air and upcoming shows are on the horizon</h2>
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I've been busy like a bee, ironically making bee's and flowers for my upcoming garden shows in June. The first show will be June 11th at Oshawa's Botanical Gardens on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//155+Arena+St,+Oshawa,+ON+L1J+4E8,+Canada/@43.9003823,-78.8767482,16z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d51cfb2b5a944f:0x61220b7510b95a63!2m2!1d-78.8722846!2d43.9003877" target="_blank">155 Arena Street</a> for the <a href="https://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/peony-festival.asp" target="_blank">Annual Peony festival</a>, so I'm also making my infamous triple peony flower beads. I had a bit of a panic because last year when I came up with the design, I cannot find any of my notes or I didn't have any notes, but I also didn't even have any cane leftover either. Now, my memory isn't as sharp as it was even 10 years ago, but I did manage to jog it in a bit of an oh no panic induced moment. I actually remembered, and all is well because last week I made three or four of them. Thank goodness! It serves me right for not writing down exactly what steps I did. I used to write down everything when I worked for a publishing firm, but now being self-employed where time is even more money, how could I forgot, or at least, I think I forgot. So without further ado, I present round one of my bees with stingers and all.<br />
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I placed them here in the same order that I made them, starting from the left and going to the right. They look similar, but in fact, there are differences that I'll explain here. In my humble, they seem to go from pretty good to nicer and the nicest one is photographed alone here so that you can see it closer up. At first, I just made a simple pair of wings with clear light amber, but later on I progressed to something fancier with transparents again but also thin lines of opaque yellows. With the first one, I was concentrating more on the technique of the whole bee as opposed to working on the wings and just to see if I could even do it. Later on I made the wings a bit fancier. I think they turned out to be a good representation of a real bee. I also started with a much larger bodied bee and as I got better, I further refined and the smaller they became. I'm quite happy with the result and hope you will like them too. Next will be stage two and finding a great way to hang them on a sterling silver chain, or perhaps if I can get them even smaller I can foresee a lovely pair of bee earrings with the stinger that gives them a bit of an edge.<br />
The other June show will be <a href="http://www.artistsinthegarden.com/" target="_blank">The Artists in the Garden Show</a> on June 18. It is a lovely show and a wonderful fundraiser.<br />
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With this pen in your hands, imagine signing a book at the wedding? I've had this "6" ball point
blank pen" in brushed aluminum for a bit now and while preparing my wares to display and sell tomorrow, I decided to finish it with my white and clear hand-made lampwork beads. It works wonderfully together for a
perfect fit. Just as instantly, I thought wedding, why of course! I
must say it feels pretty significant in the hands. It has a really nice weight to it. It has a tiny lacy spacer bead on top of a white stripped bead, a white bead with raised clear dots, a clear bead with three white flowers, another bumpy bead, a large clear and white lacy bead, and a medium sized clear bead with a row of flat white dots for a total of 7 beads.<br />
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I am packing it away for its' debut tomorrow at the "<a href="http://agiftof-art.com/calendar-2/" target="_blank">A Gift of Art</a>" Christmas Show and Sale in the beautiful <a href="http://villageofnewcastle.ca/" target="_blank">Newcastle Community Town Hall</a>. I
will also debut it on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/jeanetteka" target="_blank">ETSY</a>
after the show if this one is still available... I only have this one, but I can certainly take commission orders for any custom colour combination or one similar to this one here. This one is one of a kind. Looking forward to tomorrows' show and I hope to see your smiles and many new faces!<br />
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<br />Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-78928538931066030942015-09-06T20:33:00.001-05:002015-09-06T20:33:12.116-05:00Snowflake Ball DonationMy donation to the <a href="http://www.snowflakeball.com/" target="_blank">Snowflake Ball in Ottawa</a>... and hoping it gets listed on their website soon. It was a donation I made earlier this year, and they are now waiting for all the donations to come in first, before they list them... is what I have been told. The necklace is a hollow transparent handmade bead on a 30" sterling silver chain with a larger toggle clasp which I incorporate into the design. The solid sterling silver earrings are made with simple white and clear stripes which I love to make. Stripes are fun to make. Simple elegance with timeless pieces.<br />
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<br />Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-61259279793259408652015-06-10T13:35:00.004-05:002015-06-10T13:35:47.288-05:00Peony Jewellery Here is a sneak peak at my latest line. I can't wait to introduce you to my full blooming peony jewellery <a href="http://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/peony-festival.asp" target="_blank">this weekend at the Peony festival in Oshawa</a>. I think I will call it "forever blooms" but I am not 100% certain as of yet. I will be adding these and all my jewellery on ETSY, or some other venue in the coming months. It is allot of work, but because I won't be doing many shows this summer, I thought I'd at the least get it all online. So, without further ado, may I present to you forever blooms!<br />
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<span id="goog_120462578"></span><span id="goog_120462579"></span><br />Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-46719595584589550352015-06-05T11:54:00.003-05:002015-06-05T12:04:21.257-05:00fourth day of peony trialsHey, I think I have solved the peony puzzle! Three different canes were pulled, the careful layering of dots, I think 12 in total for each flower, then three flowers per bead, and then covering all the opaque glass with the final encasing. It is not that easy and many techniques are used. Not that I am any kind of a glass master, far from it, but these do take a fair bit of skill to make. These here have a tiny bit of glass scum, but I think they still look pretty good, even from the side view, shown on the far right. Okay, heading to make some more, and hopefully I'll catch the scum before it gets added. This new line will be my "always in full bloom" series. If there is any interest, I will make a PDF. Click on the photo to get a real up close of the detail.<br />
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<br />Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-48615141979831896692015-06-01T23:44:00.000-05:002015-06-01T23:44:43.066-05:00Peonies, Peonies and even some glass Peonies... <br />
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Hello and welcome to summer 2015! Seems we kee<i></i>p vacillating between spring's cooler weather and a really hot summer day. So when its been cooler outside, I've been working away on some new glass cane and then I made these beads. I had a bit of a "proud feeling" to have found these in the kiln the next day because it seems I had found a solution for the wavy petals. I made another cane for the middle part as well. I love how they turned out. They really do look like peonies. Of course I'll never be as perfect as <a href="http://blaschkaphotos.mannlib.cornell.edu/main.php" target="_blank">Blaschka</a>! His amazing <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/11/science/at-harvard-century-old-plants-that-glisten-with-life.html" target="_blank">glass plants</a> were used for botany study at Harvard and were commissioned by the Ware family. Leopold and his son worked their entire lives, yes, I'll repeat, their entire lives, 24 -7 making tiny replications of the wonders of nature. It is definitely on my bucket list to see these collections one day, and the links above are great sites of his work for you to see.<br />
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Here my peonies are made with 3 layers of petals and clear glass between each to give it that 3-D affect. The middle gets pushed inwards and hence that perfect little bubble of trapped air. They will eventually be made into finished jewellery pieces, but first I will need many more. Now that I see how they turned out, I'm inspired to continue. For now, I just wanted to share a tiny bit of the new work I've been doing. What makes it special is that they are specifically made for this upcoming outdoor venue I will be doing in a couple of weeks!<br />
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I will be at the <a href="http://www.oshawa.ca/tourism/peony/peony-festival.asp" target="_blank">11th annual Peony Festival</a> located in the beautiful <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/The+Oshawa+Valley+Botanical+Gardens/@43.900131,-78.871365,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89d51cfb32f6a695:0xca68af1bc7e139c6?hl=en" target="_blank">Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens</a> on June 13 and 14th from 10:00am to 4:00pm on both days. I will be inside my white canvas tent within a small <a href="http://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/resources/peony_festival_map.pdf" target="_blank">group of about 20 vendors</a>, so I won't be too hard to find. I haven't done an outdoor show in ages, so please pray for nice weather for those two days. Until then, I don't mind the cooler weather and working on a hot torch. It is not a show I've done before, but I have heard wonderful things about this venue, and I also love gardens.<br />
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I find gardens are <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sally-augustin/health-benefits-flowers_b_2992014.html" target="_blank">great places for the soul</a>. Simply just breathing-in all the luscious smells of those peonies sold me, and I bought my application right on the spot. Honestly, I do realize that the show is mostly about the Peonies, the gardens, and <a href="http://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/show-schedule.asp" target="_blank">the award ceremonies</a>. But just in case, I thought I might stir some curiosity with my own glass peonies. I found it to be a bit of a challenge but I love making flowers. It's really natures ultimate aesthetic isn't it? I had been working on this new <a href="https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8poTpmhVqAMANAsunIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIyY2JjbnA3BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANiOTJjZjMzMDk4Y2ViOWM0ZGQ2ZDJkYWVkYmJkOTg3ZgRncG9zAzUEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dexamples%2Bof%2Bglass%2Bcane%2Bfor%2Blampworking%2Bbeads%26fr%3Dyhs-mozilla-001%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26hsimp%3Dyhs-001%26hspart%3Dmozilla%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D5&w=703&h=487&imgurl=www.stravagante-jewelry.com%2Fimages%2Fglass%2520canes%252001.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stravagante-jewelry.com%2Fmurano-glass-jewelry-beads-history.html&size=51.6KB&name=...+manufactured+with+bundles+%3Cb%3Eof+glass%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Ecanes%3C%2Fb%3E+and+%3Cb%3Elampworking%3C%2Fb%3E+of+a+%3Cb%3Ebead%3C%2Fb%3E&p=examples+of+glass+cane+for+lampworking+beads&oid=b92cf33098ceb9c4dd6d2daedbbd987f&fr2=piv-web&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&tt=...+manufactured+with+bundles+%3Cb%3Eof+glass%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3Ecanes%3C%2Fb%3E+and+%3Cb%3Elampworking%3C%2Fb%3E+of+a+%3Cb%3Ebead%3C%2Fb%3E&b=0&ni=21&no=5&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12an2q39a&sigb=1560h7lka&sigi=11pjopgv0&sigt=132bsp7ge&sign=132bsp7ge&.crumb=OeMzsQUHR2Z&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&fr2=piv-web&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla" target="_blank">cane</a> to emulate the petals of the peony flower. I've made a few of them so far that are pictured here, and now that the cane is made, I'll go ahead and make more. I'm looking forward to this show, to be in the gardens, meeting new people and also seeing some familiar faces. Luckily, there is now an <a href="http://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/art-contest.asp" target="_blank">art contest</a>, so I guess I will be entering these there as well.<br />
Here is one sample from another new set I've also been working on. It is a sample piece from a commission that I delivered yesterday. I think I'll name this collection "for the love of flowers."<br />
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<br />Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-60967235607354582322015-06-01T23:37:00.006-05:002015-06-01T23:37:38.639-05:00Just sharing<div style="text-align: left;">
Just sharing my love of flowers. One day last week, I made about 7 hearts in a 6 hour day. All the cane was prepared ahead the day earlier. I took breaks, but when you are on a roll and its going well, its going well. You have to pay attention all the time, you need to know your steps of what you are doing and you must be in control of the glass. I had a mini breakthrough and discovered a new trick for the bail and I will use it forever! Just something so simple, but made all the difference in the world, and that is to prepare a bump where it will attach first.</div>
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I will show you the peonies I did today later on. They are also very labour intensive and the beads are large, well allot larger than what I normally work with. I always think about the end result and how heavy it would be to wear, so they definitely won't be good as earrings, but we'll see. Anyways, I added yet another center cane, a yellow stamen, and it turned out
beautiful. So these will have three layers of petals, with clear in-between each petal and two more canes added. However, we'll see when I pull them out of the kiln tomorrow
morning. Perhaps I'll snap a picture of them right there in the kiln before they get cleaned, but I won't say more because tomorrow is another day. </div>
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<br />Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-77778093651789718332015-04-21T10:19:00.000-05:002015-04-27T14:19:34.714-05:00Expect the Unexpected 2015<br />
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artists and invited guests in their studio spaces to discuss techniques
and processes. Many of the artists will have their presented works
available for purchase, all adding to the idea of the event as a virtual
treasure hunt where you will certainly expect the unexpected. </span><br />
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is a peak at some of the preparations. On the left is the glass bead making station where it all starts. Effetre soft glass rods are heated and wrapped around a stainless steel rod that has been previously dipped in a ceramic medium. This ceramic medium is very similar to what potters use on their kiln shelves. They use it to be able to remove ceramics off of their shelves after it has been kiln fired. Similarly, I use it for removing the bead off of the stainless steel rod (mandrel). While the bead is still hot, the mandrel with the bead on it go directly into a kiln. An annealing process removes any stress in the glass. Beads that you get at dollar stores are not annealed and will break when they hit the floor. Mine are hard like the marbles you played with outside as a kid. Annealing basically means the glass soaks at a high temperature for a period of time, then gradually cools at a controlled rate. Beads won't be ready, even to look at, until they are removed from the kiln when everything has cooled down completely. The bead still on the mandrel at this point is soaked and the bead is removed. Then the holes of the
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cleaning station is basically my laundry room and I didn't take any pictures, but on the right is one of the messy tables in my assembly area. The cases in the top right show my crystals which I use as embellishments, like the clear Swarovski 4mm bi-cones. It can get pretty hectic, usually working long and crazy late shifts (my record being about 5:00am last year before Maker's Hand). Yup, perfection is a disease, and I am all to aware. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do think it is allot easier to make a "single" or a "one-of" bead like this photo of my heart pendant on the left, then it is to make a group of same size, shape, and coloured beads. When you have many of the same beads in one piece of jewellery, and its not made by a machine, by the millions, it is allot more work. So, the assembly of ready-made or purchased components is much easier then first having to make components from scratch. I'm just explaining why it seems to take so long, or why it is so much more work. Actually, a dear friend made the suggestion that I should </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">make </span>beads like many others are doing now, but I love the design. Its my raison d'etre, and if I ever stop designing jewellery, I will always involve design. A good part of my life has been doing design including the design of our century home for the past 10 years. I also love doing shows (for the sheer exercise and having a goal) and meeting people (I'm not very social, so I understand that I really do need this). I don't want to just sit and make beads, besides its not healthy! So, I do a bit of everything and unfortunately the progress is much slower than for say someone who only does glass, or who only does assembly of jewellery. My glass beads are fairly simple, but they are also simply elegant. Hopefully they will stand the test of time as well. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always had a bit of guilt about making and selling jewellery because it is simply not a necessity in life, and for our planet, to adorn oneself with jewellery. We all have to do our part for our planet, and to also lesson our footprint. Perhaps to a certain extent, that is why I don't do very many shows. I have thought about making my own headpins and jump rings, but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for now, </span>I do buy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these </span>ready-made. In essence, the assembly and design stage becomes just as important and probably more important than the glass bead making. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many glass artists only sell glass beads by themselves. </span>Sometimes too much effort is required in designing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>finished pieces. My </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pieces are worn everyday and clients are surprised by how many compliments they get and also by how well they are made</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Not having formal training in either jewellery design or glass, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do have to depend on the work selling itself. </span> Many people don't even realize my pieces are made by hand and are most likely to think they are simply assembled. We all like to stick to what is known or previously approved of and we are a shy bunch in Canada. All I can say is that I guarantee my work on all fronts, and the big plus is that you probably will never see your jewellery on anyone else. I am far from doing production work. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My professional background is graphic design (by the way I'm always looking for new clients and new projects) and I was very lucky right from the beginning of my career to have designed my own work and not from under the guise of an Art Director. All my printed pieces are 100% original. I never ever copied or even extrapolated my graphic designs and I still try to continue in the same vein with my jewellery pieces. I have seen copies of my work, especially this head from a catalogue cover I did many moons ago. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beads are all handmade and lend themselves to being one of a kind. In any case, I really find putting the pieces together challenging because I try to keep it fun, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fresh,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>interesting, and always with a sense of timelessness in the back of my mind. I like seeing how each bead will be used in the final piece. I do sell some loose beads but never from my latest designs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its a harmonious assemblage and I've pulled apart many pieces because something wasn't quite right. Sometimes, it is not at all what I originally envisioned. Either it is not comfortable, or practical and most of my pieces are worn everyday. It is not as formulaic as one would think. A slightly different size or shape, or even the colour is off because I used rods from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">two </span>different glass orders and the dye lot isn't spotted right away. Usually, it is detected only at the last stage and after photographing the finished pieces with daylight fluorescents. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps someday, my line will be only a few different
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What is your favourite aspect of being a Studio Tour Participant?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the art of display. Having a background in design, I love to design everything. I've been doing it since I was 4 years old, staging my barbie furniture collection. It wasn't the clothes or the play acting, it was all about the decor and staging the doll house. I also like not having to stuff everything in my car and then try to remember everything on the list. I also really love my clients who come back every year, and who then tell me that they wear my pieces all the time, and how they get tons of compliments when they wear my pieces. Yes, that makes my day. When they buy more for gifts to share, it makes the tour feel even more successful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What will guests see when they arrive at your studio? </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I usually have the front half of my living room converted into a jewellery store. This year I may add some nibbles or refreshments, not sure yet. Last year, I was a guest artist at another local artist's home, and this spring I will be at a commercial gallery.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I am always preaching for other artists on the tours to join together to save clients from some driving when they can see more than one artist.</span> I completely understand that this is not always possible and we artists seem the most comfortable in our own spaces. When applications are submitted way in advance and I really wasn’t sure what we were tackling next renovation-wise, that helped my decision to be a guest artist last year. I live in a very old home that my husband and I have been restoring for a long time. It is so much work and most people really have no idea. Anyway, I am very pleased to say that my kitchen is pretty much finished, just painting the walls are left. I feel a studio isn’t and should not always be the sole criteria for being eligible. I heard of one artist whose whole studio is in a tool box? How wonderful is that. As much as I'd love people to see me working, I am a one-woman band, so I can’t demonstrate making a bead while selling my finished pieces when there are twenty people in my living room! Yes, sometimes this happens! So its impossible to open the studio. However, I am working on having a video demonstration. A local videographer offered to film me working, so one of these days. In any case, I would like to have a video running on the tour... Honestly, I prefer to keep it to the front entrance area of my home. This way, I only have to super clean my staging area as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Will guests see works in progress/the tools of the trade at your studio?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes I'll bring out the rods, show a mandrel covered in the ceramic medium, sometimes I'll show some cane twists or my signature cane. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Describe the best possible outcome for you over the Studio Tour Weekend.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess I already answered that one.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What first inspired you to become an artist? </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was about 5 or 6 years old and we had a relative come visit from Poland and she was a children's literature illustrator. Very Norman Rockwell, but she would draw them right in front of me and it was like magic. I also lived next door to a very talented girl who drew models like you would see in the vogue during the 60's. So go forward about 40 years and I went to a show and saw Leslie's work and asked if she teaches and low and behold. I had already done several courses of fused glass, I think about 3 by then.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Which artists influence you?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a formal design degree background, so my forte and education isn't necessarily the glass work. I love design. Remember the staging. For the glass itself, my favourite glass artist is Paul Stankart and I have the upmost respect for Loren Stump who I was most fortunate enough to have taken one of his classes at the Studio in Corning NY. And finally, it has to be Cindy Jenkins, whose just released book on lampworking, I studied inside and out when I first started.</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What style of art do you most identify with?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the end, I design and make finished jewellery. I want it to be something aesthetically beautiful and if it stirs a curiosity or even a smile, I've achieved. I'm not confident enough to make big loud pieces and its not really my personality either. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What work do you most enjoy doing?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glass that takes some talent and control, yes, but also that little bit of magic or luck that makes a perfect bead.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Favourite medium? </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pencil. Just Kidding, I mostly use effetre soft glass right now as opposed to hard or boro. Its mostly because I don't have oxygen, I use a concentrator (its allot easier, and cheaper than storing and carting oxygen tanks with pressure gauges and allot of other worries. I also use Lausha for my encasing, and experiment time to time with frits, silver foil, goldstone, and fancy stringers of dicro, or the double helix glass. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Describe your method of working?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't be stressed. Even too much coffee isn't good. I'll turn on my radio after cleaning my work surfaces, look at my notes and start. I usually have to work two or three days in a row, to be in the flow as they say. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so there can be some waste. I never throw away glass and do all my own recycling. Sometimes I will spend the first hour or two melting down scrap glass for marble beads.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>How has your work changed over time?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm faster and more refined, but most of my work is the same as before. I would say that this new line I created (I was applying to an OCC jewellery show at the time) is what I call back to the basics. To me, its like when an artist or a musician first starts working, they put everything into their work. Later, they step back and refine even more. I think that is where I am, but only time will tell.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Describe a memorable response you've had to your work?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I already described my best outcome but I did have this one lady at a "Signatures Show" who kept asking to try on one of my bracelets before she finally decided to buy it. She said she was only going to wear it on special occasions, but she came back a year later to another show I was at and she told me that she wears it everyday. I have another touching story, I was doing the Bala show at Thanksgiving, and this young girl came to my booth to buy one of my flower necklaces. Her aunt who was with her told me that she went around the whole show and came back to me to buy this necklace. I was very moved, and the aunt bought earrings to match her necklace incognito. That happens allot with me. One person will watch what the other person is looking at and trying on, then the friend or relative comes back to buy the piece later, or sometimes when they are distracted looking at something else and we manage to package it all up with no one the wiser. Always so much fun. I have lots of stories like this one.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What is the best thing about being an artist?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not having a boss. The freedom to be a starving artist, hehe. In reality, it is allot of work and it can be quite lonely at times, and even harder to get yourself motivated, but when you have a good show, its seems to be enough to stroke the ol ego and it gives you another push to continue and perhaps to sign on to another show or tour.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What advice do you have for aspiring artists?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10,000 hours. Read Blink.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>What is your dream project?</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm still working on it in my head.</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the death of a loved one, we have the difficult task of living with the <a href="http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/grieving/#.UzNrnShvA_V" target="_blank">immense void</a> created by our personal loss. We also need to get on with the business of living while trying to honour the memory of those whom we loved. For many of us, the natural tendency is to hang on to as much of the belongings of the departed as possible. You will know when the time has come for you to turn a corner of your grief journey and get on with the task to empty drawers and closets, and to deal with some of the personal items such as buttons, costume jewellery, sewing threads, and beads.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I am offering here is a meaningful way to remember a loved one, by incorporating those buttons, threads, beads or even old, but not forgotten, costume jewellery, into a wearable memorial, in the form of a customized grief bracelet.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">The picture shown is an "example" that has been decorated with a little over 50 mid century gold and black buttons of varying sizes, a few beads and then finally it is trimmed on one side with black lace on the elasticized base. Of course, this is all a matter of choice for each person and we don’t all react the same, but for me, </span><a href="http://umbriascribe.com/2013/06/28/old-notions/" target="_blank">memories of playing</a> with beautiful buttons as a child, made it difficult to simply throw these items away.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also want you to have the same opportunity and I will put it all together for you when you are ready. All you have to do is to provide me with a few handfuls of carefully selected buttons of your choosing, and I will show the same care and creativity in fabricating a personalized custom bracelet.<br /> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To begin, please email me (<a href="mailto:info@jeanetteka.com">info@jeanetteka.com</a>) for more information, pricing, sizing, and delivery options, but primarily it will go pretty much like the following:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After you have made your selection of buttons, simply send everything in the mail or by courier in a package that also includes a <a href="http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/guides/preparation.jsf" target="_blank">pre-postage paid envelope</a>, (preferably a bubble envelope that has postage on it, as well as your address which will be used to send everything back to you), the exact measurements of your <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kZkaRJQS5U" target="_blank">wrist</a>, your email address for correspondence, and a deposit of twenty five dollars in the form of a cashiers cheque, money order, or a direct deposit, or by pay pal. Upon completion you will be notified of the remaining balance owed which after receiving payment, your customized bracelet will be sent back to you in the provided postage paid bubble envelope. <a href="http://www.uline.ca/Grp_26/Bubble-Mailers" target="_blank">Bubble envelopes</a> are available at most places that sell stationary products. Turn around time will be a few days and generally the completed bracelets will be between 50 and 85 dollars (primarily dependant on the amount of buttons and the time it takes, so the bigger the buttons the less time and expense it will be).</span><br />
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Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-62602912326995047792014-03-01T21:31:00.002-06:002014-09-29T16:02:17.207-05:00Intrinsic values getting turned on<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Week before last I was solicited to donate work to an upcoming Annual Art Auction happening this March 28th at the <a href="http://capitoltheatre.com/" target="_blank">Capital Theatre</a>. It is for the <a href="http://www.ncdcent.com/" target="_blank">Northumberland Child Development Centre</a> which is a not-for-profit organization, also here in Port Hope. They</span> provide programs and services for children who require additional support in our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">community. I always get excited when embarking on work that will eventually be donated.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"> Designing and assembling the pieces is where all my time and effort went. These </span>bodacious<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"> dazzling blue colours are spectacular and right on target for <a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr/?season=spring&year=2014" target="_blank">this year's spring fashion colours</a>. I don't think I have ever done a bracelet with that many beads on it before, so it is truly a unique piece. The bracelet took the longest, but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">I've been working on all three pieces for the past week.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"> I'm always wanting to please others with my work, or my creations. I have always been this way. I tend to express my love into beautiful objects and my surroundings.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">I do hope they love my work as much as I did making it.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">When we don't have to worry about money or worry about how much to ask, or if its going to sell, or not, and when money </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">isn't </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">involved, it is just so much more pleasant to work on. Its like giving a gift directly from one's heart. Seeing how difficult it was for me last year, giving from my heart really makes me feel good and I thank Karen R. from <a href="http://www.ncdcent.com/" target="_blank">ncdcent</a> for making me feel pretty good this week. Enough said. Hope it raises allot of money for them.</span>Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-42425431406998695942014-03-01T19:50:00.002-06:002014-03-06T17:58:42.418-06:00Does the pain really go away, or just manifest elsewhere?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps I shouldn't mix business with my personal life, but its been over 9 months since my last post... I'd like to explain that exactly five days after my last post, my mother passed away unexpectedly. Everything changed. Its hard to fathom that millions of people go through this at least once in their lives, but it doesn't make it easier, just that I'm not alone. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">memory, I'd like to share a drawing of her that I did many years back. It was my first project for an art class with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20091204.OBKOLISNYK04ART2203/BDAStory/BDA/deaths" target="_blank">Peter Kolisnyk</a> at Glendon College. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't know until just this minute while searching </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">online </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for his name, that he also passed away in 2009. It was not a bird course by any stretch of the imagination whatsoever. I had spent an entire week, maybe two, working on this drawing and hoping to "wow" Mr. Kolisnyk by showing him that I was a good and eager art student. I did receive my "A" but not without a lecture about originality first. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish I could explain now just how original it was now that I look back at everything. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will try to explain. I did this drawing of her based on a photograph</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. In it was a time of celebration and she was in full gala in her <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/549650329492028440/" target="_blank">krakowski stroj</a> costume with braids and ribbons </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in her hair</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. She was joyful and happy in a school parade in <a href="http://www.polishresettlementcampsintheuk.co.uk/doddingtoncamp1.htm" target="_blank">Doddington England</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember Mr. Kolisnyk asking me who this was and why I choose to draw her. I explained that she was a child of war and without her mother in a displacement camp for children. It was just before she came to Canada and she was about 14 years old. He seemed satisfied with the explanation. However, I drew this picture of her based on a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">photograph of a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">happy celebration? Perhaps I didn't see it back then, but somehow her pain projected to me and to my drawing of her. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother was still grieving from her younger sister's death the year prior. You can clearly see it in her eyes.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I don't think I even realized at the time, but</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> her intense pain clearly manifest in my drawing of her from when she was quite young. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm still trying to find the original happier photograph...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, now that I've explained my absence, I'll get to some happier news shortly. I'm just starting back up, so please bare with me.</span><br />
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Just wanted to jot some notes about the show this past Saturday. My neighbours were Laura of <a href="http://inspiredsoapworks.com/" target="_blank">Inspired Soapworks</a> and <a href="http://www.anjahertle.com/" target="_blank">Anja Hertle</a> who makes the most beautiful mosaic pieces. Anja and I exchanged wares and felt good about having a treat to bring home. We laughed and commiserated together as artists usually do. All in all, it was a really nice show and I did better in sales than the previous year. The show is still experiencing some growing pains although it was very well decorated and put together, it would have been better with more people and of course more sales. It was nice to see familiar faces. <a href="http://www.poshit.ca/" target="_blank">Sally</a> the organizer said the numbers were about the same as last year, but because everyone is feeling that economic pinch, there were allot of tire kickers. The past few weeks I had been working really hard at making all my jewellery top notch. There wasn't anything there that was less than 100%. I usually go over everything before a show, but this time I really made sure everything was just perfect. Feeling a need to lower my prices in an attempt to sell more, is wishful thinking, because I haven't raised prices in years while silver prices keep climbing. All things considered, I did well.<br />
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Feeling good about my work is a high priority, because I am not a sales person, I am an artist and I rely heavily on my work to sell itself. Also, me being as transparent as a window on the Church of St Mary (as Ron James would say) has a way of rearing its nasty head at times, but I digress. I also tire of the same old, so I work hard at bringing out something new to feel good about, and it shows because of my transparent nature.<br />
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So my show would be easier to put up and take down, I begged to have a vertical aspect to my display instead of it being all horizontal. Many people commented on the new look and saw my new pieces. The "passion pieces" as my friend <a href="http://lianne-snow.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Lianne</a> calls them, that I created especially for this and next weekends' show seemed to attract some buzz. Actually, I was sad to see my first ever driftwood and glass bird necklace sell. I'm sure it found a great home and the gentleman said it was for someone who loves driftwood and that she is a stained glass artist. I'm sorry that I didn't get her name as he was trying to buy it incognito. Original designs are always the first to be spotted by everyone, jewellers, or those in the field, so to speak. I would think jewellers who have seen pretty much everything, can usually spot a new design from miles away. Having those people stop by and ask questions and comment on my work is always great for my creative soul. When I make the sale, it is even better.<br />
As an independent, we all have to work so much harder at getting those sales. Its difficult to come up with an original design, but I am glad that I still can do that from time to time. Original designs stem from the years of putting pieces together over and over again, or by trying out new findings, or just by trying to figure out the best way to display a newly created bead like the one above. I say original, because as my old art professor said, "everything has been done," and artists can spend a lifetime trying to come up with something new. Lampwork birds are not new, even though I thought they were when I first created them, but no one has anything like these as far as I know. The glass technique I used is my own, and also how I put the bird necklace together with this naturally tumbled tiny driftwood which I handpicked from the lakeshore. Next weekend is the <a href="http://www.autumntreasures.ca/" target="_blank">Autumn Treasures</a> show in Peterborough and I'll have to get busy replacing the pieces I just sold. Hope to see you there, if not, be good and happy holidays everyone.Jeanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427621938905669527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244856394345330782.post-20796286832202241372012-08-14T18:41:00.001-05:002012-08-14T20:43:52.286-05:00Copper N' Amber go so well together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been experimenting with copper for the last two years and exploring viking knit, and other treasured techniques, so I thought I'd make a pair of modern'ish copper earrings to go with some of my pieces. To tell you the truth, because the components are goldish-coloured, and the fact that I can't really afford to experiment in gold, copper is a great alternate to highlight these warm coloured hues.<br />
As I am about to point out to you, there is no fancy wiring or soldering here at all. It is a simple tiny black "bead bumper" on the top of everything to hold everything in its place. They fit perfectly on this gauge of wire, a number 20 gauge, which by the way is the magic size or gauge for ear hooks. The <a href="http://www.beadfx.com/catalogue/findingsbase1.php" target="_blank">bumper beads</a> were purchased from BeadFX, as well as the <a href="http://www.beadfx.com/catalogue/findingscopperheadpins.php" target="_blank">3" bright copper headpins</a>, and the <a href="http://www.beadfx.com/catalogue/firepolish8mm.php" target="_blank">transparent amber coloured fire polished crystals</a>.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.jeanetteka.com/index_info.html" target="_blank">lampwork beads</a> are medium-sized beige beads with three altering rows of transparent amber bumps. The soft bumpy beads are my <a href="http://www.GlassArtists.org/JeanetteBartosik" target="_blank">own work</a>. The tumbled amber chips at the bottom come directly from the baltic sea. These two beads were roughly the same size, but they do have a slightly different colour tone. Real stones and semi-precious beads may have colour variations or differences, but I think this only adds to their authenticity. So unless you have both ears on the same side of your head, which no one does, no one will be the wiser to their actual colour variations. Until I pointed it out, I'd bet you probably didn't even realize that there was a difference... so you now know that you can count on my honesty from now on... at least I hope you will.<br />
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I'd be happy to post pictures of all the steps involved in making these earrings, but I'd rather say that these originals will be up for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeanetteka" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. I'd rather say they'll be available at the <a href="http://www.northumberlandstudiotour.com/bartosik.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Northumberland Studio Tour </a>this September 8th and 9th as well. I know I'll be making a pair set in sterling silver soon enough and perhaps I'll make a quick entry on how they are made at that time if I get a few requests. Until then, peace love and butterflies. I hope you'll share my page with others who will appreciate my candour and I hope it will inspire you to make a little something out of the ordinary.<br />
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