Sparkles and ribbon and silver and gold! I'd forgotten completely to blog about this, but last year I was commissioned to create eleven circlets for a ballet studio in Indiana. These circlets are like the Aurora Circlets that I make, but in custom colors. The circlets have more ribbon than the normal headpieces-- a strand of pale sparkly gold, and a strand of...
Well, friends, I am back at school, and am getting settled into my apartment and the first week of classes! I'm taking another hefty load, with a couple academic classes and several intense graphic design and illustration courses-- and running my business, doing an internship, freelance work, and hanging out with friends. (Plus, I'm preparing my booth at the Ozarks Mini Maker's Faire!...
Every now and again I make the time to create a large piece of fairytale jewelry. I love creating these large "art pieces," but sometimes it is difficult to justify the dozen hours each piece takes, when I know I could be making dozens of smaller jewelries that sell more readily. Oh, the joys of running a business and needing to make money...
I had so much fun creating the red and silver masquerade mask a few months ago. The piece was a hit at the dance, and there is nothing quite like the joy of designing really unique pieces. Masquerade masks are fun and beautiful and all, but once you add some wire and swirls and beads and rhinestone, it doesn't seem to get much...
When my Typography instructor told us that we were going to make our own books-- by hand-- the entire class started freaking out. It seemed impossible. There were two assignment options: create a handmade book celebrating typefaces, or create a book of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot. Some of my friends created awesome design books about typefaces, but since my emphasis is in...
