An update on wire art...

 I bought many thicknesses of wire and a few more tools. I practiced some techniques, realized that my fingers aren't quite nimble enough but some of the tools helped make it easier for me. I found that I wasn't as interested in making jewelry as I was interested in wire sculpture. 

I created this pendant. 

I created this sculpture of an Ibis. 

The video above gives you the sense of movement i achieved with this Ibis.

Okay. So after a few weeks, well 2 weeks, of watching many videos and trying some different techniques, I'm not in love with wire sculpting. I can see picking up some beads to create bracelets or keychains for the holidays but ...

I hope that somehow wire sculpture has somehow changed my view of drawing and moving me on to next plateau. I hope. That's what this was all about.  Wish me luck.

A new avenue

So, as many of us are want to do I asked for guidance about my art. I want to be more creative, more something. I asked this come to me during my sleep. The message came: wire and crystal jewelry design. This was totally unexpected. I am, as you all know a 2d visual artist. I was looking for inspiration in my approach. Surprise! 

Well, over 40 years ago I studied jewelry design in college. I learned what I wasn't good at. I kept my tools and they are in perfect working order.

Over the years I've tried beading bracelets and necklaces but was not all that impressed with my work. I've never worked with wire in jewelry making although I did work with it in sculpting class over 40 years ago. 

Now I don't expect this to replace drawing. My best guess is that I need a creative avenue of the 3d variety to inspire my 2d art. So I'll be taking a break while I watch more videos on wire art and practice. I have plenty of crystals about and my tools and I purchased three different gauges of wire. I'm set. I will be using pencil and paper to design the jewelry as I learn the methodology of wire and crystal jewelry design so I get to keep my hand in 2d art. I'm looking forward to creating an Ibis with wire. I almost have it worked out in head. 

My next post will be an update on jewelry design. See you then.

Freshened up art space

 Here it is. Photos of my art space after some reorganizing once again. The five foot long desk is still eating up a log of space but I use it since it is here and ignore it the rest of the time. I still have conainers of media and paper I don't use very often tucked away in the closet but what I need is at an arms length, mostly.

I have my various materials on either side organized and easily accessible. 

My large portfolios and papers are still in the corner along with a cart of papers I use most frequently and a smaller cart of my portfolios. And yes, there is the desk.

And my photos, some books, and art work along with all of my gnomes are resting on my bookshelf under a painting of Renard.

I have plenty of workspace and I'm no longer scrambling to change out my medium and papers when I chose to use a different medium. And, I have natural light. So cool. 

Toucan in white pastel on black paper

 

Click on the image of the Toucan to watch the video of it's creation.