tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771984527363528572024-03-05T05:48:35.330-08:00Uncharted Waters - A Creative JourneyDeborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-66394384756962003662014-02-11T06:39:00.000-08:002014-02-11T06:39:30.757-08:00With spring just around the corner, I'm making some yard art, mostly out of re purposed glass. Here are some photos of the glass totems I made earlier and posted on Facebook.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of 6 glass vases I got on clearance at a craft store.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pairs of vases were glued together at the bases. Paint details were added.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pole was glued into place and secured at the bottle neck with duck tape. The top is made with a series of polymer clay beads and wire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the hand made glass spiral is beautiful and has a copper pole, the one I made was very inexpensive, a creative challenge, and will add some visual interest to the garden. </td></tr>
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<br />Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-5893531243307454942013-06-26T20:57:00.000-07:002013-06-26T20:57:57.812-07:00Art Cars 2Went to the Fremont Solstice Festival last Saturday. Lots of laughs - for sure. Saw the Art Cars on display and wanted to share some of them with you. Next post, I hope to post a short movie clip of one of the cars that can not be appreciated with a still image. The second photo from the top is a car with dental impressions and false teeth all over it, plus tooth paste tubes and antlers ??? You can never have enough antlers on a car right?<br />
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<br />Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-1958310639470368122013-03-19T14:16:00.002-07:002013-03-19T14:17:59.547-07:00Art carWent to the Museum of Northwest Art on Saturday to see MONA Style. MONA Style was about handmade wearable art. A lot of beautiful work there, by the way. Parked outside the venue was this wonderful car made by artist Kelly Lyles. Talking with Kelly, I learned this is not her first Art Car. See photos of her other car as well as paintings and fun stuff on her website www.kellyspot.com. Also, if you want to see more cars, just Google: Art Cars and you will see some fun vehicles from around the country.<br />
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<br />Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-67805520199773247652012-08-05T20:49:00.000-07:002012-08-05T20:49:51.189-07:00Donna Kato's Squash Blossom ClassFinally finished the awesome necklace Donna Kate showed us how to make in her Clay Carnival class. Donna is a great teacher and very calm and thorough in her directions and tips. Her class was lots of fun and she does a great job organizing the Clay Carnival. She has opened the registration for the 2012 classes, so if you are interested, check out: Clay Carnival.blogspot.com, or craftedu.com<br />
This necklace received a number of compliments when worn. I tried to make earrings to go with it, and finally finished them too. After wearing them for about an hour, my ears said "no more". The weight was too much. The top pieces have now been turned into mini pendants for friends. The lower pieces are still earrings and echo the elements on the pendant.<br />
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<br />Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-3295185170493302642012-07-22T14:04:00.001-07:002012-07-22T14:04:25.897-07:00Leslie Blackford's ClassFinally unpacked stuff from the November Clay Carnival. Eight months is a long time to let things go but I have hardly been home long enough to to do much other then unpack, clean up and repack to leave again. Much has happened, from the death of my step father in PA, while I was at Clay Carnival, my mother's deteriorating health, moving to Whidbey Island from San Diego, and the death of my dad (also in PA) in March. For a while it felt like my life wasn't my own, but now things are settling down and I finally have finished a few things from the Clay Carnival classes.<br />
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Here are a couple of photos from Leslie Blackford's class. Her work is intimate, precious sweet and sometime a bit dark and always a pleasure to see and touch. I loved her class because it allowed more flexibility to create. She is a fun teacher and if you have the chance to take a workshop with her sometime, do it! Check out her work here:<br />
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In her workshop, we made a jack-in-the-box type project. We created a variety of animals (or objects) on little springs, and glued them to the inside bottom of little lidded boxes. Here are a few of the boxes we created. Meeting the people in the classes was great, but unfortunately their names escape me now, other then Debbie from Australia (for obvious reasons).<br />
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Cute Little Love Bird<br />
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Frog Prince<br />
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<br />Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-61931409869921224192012-02-17T16:01:00.000-08:002012-02-17T16:24:08.301-08:00Art on WhidbeyWhidbey Island is a pretty place that inspires artists who visit or live here. One gathering spot for local artists is The Pacific Northwest Art School, formerly known as the Coupeville Art Center, where I used to work. They held their annual volunteer dinner a couple weeks ago. There were lots of familiar faces, good food, and Artists in Action. One of the Artists in Action was Cartoonist and caricature artist Milt Priggee.<br />
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In the course of about two hours he enthusiastically drew about two dozen caricatures. He seemed to capture the essence of the person quickly and with only a few marks. Do you recognize the one below? I am going to use it on my blog and web site. <br />
Check out Milt's web site <a href="http://www.miltpriggee.com/">www.miltpriggee.com</a>. You will have fun wondering through all the cartoons he has posted there from many years of work.<br />
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You probably wondered what happened to this blog, since nothing has been posted for quite a while. First, I was away at Clay Carnival, and while there, my stepfather died. That let to 6 weeks with my mother on the east coast. Since returning, I've been packing for our move back to Whidbey Island. The movers come tomorrow. Yikes!<br />
We will miss our terrific friends and beautiful San Diego, but you can see it is pretty up there too.<br />
Once we are settled, I'll post some of the work from Clay Carnival.<br />
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.Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-2497678256255540142011-10-20T19:03:00.000-07:002011-10-20T19:03:38.262-07:00Sandy CampersThere were some interesting characters at Sandy Camp this year. Here is a sample of some of my favorite photos of them.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By far, my favorite photo from Sandy Camp is this one of my fellow zombies, Shelly D, Ellie, and Pat. It makes me laugh every time I look at it. It is now on my bulletin board to keep me smiling. Thanks zombies - you are the best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-37393607048541266852011-10-13T13:23:00.000-07:002011-10-13T13:23:07.976-07:00Sandy Camp FunAfter four days at Sandy Camp, the San Diego Polymer Clay Guild's annual retreat, I came away with new ideas, new friends and lots of memories of laughter and camaraderie. That is what it is all about: seventy-five artists and invited guests all working on diverse, and amazing projects.<br />
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Two creative and fun loving polymer artists and I got to know a bit better were Kasi Althaus and Yvette Macy. Not only does this dynamic duo make amazing polymer work, they also get my vote for most creative costumes and getting into the Halloween spirit. I wish I had a photo of the extruder twins, but you just have to take my word for it. (Halloween, by the way, was our theme this year)<br />
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Check out these cute bugs Yvette made for her friends at work. <br />
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Here is a photo of Yvette too. Don't you just love the whiskers and nose?<br />
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I made this bracelet about a year and a half ago in Connie Fox's class. It was fun trying out the possible combinations of metal "bits" and charms to find the right choice for this project.<br />
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You can see how to make this bracelet in the Oct/Nov issue of Art Jewelry Magazine. Yep, this is my first published article. I would never, ever, ever attempt creative writing. A "how to" article was much less threatening since it was just an extension of how I broke subject content into steps in the art and photography classes for so many years.Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-87120019503388053132011-09-11T07:05:00.000-07:002011-09-11T07:05:59.235-07:00Repurposed ArtFinding people who are repurposing objects in interesting ways is such fun. David Mach is making some amazing sculptures using repurposed materials. Can you guess what material was used to make this Giant Gorilla?<br />
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Believe it or not, the entire Gorilla has been created from coat hangers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.davidmach.com/index.asp"><span style="color: black;">Link</span></a> Via [<a href="http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/gorilla-made-from-hangers-by-david-mach/"><span style="color: black;">The Design Blog</span></a>]<a href="http://www.davidmach.com/index.asp"><br />
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I decided to solder the tops together and make a pendant out of them. With the texture and reticulation, it might not solder well, but the planets must have been aligned correctly because the soldering took hold on the first try. <br />
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You can see from these photos Rene was in good company. <br />
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This beautifully tailored jacket was made from window screen. <br />
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Stopped by the SDPCG Clay Day between chauffeuring Rene, and made a few Bottles of Hope. If you refer back to the 10-20-10 post you can read a bit more about how Bottles of Hope came into being. This photo shows some of the creative bottles that were baked and ready to go to Moores Cancer Center.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Steven Rodrig at </span><a href="http://www.pcbcreations.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.pcbcreations.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> creates some great work out of old circuit boards including some great strappy sandles, and even pumps. "Supporting Her Data", made me chuckle. (Gotta love an artist with a sense of humor). Rene, my mannequin, would look great in that, wouldn't she?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of Rene, she will be making another fashion statement at: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Haute With Heart</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy lunch, a fashion show, and support St Madeleine Sophie's Center. </span><br />
<h2>Saturday, August 20, 2011<br />
10 am - 2 pm<br />
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina<br />
1380 Harbor Island Drive<br />
San Diego, CA 92101 </h2><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Honorary Chairs - Sally B. Thornton, Jeanne Jones and Don Breitenberg </span></em></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Produced by Leonard Simpson's Fashion Forward</span></em></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold;"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Honoring Sr. Mardel and the Kraemer Endowment Foundation </span></em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img alt="John Agostini with Models" height="174" src="http://www.stmsc.org/images/stories/JohnWithModels.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" title="John Agostini with Models" width="231" /><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">For 34 years St. Madeleine Sophie's Center has benefited</span> from the Haute with Heart Fashion Show. T.V. personality Leonard G. Simpson will be producing the fundraising fashion show, who introduced the theme, <br />
"<span style="color: #3366ff;">Big Dreams, Blue Skies</span>" for this year's show. This show will include a "meet-and-greet" with well-known St. Madeleine Sophie's Center artist, John Agostini, whose artwork, <em>Art Meets Fashion</em>, is featured on all of this year's print materials.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">In addition to the fashions that will be displayed at the event, the original founder of St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, Sr. Mary Mardel, will be honored by giving the invocation that day. Sr. Mardel is a Religious of the Sacred Heart and founded the center for children with disabilities in 1966.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Kraemer Endowment Foundation will also be honored for its fundraising and financial support of SMSC. The Foundation was established in 1992 to ensure the financial future of SMSC.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">In addition to the fashion show, vendors, and auctions, the Haute with Heart event will feature opportunity drawing prizes and both music and dance performances from St. Madeleine Sophie's Center's students.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">All net proceeds from the event will make a difference in the lives of nearly 400 development developmentally disabled adults within the San Diego region.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">For further information call: 619-442-5129 ext. 115 </span><br />
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Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-65152165520369090472011-08-04T16:27:00.000-07:002011-08-04T16:36:00.216-07:00awesome kinetic sculptures<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dehXioMIKg0" width="560"></iframe><br />
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This video about artist Reuben Margolin's work is well worth watching. You will be amazed by the creative unfolding of ideas. Let me know if you have trouble viewing it. Its my first video post and I'm a bit insecure about it working OK.Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-19328971098115214272011-07-22T14:46:00.000-07:002011-07-22T14:46:24.163-07:00Red DotThe Spanish Village Art Center, where our studio (34-B) is located, is having an open house this weekend. Art in Bloom is the theme and artists will be painting flowers plein air all over the patio.The Village has suggested we showcase our work that has a flower theme. I love flowers, even grow some at home, but my jewelry is just not about that. So, I made this today instead. It has a red dot on the piece. Think micro rose. OK.<br />
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The Orange County Guild had a couple inchie swaps too. Check out the link to one of my favorite blogs: Sometimes Daily, Always Random. <a href="http://cassymuronaka.wordpress.com/">http://cassymuronaka.wordpress.com</a> Scroll down to her post for June 29th. Keep scrolling down to see some patriotic inchies made by their guild too.Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-48058601774240893422011-07-07T13:58:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:58:50.365-07:00Inchie SwapOur guild, SDPCG, is having another swap. Members that participate make one inch polymer clay squares that they share with the other people that sign up. Below are my inchies. I can't wait to see what everyone else has done. I will share the results here next week.<br />
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Rene, AKA L751 is right around the corner (in the same building) at Sophie's Gallery. Stop by and see her and her friends at the Mannequin Project. <a href="http://stmsc.org/programs/sophies-gallery-and-gift-shop">http://stmsc.org/programs/sophies-gallery-and-gift-shop</a>Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-28695793353461150202011-05-11T14:16:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:37:36.400-07:00Gaskin Anomaly DetectorIn March, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative launched Balboa Park’s first-ever steampunk design contest. The contest offered steampunk enthusiasts the opportunity to show their creativity by creating a version of the Anomaly Detector used by the characters Pandora and Drake in Giskin Anomaly, Balboa Park’s park-wide cell phone adventure. I didn't win anything, but had fun designing a detector for the contest. To see the winning design, go to <a href="http://www.balboapark.org/">http://www.balboapark.org/</a> and type in Gaskin Anomoly Detector.<br />
In my entry below, there is a sliding door that opens to a secret compartment that holds the actual device.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close-up of the hidden detector. It is made of polymer clay, jewelry parts, and computer parts.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up of the top of the case composed mostly of computer parts and watch parts.</div>Deborah Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971853668891274688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277198452736352857.post-58782520196850028032011-05-02T19:19:00.000-07:002011-05-02T19:19:25.903-07:00Mannequin ProjectYou are invited to the opening of The Mannequin Project, Friday night at Sophie's Gallery. My mannequin, titled " L751" will be on view until the end of May. Unfortunately, I will be teaching a class during the opening, but if you go, you will have fun. There are lots of things going on regarding Art Meets Fashion so check out the big fashion kick off and other "fringe events" at San Diego Visual Arts Network. <a href="http://www.sdvan.org/">http://www.sdvan.org/</a>. (Rene's outfit is part of their web site banner right now too)<br />
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