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BECOMING: September 2013
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Malmo Festival- Largest Festival in Sweden. My husband and I just got back from a vacation in Denmark. We were there primarily to watch our oldest daughter graduate with an MBA from the Copenhagen Business School. If you have "friended" me on Facebook you'll see lots of pictures from Denmark and our little side trip to Iceland. This guy balanced anything on his chin. This was a full sized stove. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Art and craft shows. Artisans of Western Mass. Love Lo...
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BECOMING: Malmo Festival--Largest Festival in Sweden
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Malmo Festival- Largest Festival in Sweden. My husband and I just got back from a vacation in Denmark. We were there primarily to watch our oldest daughter graduate with an MBA from the Copenhagen Business School. If you have "friended" me on Facebook you'll see lots of pictures from Denmark and our little side trip to Iceland. This guy balanced anything on his chin. This was a full sized stove. September 3, 2013 at 12:01 PM. September 3, 2013 at 4:35 PM. Art and craft shows.
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BECOMING: March 2013
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Friday, March 1, 2013. So Many Ideas, So Little Metal Clay. My new order of Goldie Bronze Clay arrived last week, thank heavens. And just in time as I had used up the last of my Art Clay Silver and still have so many designs I want to make. I have 3 or 4 empty jewelry trays and they hold little pictures like these, some with gemstones, and when I have time and metal clay I choose a couple. My youngest daughter's birthday is coming up, so I made something for her with the last of my Art Clay Silver. Old W...
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BECOMING: February 2013
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Monday, February 11, 2013. A Little Fun after the Snowfall. Then came a little impromptu treat that I hope will become a tradition at this show. As it got close to closing time, Jen pulled down one of her very ornately painted guitars and she and Karen serenaded us with a few oldies. You know they were REALLY oldies since I knew all the words. So for those of you who were unfortunately still shoveling on Sunday, you missed a great little artisan show in Easthampton. Artisans of Western Mass. I reserve th...
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BECOMING: March 2014
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Thursday, March 6, 2014. Jansjems on Display at Springfield Museums. Today I met Bruce Rosenbaum, the guest curator who is bringing Steampunk to the Springfield Museums. I delivered 4 pieces of my Steampunk jewelry this morning and he was there to greet participants. Having never been part of such a show I watched as they handled my humble jewelry with gloves. I signed loan contracts and filled out forms and was told that my jewelry would be displayed behind glass. The call for artists also asked for art...
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BECOMING: More Bonzclay
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014. I've been working with Bronzclay now since Thanksgiving. The last pieces are going into the kiln today. And if none of them have to be refired, I'll be finished with bronze for awhile. While there is a lot of information about firing this clay out there on the Web, I decided to contact the manufacturer himself for advice. Bill Struve was very helpful and patient with all my questions as we exchanged a few emails. Cleaned up and polished, this was the result. So what did I learn?
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BECOMING: Jansjems on Display at Springfield Museums
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Thursday, March 6, 2014. Jansjems on Display at Springfield Museums. Today I met Bruce Rosenbaum, the guest curator who is bringing Steampunk to the Springfield Museums. I delivered 4 pieces of my Steampunk jewelry this morning and he was there to greet participants. Having never been part of such a show I watched as they handled my humble jewelry with gloves. I signed loan contracts and filled out forms and was told that my jewelry would be displayed behind glass. The call for artists also asked for art...
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BECOMING: July 2013
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Sunday, July 14, 2013. Forensic Discussion of a Craft Show. I attended a local craft show this past weekend, and as usual, I learned some things. This is a show that I have done a few times and as recently as last year. I opted not to apply this year as it hadn't been as successful as previous years and thought I needed a break from it. There were a few vendors set up who I know well enough to ask the unaskable question: Are you having a good show? So what's happening here? 2 Don't fix what isn't broken.
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BECOMING: Adventures in Bronzclay
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. I've been working on a custom order for the past week. The order is for a bronze pendant which came out beautifully and only took 1 day to create. But I've spent the last 5 days trying to find the proper firing schedule for it. My friend was right. It's not grainy like one of the powdered products, stays moist longer, and reconstitutes easily. So right out of the package, after working it a little, I created my custom order. I'm not sure that makes any difference but before I...
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BECOMING: December 2013
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. I've been working on a custom order for the past week. The order is for a bronze pendant which came out beautifully and only took 1 day to create. But I've spent the last 5 days trying to find the proper firing schedule for it. My friend was right. It's not grainy like one of the powdered products, stays moist longer, and reconstitutes easily. So right out of the package, after working it a little, I created my custom order. I'm not sure that makes any difference but before I...
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