I’m in! Thanks to juror Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, who chose my Raspberry Lace shadowboxed wire crochet piece to be included in this show. Save the Dates: Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 27, 5:30 – 7:30PM, the show runs through Friday, November 20. Monday thru Saturday 10:00 – 4:30, Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 Honolulu Museum ofContinue reading “Hawai’i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition”
Tag Archives: Colored Copper Wire
La Petite
Great showing yesterday for the One Little “Island” Artist Collective‘s La Petite Art Exhibition at Square Barrels!! And there’s more good news: We have received permission to continue showing our pieces through Wednesday, Aug 12! 10 talented ladies showing 19 works of art in various mediums. We thank everyone who came out to visit ourContinue reading “La Petite”
La Petite Show Details
This Saturday, Aug 8, 2015 will be my first group art exhibition in Honolulu! My work, along with 9 other artists, will be hanging in Square Barrels from 8AM – 9PM. Meet & Great the Artists will be from 6 – 9PM Make a day of it! Free Art Adventures are also happening across HotelContinue reading “La Petite Show Details”
Hawaii: New Home, New Art Work, New Directions
Hawai’i. My new home. Hawai’i is dripping with rainbows, I can watch them skip across the sky on rainy afternoons. Hawaii is a shock to my system. A Mexican avocado cost about US$1 in Japan, yet here in Hawaii the same avocado is usually sold for US$2.49. Ouch! Hey, I thought to my self, goContinue reading “Hawaii: New Home, New Art Work, New Directions”
Rainforest Butterfly: Flight Prep – Lots of Progress
Great progress has been made on various designs and the size of other pieces: Pink Flowered Evodia Tree base 12″of 22 Gauge Green Colored Copper Wire The original plan I had in mind to create the pink poofs of flowers for the pink flowered evodia, the preferred tree of the Ulysses Butterfly, was not the bestContinue reading “Rainforest Butterfly: Flight Prep – Lots of Progress”
Heavy Metal Crochet Work – Tip #1
16 Gauge Colored Copper Wire moving into 20 Gauge. Heavy Metal start to the Spur Mahogany tree trunk. Using a USK/10.5 crochet hook, 6.5MM. Wire Crochet Tip #1 – Take several breaks as you work the wire to reduce the chance of stress injuries!
Purple Fade: Weather Vessel Update 1
It’s been almost a month since I created the experiment, Weather Vessel, to watch the effects the outdoors would have on various colored wire crochet work. I had high hopes the color would last for at least 6 months or so before there was fading. Unfortunately, some changes are quite noticeable already! The DarkContinue reading “Purple Fade: Weather Vessel Update 1”