Jewelry

My new hobby.. Jewelry making! Thinking about taking the class at Metro.

Pastel

Paintings

I found a love for painting in Abstract Art. I am all about being creative and letting the brush do the work. Realism is not interesting to me. I don't have the patience for detail and perfection. However, during my studies at Metro I was forced to paint realistically which was a rewarding challenge because I learned new techniques and styles of painting. But my signature style is Abstract! Most of these are acrylic but I have worked with oil. I did enjoy working with oil but I prefer the fast-drying of acrylic, again.. no patience!

Multiple Casts from Plaster Mold

For this project we had to create a plaster mold and use the mold to make multiple pieces which would become a larger piece of art in the end. I was inspired by a deer antler and decided to recreate aspects of the antlers and bone out of clay. I then used these pieces to create a plaster mold of them so I could make multiples of these fast and easily. I decided to use the pieces as beads and created a tribal like jewelry piece.

Ceramic Hand

This is a representation of my own hand. I struggled at first to capture the realistic quality but after much practice I think I created a convincing piece. I loved the look of the wrinkles in the palm of the hand, it gave the piece a sense of expression.

Ceramics

These are my functional ceramic pieces. I was inspired by another artist named Stig Lindberg who creates these contemporary ceramic vases similar in style to this but smoother and BETTER! you should check him out.  My other smaller pieces were just random ideas.. I like the texture I added to the bird-feather like pot but it's nothing too inspiring.

Wood Carving

This was my first attempt at wood carving. I found an interesting piece of firewood and was inspired by other whimsical carvings of faces that I saw online. I am pleased with how it turned out. I think I captured a sense of nature and an organic feel overall.