Look no further than the glass patterns of David Patchen for cane design inspiration. “David’s work is known for its intense colors, intricate detail and meticulous craftsmanship.”
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Intense & Intricate
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged bracelet, color, contemporary, david patchen, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay on February 13, 2013| 2 Comments »
Inspiration & Fascination
Posted in art, color, Design, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, laurie prophater, martha peterson-glomb, ornamental elements, polymer clay, saul bell design award on December 20, 2012| 3 Comments »
Saul Bell Design Awards for 2012 have been announced and the designs are a visual feast. As you scroll through the page of winners and finalists, I am sure you will find inspiration and fascination. I was fascinated by Martha Peterson-Glomb’s colorful necklace. It appears she does not have a website, but you will find more of her work in the Martha Glomb Enamels on Etsy.
Cohesive Yet Incongruous
Posted in art, color, Design, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, black & white, color, contemporary, Design, erica rosenfeld, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, necklace, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on December 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Erica Rosenfeld’s work tells stories about the fabric of pe0ple’s lives and the rituals created to bring comfort to our lives. “I use glass, found materials, beads and food to create sculpture and jewelry, which remain my primary mode of expression. I began beading at the age of five, from which I realized a consistent impulse to create cohesive, sometimes incongruous, mosaics from smaller components. In my twenties, I began working with glass, both blowing and kiln working. My instinct was, and remains, to sculpt and carve glass, creating form from seemingly shapeless substance.”
An Alarm Clock Moment
Posted in Design, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, black & white, contemporary, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, nirit dekel, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on August 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Nirit Dekel was always ‘into art’, but she didn’t discover her passion for it until 2000. “As I graduate university I was swept into the high-tech wave and had a career in one of the largest high-tech firms in Israel. With time I felt that I’m missing my main love – art & craft. As I saw Chihuly’s exhibition at David’s tower in Jerusalem’s wall as part of the festivities of year 2000 it was like an alarm clock waking me back to life. I was drawn as magnet to the glass material and immediately fell in love with it. I’m fascinated by glass because I find it a manifold material. It’s a daily life casual material yet has the ability of becoming delicate, refined and elegant and can be played with in an infinite possibilities.”
The Hand of the Artist
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, necklace, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, ramsey hall on August 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Ramsey Hall’s new work unites the hands of artists across the centuries. “My very latest work focuses on ancient roman glass pieces, dug from the deserts of the middle east. This unusual material captured my heart and mind the first time i saw it; I wondered about its ancient maker and ultimately its role as an everyday utilitarian object and all the humans from the past who touched it.”
Old Technique…New Bead Style
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, earrings, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, william glasner on August 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
William Glasner worked glass in a traditional manner until a visit to Venice in 1982, where he discovered glass faceting or carving. Recently, he started applying this method to a series of carved beads that are jewelry proportion. “The hand-carved beads featured in this jewelry are unique in the 3500-year history of glass bead making. Amazingly, even though people have been creating glass beads for millennia and carving glass for nearly as long, extensive research has been unable to yield historical examples of similar carved glass beads. In making my beads, traditional techniques are combined in an innovative way to create a historically new bead style.”
Mythic Being
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged anna carlton, art, cloisonne, color, contemporary, Design, enamel, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on August 9, 2012| 1 Comment »
Anna Carlton is drawn to cloisonne because it is ideal for exploring myth with its ‘unlimited ability to express ideas in line and color.’ Scroll through her blog for a window into her life in Santa Fe, NM and additional photos of her ‘mythic’ explorations.
Form Out of Chaos
Posted in art, color, Design, glass, inspiration, tagged art, contemporary, Design, glass, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, rob snyder on July 27, 2012| 1 Comment »
Rob Snyder’s work appears to be a pile of sticks held together by hidden connections. It is hard to believe they are sticks of…GLASS. “Making art is a direct reflection of my journey through life. My approach is centered in letting go of preconceived notions of both process and outcome. This requires a quiet yet playful frame of mind, allowing me to create without questioning direction. It is a slow unveiling of form out of chaos and spaciousness—allowing enough stillness in mind, and then saying yes to what appears. The Sufi poet, Rumi, eloquently speaks of this as being played like a hollow reed.”
The World of Happy Colors
Posted in art, color, Design, glass, inspiration, tagged art, brewster kaleidoscope society, carol simmons, color, contemporary, Design, inspiration, kaleidoscopes, laurie prophater, melanie west, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, sir david brewster on June 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
If yesterday’s post had Melaine West’s name written all over it…then today’s post belongs to Carol Simmons. The Brewster Kaleidoscope Society is an international organization of kaleidoscope enthusiasts. “Named after the inventor of the kaleidoscope, Sir David Brewster, its purpose is to share and promote the beauty, creativity, and joy of these mirrored tubes of magic.”
Working Both Sides
Posted in art, bracelet, color, Design, fashion, glass, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, Bangle, bracelet, contemporary, Design, glass, inspiration, jewelry, karen gilbert, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on April 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Scroll through Karen Gilbert’s site and you will find a wide range of styles and materials. “i see my work from two sides. one is the exploration of materials; the other is the content of my ideas. the functonal forms in nature and science, put together, are those we find familiar. i see these most primal forms as roadmaps for everything we think and feel. the smallest can be a visual representation of the larger complexity. what is underneath the surface is what i choose to explore. i try to question ideas about where comfort and beauty are found. the objects i make are my expressions of a new narrative.”
Ornamental Elements 