Be Whacky

I have been itching to be Whacky. To do things differently. To explore whatever captures the attention of my muse. Its not a creative slump I'm in but its a giddy desire to dive into creative bliss!!!! To me, thats when I am free, unchained to make things that I have to. Instead I allow myself to do as I please.....make what moves me........create freely. One of my FAVORITE ways to kick start this process is my Creative Whack Pack. Last year I shared this pack with you and I've dusted them off and am playing around with these cards today.

There are a few cards from this deck that have caught my eye. The one I'm going to start with will be: Learn from Mistakes...its one of those things that I tell my art students but sometimes forget to utilize myself. "Errors are one of life's primary learning vehicles. That's because success reinforces the way you do things. When you fail, you learn what's not working, and you get the opportunity to try new approaches." This is the question the card then asks- What mistakes might you make on your current project? What might you learn?


The other card I'm going to use tomorrow actually will be, Think Like A Kid! I hope to show some of my Whacky results later this weekend. Stay tuned :)

New Thinking for an Old Shape

Here are a few new hearts. I haven't yet made them all into pendants. Maybe I'll just put a few up in my Etsy shop and sell them as beads....don't know yet. The first one here is an example of my new pierced hearts......I've been interested in putting nails in my hearts but instead made my own "nail". I like it and plan on continuing with this pierced concept. My nail thing is great for dangling something from like this bitty silver key.
The next two hearts really focus on using black as a background element to dots and flowers.


This heart uses what I call a Starburst motif. All in the name of trying new things on an old shape.

I'm Certified!!

3 hard but glorious days of precious metal clay and now I'm a certified instructor! Like lampworking, there is just so much to learn. I think this is just ticket I needed to keep me movin and grovin with my jewelry in a fresh new way. Also, Its nice to bird walk away from your main creative element and become involved with something else. I find it to be stimulating and opens the gates to growth as an artist.

Honestly, its been such a busy & intense 3 days that I just don't feel like uploading images to share. I made a great ring with silver & gold, a nice lental bead, woven earrings and a really neat pen. Plus, so much more detail information that my brain is just floating in what to do next!



Back to reality tomorrow and its back to work. I feel that I need a two day weekend however....thats how pooped I am :) To prepare for tomorrow I just had to finish up making sugar skulls! Like my day wasn't busy enough! Oh, but the kids love decorating them and learning about Days of the Dead!