Art Makes Me Happy: 2013

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Singing Mermaid Beads

Singing Mermaid Beads, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

They sort of sing when I take them from the oven and douse them in the cold water.

gold on gold 001

gold on gold 001, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Blog Borg

Mechanical woman with faux turquoise for brains

Thursday, November 14, 2013

neutral rounds

neutral rounds, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

I love color. I'm not afraid of color. But sometimes, toning it down can pack a powerful punch.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Pardo Flame

Pardo Flame, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

psycheDALEKS

psycheDALEKS, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

I've never seen Dr. Who, but that's what people are calling these beads I'm making.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Check out my new postings on Etsy @ sunshine4u

Hey, check out my Etsy shop!

sunshine4u

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Quints

Quints, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

Five more sisters

Monday, October 14, 2013

Tiny Tin Mosaic

image, a photo by maryanne_loveless@yahoo.com on Flickr.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Hollow Scrap Beads with Premo/Pardo Ruffles for Accent

Just experimenting

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Follow Me on Flickr Too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28608662@N04/

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Incremental Distortion, Baby!

I love watching a cane distort incrementally. It's sort of like watching my face age.

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

Five Sisters

I am one of five remarkable sisters. Each one is unique, but we have certain patterns that we share. I can't even begin to say what they mean to me.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Monday, August 12, 2013

I can never find a purse I like.

I typically go smaller and smaller when choosing a purse. But maybe this is ridiculous.

Monday, August 5, 2013

More Teeny Tinies

Things that will fit inside:
a folded twenty dollar bill,
a pair of earrings,
27 Jelly Bellies,
a small love note,
a quarter for the gumball machine,
a lucky penny

Friday, August 2, 2013

I'm doing Craft Lake City Art/DIY Festival next weekend, and they are crazy about recycled, upcycled art, so I found these teeny, tiny European matchboxes and made these little amulet/pendant thingies with a secret compartment.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Journal for Baby Sadie Jane

Monday, July 29, 2013

Are you carrying a torch?

BIG, BIG BEAD

I'm deciding which way to orient this bead...north and south, or east and west.

Friday, July 26, 2013

My Second Try at Big, Hollow Beads

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Back on Track

After yesterday's confession, I wanted to prove that I'm back at work, dutifully crafting butterflies and dragonflies, with only an occasional fairy peeking through.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

I am a Worker Bee!

Now, I'm not talking about manual labor in the hot sun, but when I have a job to do, I am a good worker. I wake up early. I stay up late. I wear a path between my studio and my baking station. I set goals. I have daily quotas. I can get her done. All this is good, because I have eight art shows this year and lots of new retail connections, but for some reason, all I want to do today is play. I'm still in the studio. It still looks like I'm working to all outside observers, but my daily quota has flown out the window. Instead, I made this little fairy. Don't judge :)

Square Dance Dresses

I follow a French polymer blog, where I saw some cute little dress earrings. I thought I'd give them an American twist by making them into square dance dresses. Well, sort of fairy/square dance dresses. Merci, foufimot! C'est une bonne idée!