The inspiration for April 2017 ABS is Matamoe or Landscape with Peacocks by Paul Gauguin. My entry is titled the Firebird Necklace and is inspired by the colors, forms, textures of the painting and Gauguin’s outlining technique. Read more about the (painting) here. As there are three parts to how this necklace evolved I would […]
copper necklace
Exhibition of my Jewelry at NIFT
Many of my friends and readers of this blog know that I teach at NIFT. At the end of February, we celebrated our college culturals – Fashion spectrum 2017 which is a two day affair inter collegiate competitions. One of my responsibilities this year was to put up an Exhibition of the works of faculties […]
I am a Bead Star
The Bead Star 2014 Winners have been announced! and the short story is – I won! I am a Bead star!! Okay, its only honourable mention, but still its big for me. So here is the long story In one of the beading daily newsletters I came across an ad for the Bead Star contest. […]
How to dome without a block – tutorial
Copper Flowers from my mother’s garden has been the most popular post of this year on my blog so far. In that post after outlining my flame paining experiment, I had said that I would soon reveal how I domed my flowers without a doming block. We crafters and designers generally are attracted to tools […]
Copper Flowers from my mother’s Garden
Oh I have been wanting to show off this piece ever since I made it and finally here it is. Its an experiment on so many levels – using a paper punch to cut metal foil sheets, discovering a new technique of doming (totally cool – without using a doming block!!) and then flame painting […]