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New Videos

By: ornamento.blog November 5, 2020November 3, 2020

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It’s election night and I don’t want to think about anything and I don’t know how I will feel tomorrow. So I decided to share two inspirational but non political offerings I found on you tube. The first is a video on the artist Judy Chicago by another artist I respect highly, Jane Dunnwold. I could go on with commentary, but there’s been too much of that lately. Just treat yourself and watch the video.

I’ve been enjoying the claying challenges put forth from the Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild even though I haven’t made a cane in the past few weeks they’ve turned me on to some great tutorial sites. But I found one I really like and it’s too good not to share: Clay Zoo. The videos are subtitled and easy to follow. Take a look.

Some Great Articles and Videos on Finishing Metal Jewelry

By: ornamento.blog June 2, 2020August 6, 2020

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Andy Cooperman wrote a terrific series of articles on how to use the flex shaft which you can read here.

And there is a great series of how-to videos from Martha Glennie who is a professor at George Brown University in Canada. 14 videos on cover every aspect of finishing metal jewelry. You’ll want to watch them all.

A Favorite Book and a New(ish) Video

By: ornamento.blog August 1, 2019July 31, 2019

Altered Art, Art, Book Reviews, fabric, videos, YouTube VideosAna Belchi, Art, Books, Jane Dunnewold, videosLeave a Comment

Years of metalsmithing, pot throwing, beading, fabric cutting and general crafting mayhem have have taken their toll on my hand and wrist. I am having surgery in a few weeks. No hitch hiking for me until the bandages are off and the therapy is over. I would like it if Boris could act as my studio assistant, but I am afraid he sleeps too much.

I have been working with fabric lately and have revisited one of the classics of fabric surface design, Complex Cloth by Jane Dunnewold. Complex Cloth covers dyeing, stamping, stenciling, screen printing, and almost any other fabric surface alteration technique you want to know. There are newer books out there covering more techniques, but if you are just getting started and need an intro to the basics, grab a used copy of Complex Cloth and get started. You can get it here.

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Polymer Artist Ana Belchí’s videos never cease to amaze me. This one is not exactly new-it’s seven months old-but her demonstration of six variations on the lentil swirl bead is fascinating and makes me wonder what other polymer techniques I could try, change one small thing, and get a completely surprising result. But that’s what it’s all about isn’t it? The “What If?”

Happy New Year!

By: ornamento.blog December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Art, New Years Day, videos, YouTube VideosMummers Parade, Philadelphia, Philadelphia History, Philadelphia MummersLeave a Comment

This is the best old Mummers video I have seen to date. It’s from 1930 but it looks contemporary.

From the website: “Old film of a New Years Day Parade in Philadelphia, USA on January 1, 1930. This is raw footage from the early Movietone sound cameras. This footage is particularly neat because most parades of the time were captured from a far distance. Worked on footage and sound a bit. Amazing!”

I agree!