Yahoo!

Tomorrow I send off (over night delivery of course) a necklace I entered into the Fire Mountain Gems polymer clay competition.
Three years I have entered, and three years I have made it to advanced judging.

Im excited and nervous.

This up coming year I plan on entering the metal clay competition.

I need some other contests and such to enter......

uhm really no excuses

Ive been MIA, the joys of being a grad student.
Its still no excuse
Ive done very little art in the mean time, a few pieces here and there and everything under deadlines
I let my ring a week habit slip by the wayside and Ive been constantly 4 to 5 weeks behind since October

Not exactly living the dream there.

Im going to do better

Finger "painting" from 30 thousand years ago

Art school has been around as long as art! Archeologists have found evidence where paleolithic children were given work space and encouragement from adults to practice finger painting.


The original story here: http://www.archaeology.org/news/

Friday, September 30
by Jessica E. Saraceni

A gallery in France’s Cave of a Hundred Mammoths seems to have been set aside as a place for palaeolithic children to practice finger fluting, or creating decorations in soft clay with their fingers. “It shows collaboration between children and adults, and adults encouraging children to make these marks. This was a communal activity,” said Jessica Cooney of Cambridge University. See more of “the world’s first finger paintings” in this video at BBC News.

Video here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15119701

Hey Im vending this Saturday

Saturday October 1
I will be vending at Art in the Park in Springfield TN.

Saturday 10 to 5
at J. Travis Price Park
4155 Wilkes Road
Springfield, TN 37172

Sea Urchin inspired

I found this beauty on flickr yesterday.
I love her write up and inspiration for creating it, what a gorgeous piece.

Handmade pricing

http://whatthecraft.com/overpriced-cant-afford-handmade-pricing/

This post does a great job breaking down costs, I think its important for all hand made items, jewelry or clothing or furniture....

Lovely art work

I know tattoos aren't for everyone, but I think this is really pretty, found it on a google search, sorry no website address