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Finding my Zen

The best word of creative advice given to me has been something like this… “Creativity is right-brain work.  Words and numbers are left-brain.  Listen to music without words and be in a pleasant state of mind.  If you make jewelry in a dark and dreary place, then you’ll make dark and dreary jewelry.  Don’t do that to your jewelry.”

So, with that in mind, I’ve been playing a lot of muscial scores and classical music lately.  I also realized I have about 6 CDs worth of Hercules and Xena score, so that’s quite literally SCORE!  Now I have to dig up my Buffy CD because there are a few tracks at the end that are score tracks.  In addition to the music, I started donning some larimar this week.  Monday I was working with it and created a new design with a twist.  I haven’t felt a little creative burst like that for awhile and it’s been the energy I’ve been looking for.  So last night, after I put on the larimar and poked at my desk, something hit me and I almost finished a new necklace with rose gold, pearls, crystals, and my favorite lampwork beads.  It was magical.

New Photos

I’ve been testing out my photography skills and I have to say that Southern California’s “June Gloom” is really paying off right now.  The sun has been hiding so much that I feel like I’m stuck in the “Twilight” series and I need to find more color… crazy.  So, the backdrop is actually the natural light that flows into my bedroom/studio and I had to underexpose the photo to keep the contrast.  Enjoy!

Labradorite

Rose Quartz

Kyanite

Ocean Jasper

Aqua Aura Quartz

Strong, beautiful, and forever whimsical

This is my new tagline…

2009 – The Year of Insight

Well, it’s been a crazy few months.  I really haven’t spent enough time just sitting down at my desk and dreaming of new designs.  Life was calling.   But now I’m ready this weekend to spend some quality time reflecting and just being with my tools and supplies.  Maybe something good will happen.  It will be a good experiement.

I call 2009 the Year of Insight because I’ve learned a lot about myself over the course of the year.  I understand myself more fully and I’m ready to figure out what the next step regarding my jewelry design is.  I realize that I can only produce one portfolio a year, unless I find a giant surge of creative energy that causes me to produce enough jewelry to fill up 10-20 pages of pictures and witty descriptions.  No, that’s too much, even for me on a good day.  It could be a possibility if I re-shoot all of my wares, which I’m in the process of doing right now.  But it still feels like an overly daunting task and I’m still searching for the right props.

We’ll see how this weekend goes… I’m hoping it’s fruitful.

I’m alive…

I’ve been in a creative rut, but here’s a link to an awesome necklace…

http://jewelrytales.blogspot.com/2009/05/flight-of-fancy.html

New Prop

A certain “tallwhiteguy” bought me this pewter ball and chain at the local Ren Faire… no, I did not hit him with it.

I figure I needed some props for my jewely photos…

Chainmailling

All I’ve really wanted to do this past week has been playing with weaves and patterns and such. I haven’t done this for awhile, so I’m milking for all I can. So far I’ve finished a Jens Pind Linkage necklace in 16g, and speaking of which, I need to go plug my tumbler back in…

I also did a photoshoot to test out my tripod. I’m slowly learning how to use props as well… here are some samples:

Pretty New Design with a Garnet

I like this one.

Gothla

Selling was a bust but the weekend has been so awesome that I don’t really care. Oh well. Now I have a lot of inventory that’s tagged and priced out. Hehehe. And I’m thinking about going into Gothic Lolita themed jewelry…