by Christine | Jun 10, 2021
I use the hand building technique for my work. It gives me the freedom I want to create my pieces. I begin with a slab or extruded piece of clay, add textures on the surface then shape my forms until I am pleased with what I see. I mostly do Raku firing which gives my...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2021
I was born and raised in Norway and have been designing jewelry in silver and gold for the last 40 years. My jewelry is made using the “lost wax method.” I first create the jewelry in wax, using tools resembling dental tools and a Bunsen burner. The...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2021
Alex Murray works with scratchboard, india ink on clayboard, and acrylics. Scratchboard allows him to bring out the realistic detail in his subjects. Scratchboard is a form of direct etching where the artist starts with a masonite panel coated with white clay and then...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2021
I was initiated to bird watching by my younger son’s natural interests in birds. He had asked for binoculars and book about birds on his 6th birthday. Soon after that, he and I were going on hikes armed with bird watching equipment and camera. Appreciation of...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2021
My work usually begins with a pencil drawing. I scan those drawings and print them on watercolor paper. Then I color the drawing, and then scan the resulting watercolor drawing. Finally I print the color piece on various thin rice or mulberry papers. I attach the...
