Across the road from our farm and house are gloriously tangled thickets of hawthorn trees.
I am always struck by the lacy, abstract patterns created by the branches and long, spiky thorns. Beyond the hawthorns stand groves of poplar and birch.
Their linear, upright trunks contrast beautifully with the hawthorns.
Posted by Julie Brown on Wednesday, February 16, 2011,
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Portraits
Last month I posted a work-in-progress shot of this memorial portrait of my daughter's dog, Tilly (you can also read a bit about Tilly in that same post). I tend to procrastinate when it comes to finishing things I create for my family, but we are going down to visit my daughter this weekend, so I pushed myself to finish it so I could deliver it in person.
A bit of tweaking, and the mixed media portrait is now finished and at my printer/framer to be scanned for future prints, and matted and... Continue reading ...
My week 6 Thing A Week offering is a cuff, inspired by trees, and again created using metal from my scrap box, which means it is Earth (and tree) friendly, always a good thing in my book.
I stamped the inside with a secret message:
Click on the photos to read more about the inspiration behind this copper and sterling silver cuff, and to find out what the secret quote is. Continue reading ...
Lately I've been on a real Alexander Calder kick. In fact, three of my five Thing a Week pieces have been inspired by his work.
Week two was this copper necklace:
Week four, a cuff:
This past week, I created another copper necklace, again Calder-inspired. I think I was channeling my inner hippy, too. Doesn't it look like something straight out of the 60's?
Maybe I've been listening to too much Bob Dylan lately. At any rate, I'm enjoying the challenge of creating something each week. The... Continue reading ...
Posted by Julie Brown on Thursday, February 3, 2011,
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Art
This is another painting I was working on before Christmas and couldn't show you because it was a gift. I painted this sheep for my husband from a photo he took of one of his favourite ewes before he took the plunge and sold our flock. He was finding the work involved in looking after over 100 sheep plus their lambs just a bit too much in addition to his full time job off the farm, and so made the tough decision to sell them.
I thought that this pastel painting was almost complete, needing j... Continue reading ...
I'm a full-time artist and metalsmith living a creative life inspired by nature, and fueled by tea and dark chocolate. When I'm not in my studio slapping paint around or pounding metal, you might find me trying to tame my jungle of a garden, or playing a rousing game of Chuckit with the dogs.
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I'm a full-time artist and metalsmith living a creative life inspired by nature, and fueled by tea and dark chocolate. When I'm not in my studio slapping paint around or pounding metal, you might find me trying to tame my jungle of a garden, or playing a rousing game of Chuckit with the dogs.
