March 22, 2011
We were fortunate to have a clear evening for viewing the "Super" moon last Saturday. My husband set up his camera and tripod on our front porch and captured these unusual photos of the moon as it rose behind a hawthorn thicket. Doesn't it look like a great ball of fire? Like some magical, mystical sorcery is brewing.....
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Living by the Brook
March 21, 2011
The grass has not riz, and I know where the birdies is - they are chowing down at our feeders, trying to keep warm on this snowy first day of spring. Winter is not yet letting go in my neck of the woods, and will still be hanging around for another month or more. I do love the cold beauty of winter, even though by this time of year I am looking forward to seeing some green. The ground is covered in a soft white blanket, but other things we don't see the rest of the year are exposed. One of m... Continue reading...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Living by the Brook
March 14, 2011
Martha, over at An Artist's Journal, has issued a Before and After Challenge. The Challenge involves showing photos of a painting which one has reworked into something different. I've been doing that for a few months now with some of the paintings with which I am not completely happy.Here is one of them:This was originally titled "Where the Eagles Fly" and was created for the Biker's Reunion Cancer Fundraiser in which I participated last year. I finished this on a tight deadline, and was nev... Continue reading...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Art
March 8, 2011
I've been falling behind with posting my Thing a Week Jewellery Challenge efforts, so here are a couple of more "Things" for you to see. Week 7: Another eco-friendly bracelet created from vintage copper wire. This one is very substantial, simple and rustic. And something a bit different for Week 8: An adjustable leather bracelet. Created from leather scraps that were given to me, and a large leather piece with an embossed horse-head which I discovered in a box of odds and ends left over fr... Continue reading...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Thing a Week Jewellery Challenge 2011
February 27, 2011
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. These trees inspired the copper and sterling cuff I created for the Thing a Week Jewellery Challenge on Flickr. This is a view taken last autumn, looking from the stand of poplars... Continue reading...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Creating by the Brook
February 16, 2011
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...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Portraits
February 11, 2011
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...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Thing a Week Jewellery Challenge 2011
February 6, 2011
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?
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Thing a Week Jewellery Challenge 2011
February 3, 2011
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...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Art
January 30, 2011
The last few months have found me floundering a bit creatively. Feeling a bit stuck and uninspired, in an effort to jump-start my creative flow I joined the Thing a Week Jewelry Design Challenge 2011 Flickr group. Each week we design and create a piece of jewellery, and upload a photo of it to the group pool. So, at the end of the year, we should each have created 52 new designs. I thought that participating in the challenge, with the accountability factor of posting something each week, ...
Posted by Julie Brown. Posted In : Creating by the Brook
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A Bit About Julie
| Julie A. Brown, Wabi Brook Studio |
| A Farm Near New Liskeard, Temiskaming Shores |
I'm a full-time artist and metalsmith following my own path. I live 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, or collaborating with my Spirit of the Arts partners, you will find me in my garden under my favourite tree, lost in a good book.
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2014 Winter Workshop Schedule:
Wednesday, January 26: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - Ring Making
Friday, January 31: PD Day Art Adventure Camp: 9:00 a.m to noon - Exploring Texture and Colour
Tuesday, February 4: 10:00 to Noon - Earring Making Thursday, February 13: 10:00 to Noon - Chain Making Tuesday, February 18: 10:00 to Noon - Introduction to Metal Stamped Jewellery
Tuesday, February 25: 10:00 to Noon - Metal Stamped Jewellery Part 2
Tuesday, March 4: 10:00 to Noon - Metal Stamped Jewellery Part 3
All workshops and classes are held in the studio at Spirit of the Arts on Lakeshore Road in New Liskeard, ON
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