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Inspired by Trees

Posted by Julie Brown on Sunday, February 27, 2011, In : Creating by the Brook

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...
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Channeling Calder and my Inner Hippy: Week 5 of the Thing A Week Jewelry Challenge

Posted by Julie Brown on Sunday, February 6, 2011, In : Thing a Week Jewellery Challenge 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?

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...
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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 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.