Year: 2016

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Colour Play

It’s time to farewell olive green.  It’s been so much fun!  I was really surprised at how much I liked the colour, and the way that other colours worked with it.  Complementary didn’t quite come together as planned, the shades of green were strong, analogous colours rocked, and now it’s time to have a look at two other colour schemes.

For these necklaces I have tried to find glass that worked in a split-complementary and a triadic colour scheme!  Now, if I was using paint, it might be easier to get these colours right, but it was a bit tricky to pick the right shades of glass to go here.  Having said that, I set my perfectionist aside for a moment, and just went with these colours….and I’m glad that I did.  I like the finished necklaces.

Cute olive green necklaces by Julie Frahm

Cute olive green necklaces by Julie Frahm

Cute olive green necklaces by Julie Frahm

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Inclusion Pendants

As part of my “Inexclusive” exhibition at Cats in the Loft gallery, I created a range of Inclusion pendants.

Inclusion pendants are a reminder that we all want to feel included, so I have made these pendants with lots of layers of glass and silver and techniques.

Inclusion Pendants by Julie Frahm

Inclusion Pendants by Julie Frahm

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View from my studio

Thanks to everyone who has visited, or who plans to visit, my SALA exhibitions.  They were both officially launched over the weekend, and it was lovely to see some friendly faces at each event (and some red stickers too)!

In case you are wondering where the exhibitions are, here are the details:

Today was a bit of a quiet day in the studio, as one of my children was home from school, and I was struggling to get motivated for my new projects!

Studio View

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Colour Play

I’ve had a lot of fun playing with olive green.  Even though the complementary colour scheme didn’t quite work out, the shades of green had a lot of good things going on!

This week it’s time to have a look at the analogous colour scheme, which really means that I have moved around the colour wheel to see what other colours near olive green would work well.  Now, this is where the colour really starts to shine!  Bringing lots of colours together can be a bit wild, but I actually love this result.

Stunning olive green necklaces by Julie Frahm

Stunning olive green necklaces by Julie Frahm

Stunning olive green necklaces by Julie Frahm

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New things

One thing I love about doing SALA exhibitions (South Australian Living Artists) is the opportunity to try new things!  This time I am involved in 2 exhibitions, and they have both challenged me in different ways.  Here is a sneak peek of some new beads…

New disk beads

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View from my studio

After a lovely holiday with my family, I am back in my studio this week, finishing off all of the beads and jewellery that I need for the 2 SALA exhibitions that I am involved in this year.

  • “Inexclusive” is part of a group exhibition at Cats in the Loft gallery in Port Adelaide.  I have loved and hated the freedom of this exhibition.  I have had so many ideas, and I’ve had to work really hard to narrow down what I wanted to do.  I am installing this exhibition on Friday, ready for the opening on Sunday at 3.00pm.
  • “Chroma” is part of a group exhibition at Kuoni Creative in Blackwood.  The work I have ended up making for this exhibition is really colourful, and I can’t wait to show you bits and pieces from the exhibition.

I love SALA, and I am always grateful to everyone involved in creating opportunities like this for artists to make new work and get themselves out there!

Studio View