Day 158. Gosh, these are a whole lot of fun to wear, and now that pubs are starting to open again…we have somewhere to wear beautiful jewellery (LOL)! The beads in this pair of earrings were made from assorted clear recycled glass bottles and have etched, pixie dust and shiny finishes.
Day 157. Incredibly cold starts to the mornings here in South Australia. These earrings are supposed to look a bit icy! Made from a wine bottle, with three subtly different finishes: pixie dust, clear and etched. I like how they are all a bit different and still from the same bottle.
Day 156. Some more little fishies to share. Mismatched earrings (of course) along with a bracelet and a couple of pendants. Lots of fun.
Day 155. I talk to my children all the time about inclusion and that it’s OK for everyone to be different. When I look at the friends they are making and see children of all kinds of ethnicities playing with them I feel incredibly proud that they are able to see beyond colour, that they can see people. I can only hope that these conversations and beliefs will help to shape a new future for our world.
Day 154. I had a request to make some fish earrings recently! I used to make lots and lots of fish earrings and necklaces,and some times I wonder why I stopped. It was nice to get back on the torch and make some more. If you have a request, please feel free to let me know.
Day 153. One thing I love about getting ready for a new exhibition is looking at what I have done in the past and working out how to make changes to make new things. I have loved making jewellery with enamelled copper tubes, and I think I will be making more soon. Today’s earrings feature beads made from a wine bottle.
Day 152. Slightly different variation from yesterday. The recycled glass beads are made from a wine bottle and decorated with gold pixie dust.
Day 151. Going through a pearl phase! Love these little pearls with the Skyy Vodka recycled glass beads.
Day 150. So happy to hear that SALA exhibitions are starting to be confirmed. As long as exhibitions comply with current social distancing rules, they can go ahead. I have been in a bit of limbo for a few months, one exhibition was cancelled already, but yesterday my exhibition at @stationmaster5255 gallery in Strathalbyn was confirmed and now it’s full steam ahead!! These earrings are made from Green Depression Glass and remind me of a SALA exhibition that I held at Lustre Galleries in 2009! It was the first year I really started experimenting with recycled glass. Really looking forward to seeing where SALA 2020 pushes me creatively.
Day 149. On day 128 I made a pair of earrings with similar beads to the earrings features here, however today I have joined the beads separately, giving them a lot more swing. The beads in this pair of earrings were made from a champagne bottle.
