January 2009
75 posts
Keys to the Stars - chain earrings with plastic... →
$10.00 I made these earrings from steel chain, repurposed from an old necklace. Hung from this chain, on each earring, are three plastic star beads, each hanging from a twist of silver-plated…
Blue Heart - a hand-painted greeting card (20... →
$12.00 Painted on this card are two copper-coloured trees standing out against a sunset. These trees, painted in a mixture of black acrylics and metallic poster paint, curve and join together…
Big-Hearted Rainbow - a beaded suncatcher →
$30.00 This heart-shaped suncatcher has been made from two different thicknesses of steel wire, and an eclectic mixture of glass beads. These brightly-coloured beads make a rainbow on their way…
Birdie Tree - a small painting on canvas (20... →
$40.00 This stylised tree, and the little bird which sits on it, have been painted in a mixture of black acrylic and copper-coloured metallic poster paint. This metallic paint changes with the…
Steel Cobweb Pendant with pink cord →
$10.00 This spiderweb pendant is a delicate yet striking piece. It It has been made using fine steel wire (about 0.7mm thick), and measures 5cm (2”) high, from the top of the loop to the bottom…
Blue Beaded Egg - a suncatcher (7 dollar sale) →
$7.00 This egg has been made from copper wire and a mixture of blue and clear glass and plastic beads, in varying opaque and translucent shades. It measures 13cm (5”) long from tip of hanging…
The Escape - a mixed media painting (20 percent... →
$76.00 This piece is a tree escaping from its frame, hence the title “The Escape”. This painting does not just stop at the frame, it continues onto it. Onto a second-hand wooden frame, I…
Red Copper Heart - a beaded suncatcher →
$10.00 This suncatcher has been made from copper wire and red plastic beads. The heart itself measures 11cm (just over 4”) long from the top of its hanging loop to its base, and is 6.5cm (2.5”)…
Spidey Suncatcher →
$10.00 This spider was taken from a sketch I made of the spider logo from last year’s Spiderman movie (see fifth picture). It was made using copper wire and three glass beads, two of which are…
Red Sky at Night - a mixed media painting on... →
$100.00 This piece came about from a desire to mix two elements of what I do, the painting and the wire sculpture. I was also wanting to go somewhere else with my art, wanting to try a bit of…
A Peachy Heart - suncatcher in beads and copper... →
$12.00 This heart-shaped suncatcher has been made from copper wire and a mixture of glass beads in varying translucent shades of peach and orange. I’ve wrapped wire around the smallest orange…
Trees - acrylic painting on canvas (20 percent off... →
$120.00 This painting is a representation of twisted oak trees in a dense forest. The trees themselves were painted using a mixture of black acrylic paint and metallic copper poster paint,…
Silvery Tree - a hand-painted ACEO (20 percent off... →
$10.40 Here a silvery-green tree, on silvery-purple ground, stands out against a midnight blue sky. The branches of this tree have grown into curls. I’ve used a mixture of acrylic paints,…
Sned skully beaded window hanger →
$6.00 This skully suncatcher has been created from copper wire, two purple glass beads (the darker of which is firepolished Czech glass), one green glass bead, three grey plastic skull beads…
Purple Cobweb Pendant →
20.00 I made this cobweb pendant using purple wire. It measures 9cm (3.5”) high and 7.5cm (3”) wide, and hangs from a 94cm (37”) length of purple cord. This cord is tied in a way which makes it…
Dark Day - composition on two small canvases (20... →
88.00 This is a two-part composition involving a tree which spreads across two square box canvases, and is a smaller version of a previous artwork of mine, “Dark Day and its Sunset”. The first…
Cobweb Pendant in steel wire →
9.00 This spider-web pendant was made using fine steel wire, and measures 7cm (just under 3”) high, from the top of the loop to the bottom of the web itself. All the sharp ends of the wire were…
Dark Day - pair of hand-painted ACEOs (20 percent... →
20.80 This is a small diptych involving a tree spreading across two cards, and is a smaller version of my painting, “Dark Day”. The first card depicts one side of this tree in daylight, and the…
Green Skully Heart - a suncatcher in beads and... →
13.00 I made the main heart shape in this sculptural suncatcher from 1.2mm thick galvanised steel wire. Within this heart, there is a mixture of green glass beads and grey plastic skully beads…
Purple Heart - small acrylic painting on canvas... →
40.00 Inspired by trees silhouetted against the sunset, this piece has two trees in black acrylic standing out against a purple sky in acrylic paint. These trees curve and join together to form…
Red Heart Pendant in copper wire and beads →
10.00 This heart has been made from fine copper wire (0.8mm thick) and a mixture of red glass and plastic beads. It measures 6cm (just under 2.5”) high and is 7cm (nearly 3”) wide, making it…
Peachy Heart - a beaded copper pendant on thrifted... →
27.00 In this necklace, a heart pendant, made from fine copper wire (0.8mm thick) and a mixture of peach-coloured and clear frosted glass beads, hangs from thrifted chain. This heart measures…
Batty Moon - a hand-painted ACEO (20 percent off -... →
10.40 One of my favourite sights in the sky is when the moon is full. Silhouettes against the full moon make it look even more magical. Here, a cloud of bats are silhouetted against a bright…
Purple Heart - a hand-painted ACEO (20 percent off... →
10.40 Inspired by trees silhouetted against the sunset, this piece depicts two trees silhouetted against a purple and green sky. These trees curve and join together, forming a heart in the…
Red Heart - a hand-painted greeting card (20... →
12.00 Painted on this card are two trees in black acrylic standing out against a red sky. These trees curve and join together to form a heart in the space between. The red sky against which…
Batwings t-shirt for a medium-sized gothic girl... →
24.00 Imagine people’s surprise when you walk past them in this top. They see you from the front, and think you are just wearing a plain black t-shirt. Then they will see you from behind, and…
Green Skully - a beaded window hanger →
5.50 This skully suncatcher has been created from copper wire and a mixture of green glass beads and grey plastic skull beads. It has been created in five sections, so that each piece moves…
Brierley Heart - acrylic painting on canvas (20... →
80.00 This painting is loosely based on a sunset seen from my studio window one winter evening. The oranges and pinks reflected in the clouds were gorgeous, and I had to paint it. Here, two…
Purple Batty Moon - a hand-painted ACEO (20... →
10.40 One of my favourite sights in the sky is when the moon is full. Silhouettes against the full moon make it look even more magical. This painting depicts a cloud of black and silver bats in…
Red shoes and resolutions →
In amongst my more predictable New Year’s resolutions, such as losing weight, I’ve come across a much more appealing idea - buying handmade. The idea came while browsing through the fabulous Hippy…
