February 2009
105 posts
Purple Cheddar - acrylic painting on canvas →
$50.00 As the title may suggest, this painting was inspired by a recent visit to Cheddar, Somerset. There was a beautiful tree by the river there. Of course, the sky isn’t purple in Somerset or…
Skully Heart - a suncatcher in beads and steel... →
$16.00 This suncatcher has been made from steel wire, dark, smoky grey glass beads and grey plastic skully beads. It measures 10cm (4”) high by 11cm (just over 4”) wide, and hangs from a 6.5cm…
Red and Purple Beaded Suncatcher →
$10.00 I created this suncatcher from steel wire and a mixture of jewel-coloured red and purple glass beads. It has six sections, each of which hinges from the next with a loop, so that each…
Rainbow Beaded Heart - a suncatcher →
$15.00 This heart-shaped suncatcher has been made from steel wire and a mixture of glass beads in varying translucent rainbow shades. There’s quite a variety - some are plain, some have…
Purple Cider - acrylic painting on canvas →
$130.00 A recent visit to Somerset, involving many varieties of cider, inspired this painting. Fiery orange and yellow at the bottom blend upwards into a deep dark purple. Flashes of pink run…
Green and Purple Beaded Heart Suncatcher →
$10.00 This suncatcher has been made from steel wire and a mixture of glass and plastic beads, in varying translucent shades of green and purple. It may not be visible from the photos, but two…
Green Beaded Heart Pendant →
$10.00 This heart has been made from fine steel wire (about 0.7mm thick) and a mixture of green glass and plastic beads. It measures 6cm (just under 2.5”) high and is 6.5cm (2.5”) wide, making…
Blue Birdie Hook - a functional sculpture →
$22.00 I created the main outline of this bird-shaped hook using thick galvanised steel wire, then added decorative elements of blue glass beads on fine steel wire. The thick steel ensures that…
Cobweb - a sculpture in steel wire →
$20.00 This cobweb wall decoration, which measures 16cm (just over 6”) at its widest point, has been made from fine steel wire. All the sharp ends of this wire were tucked under so they won’t…
Yellow Beaded Egg (7 dollar sale) →
$7.00 This egg has been made from copper wire and a mixture of beads in varying opaque and translucent shades of yellow. These beads are mostly made from glass, one is possibly plastic. This…
Green Beaded Heart Suncatcher →
$10.00 This suncatcher has been made from steel wire and a mixture of beads in varying translucent shades of green. These beads, some of which have been repurposed from old jewellery, are made…
Brean - a small painting on canvas →
$50.00 This painting was inspired by a recent visit to Somerset. This painting is an interpretation of how the the sun looked reflecting on the sea at Brean Sands. I’ve used a mixture of…
Blue Heart Hook in steel wire and beads →
$17.00 The main outline of this heart-shaped hook is made from 1.2mm thick galvanised steel wire, while the decoration within the heart is a eclectic mixture of blue glass and plastic beads,…
Somerset Sunset - a large acrylic painting on... →
$130.00 This painting was inspired by a recent visit to Somerset. On the way home from one of our daytrips, we saw a truly amazing sunset. When I got home, I had to paint that fiery sky. The…
Rainbow Heart Pendant →
$20.00 This heart-shaped pendant has been made from silver-plated wire and a mixture of beads in various colours. These beads make a rainbow on their way from left to right (or from right to…
Somerset Sunset - a small acrylic painting on... →
$50.00 This painting was inspired by a recent visit to Somerset. On the way home from one of our daytrips, we saw a truly amazing sunset. That sight of that fiery sky influenced me in the…
Suncloud - a beaded suncatcher →
$17.00 I created this beaded suncatcher from steel wire, glass beads and golden wire. It depicts a golden sun peeking out from behind blue and white clouds. It measures 11cm (just over 4”) high…
Key to Number Thirteen - a lucky necklace →
$13.00 To make this necklace, I created a heart from copper wire. Within this heart is the number 13. Unlucky for some but, despite (or perhaps because of) this, I’ve adopted thirteen as my…
Wordle →
I made a Wordle. Looky: Basically, it’s a word cloud made from, in this instance, this blog. Go to http://www.wordle.net to get your own :D
Wordle →
I made a Wordle. Looky: Basically, it’s a word cloud made from, in this instance, this blog. Go to http://www.wordle.net to get your own :D
Red Shoes and Resolutions - part 2 →
In a previous post, I mentioned this year’s New Year’s resolution - to buy something handmade at least once a month. See that post for the inspiration behind this resolution, and for the first of…
Red Shoes and Resolutions - part 2 →
In a previous post, I mentioned this year’s New Year’s resolution - to buy something handmade at least once a month. See that post for the inspiration behind this resolution, and for the first of…
Vintage Flowers - earrings with vintage and... →
$10.00 I made these earrings from silver-toned chain, repurposed from an old necklace. Hung from this chain, on each earring, are small clear vintage Lucite flowers with black faceted glass…
Delph Tree - a small painting on canvas →
$50.00 Anything and everything inspires my art. This painting was in fact inspired by the route I used to take to work. I would see the sunrise shining through the trees as I walked up the…
Vintage Flowers - a necklace with vintage and... →
$30.00 To make this necklace, I re-assembled pieces of thrifted steel chain, some dark grey, some more pale and silvery in colour. From the centre of this chain hangs a vintage black Lucite…
Amethyst Egg - a beaded suncatcher →
$18.00 This egg has been made from steel wire and a mixture of blue and purple glass beads. There are also beads made from amethyst, and also a smooth wire-wrapped chunk of purple glass. The…
Green Bat Pendant →
$17.00 This bat-shaped pendant has been made from copper wire and a mixture of glass and plastic beads. There are four dark green glass beads, two neon green plastic beads and two black plastic…
