September 22, 2008
August 25, 2008
Melting Glass
For YEARS I've wanted to melt glass. Finally, it's happened - I got a small kiln for my birthday.
I haven't got the first clue as to what I'm doing, but I bought a book and thought, let's just get started. Why not?
And here's my first ever attempt at melting glass:
As you can see, SOME thing has happened here - LOL.
Clearly, the temperature wasn't hot enough to reduce the aromatherapy oil bottle (which had previously contained Angelica!) to a puddle; but it was definitely hot enough to shatter one of the test pieces into dust!
I do love the bottle though, my very first attempt at melting glass EVER, and you can still screw a top on it.
Developing art ...!
My second attempt involved fusing some dichroics - and look what happened:
And something else is cooking as we speak ... :-)
One second hand German lab kiln from Ebay - £285
One box of warm glass supplies, tools and safety equipment - £215
One 49 year old witch hopping around, cackling with excitement - PRICELESS!
There's some things that money can't buy ... and for the rest ...
One box of warm glass supplies, tools and safety equipment - £215
One 49 year old witch hopping around, cackling with excitement - PRICELESS!
There's some things that money can't buy ... and for the rest ...
I haven't got the first clue as to what I'm doing, but I bought a book and thought, let's just get started. Why not?
And here's my first ever attempt at melting glass:
As you can see, SOME thing has happened here - LOL.
Clearly, the temperature wasn't hot enough to reduce the aromatherapy oil bottle (which had previously contained Angelica!) to a puddle; but it was definitely hot enough to shatter one of the test pieces into dust!
I do love the bottle though, my very first attempt at melting glass EVER, and you can still screw a top on it.
Developing art ...!
My second attempt involved fusing some dichroics - and look what happened:
Dichroic Alien - August 24, 2008
Yay! It's a dichroic alien! A bit rough round the edges, but what good fun is this!And something else is cooking as we speak ... :-)
August 20, 2008
Project Sanctuary Art
Time Sand - The Time Sand Story
The Voyage Of The Dragon
*All Xara Pro Drawings July/August 2008 whilst working on The Genius Symbols
May 26, 2008
May 22, 2008
The Sacred Horse
The Sacred Horse Original Design
Finalised cover design for Energy Dancing II, The Sacred Horse
May 4, 2008
April 14, 2008
Swine & Pearls
You can find the full story about what happened when some idiot cast pearls before the swine here ...
Backgrounds Gallery Update - Herbs & Spring Flowers
Sage Herb Seamless Background TileSome people knit. Some do macramee. I make seamless background tiles by hand for relaxation ...
The Nature Backgrounds Collection and the Art Backgrounds Collection have both been updated and new seamless tile galleries added. They're free, I'm happy to share and a backlink is always appreciated.
Madonna Morning On Canvas
I found a printer online who puts digital images onto a canvas. Intrigued, I sent "Madonna Morning" from the 23 Exhibition as a test, just to see how it would come out.
It was stunning receiving this in the mail. I've never seen any of the 23 pictures in the hard, and the print is truly beautiful - a lot more colorful than the original, but I'm not complaining. It looks amazing on the wall.
Detail from the "Madonna Morning" print.
The original Madonna Morning digital artwork from the 23 Exhibition.
March 8, 2008
March 2, 2008
Bob Ross Fantasy
I have a brand new easel ...!
... and so I decided to paint a happy little painting that will make you feel good inside :-)
I call it "Bob Ross Fantasy" :-)
Detail from the waterfall.
Oil painting is fun. It can be very delicate. The only downside is a truckload of brushes that now need cleaning ...
Oil painting is fun. It can be very delicate. The only downside is a truckload of brushes that now need cleaning ...
January 26, 2008
January 15, 2008
Morning River & Morning At The Winter Lake
Morning River - Oil on Canvass ~ A4
Morning At The Winter Lake, Vector Drawing XaraPro
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