Etsy Metal Blog carnival

                  This month's topic is:

    "Art That inspires us outside of jewelry"


Awhile back I looked up at my inspiration board and realized that I am really inspired by artists working with paper, I was a bit shocked at how many items I adored were paper. My second love appeared to be plushies and toys. Its hard to hold myself back from purchasing doll after doll or tiny little artist designed munnies. Here are just a few pics of some of my favs, including some illustrations that just get my mind ticking.

Just pulling these pics has me excited to get home and grab some paperclay and play!

Paper mache sculptures from Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao

Paper bug specimens from Kasasagi- Kate Kato

Monster Dolls from Junker Jane- Catherine Zacchino

Illustrator Nicoletta Ceccoli

Illustrator Sergio Mora

 

 

Check out my fellow EtsyMetal teammate Laura Bracken and see what art works inspire her.

Art I Love

It's been awhile since I've posted some art I love. I just recently discovered the paintings of Sergio Mora and I have to say that they are just inspiring me beyond belief! Enjoy!

Crows and Spiders

Wanted to share these beautiful paintings by Nicoletta Ceccoli.

Day of the Dead

Just discovered these beautiful paintings by Sylvia Ji and had to share. They are so inspiring that I've decided that this is what I'm going as for Halloween this year, can't wait (but then I can hardly ever wait for Halloween to come around!!)

To see more of Sylvia's paintings you can go to her website: SylviaJi.com

Birthday!

Look at the cool birthday cards my nieces made for me today,pretty awesome!!

pretty gun

My latest jewelry acquisition is a beautiful enameled gun necklace by my friend Emily. She will be at the Ric Rac Roundup in a couple of weeks on July 24th. The craft fair is located in the parking lot at 300 Westport rd. Kansas City,Missouri 64111. Hours are from 9-4pm.

Al Farrow

The MOST amazing use of a gun! Completely in love with the sculpture,particularly the reliquaries,of Al Farrow. Please visit his website, it is jaw dropping!!

Oh MY!!!

I am just in AWE of Carrrie Boucher's jewelry!! I was so excited to come across her work last week. To see more take a look into her shop at Pink Crow Studio.

Inspiring art

Just wanted to share some wonderful paintings by Japanese artist Masaru Shichinohe.

Don't Miss This!!!

I am sooo freakin excited that my friend Dick Daniels is in the Brookside Art Annual this weekend!! Be sure to come out this weekend and peruse his booth, it's #96. This is my personal piece that hangs in my house making it a funhouse! Check out his website Funhouse57 to see more images of his art work.
Don't let the weather scare you off either it's all under tent(or at least mostly)and what's a little water gonna do to ya? Grab a coffee and enjoy the artwork!!

brookside art annual hours
friday april 30th 5-9pm
saturday may 1 10am-9pm
sunday may 2 11am-5pm

This weekend

This weekend i finished this ankh necklace for my friend Carol. I did some extra texturing on the edge that I think looks really great. Carol does some amazing ceramics, mostly black and white work dealing with saints and milagros. I own several of these and don't see my collecting of them slowing down at all.


Here is another friend of mine Tammy with her new Citybird necklace. You can see this in progress a couple of posts back. If you haven't been to her site Homemade Circus yet hop on over you will be delighted!

This is my newest piece from her, the Trapeze artist. Isn't she beautiful! I'm trying to think ahead as I plan where to hang her because I know that I am going to add to this when she comes out with the other circus folk.



I also worked on the guitar a bit more. This will be done by this weekend,Yay! Everywhere that you see a drilled hole will be a sterling solid wire rivet which is what will connect all layers of this piece together.

Women in Tubes

My mouth just dropped when I came across these necklaces from artist Kristin Lora. She also has a line of mounted animals that is not to be missed.
Enjoy!

Wee Planets

These amazing little plantes are by french photographer Alexandre Duret-Lutz. Check out the other planets here and get a description of his process to create these.

portrait of Mac

A very cool portrait of Mac sent to me from Jeff Ritzmann.

Can't take my eyes off these..

I am absolutely in love with these and all paintings by Lori Early. Her website is definitely worth perusing for awhile.

Bryan's art

Not too long ago Bryan (my husband & co-owner of AMUCK) had the opportunity to take a mosaic workshop at work. He made this very industrial looking frame, I LOVE it. His talent just never ceases to amaze me!

I definitely think he should do some more mosaics, don't you?


I really like these little cogs in the corner. I would also like to announce that Bryan will be doing some blogging himself right here! He just recently started a Twitter account and is very entertaining on that form so Im sure we will be seeing some funny and interesting blog posts here. Stay tuned.....