Process Shots of the Week

 Getting back into the bookmaking.

And finished a few jewelry pieces. Really loving the colors on the pearl and sea urchin charm!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Arrowmont!!!

Whew! What a crazy few days it's been! I swear, I've been going non stop this whole week past! I made it to Gatlinburg Thursday evening, just in time for dinner. It was a little un-nerving at first, not knowing anyone or where anything was. But after a couple of days, I've got a pretty good handle on things. I think.

My main job as a studio assistant is to make sure the instructors have everything they need. We also help out with the slide presentations and whatever else needs doing. Last week everyone was running around like mad since Arrowmont was hosting a huge benifit Auction. Instructors for this week's workshops came in on Sunday, and yesterday was a lot of trouble shooting and errand running.

Today, the main event was the gas leak they discovered when they finally took the auction tent down. Never a dull moment here.

I'm not permitted to use the studios unless I'm in a class, which won't be for another three weeks. I'm a little bummed, but I went ahead and set up a little studio in the building where the assistants and work studies are allowed to have space.
I brought some work to hopefully sell. The other studio assistants and I are going to try and run an open studio one night a week.

Thanks for reading!

Some shots of my bench. Necklaces in process, and a necklace completed. Though I'm not sure how I feel about it. Also, a shot of the wall in my new space.

Happy (Belated) Dinosaur Day!

Yesterday was the 3rd Annual Dinosaur Day. What is Dinosaur Day, you ask? Well, I'm not entirely sure, but a bunch of us made and wore dinosaur shirts, spikes and tails. We also did dinosaur dances and just generally ran around wishing people a Happy Dinosaur Day.

Despite all the shenanigans, I managed to put my shelves together. My enamels aren't any more organized, but at least they're occupying a better space.

I also managed to work on this piece. Today I'm going to finish the strings and fill the vessel with salt water.


Have a Happy Friday!