The picture you see above shows what you can do with an iPhone camera, some picture editing software on a PC or Mac and a little bit of know-how.
Read More »Photo to Painting – How to Make Art From PhotosPlease note – re turning photos into art – there is also a written tutorial to go with this film which you can find by… Read More »Turning Photos Into Art – Video Tutorial
A couple of posts ago, I wrote about the madness of art. At the end of the post, I showed a photograph (see below) of some art that I really liked when I saw it on the website of a fellow writer.
To me it is. From what little I know of its creation, it wasn’t intended to be a piece of abstract art but in my eyes, it ended up that way.
The origin of this work was in three dimensions. It was, as I am sure some people will see, a piece of pottery. You can read about it here on the website of the creator. (Not God :-))
The creator in this case was writer, Christoper Waldrop of Free Thinkers Anonymous whose quirky work I adore.
I first read about Christopher’s early dabblings with ceramics here in this very entertaining blog post about the eccentric sounding aunt who introduced him to clay.
When I saw his later post about the making of a ceramic bowl from small fish fashioned out of clay, I was intrigued to see the finished product and was looking forward to seeing pictures when it was done.
Christmas crafts in summer may seem strange but if you want to get ahead of the game, it’s fine.
Start whenever you want to and you won’t have to do this in a rush in December.
There are some brilliant projects around but really – how on earth do you get these (below) from bread?
Sadly, this Bury St Edmunds craft store closed on November 30th 2019 but owner Mandy Shedden did continue trading online. However, it is not known… Read More »Keep On Crafting Closed in 2019
Beads made with the 5mm European style paper bead making tool can be easily fitted with silver cores that will give your beads a beautiful finish.
European style paper beads made with this tool will fit Pandora style bracelets and other larger stringing materials such as leather cord.
You can see a video about making European style beads here.
That was the response I got from a friend when I said Suffolk artist Julie Driscoll was the next painter to be featured here.
Then…
“Oh my goodness! Julie Driscoll – that 60s singer! Wow – she paints now? And lives in Suffolk?”
Having spoken to a few working artists lately, I realise there is a huge difference between making a living as an artist and making money from your art now and then.
In my next few posts, I will be showing you the work of artists who are making money out of their art and who are working towards the ideal of making a living as an artist.
Read More »Making a Living As An Artist – One person’s Story
To create the paper bead cuffs, I do an abstract painting in acrylics on a sheet of paper slightly bigger than A4 (US letter size roughly).
The paper I use is usually quite thick and sturdy to create chunkier beads.
To find out more about making paper beads and the tool I use, click here to see a previous post that explains the process.
And to watch a video showing how I made a similar cuff bracelet click here.
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