Monthly Archive for June, 2005

Published on June 29, 2005 in Paper Arts and Scherenschnitte. 0 Comments

my tip of my index finger is semi numb. I did way to much scherenschnitte work today. need to rest. but this is a good thing.

among the other Ta-Da items… I finially got the time to add a link from each of my www.albanlea.com pages to www.JenMinnis.com … may not seem like a big thing to you, lol, but to me it was a looming task on my to do list. one of those that keeps getting transfered to the next task period and really niggling at the back of your mind when you choose other tasks over it.

also, working on getting fat book pages assembled to mail ASAP. my photocopies yellowed a bit which made the whole thing much more monotone (green) than it was originally… but it’s much better than some of the photocopy color fiascoes I’ve had before. and my Staples now lets me play on a color machine all by my (more qualified than the staff) self!!

I’m up and playing with minor website update stuff…. just basic housecleaning.

For your viewing pleasure…

Published on June 27, 2005 in Artistamps, Mail Art, Paper Arts and Scherenschnitte. 0 Comments

this is my artistamp design for the 6th AML (artistamp mailing list) anniversary:

a larger version to see more detail …

this is a new pattern I designed :) it’s mounted onto a standard 8×10(4.5×6.5) mat so it can easily be added to any picture. I’m going to be making up a bunch of these for sale… trying to get more art produced to take to galleries and for an upcoming event!

Published on June 22, 2005 in Mixed Media and Soldered Slide Pendants. 0 Comments

Soldered Slide Jewelry

so, I’ve been practicing my soldering :) and feeling much better about it lately. here’s a peak at some of what I’ve been doing…

I am pretty sure I’ve posted an image of this collage before… but I scanned it better now. this is one of a series of collaged pendants/ornaments I’m making to sell. these will be a limited edition of 100 made from high resolution prints of the original collage. the backing paper is the actual paper, and not a reproduction… so each backing is a little bit different. as soon as I can, I’ll get them up on my site at $12 each… but drop me a note if you are interested in one before that…

this is another limited edition pendant/ornament design. the packing paper of these is my own paste paper and each one is even more unique. the colors will match the bit of paste paper in the collage on the front though. the wings used in this collage came from Queen of Tarts ‘s website and are really yummy to work with!! they are printed on vellum for that translucent but not transparent look that works so wonderfully for wings. btw, the spot on her bum is just a spot that got on the glass. I need to rescan this without the spot, lol.

when I cut down my slides to make the monogram pendants (below) I end up with these little slices of glass… so I decided to experiment with making little word charms from them. I like the way this first one came out. I’m going to make a bunch more (with words on both side) and link them together with beads to make a chain.

this one *was* going to be a gift for a friend… but it was a bit of an “oh wow” learning experience… when I started, the pink layer on the left hand side was full to the edges. but the pink layer is painted tyvek and I didn’t think about what the heat of the soldering iron would do to it… it melted it right through the glass and tape. because I used lumiere halo gold to paint it, the melted edges took on that goldish tone. I really like the effect… but this one doesn’t work for me because of the white left behind it. if I had been expecting it, I would have planned a better background! (and it sure is a good thing I wear my mask when soldering!)

here is another monogram pendant. this one WILL be a gift for a friend.


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