With the new Eclipse movie being premiered tonight all over the country, I have been busy playing around with the idea of vampire and Twilight-inspired jewelry (as opposed to Gothic or Steampunk) and what kind of feeling that evokes. I gathered up my collection of beads, wire, hematite, blood-red garnets, and other stones, including the jasper [...]
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Here’s something I hadn’t tried before: pyrography on paper – yes, paper! I could not have done this with my old woodburning pen, but my new one has a variable heat control. Putting it on a low heat, I found that burning the drawing onto paper was a great way to develop a light touch and [...] The thing I like about art is it is a place to mix imagination with reality. We were up snowshoeing on Hurricane Ridge last weekend, and there is this intriguing little trail called the Wolf Creek Trail that takes off into the woods and down the other side. The wind was howling through the trees. I stopped to [...] “Pyrography is the art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker. It is also known as pokerwork or wood burning.” That’s the Wikipedia – our new authority on just about everything in the universe and beyond – definition. I think the key [...] 70,000 people from all over the world visiting the old logging town of Forks, WA, has been a much-needed shot of fresh blood in the veins of this anemic community! The Twilight saga books by Stephenie Meyer that tell of the war between good and evil, wolves and vampires, and teenagers in love takes place on the Olympic Peninsula. Twilight-inspired crafts, jewelry, and other merchandise have sprung up all over the place – and hotels, restaurants, shop owners, and artisans, myself included, have found it to be a great opportunity! You can find my Twilight-inspired crafts at Leppell’s Flowers and Gifts across from the Forks High School and also at the Blythelight Etsy shop. [...] |
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