Still reeling from Sunday’s “Game of Thrones” finale? Wondering how you’re going to wait for the season 8 premiere? Well, my mixed-media friends, I have the perfect project for you. These dragon egg beads designed by Rachel Stewart were first featured in our September/October 2016 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors — and they’re perfect for any…
I love feeling like a creative scientist in my studio. Trying new image transfer techniques, making sun prints, experimenting with different dyeing methods—the processes are so satisfying. Creating metal patina ranks high on my alchemy list, and that’s why I love the Jewelry Box column in the May/June 2017 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors—it’s all…
Free advice from “Jewelry That Inspires,” a feature article on mixed-media jewelry and metal stamping by Kate Richbourg.
We had so many great ideas and techniques in the January/February issue that we couldn’t fit them all in. Here are some Online Extras for the articles “Collage Stories” and “Jewelry that Inspires.”
Free downloads of a step-by-step nature journal and a wire-wrapped necklace in these online extras from Cloth Paper Scissors!
My earrings are finished on handmade paper, coated and sealed in polyurethane for waterproofing and durability but also to make them translucent. The wire frame and finishings are silver plate.
I chose to Doodle a hand drawn Orca exagerating it's fins for art surfaces and using artistic licence I emphasized that it is a Dolphin . The Pendant is just over 2" across. The wire work is silver plate.The stones are a mixture of turquoise and glass. The embellishments are siver plated and stainless. The cord is…
The evolution of a jewelry artist emerges over time and with experience. Inspired by all things artistic and creative, as a young art student beginning at the age of five, and in the many years to follow, I discovered the art of jewelry design. As I continued to explore the craft of making my own…
Earlier this week, mixed-media artist Jen Cushman shared her tips for making chalk paint and using resin in mixed-media art. Because that post was so popular, I wanted to touch base with Jen again and talk about two of her newest DVDs, which include projects for making a stamped metal and mica pendant and an upcycled silverware hook. In…
I absolutely LOVE to doodle, and have a couple of my drawings featured in Zen Doodles: Oodles of Doodles and Zen Doodles: Tons of Tangles. In the mood to pull out my kiln and fuse some pendants, I decided to try incorporating the zen doodle techniques into my fused glass pieces. This is the result,…
