Janet at Silver Moon Designs ordered some shard faces, and look what she’s doing with them – keeping them very simple, finishing them with Jacquard Powders – lovely work:

My friend Ann Pearce, amazing bead-woman and jewelry designer, called this morning, inviting me to her shop to see what she’d done with some shards she’d gotten from me. To say that I was blown away is an understatement. She’d transformed the little faces into Crown Jewels with her artistry.

She matched beads – copper, blue, crystal – to the finishes on the faces, truly elevating them to special one-of-a-kind pieces. I told her that I was temped to purchase them! Here are some photos I took at her shop this morning. Visit her if you want to see more. Her bead selection is amazing and she will help you select or put together real treasures.

Thanks for making me look good, Ann! I wish my photos did justice to the depth and shine of your gorgeous work.

 

Here’s a video made in my studio that shows the basics of my Face Shard workshop:

Two new pieces for the La Vida show, both started with a photocollage image printed on silk and adhered to stretched canvas. I wanted to give a feeling of constraint and longing to the images so I drilled holes in the frame sides and created a loose construction of twigs – artistic “burglar bars?” I like the effect and will probably explore this idea a bit more. Come to the show and see:

These little books are perfect for experimenting – I’m working on several to take to Kathleen Sommers‘ shop on Tuesday. I start with a small (5×5) pre-bound journal and create a collage on the cover. This particular one, finished tonight, really mixes the media and metaphors – Peruvian textile photo, Japanese Noh mask, African beads, clay face shard. But somehow it all seems to work.

Look at this totally original use of one of my shard faces from Linda Moody – she and her sister make my work look good! Thanks for the photo, Linda – this is wonderful. I love the industrial look of the screen and rivets with the softness of the face.

Kathleen Sommers, the best-known upscale clothing boutique in the city, had a call-out invitation for artists and designers to bring in their work for possible inclusion at the shop. I took some Scent Shards, some pins and some day books (see below). They really liked the work! Kathleen bought a piece for herself and then ordered some Scent Shards immediately and will be selling the day books in this fall. Best of all, I’ve been invited to participate in a five-artist exhibit and sale there in September. I am so excited!! Scent Shards are movin’ on up to the top 🙂

Another great piece using one of my shard faces, this one from Cindy in Elgin, Il – I love the simplicity of this and the way the little face floats at an angle, kind of like a moon goddess. Thanks, Cindy! Lovely work.

 This is one of the pages I just scanned in from Sr. Tellez’s book – I think it’s going to be my next collage – not too subtle? It’s amazing what spells and emotions can be conveyed with cutout bark paper.