Na mizi v sredo (On my desk on Wednesday) 5

Včeraj sem imela preveč dela, pa je ostala tale objava napol pripravljena na sosednjem zaslonu. Ni kaj, se zgodi. Na prevajalski mizi je nekaj tehnike in roman, ki bo tu do konca julija. Na kuhinjski mizi kraljujejo vzorci za jutrišnjo delavnico. In razbit magnetek iz Barcelone, ki ga moram pokrpati. In na papirčkasti mizi par nedokončanih strani v stari in novi skicirki.

I had way too much translation work yesterday so this post got only halfway done. Well, it happens. On my translation worktable there’s some technical stuff and a novel due at the end of July. On my kitchen table you can see some samples for tomorrow’s clay workshop. And a broken fridge magnet from Barcelona that needs to be mended. And on my papercrafts desk there are a few unfinished pages in the old and in the new AJ.

 

Na mizi v sredo (On my desk on Wednesday) 4

Medtem ko hitim s prevodom navodil za uporabo stroja za pregledovanje pnevmatik, vam v pavzici (minimini pavzici) pokažem, kaj je na ustvarjalnih mizah: Na kuhinjski se pripravlja vse potrebno za malo mečkanja polija:

While I’m furiously translating some technical stuff I do need some breaks and in one I took photos of my crafting worktables: In my kitchen my designated third of the table is all set for some claying, yay!

Na pospravljeni stranski mizici v dnevni sobi je vse pripravljeno za večerno pisanje po art journalu:

I tidied up my couch-side table so I can journal in the evenings in front of the TV and it’s soooo nice

Na tejle za mano pa sta dva dnevnika – prvega končujem, črnobela je le še zadnja stran in za zadnjo platnico se še nisem odločila, kaj naj z njo, drugega počasi premazujem z gessom in začenjam skicirati:

And behind me the table is full of stencils, scraps and my two journals – in the first only the last page is still black&white, and I’m slowly gessoing and starting sketching in the new one.

Na tej isti mizi je še včeraj kraljeval BigShot, ki je pripravljal materiale za v kuvertice, da končno odpošljem swapke. Samo še po kuverte moram!

On the same table my BigShot reigned yesterday, so I can wrap up my AJ-fodder swap. I just found out that I need to buy some envelopes Silly me.

Izolski velikonočni sejem

Za izolski velikonočni sejem Usake šćiat sem pripravila nekaj novih kosov. Na sejmu je bilo luštno, kot vedno, čeprav nam je vreme nagajalo – najprej je parkrat rosilo, okrog 3h popoldne se je pa tako ulilo, da smo samo še bežali. Prodaja je bila temu primerna, tako da so kosi še kar lepo doma in na voljo. En komplet v modrem:

I prepared some new and finished some old pieces for the Easter fair in Izola. A blue parure:

Kuščarjevi repi z Julijine delavnice:

Lizzard tails:

En ponaredek kraškega kamna:

An imitation of the Carsic stone:

Eni naucumi, ker jih nisem že dolgo delala:

Some naucums:

Dva obeska kar tako:

A couple of pendants:

Dekle je pa naredilo še celo rajdo knjižnih kazal:

And my daughter made a ton of bookmarks.

Kaj vse smo na sejmu nalovili v svojo malho, pa pri njej poglejte. Le kaj bo nastajalo?

If you want to see what we bought on the fair, visit my daughter’s blog.

Bead soup 8 (2. del)

Moja partnerica je svojo župco dobila, tako da jo lahko pokažem. Prav zanima me, kaj bo naredila iz nje. Barve so v resnici bogatejše, ampak tega fotka nikoli ne pokaže.

My partner got her bead soup, so I can show it to you as well. I can’t wait to see what she’ll do out of it!

Škatlici

Pravzaprav sem že imela napisano škatlice, pa je tista, ki jo je naša tavelka naredila za rojstnodnevno darilo, tako hitro dobila noge, da ni prišla pred objektiv. Zato pokažem samo svojo, ki sem jo naredila na petkovi delavnici Izdelovalnice malih umetnin pod Robertinim budnim učiteljskim očesom, in nedeljsko, ki sem jo odnesla za darilo ob zaključku poslovnega sodelovanja. Hja, nekatere moje stranke si tudi kaj takega zaslužijo.

I know I haven’t posted in a while. I had so much work that when it was all done, I came down with a flu-like coughing bug. Bummer. But when it was done, I had the time to go play some when Roberta was teaching our artistic students how to cover wooden boxes with PC. And I made one of my own. Just for me. Then on Sunday I made a large one for a special customer as a gift.

Napisi na steklenicah

Jaz še kar okrevam in je brufen moj najboljši prijatelj. Po celodnevnem prevajanju se še ne morem sklanjati nad mizo s polimernimi masami in ne morem vrteti paštamašine (le kje je Robertin Borut, da bi mi naredil motorček ), lahko pa vam pokažem, kako sem decembra okrasila steklenice z domačim kavnim likerjem, ki sva jih podarjala bratom/sestram/prijateljem. Iz fima sta napis in kavno zrno na zamašku.

I don’t have this year’s stuff to show you, because I cannot work right now, but I do have a couple of things from last year to show you. I made the tags and the coffee beans for our homemade coffee liquor that we gave as parts of new year’s gifts from polymer clay.

Ogledalce s škatlico

Ogledalce in škatlico sem naredila sredi decembra za izmenjavo na enem mini srečanju ustvarjalk. Opravičujem se, ker je slika malček motna, narejena je bila zadnji hip … čeprav izdelek tokrat sploh ni nastajal zadnji hip!

I prettied up a candy box and a pocket mirror for a mini swap/secret Santa amongst artists in December. Sorry for the blurry pic, it was taken in a hurry!

Črno-rdeče

Črno-rdeči komplet z nekaj belimi poudarki je nastal zadnjo decembrsko noč po naročilu. Izkazalo se je, da se natanko ujema s črno-rdečim čipkastim krilom, ki si ga je kupila prejemnica. Malo me je skrbelo, ker sem se zaradi pomanjkanja časa odločila za teksturo, namesto za brušenje, a se je izkazalo, da je bila odločitev natanko prava.

The black-and-red with white highlights came to life in the last December night, it was the last custom order for last year. It was perfect for the recipient and for her new outfit.

Inro in škatlice

Spomnila sem se, da sploh še nisem pokazala svojih inro-obeskov. To so obeski, ki so hkrati tudi škatlice in izhajajo iz Japonske: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inro Najprej je nastala usnjeno-srebrna steampunk različica, potem pa sem (tudi zaradi delavnice, ki smo jo pri IMU pripravile na to temo) kombinirala še druge “fejk” tehnike.

I remembered I never showed my inros. And a box just because.

Oglejte si tudi poročilo z delavnice! Klik

I held a class for making them, you can check the report here: Click

Trda zapestnica s tečajem

Tole je trda zapestnica s tečajem (ali pantom, po domače), ki sem si jo naredila na delavnici z Bettino Welker, ki smo jo organizirale v Ljubljani. Izdelka z drugih dveh delavnic moram pa še dokončati. Saj že grem, no. Prec zdajle.

This is my hinged bracelet from Bettina’s workshop that we organized in Ljubljana. We had a blast! But I still have to finish the necklace and the earrings from the other two workshop. Yes, yes, I’m going, have some patience!

ECC 2013, Praga (01)

Prejšnji teden sem uživala v Pragi na letošnjem ECC-ju. Euro Clay Carnivalu. Bilo je perfektno. 80 ljudi, ki se ukvarja z nakitom, na kupu. In to je bila samo prva runda! Ko smo mi odšli, je organizatorke in učiteljice čakala še ena taka skupina. Končala sem 3 izdelke, s katerimi sem prav nemarno zadovoljna. Faux raku na faux leseni vejici s Sylvie Peraud. Obožujem njeno delo in njo tudi. Uhane sem kupila od nje – nekaj si je treba privoščiti, ne?

Last week I enjoyed myself immensely in Prague on this year’s Euro Clay Carnival. It was superb! To pass the time working alongside 80 people that make jewelry … that’s an experience that gives you wings for more than a couple of months! And this was just the 1st round, when we left, the organizers (heroes, really!) and the teachers (loved them all, honestly!) were in for another round just like it. I finished 3 pieces for now. I’m as happy as … the English metaphor eludes me. As a cat with a bowl of cream. This was exactly up my alley, faux raku with a faux wooden branch and vines with Sylvie Peraud. I loooove her work. And her. I bought the earrings from her. A girl has to indulge herself a bit, doesn’t she?

Drugi dokončan izdelek je obesek, ki smo ga delali pri Evi Haškovi. Celo uhane sem uspela začeti tam in silno upam, da bom imela ta vikend kljub koncertu toliko časa, da jih bom končala. Tudi ta obesek mi je strašansko všeč. Sem se pa pri enem ali dveh korakih postopka skoraj zataknila …

This is the 2nd finished project, the one we made in Eva Haškova’s workshop. Lots of work, a couple of complicated steps, but the result is superb. I definitely will be trying different color combinations and forms. I even managed to start the earrings and I really hope to finish them this weekend despite of the Sunday evening charity concert our orchestra is taking part of.

In tretji izdelek so uhani z delavnice z Bettino Welker. Tudi če odmislimo postransko dejstvo, da imam zelo rada uhane, moram reči, da mi je tehnika neskončno všeč! In sploh so mi Bettinine stvari vedno všeč.

And the last item for today, earrings from the workshop with Bettina Welker. Even if we don’t take into consideration that I love earrings, I have to admit, that I love this technique. It gives just the right amount of grunge to an otherwise polished look. Well, let’s just admit that I didn’t yet see a piece from Bettina that I didn’t like, shall we? That’s probably why I’m so excited to have her in Slovenia in November!

Še dolgih zapestnic

Še kar kombiniram barve in perlice in trakove in nitke, tako da nastajajo zapestnice, ki jih lahko večkrat oviješ okoli roke. Trenutno je moderno kombiniranje več zapestnic in tele “ciganske” so že barvno usklajene. Prvo je vzela sestra, drugi dve sta še.

I’m still combining beads, yarns, silks, seed beads into loooong “gipsy” bracelets. They hug the wrist 2 or 3 times and are quite popular because you only have to hook them once instead of 3 or 4 times like you would if every strand had its own clasp.

Raznoliko

Naredila sem nekaj zelo raznolikih kosov za raznolike okuse mojih kupcev. Tile so že odšli, prvi celo v Kanado, na kar sem neznansko ponosna. Med prstanoma po naročilu pa si je M. izbrala levega, tako da je ta groba različica še na voljo.

I made some very different pieces for different tastes of my customers. These already left for their new homes. The first piece went to Canada!! I’m so proud :)

Nove zapestnice

Za mladenke in tiste, ki sledijo modi zlaganja zapestnic – malo sem jim olajšala delo z zapenjanjem in odpenjanjem. Vsaka zapestnica je sestavljena iz več nizov, vsak niz je iz drugega materiala. Rdeča je že dobila noge. Oh, črne, ki jo je hotela naša frajla, pa nimam pofotkane. Nič hudega.

Multistrand mixed-media bracelets for a trendy but not complicated wear. Seed beads, recycled t-yarn, sari-silk, tibetan silver charms, polyclay beads …

Retro na prelivu

Tale obesek mi je všeč, ker imam rada to barvno kombinacijo, pa tudi zato, ker je na otip tako mehek, svilnat. Ni poliran, je samo brušen, zato mat finiš.

I like this pendant because it’s so smooth and silky without being shiny. And I love this color combo.

Mokume gane na sto načinov

Eh, na sto seveda ne, ampak nekaj si je treba tudi za naslov izmisliti. Še med pripravami na februarsko delavnico zapestnic mokume gane sem naredila tole modro, dvodelno, ki bo verjetno ostala v obliki nedelujočega prototipa. Tudi to se zgodi, je pač lep okras na moji polički. Če obstaja “klasični” mokume gane, se mu tale način izdelave verjetno precej približa.

I like mokume gane for its versatility and unpredictability. It’s fresh, summery and elegant, all that you need it to be. I made this prototype two-part bracelet in February, I forgot about it a bit and since it’s not wearable, it will stay on my shelf as a nice ornament, I guess. This is a classical mokume gane.

Na delavnici smo delale nekoliko drugačno varianto in nastala je tale zapestnica.

At the workshop we tackled it in a slightly different manner and the result is really different.

Iz plahtice sem po delavnici v Avstriji, kjer smo delali mokume gane na še tretji način, naredila z novimi šablonami še nekaj kosov za obeske. En posamičen, en malo bogatejši, 3 koščki so pa še v polizdelku na mizi, jih moram še skončati.

Afther the workshop in Austria I used what remained from the veneer with the new templates and made a couple of pieces. One simple pendant, one complex and I have 3 more pieces that have to be finished.

Končno prihaja poletje

Ugotavljam, da vam že mesec in pol nisem pokazala, kaj počnem. No, pa se je končno začelo vreme ogrevati, res sem že komaj čakala, zdaj bom tudi jaz počasi oživela. Ves ta dodatni mraz in februar, ki se je razvlekel na 120 dni … to je bilo že neokusno. Tačas se je zgodilo precej stvari, naredila sem veliko izdelkov, AJ se pridno polni, potepam se in hodim na sejme … vmes pa pač prevajam. Pestro je tole življenje, pa včasih za blog moči zmanjka. Še dobro, da vas medtem zabava Slovon. Še pred prvomajskimi smo se s puncami iz IMU poteple v Avstrijo na delavnico k Melanie Muir. Čudovit vikend je bil, kar poglejte nas, kako smo nasmejane.

I’ve been a bad blogger, not posting one single art piece for a month and a half. At least Slovon entertained you in the meantime. To tell you the truth I think I went into blog hibernation because of this long February that lasted for 120 days or so. Truly distasteful ;) So, I’ve been crazy busy in the meantime. I made a lot of jewelry pieces, I filled my AJ some, I’ve traveled a bit and went to a couple of fairs. When I’m at home, I’m translating, the novel is almost finished. In the last days of April I went to Melanie Muir’s workshop in Austria at Eva’s place. We had tons of fun!! And learned a couple of really neat tricks as well.

Na delavnici je nastala tale lepotka v ospredju z mojim čisto posebnim podpisom.

At the workshop we made these bracelets. Mine is in front with its special signature, can you find it?

Doma, po delavnici, pa iz ostanka še tale dva obeska. Po pravici povedano sem naredila tudi 2 manjša kosa za uhana, ampak sta se med brušenjem zlomila.

When I came home I made two pendants from the … well .. leftovers. I made two smaller pieces for the earrings as well, but they snapped during my vigorous sanding.

Nekaj pomladnih kosov

Dnevi kar bežijo in nekaj starih stvari vam še nisem pokazala. Novih tudi ne, ampak nekaj novih je treba še fotografirati. Pred soboto, ker v soboto bo končno napočil datum 3. skupine za razkritje izdelkov iz naših perlastih župc. Torej, končno sem naredila en obesek z “Evinimi” naucumi. In končno sem naročila svilene trakce in nitke. Končno sem sestavila tudi zapestnico s koščki, izdelanimi po navdihu Iris Mishly. Za osnovo sem uporabila džersi in se 2x navije okoli zapestja.

The days are quickly passing by and there’re some not new pieces that I didn’t show you yet. There are also some newer pieces that still have to be photographed. Before Saturday! Because this Saturday it will finally be the time for the much postponed 3rd group reveal of the Bead Soups. I bet that we’re all waiting nervously. So, I finally finished one naucum beads pendant that I learned making from Eva. And I finally ordered some sari silk. Also, I finally put together the bracelet with the beads, inspired by Iris Mishly. I used jersey as stringing material for that one. It goes around the wrist twice and it’s a bit chunky. Very summery.