Iceland in Spray Paint

my new Iceland Palette, Badges, $39 each

Glacier, Lichen, Snow, Sky, Moss and Sand

Iceland inspires me daily and I have channeled my memories of color in the landscape into a new Regal Graffiti palette. Now, in addition to my Bright and Subdued palettes, I am excited to share my Iceland Palette, based on observations of orangey-yellow, lichen-covered rocks, chartreuse fields of moss, snowy-white vistas, sprawling, black sand beaches, etherial blue glaciers and vast gray skies. Here are the pictures I used when finding the perfect Krylon cans:

lichen

moss

snow

glacier

sky

sand

Small Earrings, Iceland Palette, $55.50 each

I just added new Small Earrings and Badges to Etsy and you can also get any piece in my Regal Graffiti Collection in these colors, too.

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Week 4 and a Third Glimpse

This week's glimpse shows the first stage of the construction of the necklace. Once I had figured out how many cubes I needed to make the necklace, I made wire "staples" that act as the connectors between each cube element--one end of each staple was melted into a small ball. I pierced two holes in each cube and sanded away the burs left behind after drilling. I then began to connect the cubes one by one by threading a staple through two cubes and melting its other end into a ball. (This ball is larger than the hole and is what keeps the connection together.) I hope this makes sense! It's a challenge for me to describe in words!

This process was tedious! I had to grab the end of the staple to be melted with my third arm, making it stick up just enough that I could melt the wire and not cause any damage to the cubes. I also had to quench the necklace after melting each ball so I would not burn my fingers as I set-up for the next round--after patting the necklace dry, I set-up the system again. The completed necklace pictured at the top is composed of 40 cubes and took about 9 hours to connect.

Lots more images on Flickr and my USA project showcase.

I also wanted to let you know even though the project has been funded, I will continue to post a new "Glimpse" and updates every week. You are also welcome to continue to contribute as the project can still accumulate funds until my May 9 deadline! Any additional funds will be used towards professional photography of the completed body of work. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email (amy@amytavern.com) or read more about this here.

Thanks again for your continued support!

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the scrap series

more images from hank...the scrap series.



the entire series is on flickr and my website.

tiny jewelry

for the tiny gallery i began by making small versions of some of the things i have made already like metal cones, borderlines structures, and graffiti badges. to round out the group i made a few pieces with tiny details, mainly in the form of knots. the arrangement of the objects was just as important as the pieces themselves. to create the arrangement i used a piece of foam core and tacks. i worked quickly and stuck with gut feelings about where each piece should go. i only made a few changes as i went along. the final arrangement was nailed directly on the door. i posted a series of images on flickr that shows the arrangement from 1 to 2 to 3 and so on.

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