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I attempted a polymer clay-only week this time around, and stuck to it until a friend’s request got me off the hook for the last two days. The goods: I started out with a different concept in mind, and after unsuccessfully playing around for a while I ended up with this fun, simple shape. Someone on Flickr [ READ MORE ]
Polymer clay, brass rod. This little guy owes his shape to Carleton; I enjoy making variations on that shape when playing around with polymer clay. I like that purple color and its contrast with the brass. [ READ MORE ]
I jumped into the Ring a Day 2010 challenge a bit late, starting on January 10. Three hundred and fifty five rings is still a pretty big goal, and I feel like this challenge will stretch me in positive directions throughout the year. Since making one ring each day could easily turn into a very time-consuming [ READ MORE ]
The man in my life is near perfect in every way, but he is a bit tough on his jewelry. I wish I’d snapped some pictures of the locket I made him for Christmas before he had a few weeks to beat it up, but the hustle and bustle of the holidays swept me up [ READ MORE ]
This Christmas I took part in a Secret Santa gift exchange. My assigned recipient was one Mayor of Bethville, author of Welcome to Bethville. When I considered what sort of gift might please the Mayor, I couldn’t get her particularly hilarious series of posts about Andrew Jackson out of my mind. So, I made a mourning [ READ MORE ]
I had a lovely, if busy, Christmas season. At the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve, my boyfriend presented me with a ring of his own design and a proposal of marriage. I joyfully accepted, and began the new year with a beautiful emerald on my finger and a handsome fiancé on my [ READ MORE ]
I am very excited to announce that the Culp Baubles store is now up and running! There are currently eighteen items for sale, and I’ll be adding more frequently. Check it out here: http://culpbaubles.jennculp.com/ [ READ MORE ]
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I recently came across an old sketchbook from 2006. It’s interesting to look back and see how things that have long hung around in unused corners of my mind eventually make their way into work. For instance, this is a typical page from my scribble-filled, terribly rendered, stream-of-consciousness sketchbook: I like how twenty year old me [ READ MORE ]
I’ve neglected this blog shamefully over the last several months. Now that October has arrived and Halloween is looming, I’m stopping back in to shock and terrify with Tales of Failed Art. Gather closer to the fire, everyone, and hear the story of an art attempt so flawed, so hideous, that its picture must be hidden [ READ MORE ]