Zentangle Jewellery

It's Saturday.... yaaaaay! And I'm pleased to put this past week behind me. In fact, this past month and a half has been a shocker at work. It's just been one of those times when anything that could go wrong, did go wrong and anything that shouldn't have gone wrong, went wrong too. It seems like my little corner of the universe is out of kilter at present. But that usually means that it is about to turn about face and go the other way so I'm really looking forward to that happening! Good things usually result from these tumultuous events so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next! So Zentangle has been my release this week and whilst I doodled away on my stash of wooden disks earlier in the week I took to paper and card later in the week. I'm nurturing my doodling skills at the moment and trying to learn some new patterns. And as I've combined different patterns I've begun to understand things like shadow, light, negative space and positive ......

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Zentangle - nourishment for the brain!

There is something very meditative about the art of Zentangle. I'm not much into doodling - never really have been but every time I put my pen to paper to Zentangle, I find myself totally engrossed in the repetitive nature of this art form. Maybe there is a doodler inside me after all! It is such an inexpensive and very portable hobby: I have Zentangled at the doctor's surgery, whilst waiting in the car to pick up DD from work and in planes (yippee! something to do other than watch movies and read magazines). In fact anywhere I find myself waiting for some one or some thing. All you need is a smooth white surface to work on, black permanent markers and a graphite pencil. So far, I've been skipping the pencil, preferring the cleaner, hard lines of the markers. I use Sakura's Microperm 01 for the detailed work and the IDenti Pen where I want the coverage to be heavier. I usually work on very small pieces like these disks from DIY Bangles that the patterns will fil......

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Resin Workshops for Beginners

Choc au Latte (from my Colour Burst collection) Do you love the look of resin jewellery? Want to make your own but feel intimidated by the process and not quite sure where to start? Well, why not take a resin jewellery course in Brisbane and try your hand at making your own resin bangles. I will demystify the process for you and walk you through every step of the process. You'll be making resin bangles confidently in no time at all! I hold resin workshops in my studio each month. We cover all aspects of working with a quick curing resin: safety precautions, colourants, best pouring methods, how to avoid bubbling, final finishing - absolutely everything you need to know to create your own handmade resin bangles and rings. Your class kit contains all the materials required to make your own including detailed written instructions to refer back to, a resin jewellery book for inspiration, a silicone bangle mould, enough resin to be able to continue casting at home after the wo......

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